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Determine the following:
- (a) The direction of maximum radiation.
- (b) Directivity.
- (c) Beam solid angle.
- (d) Half-power beamwidth in the x–z plane.
for an antenna whose normalized radiation intensity is given by
Suggestion: Sketch the pattern prior to calculating the desired quantities.
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