MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ECE 523E - ANTENNA & RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION
SEPTEMBER 2026  - DECEMBER 2026
ECE 523E Antenna Engineering and Radio Wave Propagation Syllabus
Glossary of Terms Used in Antenna Engineering & Radio Wave Propagation
BSc Student Projects in Antenna and Radio Wave Propagation

Study Guides & Self-Test Exercises
 Laboratory Sessions
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Regulation of Broadcasting, Radio, Television & Internet
    (Issued 7th  September 2026. To be handed in on 14th September 2025)
Slides/Class Presentations
Recommended Training Videos

 
WEEK 1: READING MATERIALS
 (a) Antenna Basics
(b) Dipole Antennas
(c) Half-wave Dipole
  WEEK 2: READING MATERIALS
(a) Principles of Radio Wave Propagation - US Army
 (b) Introduction to RF Propagation-Wiley Interscience(Read Chapter 1)
 (c) Radio Wave Propagation Fundamentals (Read Chapter 1)
  WEEK 3: READING MATERIALS
 (a) Folded Dipole Antenna
(b) Short Dipole Antenna
(c) Broadband Dipole Antenna
(d) Monopole Antenna
  WEEK 4
(a) Antenna Theory - Analysis & Design by Balanis (Read Array Antennas - Pages 283-318) 
  WEEK 5 - READING MATERIALS
(a) Principles of Radiowave Propagation - US Army
(b) Introduction to RF Propagation-Wiley Interscience(Read Chapter 1)
(c) Radiowave Propagation Fundamentals (Read Chapter 1) 
  WEEK 6
(a) Television Cameras and Displays
(b) Monochrome & Colour Television Textbook (Read Pages 36-68) 


Recommended Books
Continuous Assessments Tests
Class Attendance
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