R.M.D.

ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution)
RSM Nagar, Kavaraipettai – 601 206
Date : 08.11.2021
Second Internal Assessment Test – November 2021 (Online Test - through Google Classroom)
Seventh Semester B.E
Electronics and Communication Engineering
EC8701 - Antennas and Microwave Engineering
COs Course Outcome : The students, after the completion of the course, are expected to ….
CO1 Apply the basic principles and evaluate antenna parameters and link power budgets
CO2 Compare the radiation mechanisms of wire and loop antennas
CO3 Design and assess the performance of aperture and frequency independent antennas
CO4 Distinguish the radiation pattern of end fire and broad side arrays
CO5 Describe the working principle of active and passive microwave components
CO6 Design a microwave system given the application specifications
Time : 3 Hours Answer ALL Questions Max. Marks : 100
Part-A (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)
1. What is pattern multiplication? Draw the pattern of 2 point sources separated by λ/2
2. Yagi Uda antenna is an example of what kind of array? How?
3. What are the condition to be satisfied if the secondary lobes to be eliminated entirely?
4. Define the basic principle of antenna synthesis
5. For an end fire array consisting of several half wave length isotropic radiator is to have a
directive gain of 30°, Find the array length and width of the major lobe (i.e., BWFN).
6. Give the significance of matched terminations.
7. How circulator can be used as an isolator?
8. What is negative resistance in Gunn diode?
9. What is the purpose of slow wave structures used in TWT amplifiers?
10. What are the applications of Klystron amplifier?
Part – B ( 5 x 13 = 65 Marks)
11.a. What is meant by end fire array and obtain its radiation pattern. Also derive the
directivity.(13)
11.a.1 Or
11.b. Derive the expression for field pattern and directivity of broad side array of 'n' point
sources.(13)
11.b.1
12.a. (i) Explain the radiation mechanisms of binomial array with neat sketches and obtain its field
expression. (7)
(ii) What are Smart Antennas? Explain its operation in detail. (6)
12.a.1 Or
12.b. Sketch the radiation pattern of a two-element array having identical radiators spaced λ/4 apart
and current in one radiator lags behind other by 90°. (13)
12.b.1
13.a. (i) Prove that it is impossible to construct perfectly matched, lossless, reciprocal 3 port
junction. (7)
(ii) What is an attenuator. Explain about variable attenuator in detail. (6)
13.a.1 Or
13.b. (i) Determine the [S] of a 3-port circulator given insertion loss of 0.5dB, isolation of 20dB and
VSWR of 2. (6)
(ii)Explain the principle of Faraday Rotation Isolator. (7)
13.b.1
14.a. Explain different modes of operation in Gunn diode with neat diagram. (13)
14.a.1 Or
14.b. Derive the equation for output power and efficiency of two cavity klystron with neat diagram
and explain its working principle. (13)
14.b.1
15.a. Sketch the radiation pattern of a two element array having identical radiators spaced λ/4 apart
and current in one radiator lags behind other by 90°. (13)
15.a.1 Or
15.b. An X band pulsed cylindrical magnetron has the following operating parameters:
Anode voltage Vo=26 kv
Beam current Io = 27 A
Magnetic flux density Btrappingo = .336 Wb/m2
Radius of cathode cylinder a = 5 cm
Radius of vane edge to center b = 10 cm
Determine cyclotron angular frequency, cutoff voltage for a fixed Bo and cutoff magnetic flux
density for a fixed Vo.
Part – C ( 1 x 15 = 15 Marks)
16.a. An end fire array consisting of several half wave length long isotropic radiators is to have a
directive gain of 30. Find the array length and width of the major lobe (i.e. beam width
between first nulls). What will be these values for a broadside array? (15)
Or
16.b. A two cavity klystron amplifier has the following parameters. Beam voltage V0 = 900V, Beam
current Io =30mA, frequency=8 Ghz, gap spacing in either cavity d=1mm, spacing between the
two cavities, L= 4cm, effective shunt impedance Rsh=40kΩ. Calculate electron velocity, dc
electron transit time, input voltage for maximum output voltage. (15)
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Knowledge Level ( Blooms Taxonomy)
K1 Remembering (Knowledge) K2 Understanding (Comprehension) K3 Applying (Application of Knowledge)
K4 Analysing (Analysis) K5 Evaluating (Evaluation) K6 Creating (Synthesis)

Knowledge Level and Course Outcome – Question wise Mapping

Part Part A
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
K Level K2 K2 K2 K2 K2 K2 K2 K2 K2 K2
CO CO4 CO4 CO4 CO4 CO4 CO5 CO5 CO5 CO5 CO5
Part Part B Part C
Question 11 (a) 11(b) 12 (a) 12 (b) 13 (a) 13 (b) 14 (a) 14 (b) 15 (a) 15 (b) 16 (a) 16 (b)
K Level K2 K2 K3 K2 K3 K3 K2 K2 K3 K3 K3 K3
CO CO4 CO4 CO4 CO4 CO5 CO5 CO5 CO5 CO4 CO5 CO4 CO5