ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

DEP50043 – MICROWAVE DEVICE

PRACTICAL WORK ASSESSMENT
SESSION: 2 2022-2023
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1. Component Selection & Identification /5 /5 /5

2. Circuit Drawing /5 /5 /5

Practical Skill 3. Equipment/meter connection /5 /5 /5

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[CLO2P] 4. Simulation of the circuit (assemble) /5 /5 /5

5.. Recording the Result /5 /5 /5

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 COURSE DEP50043 COURSE MICROWAVE DEVICES
CODE NAME
COURSE LAB SHEET 6 TOPIC Microwave Antenna
WORK
OBJECTIVES : At the end of this lab sheet, student will be able to
1. Recognize components to be used by referring to given Figure. (P2)
2. Assemble components to perform frequency measurement (P3)
3. To Measure the required parameter values (P4)
EQUIPMENT : WATS-2002 1

THEORY:

WATS-2002 (Wave and Antenna Training System) was developed to test wave and antenna characteristic of
mobile communication. Following are the system configuration as shown on the figure below

Figure 1.1 – System Configuration

Power – Takes 110 ~ 220V AC power and provides +5V and +12V DC into the power board.

Transmitting Part – A transmitting frequency is generated in PLL frequency synthesizer and radiated through
antenna after being amplified to a required level from amplifier. For an efficient radiation of the wave,
impedance matching needs to be well done between an output terminal and an antenna. For a voltage standing
wave experiment, a receiving wave is turned into incidence and reflection wave and then combined to produce
voltage standing wave. Incidence wave is a transmitting wave at its original form and reflection wave is
produced by users through phase delay and power attenuation control.

Receiving Part – signals received are amplified and converted into the medium frequency. This medium
frequency is then used in analyzing the characteristics of receiving signals.

Control Part – Hardware circuit is controlled from the computer screen and measured results are then
converted into data and transmitted to the computer.

Motor – Step motor moves 0.9 degree per step around circle back and forth.
Antenna supporting stand and antenna bracket – different types of antenna can be connected to the
antenna bracket. Antenna connecting part in the upper part has same structure for both transmitting and
receiving but transmitting one on the bottom part is fixed and receiving one in the bottom part is rotating with its
supporting rod attached to the motor.

Figure 1.2 – System Configuration Diagram

A radiation pattern, or antenna pattern is a graphical representation of how a particular antenna radiates or
receives energy. It is unique to an individual antenna and is made up by plotting its far field (normally radiating)
radiation as charted coordinates.

E-Plane
For a linearly-polarized antenna, this is the plane containing the electric field vector (sometimes called the E
aperture) and the direction of maximum radiation. The electric field or "E" plane determines the
polarization or orientation of the radio wave. For a vertically polarized antenna, the E-plane usually coincides
with the vertical/elevation plane. For a horizontally polarized antenna, the E-Plane usually coincides with the
horizontal/azimuth plane. E- plane and H-plane should be 90 degrees apart.

Figure 1.3 – Diagram showing the relationship between the E and H planes for a horizontally
polarized directional Yagi antenna
 Figure 1.4 – Pattern type Yagi antenna structure

PROCEDURE:
1. Connect the system as shown in the figure 1.2
2. Mount 2.45 GHz Yagi antenna on the transmitting antenna’s bracket.
3. Mount 2.45 GHz Yagi antenna on the receiving antenna’s bracket.
4. Keep the transmitting antenna in parallel with the receiving antenna and the distance of 1 to 2 meters
between them.
5. Turn the power on the computer
6. Click on the WATS 2002 icon from the desktop to start the program.
7. Select COM1 for a serial port and the main screen of WATS 2002 will show.
8. Turn the power on the system.
9. Press RAD.P icon to measure radiation pattern.
10. Select 2.45GHz frequency when WATS 2002’s radiation pattern screen appears on the screen.
11. For a maximum wave reception, adjust angle and the height for both transmitting and receiving
antenna. It should be taken into consideration that the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna
be paralleled.
12. Click on the CAL icon. Then the receiving antenna rotates right and left to find the position for the
maximum wave reception. This position is considered as a basic angle of 0 degree. However, 0 degree
basic angle may not be achieved due to the interference from the surrounding wave environment.
13. Select AGC Calibration value from the Cal screen and press OK. Selecting a higher value offers a bigger
pattern size and lower value a smaller pattern size.
14. Click on the AUTO button to measure the radiation pattern. Then the receiving antenna rotate 360
degree automatically to check the reception level and displays on the screen. Also the angle where
measurements are taken and reception intensity at that angle will be displayed in digitalized value.
Accumulated measurement values are displayed sequentially with the relevant angles on the right side
of the screen. The levels shown here represent measured absolute levels. The motor’s rotating position
is displayed as a analog watch and it is also displayed in the status bar.
15. Press normalized button to check the standardized radiation pattern type. Newly displayed radiation
pattern will be redraw adjusting the maximum value to 0 (dB) among measured radiation pattern.
 16. Record the result.
To return the original measurement data, press Normalize button again.
Press RESET button to return the motor to its original status.

RESULT: (5 marks)

1. Complete table 1.1 – receiving wave levels at different receiving antenna angles.

No. Angle [degree] Value [dBm] No. Angle [degree] Value [dBm]
1 51
5 55
10 60
15 65
20 70
25 75
30 80
35 85
40 90
45 95
50 100
(2 marks)

2. Radiation Pattern

Measurement Data
 (3 marks)

QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION : (10 marks)

1. Based on the AGC Calibration, what is the value of

a. higher value offers a bigger pattern size - dB
b. lower value a smaller pattern size - dB
[2 marks]
2. Gives the definition of antenna.
[3 marks]
3. List five (5) types of microwave antenna.
[5 marks]

CONCLUSION: (5 marks)

State your conclusion with reference to the objectives of this practical work and obtained results.