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Microwave Link and Antenna Calculations

The document contains a series of problems related to microwave and radio wave propagation, including calculations for path loss, received power, and antenna heights in various scenarios. Key topics include free-space LOS links, knife-edge diffraction, path loss in urban environments, and antenna radiation characteristics. Each question requires specific calculations based on given parameters such as frequency, distance, and antenna gains.

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Microwave Link and Antenna Calculations

The document contains a series of problems related to microwave and radio wave propagation, including calculations for path loss, received power, and antenna heights in various scenarios. Key topics include free-space LOS links, knife-edge diffraction, path loss in urban environments, and antenna radiation characteristics. Each question requires specific calculations based on given parameters such as frequency, distance, and antenna gains.

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Problems

Q 1:
A free-space LOS microwave link operating at 10 GHz consists of a transmit and a receive
antenna each having a gain of 25 dB. The distance between the two antennas is 30 km and the
power radiated by the transmit antenna is 10 W. Calculate the path loss of the link and the
received power.
Q 2:
A transmit and a receive antenna are separated by a distance of 100λ. A knife-edge obstacle
located exactly mid-way between the two antennas is obstructing the line-of-sight propagation
path. What should be the distance between the tip of the obstacle and and the line-of-sight path
so that the knife-edge diffraction gain is 1.37 dB.

Q 3:
A mobile base station antenna is radiating electromagnetic waves at 850 MHz in an urban
environment which is characterized by a path loss exponent 3.5. The path loss is measured to be
85 dB at a distance of 500 m from the transmitter. Calculate the path loss at a distance 2 km in
the same direction. If the base station antenna is radiating 100 W, calculate the distance at which
the received power is −80 dBm. Assume the base station antenna gain to be 15 dB and the
mobile phone antenna gain to be 1 dB.

Q4:

A line-of-sight 10 GHz microwave link is to be established on the surface of the earth (mean
radius 6370 km). The straight line distance between the two antennas is 60 km and the height of
the transmit antenna is 60 m. Calculate the minimum height of the receive antenna assuming that
the propagation is taking place in the absence of atmosphere.
Q 5:
An antenna located at the surface of the earth is used to receive the signals transmitted by
another antenna located at a height of 80 m from the spherical surface of the earth (mean radius =
6370 km). Calculate the optical and radio horizons if dN/dh = −39/km.
Q 6:
A Hertzian dipole of length dl = 0.5 m is radiating into free space. If the dipole current is 4 A and
the frequency is 10 MHz, calculate the highest power density at a distance of 2 km from the
antenna.
Q 7:
Show that there are 4π steradians in a sphere.

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