Communication System Question 4

Question 4 - 29 January - Shift 1

If the height of transmitting and receiving antennas are $80 m$ each, the maximum line of sight distance will be :

Given : Earth’s radius $=6.4 \times 10^{6} m$.

(1) $32 km$

(2) $28 km$

(3) $36 km$

(4) $64 km$

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Answer: (4)

Solution:

Formula: Transmission

Maximum line of sight distance between two antennas, $d_M=\sqrt{2 R h_T}+\sqrt{2 R \cdot h_R}$