Misr International University

Faculty of Engineering
Department of Electronics and Communication
Course: EET 212 Antenna and Propagation
Instructors: Prof. Fawzy Ibrahim Asstant: Eng. A. Elsayed

Assignment #2.1
Fundamental Parameters of Antennas

Choose the correct answer for the each of following:

1. A radiator having equal radiation in all directions is referred to as a:

a) directional radiator b) isotropic radiator c) guided radiator

2. A pattern having an essentially nondirectional pattern in a given plane and a directional

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a) Directional b) ominidirectional c) isotropic

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3. A radiator having the property of radiating or receiving electromagnetic waves more

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effectively in some directions than in others is referred to as a:
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a) directional antenna b) ominidirectional antenna c) isotropic antenna

4. The plane that contains the electric-field vector and the direction of maximum radiation is
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referred to as the:
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a) E-plane b) H-plane c) D-plane

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5. The plane that contains the magnetic-field vector and the direction of maximum radiation
is referred to as the:
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a) E-plane b) H-plane c) D-plane

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6. A portion of the radiation pattern bounded by regions of relatively weak radiation is

referred to as radiation_________ .
a) Efficiency b) lobe c) impedance
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7. The radiation lobe containing the direction of maximum radiation is referred to as the:
a) Minor b) Major c) Lobe

8. The region most immediate to the antenna where the reactive field predominates is
referred to as the:
a) Far-field region b) Radiating near-field region c) Reactive near-field region

9. The region of an antenna where the angular field distribution is essentially independent of
the distance from the antenna and where the real power density predominates is referred
to as the:
a) Far-field region b) Radiating near-field region c) Reactive near-field region

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 10. The region of an antenna between the reactive near-field and the far-field is referred to as
the:
a) Radiating near-field region b) Fraunhofer region c) Friis region

11. In MKS, the units of power density are:

a) Watts/meter b) Watts/meter squared c) Watts/unit solid angle

12. In MKS, the units of power intensity are:

a) Watts/meter b) Watts/meter squared c) Watts/unit solid angle
13. The radiation intensity is related to the radiation density by:
a) r b) r^2 c) 1/r^2

14. The ratio of the radiation intensity of an antenna to the radiation intensity of an isotropic
source is defined as the:
a) Gain b) Directivity c) Efficiency

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15. The ratio of 4 Pi over the beam solid angle is defined as the:

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a) Gain b) Directivity c) Efficiency

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16. The ratio of the gain to the directivity of an antenna is defined as the:
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a) Aperture efficiency b) Reflection efficiency c) Radiation efficiency

17. The directivities D_theta and D_phi are referred to as the:

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a) Theta directivities b) Phi directivities c) Partial directivities

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18. The total maximum directivity is also defined as Do = 4*Pi/WA where WA is referred to
as the:
a) Beam efficiency b) Beam bandwidth c) Beam solid angle
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19. The angular separation between two identical point on an amplitude pattern of an antenna
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is referred to as the:
a) Bandwidth b) Beamwidth c) Lobe
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20. The range of frequencies within which the performance of an antenna, with respect to
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some characteristic, conforms to a specific standard is referred to as the:

a) Bandwidth b) Beamwidth c) Lobe

21. The figure traced, as a function of time, of the extremity of a time-varying electric field
vector at a fixed location in space on a plane perpendicular to the direction of
propagation is referred to as the:
a) Gain b) Directivity c) Polarization

22. The polarization of an electric field with two components orthogonal to each other and to
the direction of propagation, of the same amplitude, and with a 90 deg phase difference
is:
a) Linear b) Circular c) Elliptical
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 23. An electric field that has two orthogonal components transverse to the direction of
propagation and a 0 deg or multiples of 180 deg phase difference is:
a) Linear b) Circular c) Elliptical

24. The polarization of an electromagnetic wave two orthogonal components transverse to

the direction of propagation, the components are of equal magnitude and the phase
difference between the two field components is 45 deg is:
a) Linear b) Circular c) Elliptical

25. The factor that accounts for the polarization mismatches between an incident wave and a
receiving antenna is referred to as the:
a) Antenna efficiency b) Polarization loss factor c) Polarization ellipse

26. The maximum effective area of an small finite length dipole, with a idealized triangular

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a) equal b) greater c) smaller

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27. The maximum effective area of a lambda/2 dipole, with a idealized sinusoidal current

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a) equal rs e b) greater c) smaller
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28. The real parts of the input impedance of an antenna are referred to as the:
a) Radiation resistance b) Radiation reactance c) Reflection resistance
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29. The ratio of the radiation resistance over the sum of the radiation resistance and loss
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resistance is defined as the:

a) Antenna efficiency b) Radiation efficiency c) Reflection efficiency
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30. For a linear wire antenna, its maximum effective length is typically ___________than the
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physical length.
a) Greater b) smaller c) Equal
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31. For an aperture antenna, its maximum effective area is typically ___________than the
physical area.
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a) Greater b) smaller c) Equal

32. The ratio of the maximum effective area to the physical area of an antenna is defined as
the:
a) Antenna efficiency b) Reflection efficiency c) Aperture efficiency

33. The ratio of the available power at the terminals of a receiving antenna to the power
density of a plane wave incident on the antenna is referred to as the:
a) Effective length b) Effective area c) Directivity

34. The scattering characteristics of a radar target are usually represented by the:

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 a) Gain b) Directivity c) Radar cross section

35. The equation that relates the received power to the transmitted power of two antennas,
separated by a large distance R, is referred to as the:
a) Radar range b) Friis transmission c) Antenna temperature

36. The equation that relates the received power to the transmitted power of two antennas,
after the signal has been scattered by a radar target, is referred to as the:
a) Radar range b) Friis transmission c) Antenna temperature

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