EE 423 - Wave Propagation and Antennas
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Basic propagation modes and antenna parameters; Ground wave propagation; Sky wave propagation; Space (terrestrial) wave propagation; Statistical models and diversity principles; Propagation models in mobile radio systems; Antenna engineering in LF, MF, HF, VHF and UHF systems; Reflector antennas, linear and planar antenna arrays.
Pre-Requisites: EE 204, EE 322.
Textbooks and References:
1- John Griffith,
Radio Wave Propagation and Antennas: An Introduction, Prentice Hall International, 1987.
2- C. Balanis,
Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, 3rd edition, Wiely, 2005.
3- K. Siwiak,
Radio Propagation and Antennas for Personal Communications,2nd edition, Artech House, 1998.
4- J. D. Pearsons,
The Mobile Radio Propagation Channel, ,2nd edition, John Wiely, 2000.
Instructor:
Dr. Majeed Alkanhal, Office: 2C-17, Tel # 4678595.
Tentative Schedule:
1- Basics review: ½ week
2- Linear wire and loop antennas: 1 week
3- Traveling wave antennas: ½ week
4- Log-periodic antennas, Yagi-Uda and Helical antennas: 1 week
5- Microstrip antennas and Basic reflector antenna: 1 week
6- Linear and planar Arrays: 1 week
7- Noise, Noise Figure and Temp., Receiver sensitivity: ½ week
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Basic propagation modes and antenna parameters: ½ week
9- Ground wave propagation: 1 weeks
10- Sky wave propagation: 2 weeks
11- Space (terrestrial) wave propagation: 2 weeks
12- Statistical models and basic diversity: 1 week
13- Theoretical and empirical propagation models in mobile radio systems: 1 week
14- Statistical propagation models and diversity in mobile radio systems: 1 week
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1 week= four fifty-minute classes
Assessment:
1. Three in-term exams 45%
2. Final examination 40%
3- Five Mini –project assignments 15%
4. Home-works 3 %
Comments
: This course discusses Antennas and Propagation part of the communication system. It is assumed that you have a good background in antenna and propagation basics from EE-204 course. This course is more to the application than theory. It is not a physics or mathematical electromagnetics course. However, you are required to understand the propagation models presented in this course and their components with enough physical insight. You need to understand what phenomena they describe and when they are applied and what are their limitations. In the antenna engineering part of this course, you do not need to know the details of the mathematical analysis of each antenna type. General appreciation of the analysis and the methods used is enough. However, you are required to know and understand, for each antenna type, the following: the geometry and dimensions, frequency bands, antenna parameters, radiation characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, the design equations with their limitations and how to use them properly.
Course Materials:
Contents
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Midterm 3