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What is critical angle in sky wave propagation?

Important Questions on Communication Systems

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The frequency suitable for beyond-the-horizon communication using sky waves is
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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 earth's atmosphere is divided into different layers. Out of these layers, ionosphere consists of
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For efficient transmission and reception, the height of antenna should be atleast
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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 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 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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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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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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The physical sizes of the transmitter and receiver antenna in a communication system are:
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The waves suitable for transmission of radio signals are
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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 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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Match ListI with ListII.
  ListI   ListII
(a) 10 km height over earth's surface (i) Thermosphere
(b) 70 km height over earth's surface (ii) Mesosphere
(c) 180 km height over earth's surface (iii) Stratosphere
(d) 270 km height over earth's surface (iv) Troposphere

 

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What should be the height of transmitting antenna and the population covered if the television telecast is to cover a radius of 150 km?  The average population density around the tower is 2000 km-2 and the value of Re=6.5×106 m.
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A TV transmitting antenna is 81 m tall. It has half-power, beam-width of 10 degrees, If the receiving antenna is at the ground level, the service area covered by the transmitter is determined by
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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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To double the covering range of a TV transmitting tower, its height should be multiplied by:
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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).