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Explain the facts about the thermosphere?

Important Questions on Communication Systems

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A plane electromagnetic wave is propagating along the direction i^+j^2, with its polarization along the direction k.^ The correct form of the magnetic field of the wave would be (here B0 is an appropriate constant):
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Long-range radio transmission is possible when the radio waves are reflected from the ionosphere. For this to happen the frequency of the radio waves must be in the range:
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The physical sizes of the transmitter and receiver antenna in a communication system are:
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The earth's atmosphere is divided into different layers. Out of these layers, ionosphere consists of
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A TV transmission tower has a height of 140 m and the height of the receiving antenna is 40 m. What is the maximum distance upto which signals can be broadcasted from this tower in LOS (Line of Sight) mode? (Given: radius of earth =6.4×106 m).
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The maximum line-of-sight distance undefined between the transmitting antenna of height undefined and receiving antenna of height undefined in undefined communication is undefined radius of the earth)
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In a line of sight radio communication, a distance of about 50 km is kept between the transmitting and receiving antennas. If the height of the receiving antenna is 70 m, then the minimum height of the transmitting antenna should be: (Radius of the Earth =6.4×106 m)
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For efficient transmission and reception, the height of antenna should be atleast
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In a communication system operating at wavelength 800 nm, only one percent of source frequency is available as signal bandwidth. The number of channels accommodated for transmitting TV signals of band width 6 MHz are (Take velocity of light c=3×108 m/s, h=6.6×10-34 J-s )
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A plane electromagnetic wave of wavelength λ has an intensity I. It is propagating along the positive Y-direction. The allowed expressions for the electric and magnetic fields are given by:
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The frequency suitable for beyond-the-horizon communication using sky waves is
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Choose the incorrect statement(s):

(i) Skywave communication takes place at frequency above approximately 30 MHz.

(ii) Amplitude modulated (AM) radio communication is mostly done by ground wave propagation.

(iii) F layer of ionosphere is mostly responsible for skywave propagation.

(iv) Bandwidth required for transmission of video signal is generally more than audio signal.

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A 100 m long antenna is mounted on a 500 m tall building. The complex can become a transmission tower for waves with λ
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An antenna uses electromagnetic waves of frequency 5 MHz. For proper working, the size of the antenna should be
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The radius of the Earth is 6400 km. If the height of an antenna is 500 m, then its range is
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The waves used for line of sight communication are
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The waves suitable for transmission of radio signals are
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A transmitting antenna at the top of a tower has a height 32 m and the height of the receiving antenna is 50 m. What is the maximum distance between them for satisfactory communication in line of sight (LOS) mode?

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To double the covering range of a TV transmitting tower, its height should be multiplied by: