This course will provide the students with understanding of electromagnetic waves and relevant formulas; characteristics of transmission lines and the properties that affect how well a transmission line transfers power; the effect of mounting an antenna near other objects versus in free space; basic antennas and antenna arrays and their characteristics; performance characteristics of reflector and lens antennas; and predict receiving system performance by taking into account antenna noise, lossy transmission lines, compression points, SNTs, sensitivity, and minimum discernible signal levels