Question

Half-power beam width is also called as 6-db beam width.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was addressed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

Question is taken from Half Power Beam Width in chapter Antenna Beam Width & Input Impedance of Antennas

Answer 1

Correct answer is (b) False

The explanation is: Half-power beam width is also called as 3-db beam width. It the angular width calculated between the points when the power drops to half of the maximum power radiated.