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For the MSc courses at Surrey,
There are some notes on the use of
There are notes on the treatment of
There are comments on
There are also notes on
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antennas,
- aperture antenna principles,
- array antennas with pattern pictures,
- slot, notch, and rectangular loop
antennas,
- antenna feeds,
- radar cross section of a matched antenna,
- electromagnetics and antennas
- the method of moments for antenna
calculations
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a deep space antenna,
- dipole and folded dipole impedances,
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the Yagi-Uda antenna,
- Thoughts on loop antennas
- examination-style problems.
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DJJ's questions from the 1998 MSc antennas and propagation module
examination paper, with outline solutions.
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DJJ's questions from the 1999 MSc antennas and propagation module
examination paper, with outline solutions.
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DJJ's questions from the 2000 MSc antennas and propagation module
examination paper, with outline solutions.
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DJJ's questions from the 2001 MSc antennas and propagation module
examination paper, with outline solutions.
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DJJ's question from the 2002 MSc antennas and propagation module
examination paper, with outline solution.
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Antennas exam paper spring 2003 (pdf file)
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Antennas exam paper spring 2004 (pdf file)
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Antennas exam paper spring 2005 (pdf file)
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A partial collection of antenna-related problems and solutions from
these web pages.
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Field strengths from Iridium satellite mobile handsets.
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The Poynting vector and the Crossed Field Antenna (CFA)
Undergraduate notes.
These include:-
Microwave engineering problems and exam papers
There is a picture of the
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Tidbinbilla deep space 70 metre
diameter tracking antenna.
There is a
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Method of microwaving red wine bottles.
Other teaching resources.
There is a comment on the examination process,
and the exam marking process, at
There is a page discussing the notions of
in
electronics, and the sign of the dB
figures assigned to them.
There are under development a series of
on topics which I have found difficult for students in
tutorials.
There are also some
for general interest and background reading.
There is an exchange of letters with the BBC about
on the Radio 3 BBC classical music
transmitter in Guildford, which may explain why
you hear all those burbles, birdies, and whistles
when listening to your favourite Scarlatti
sonatas and Bach cello suites.
Your comments on the web resources are welcome...
Comments?
Project reports
D.Jefferies email
24th October 2005.