This set of Antennas Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Space Wave Propagation – Duct Propagation”.
1. Duct propagation is due to which layer?
a) Temperature Inversion layer
b) Higher atmospheric layer
c) Ionospheric layer
d) Surface water
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Explanation: Duct propagation is due to temperature inversion layer. Normal atmospheric temperature reduces at 6.5°C/km where as to provide duct wave propagation temperature must increase within 15-50m from earth surface. This layer occurs due to super refraction and at lower atmospheric layers.
2. Temperature inversion layer occurs due to _____
a) Super refraction
b) Reflection
c) Diffraction
d) Increase in altitude
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Explanation: Around 50m of height from earth surface temperature increases with height, at this level the EM waves tend to refract continuously than to reflect into ionosphere. This is termed as super refraction. Reflection and diffraction don’t affect the temperature inversion much.
3. In which of the following propagation temperature inversion layer is present?
a) Duct wave propagation
b) Sky wave propagation
c) Tropospheric scattering wave propagation
d) Space wave propagation
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Explanation: Duct propagation is due to temperature inversion layer. This layer occurs due to super refraction and at lower atmospheric layers. Around 50m of height from earth surface temperature increases with height, at this level the EM waves tend to refract continuously than to reflect into ionosphere. This is termed as super refraction.
4. How long the waves due to duct propagation travel following the earth curvature?
a) 1000km
b) 50m
c) 15m
d) 5000km
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Explanation: Duct wave propagation is possible for microwave frequency and is due to temperature inversion layer. The waves follow the curvature of earth up to 1000km long. This occurs at a height of 15- 50m above the earth surface.
5. Refractive index of temperature inversion layer is ____________
a) μ = (n-1+h/r)×106
b) μ = (n+1+h/r)×106
c) μ = (n-1-h/r)×106
d) μ = (n-1-h/r)×106
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Explanation: The modified refractive index for a temperature inversion layer is μ = (n-1+h/r)×106
Where n is the Refractive index, h is height and r is radius of earth.
6. Which of the following represents the plot of height v/s refractive index of elevated surface duct?
a) 
b)
c) 
d) 
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Explanation: Curves are used to determine the presence of duct propagation (T.I.L) and \(\frac{dμ}{dh}\) is -ve
This is duct propagation with no elevation Duct propagation with elevationNormal atmosphere7. Condition for duct propagation is _________
a) \(\frac{dμ}{dh}\) is -ve
b) \(\frac{dμ}{dh}\) is +ve
c) \(\frac{dμ}{dh}\) is zero
d) \(\frac{dμ}{dh}\) is unity
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Explanation:
The height v/s the refractive index graph of duct propagation is as follows
To determine the presence of duct propagation (T.I.L) and \(\frac{dμ}{dh}\) is -ve.
8. The wavelength of the EM signal propagation in the T.I.L for duct propagation is _________
a) \(λ=2.5h_d \sqrt{∆μ×10^{-6}} \)
b) \(λ=2.5h_d \sqrt{∆μ×10^6} \)
c) \(λ=5.2h_d \sqrt{∆μ×10^{-6}} \)
d) \(λ=25h_d \sqrt{∆μ×10^{-6}} \)
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Explanation: The wavelength of the EM signal propagation in the T.I.L for duct propagation is
\(λ=2.5h_d \sqrt{∆μ×10^{-6}} \)
Here ∆μ is change in the refraction index in height hd.
9. For duct propagation the necessary condition is \(\frac{dμ}{dh}\) is always +ve.
a) False
b) True
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Explanation: To determine the presence of duct propagation (T.I.L) and \(\frac{dμ}{dh}\) is -ve
This occurs at a height of 15- 50m above the earth surface and at lower atmospheric layers.
10. Duct propagation occurs at __________
a) lower atmospheric layers
b) higher atmospheric layers
c) ionospheric layers
d) any part of the atmospheric layer
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Explanation: Duct propagation occurs at lower atmospheric layers at 15 – 50m above the earth surface. It occurs due to temperature inversion layer. The waves follow the curvature of earth up to 1000km long.
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