Chapter13, Antenna Measurement

Example No. 13.4.1, page : 13-10

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from math import log10, pi
from __future__ import division
Pr1=0.0297/1000 #W(Recieved power)
Pr2=0.0471/1000 #W(Recieved power)
Pr3=0.0374/1000 #W(Recieved power)
Pt=1 #W(Transmitted power)
R=10 #m(Radius)
f=980 #MHz(Frequency)
f=f*10**6 #Hz(Frequency)
c=3*10**8 #m/s(Speed of light)
lamda=c/f #m(Wavelength)
A=20*log10(4*pi*R/lamda)+10*log10(Pr1/Pt) #(A=G1dB+G2dB)
B=20*log10(4*pi*R/lamda)+10*log10(Pr2/Pt) #(B=G1dB+G3dB)
C=20*log10(4*pi*R/lamda)+10*log10(Pr3/Pt) #(C=G2dB+G3dB)
G1dB=(A+B-C)/2 
G2dB=(A-B+C)/2 
G3dB=(-A+B+C)/2 
print "Gain of antennas, G1db, G2dB & G3dB(in dB) are : %0.f, %0.f & %0.f"%(round(G1dB),round(G2dB),round(G3dB))
Gain of antennas, G1db, G2dB & G3dB(in dB) are : 4, 3 & 5