DAR ES SALAAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND

TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

SEMESTER I EXAMINATION

OD 07T All

ETD 503: RADIO TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS

TIME : 2 HOURS DATE: JAN 2010

INSTRUCTION

1. Follow all instructions written on your booklet

2. This paper consist of section A and B.
3. Attempt all question in section A and any Two (2)questions in section B
4. Section A carries 40 marks and section B carry 20 marks
5. You are not allowed to write anything in question paper
6. Write in black/blue ink and diagrams in pencils
7. Write clearly
8. Phones are not allowed in examination rooms
SECTION A
Question One
(i)What is propagation? (2 points)
(ii)What is electrical noise? (2 points)
(iii) What is the most significant form of internal noise? (2 points)
(iv) List sources of external noise. (3 points)
(v)Which radio frequency bands use the tropospheric scattering principle for propagation of radio
waves? (2 points)
(vi)In what layer of the atmosphere does virtually all weather phenomena occur? (2 points)
(vii)If a transmitting antenna is placed close to the ground, how should the antenna be
polarized to give the greatest signal strength? (2points)
(viii) What term is used for the end of the transmission line that is connected to a transmitter?
(2 points)
(ix) List the five types of transmission lines in use today. (5 points)
(x) When used for communications, a satellite acts as…………(2 points)
(xi)What are the two advantages two disadvantages of microwave systems. (4points)
(xi)Draw a basic block diagram of satellite tansponder. (2 points)
(xii)What is the purpose of diversity in microwave systems. (2points)
(xiii)What are the two advantages of SSB over conventional AM transmission. (4points)
(xiv)What are two the advantages of FM over AM transmission (4points)
SECTION B
Question Two
For non linear amplifier we have the following parameters;
Input signal power = 2 x 10-10W.
Input noise power = 2x10-18W.
Power gain = 1,000,000.
Internal noise power = 6x10-12W.
Determine; (a)Input S/N ratio in dB. (3 points)
(b)Output S/N ratio in dB. (3 points)
(c)Noise factor and noise figure. (4 points)

Question Three
(a)Brief describe the operation of CDMA multiple access system. (3 points)
(b)What is the advantage of CDMA compared with TDMA and FDMA? (3 points)
(c)Draw the block diagram of satellite downlink model and explain the function of each block.
(4points)
Question Four
For transmitting antenna with radiation resistance Rr = 72Ω and effective antenna resistance Re =
8Ω, directive gain D = 20 and input power Pin = 100W, Determine
(a)Antenna efficiency. (2 points)
(b)Antenna gain in dB. (2 points)
(c)Radiated power in watts,dBm. (3 points)
(d)EIRP in Watts,dBm. (3 points)
Question Five
(a)Define transmission line. (1 point)
(b)For a given length of coaxial cable with distributed capacitance C = 48.3PF/m and distributed
inductance L = 241.56nH/m, Determine
(a)Velocity factor. (3 points)
(b)Velocity of propagation. (3 points)
(c)Characteristic impedance. (3 points)