UNIK4150 – Antennas and radiowave propagation

Course content

The course covers antennas and radiowave propagation in the frequeny range above about 100 MHz . The antenna part covers general theory, wire (monopole, dipole), apertures (horn, reflector), and micro-strip (phased array). The propagation parts includes free space loss, reflection, diffraction, effects of atmospheric gases, precipitation (rain, snow), and abnormal air mixtures (inversion layers), system dimensioning, and radio channel models. The course emphasizes actual radio systems, such as mobiele communication, broadband wireless access, wireless local access networks, point to point links, sensor networks, and radar.

Learning outcome

Enable the student to do basic calculations for actual radio systems: dimensioning and interference. The student will be able to take account for the effects terrain, buildings, and varying atmospheric and climatic conditions.

Admission

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Prerequisites

Recommended previous knowledge

FYS1120 or equivalent

Overlapping courses

Overlap, UNIKFI362 and UNIKF362, 8 credits

Teaching

2hrs lectures and 1hr exercise per week. There are mandatory assignments that must be approved in order to take the exam.

Examination

Oral exam. In case of many students, there may be held a written exam.