L1.4 -- Traveling Waves
- Due Aug 21, 2019 by 11:50am
- Points None
Question of the Day:
- What parameters describe a wave, and what does each parameter mean?
Reference Material:
- Textbook Chapter 1-4
- Review Material: Complex Numbers
Watch these videos BEFORE class:
- Power point to take notes on: L3.ppt Download L3.ppt
- Lecture Notes: L3.pdf Download L3.pdf
Software Demo: Wave propagation
Links to an external site.
Video of Velocity of Propagation (how fast is the crest of the wave moving?)
Links to an external site.
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Prelab - Plot Radiation Pattern
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Lab - Note the Dimensions of a 50 Ohm Line
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Lab - Build Monople Antenna
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Lab - Build Matching Network
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Lab - Record S11 Magnitude at 420 440 and 460 MHz
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Lab - Calculate power reflected at 420 440 and 460 MHz
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Lab - Plot S11 Magnitude in Matlab
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Lab - What did you have to do to get a good match?
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Lab - Why is it important to calibrate the network analyzer.
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Lab - What does the calibration do?
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Lab - Observations and Conclusions
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Formal Report - Intro - Overview of the lab.
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Formal Report - Method - Description of equipment
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Formal Report - Method - Description of process
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Formal Report - Method - Parameters that were measured
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Formal Report - Method - Possible sources of error
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Formal Report - Results - Results listed in the "lab" section above
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Formal Report - Results - All Figures and Tables have suitable labels and captions
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Formal Report - Discussion
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Formal Report - Conclusion - Brief description of lab
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Formal Report - Conclusion - Quantitative summary of lab
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Formal Report - Conclusion - How this relates to the bigger picture (quantitative)
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Prelab - Design quarter wave monopole
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