K. J.

Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai-77

(An Autonomous College Affiliated to University of Mumbai)

Batch: B3 Roll No.:1923008

Experiment / assignment / tutorial No. 09
Grade: AA / AB / BB / BC / CC / CD /DD

Signature of the Staff In-charge with date

TITLE: Design of Horn Antenna.

AIM: To Design Rectangular Horn Antenna for given specifications and observe the
following:
1. Gain
2. Beam width
3. Side lobes and back lobes
4. Main lobe direction

OUTCOME: 1) Student will be able design microwave transmission lines and matching
techniques.

Design statement: Design Rectangular Horn Antenna for frequency of fo = 4 GHz

andobserve results from 4-7 GHz

Select WR229 WG with following specifications:

Frequency range: 3.3 – 4.9
GHz fc = 2.57GHz
Broader Dimension (a) = 58mm
Shorter Dimension (b) =29mm
Length of WG = 20 mm
Material: Vacuum
Mode of operation: TE10
Design Parameters of Horn Antenna:

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Output:

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Obeservations for designed Horn Antenna:

Gain (dBi) Directivity Beam Main lobe Side lobe Mode

(dBi) width(deg) direction(deg) level dB)
12.78 12.76 36.1 0.0 -13.1 TE10

Return VSWR Radiation Total

Loss (S11) efficiency efficiency
-14.72 1.4497 0.019.3 -0.01299

Conclusion:
(Comments on observations)

In this Experiment using CST software Rectangular horn antenna for given
specification was designed for TE10 mode. Gain, beam width, main lobes and back
lobes and their direction was observed. Directivity was maximum in main lobe
detection.

Signature of faculty in-charge

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