BCT3106 Radio Wave Propagation and Antennas

This course builds on the Electromagnetics course to discuss the conditions and constraints of wave propagation and the design of antennas to be used to achieve radio wave propagation. 

Course Objectives
By the end of the course the student should

• Understand the concepts of electromagnetic wave propagation as used in different communication systems
• Understand the principles of design and operation of antennas used in different communication systems.

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course the student will be able to:

• Identify and analyse the purpose and the function of structural elements in radio frequency (RF) links.
• Construct RF systems, i.e. emitter, antennas and measurement tools.
• Assess the performance of a line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight RF links.
• Solve RF link problems.
• Design and evaluate the performance of receiver, transmitter, transceiver systems and RF link.