Course Discription |
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Review of electromagnetic fundamentals, antennas and radio wave propagation. Antenna fundamentals, antenna radiation characteristics, Hertizian or short dipole, half wavelength dipole, monopole antenna, loop antenna, horn Antenna, patch antenna, antenna arrays, aperture antenna, friis transmission formula. Electromagnetic waves and its properties, propagation of waves, modes of propagation, waves attenuation and absorption, ground waves, sky waves space wave, radio VHF/UHF and microwave wave propagation, Wave guides. Terrestrial fixed links, link budgets. |