007 - Feedlines - Matching and Antenna Systems

Question 1

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For an antenna tuner of the “Transformer” type, which of the following statements is FALSE?

(a) The input is suitable for 50 ohm impedance
(b) The output is suitable for impedances from low to high
(c) The circuit is known as a transformer-type antenna tuner
(d) The circuit is known as a Pi-type antenna tuner

Answer 1

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For an antenna tuner of the “Transformer” type, which of the following statements is FALSE?

(d) The circuit is known as a Pi-type antenna tuner

Question 2

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For an antenna tuner of the “Series” type, which of the following statements is false?

(a) The circuit is known as a Pi-type antenna tuner
(b) The circuit is known as a Series-type antenna tuner
(c) The output is suitable for impedances from low to high
(d) The input is suitable for impedance of 50 ohms

Answer 2

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For an antenna tuner of the “Series” type, which of the following statements is false?

(a) The circuit is known as a Pi-type antenna tuner

Question 3

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For an antenna tuner of the “L” type, which of the following statements is false?

(a) The transmitter input is suitable for 50 ohms impedance
(b) The antenna output is high impedance
(c) The circuit is suitable for matching to a vertical ground plane antenna
(d) The circuit is known as an L-type antenna tuner

Answer 3

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For an antenna tuner of the “L” type, which of the following statements is false?

(c) The circuit is suitable for matching to a vertical ground plane antenna

Question 4

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For an antenna tuner of the “Pi” type, which of the following statements is false?

(a) The circuit is a series-type antenna tuner
(b) The transmitter input is suitable for impedance of 50 ohms
(c) The antenna output is suitable for impedances from low to high
(d) The circuit is a Pi-type antenna tuner

Answer 4

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For an antenna tuner of the “Pi” type, which of the following statements is false?

(a) The circuit is a series-type antenna tuner

Question 5

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What is a pi-network?

(a) An antenna matching network that is isolated from ground
(b) A network consisting of four inductors or four capacitors
(c) A network consisting of one inductor and two capacitors or two inductors and one capacitor
(d) A power incidence network

Answer 5

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What is a pi-network?

(c) A network consisting of one inductor and two capacitors or two inductors and one capacitor

Question 6

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Which type of network offers the greatest transformation ratio?

(a) Chebyshev
(b) Butterworth
(c) L-network
(d) Pi-network

Answer 6

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Which type of network offers the greatest transformation ratio?

(d) Pi-network

Question 7

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Why is an L-network of limited utility in impedance matching?

(a) It is thermally unstable
(b) It matches only a small impedance range
(c) It is prone to self-resonance
(d) It has limited power handling capability

Answer 7

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Why is an L-network of limited utility in impedance matching?

(b) It matches only a small impedance range

Question 8

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How does a network transform one impedance to another?

(a) It produces transconductance to cancel the reactive part of an impedance
(b) It cancels the reactive part of an impedance and changes the resistive part
(c) It introduces negative resistance to cancel the resistive part of an impedance
(d) Network resistances substitute for load resistances

Answer 8

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How does a network transform one impedance to another?

(b) It cancels the reactive part of an impedance and changes the resistive part

Question 9

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What advantage does a pi-L network have over a pi-network for impedance matching between a vacuum tube linear amplifier and a multiband antenna?

(a) Greater harmonic suppression
(b) Higher efficiency
(c) Lower losses
(d) Greater transformation range

Answer 9

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What advantage does a pi-L network have over a pi-network for impedance matching between a vacuum tube linear amplifier and a multiband antenna?

(a) Greater harmonic suppression

Question 10

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Which type of network provides the greatest harmonic suppression?

(a) Inverse pi-network
(b) Pi-network
(c) Pi-L network
(d) L-network

Answer 10

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Which type of network provides the greatest harmonic suppression?

(c) Pi-L network

Question 11

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A Smith Chart is useful:

(a) because it simplifies mathematical operations
(b) only to solve matching and transmission line problems
(c) to solve problems in direct current circuits
(d) because it only works with complex numbers

Answer 11

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A Smith Chart is useful:

(a) because it simplifies mathematical operations

Question 12

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What kind of impedance does a quarter wavelength transmission line present to the source when the line is shorted at the far end?

(a) The same as the characteristic impedance of the transmission line
(b) The same as the output impedance of the source
(c) A very high impedance
(d) A very low impedance

Answer 12

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What kind of impedance does a quarter wavelength transmission line present to the source when the line is shorted at the far end?

(c) A very high impedance

Question 13

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What kind of impedance does a quarter wavelength transmission line present to the source if the line is open at the far end?

(a) A very low impedance
(b) A very high impedance
(c) The same as the output impedance of the source
(d) The same as the characteristic impedance of the transmission line

Answer 13

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What kind of impedance does a quarter wavelength transmission line present to the source if the line is open at the far end?

(a) A very low impedance

Question 14

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What kind of impedance does a half wavelength transmission line present to the source when the line is open at the far end?

(a) The same as the characteristic impedance of the transmission line
(b) A very high impedance
(c) The same as the output impedance of the source
(d) A very low impedance

Answer 14

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What kind of impedance does a half wavelength transmission line present to the source when the line is open at the far end?

(b) A very high impedance

Question 15

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What kind of impedance does a half wavelength transmission line present to the source when the line is shorted at the far end?

(a) A very high impedance
(b) The same as the characteristic impedance of the transmission line
(c) The same as the output impedance of the source
(d) A very low impedance

Answer 15

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What kind of impedance does a half wavelength transmission line present to the source when the line is shorted at the far end?

(d) A very low impedance

Question 16

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What is the velocity factor of a transmission line?

(a) The velocity of the wave on the transmission line multiplied by the velocity of light in a vacuum
(b) The index of shielding for coaxial cable
(c) The velocity of the wave on the transmission line divided by the velocity of light
(d) The ratio of the characteristic impedance of the line to the terminating impedance

Answer 16

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What is the velocity factor of a transmission line?

(c) The velocity of the wave on the transmission line divided by the velocity of light

Question 17

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What is the term for the ratio of the actual velocity at which a signal travels through a transmission line to the speed of light in a vacuum?

(a) Velocity factor
(b) Characteristic impedance
(c) Surge impedance
(d) Standing wave ratio

Answer 17

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What is the term for the ratio of the actual velocity at which a signal travels through a transmission line to the speed of light in a vacuum?

(a) Velocity factor

Question 18

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What is a typical velocity factor for coaxial cable with polyethylene dielectric?

(a) 0.33
(b) 0.1
(c) 2.7
(d) 0.66

Answer 18

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What is a typical velocity factor for coaxial cable with polyethylene dielectric?

(d) 0.66

Question 19

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What determines the velocity factor in a transmission line?

(a) The line length
(b) The centre conductor resistivity
(c) Dielectrics in the line
(d) The terminal impedance

Answer 19

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What determines the velocity factor in a transmission line?

(c) Dielectrics in the line

Question 20

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Why is the physical length of a coaxial cable shorter than its electrical length?

(a) RF energy moves slower along the coaxial cable than in air
(b) The surge impedance is higher in the parallel transmission line
(c) Skin effect is less pronounced in the coaxial cable
(d) The characteristic impedance is higher in a parallel transmission line

Answer 20

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Why is the physical length of a coaxial cable shorter than its electrical length?

(a) RF energy moves slower along the coaxial cable than in air

Question 21

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The reciprocal of the square root of the dielectric constant of the material used to separate the conductors in a transmission line gives the ____________ of the line:

(a) VSWR
(b) velocity factor
(c) impedance
(d) hermetic losses

Answer 21

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The reciprocal of the square root of the dielectric constant of the material used to separate the conductors in a transmission line gives the ____________ of the line:

(b) velocity factor

Question 22

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The velocity factor of a transmission line is the:

(a) impedance of the line, e.g. 50 ohm, 75 ohm, etc.
(b) ratio of the velocity of propagation in the transmission line to the velocity of propagation in free space
(c) speed at which the signal travels in free space
(d) speed to which the standing waves are reflected back to the transmitter

Answer 22

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The velocity factor of a transmission line is the:

(b) ratio of the velocity of propagation in the transmission line to the velocity of propagation in free space

Question 23

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What term describes a method used to match a high-impedance transmission line to a lower impedance antenna by connecting the line to the driven element in two places, spaced a fraction of a wavelength on each side of the driven element centre?

(a) The gamma match
(b) The omega match
(c) The T match
(d) The stub match

Answer 23

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What term describes a method used to match a high-impedance transmission line to a lower impedance antenna by connecting the line to the driven element in two places, spaced a fraction of a wavelength on each side of the driven element centre?

(c) The T match

Question 24

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What term describes an unbalanced feed system in which the driven element of an antenna is fed both at the centre and a fraction of a wavelength to one side of centre?

(a) The omega match
(b) The stub match
(c) The T match
(d) The gamma match

Answer 24

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What term describes an unbalanced feed system in which the driven element of an antenna is fed both at the centre and a fraction of a wavelength to one side of centre?

(d) The gamma match

Question 25

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What term describes a method of antenna impedance matching that uses a short section of transmission line connected to the antenna transmission line near the antenna and perpendicular to the transmission line?

(a) The omega match
(b) The delta match
(c) The stub match
(d) The gamma match

Answer 25

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What term describes a method of antenna impedance matching that uses a short section of transmission line connected to the antenna transmission line near the antenna and perpendicular to the transmission line?

(c) The stub match

Question 26

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Assuming a velocity factor of 0.66 what would be the physical length of a typical coaxial stub that is electrically one quarter wavelength long at 14.1 MHz?

(a) 3.51 metres (11.5 feet)
(b) 20 metres (65.6 feet)
(c) 2.33 metres (7.64 feet)
(d) 0.25 metre (0.82 foot)

Answer 26

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Assuming a velocity factor of 0.66 what would be the physical length of a typical coaxial stub that is electrically one quarter wavelength long at 14.1 MHz?

(a) 3.51 metres (11.5 feet)

Question 27

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The driven element of a Yagi antenna is connected to a coaxial transmission line. The coax braid is connected to the centre of the driven element and the centre conductor is connected to a variable capacitor in series with an adjustable mechanical arrangement on one side of the driven element. The type of matching is:

(a) gamma match
(b) lambda match
(c) T match
(d) zeta match

Answer 27

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The driven element of a Yagi antenna is connected to a coaxial transmission line. The coax braid is connected to the centre of the driven element and the centre conductor is connected to a variable capacitor in series with an adjustable mechanical arrangement on one side of the driven element. The type of matching is:

(a) gamma match

Question 28

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A quarter-wave stub, for use at 15 MHz, is made from a coaxial cable having a velocity factor of 0.8. Its physical length will be:

(a) 4 m (13.1 ft)
(b) 12 m (39.4 ft)
(c) 8 m (26.2 ft)
(d) 7.5 m (24.6 ft)

Answer 28

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A quarter-wave stub, for use at 15 MHz, is made from a coaxial cable having a velocity factor of 0.8. Its physical length will be:

(a) 4 m (13.1 ft)

Question 29

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The matching of a driven element with a single adjustable mechanical and capacitive arrangement is descriptive of:

(a) a “T” match
(b) an “omega” match
(c) a “gamma” match
(d) a “Y” match

Answer 29

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The matching of a driven element with a single adjustable mechanical and capacitive arrangement is descriptive of:

(c) a “gamma” match

Question 30

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A Yagi antenna uses a gamma match. The coaxial braid connects to:

(a) the variable capacitor
(b) the centre of the driven element
(c) the adjustable gamma rod
(d) the centre of the reflector

Answer 30

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A Yagi antenna uses a gamma match. The coaxial braid connects to:

(b) the centre of the driven element

Question 31

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A Yagi antenna uses a gamma match. The centre of the driven element connects to:

(a) the coaxial line centre conductor
(b) the adjustable gamma rod
(c) a variable capacitor
(d) the coaxial line braid

Answer 31

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A Yagi antenna uses a gamma match. The centre of the driven element connects to:

(d) the coaxial line braid

Question 32

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A Yagi antenna uses a gamma match. The adjustable gamma rod connects to:

(a) the coaxial line centre conductor
(b) the variable capacitor
(c) an adjustable point on the reflector
(d) the centre of the driven element

Answer 32

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A Yagi antenna uses a gamma match. The adjustable gamma rod connects to:

(b) the variable capacitor

Question 33

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A Yagi antenna uses a gamma match. The variable capacitor connects to the:

(a) an adjustable point on the director
(b) center of the driven element
(c) coaxial line braid
(d) adjustable gamma rod

Answer 33

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A Yagi antenna uses a gamma match. The variable capacitor connects to the:

(d) adjustable gamma rod

Question 34

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In a half-wave dipole, the distribution of _______ is highest at each end.

(a) current
(b) inductance
(c) capacitance
(d) voltage

Answer 34

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In a half-wave dipole, the distribution of _______ is highest at each end.

(d) voltage

Question 35

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In a half-wave dipole, the distribution of _______ is lowest at each end.

(a) voltage
(b) inductance
(c) current
(d) capacitance

Answer 35

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In a half-wave dipole, the distribution of _______ is lowest at each end.

(c) current

Question 36

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The feed point in a centre-fed half-wave antenna is at the point of:

(a) minimum current
(b) maximum current
(c) minimum voltage and current
(d) maximum voltage

Answer 36

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The feed point in a centre-fed half-wave antenna is at the point of:

(b) maximum current

Question 37

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In a half-wave dipole, the lowest distribution of _________ occurs at the middle.

(a) capacity
(b) inductance
(c) current
(d) voltage

Answer 37

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In a half-wave dipole, the lowest distribution of _________ occurs at the middle.

(d) voltage

Question 38

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In a half-wave dipole, the highest distribution of ________ occurs at the middle.

(a) inductance
(b) voltage
(c) capacity
(d) current

Answer 38

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In a half-wave dipole, the highest distribution of ________ occurs at the middle.

(d) current

Question 39

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A half-wave dipole antenna is normally fed at the point where:

(a) the current is maximum
(b) the voltage is maximum
(c) the resistance is maximum
(d) the antenna is resonant

Answer 39

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A half-wave dipole antenna is normally fed at the point where:

(a) the current is maximum

Question 40

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At the ends of a half-wave dipole:

(a) voltage and current are both high
(b) voltage and current are both low
(c) voltage is high and current is low
(d) voltage is low and current is high

Answer 40

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At the ends of a half-wave dipole:

(c) voltage is high and current is low

Question 41

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The impedance of a half-wave antenna at its centre is low, because at this point:

(a) voltage and current are both high
(b) voltage and current are both low
(c) voltage is high and current is low
(d) voltage is low and current is high

Answer 41

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The impedance of a half-wave antenna at its centre is low, because at this point:

(d) voltage is low and current is high

Question 42

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In a half-wave dipole, where does minimum voltage occur?

(a) At the right end
(b) It is equal at all points
(c) Both ends
(d) The centre

Answer 42

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In a half-wave dipole, where does minimum voltage occur?

(d) The centre

Question 43

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In a half-wave dipole, where does the minimum current occur?

(a) At the centre
(b) At both ends
(c) It is equal at all points
(d) At the right end

Answer 43

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In a half-wave dipole, where does the minimum current occur?

(b) At both ends

Question 44

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In a half-wave dipole, where does the minimum impedance occur?

(a) It is the same at all points
(b) At the centre
(c) At the right end
(d) At both ends

Answer 44

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In a half-wave dipole, where does the minimum impedance occur?

(b) At the centre

Question 45

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What is meant by circularly polarized electromagnetic waves?

(a) Waves with an electric field bent into circular shape
(b) Waves with a rotating electric field
(c) Waves that circle the earth
(d) Waves produced by a circular loop antenna

Answer 45

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What is meant by circularly polarized electromagnetic waves?

(b) Waves with a rotating electric field

Question 46

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What type of polarization is produced by crossed dipoles fed 90 degrees out of phase?

(a) Cross-polarization
(b) Perpendicular polarization
(c) Circular polarization
(d) None of the other answers, the two fields cancel out

Answer 46

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What type of polarization is produced by crossed dipoles fed 90 degrees out of phase?

(c) Circular polarization

Question 47

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Which of these antennas does not produce circular polarization?

(a) Crossed dipoles fed 90 degrees out of phase
(b) Lindenblad antenna
(c) Loaded helical-wound antenna
(d) Axial-mode helical antenna

Answer 47

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Which of these antennas does not produce circular polarization?

(c) Loaded helical-wound antenna

Question 48

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On VHF/UHF frequencies, Doppler shift becomes of consequence on which type of communication?

(a) Contact through a hilltop repeater
(b) Contact via satellite
(c) Simplex line-of-sight contact between hand-held transceivers
(d) Contact with terrestrial mobile stations

Answer 48

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On VHF/UHF frequencies, Doppler shift becomes of consequence on which type of communication?

(b) Contact via satellite

Question 49

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For VHF and UHF signals over a fixed path, what extra loss can be expected when linearly-polarized antennas are crossed-polarized (90 degrees)?

(a) 20 dB or more
(b) 3 dB
(c) 6 dB
(d) 10 dB

Answer 49

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For VHF and UHF signals over a fixed path, what extra loss can be expected when linearly-polarized antennas are crossed-polarized (90 degrees)?

(a) 20 dB or more

Question 50

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Which of the following is NOT a valid parabolic dish illumination arrangement?

(a) Newtonian
(b) Front feed
(c) Offset feed
(d) Cassegrain

Answer 50

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Which of the following is NOT a valid parabolic dish illumination arrangement?

(a) Newtonian

Question 51

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A parabolic antenna is very efficient because:

(a) all the received energy is focused to a point where the pick-up antenna is located
(b) a dipole antenna can be used to pick up the received energy
(c) no impedance matching is required
(d) a horn-type radiator can be used to trap the received energy

Answer 51

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A parabolic antenna is very efficient because:

(a) all the received energy is focused to a point where the pick-up antenna is located

Question 52

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A helical-beam antenna with right-hand polarization will best receive signals with:

(a) right-hand polarization
(b) left-hand polarization
(c) vertical polarization only
(d) horizontal polarization

Answer 52

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A helical-beam antenna with right-hand polarization will best receive signals with:

(a) right-hand polarization

Question 53

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One antenna which will respond simultaneously to vertically- and horizontally-polarized signals is the:

(a) folded dipole antenna
(b) ground-plane antenna
(c) helical-beam antenna
(d) quad antenna

Answer 53

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One antenna which will respond simultaneously to vertically- and horizontally-polarized signals is the:

(c) helical-beam antenna

Question 54

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In amateur work, what is the surface error upper limit you should try not to exceed on a parabolic reflector?

(a) 0.25 lambda
(b) 5 mm (0.2 in) regardless of frequency
(c) 0.1 lambda
(d) 1% of the diameter

Answer 54

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In amateur work, what is the surface error upper limit you should try not to exceed on a parabolic reflector?

(c) 0.1 lambda

Question 55

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You want to convert a surplus parabolic dish for amateur radio use, the gain of this antenna depends on:

(a) the diameter of the antenna in wavelengths
(b) the polarization of the feed device illuminating it
(c) the focal length of the antenna
(d) the material composition of the dish

Answer 55

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You want to convert a surplus parabolic dish for amateur radio use, the gain of this antenna depends on:

(a) the diameter of the antenna in wavelengths

Question 56

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A transmitter has an output of 100 watts. The cable and connectors have a composite loss of 3 dB, and the antenna has a gain of 6 dBd. What is the Effective Radiated Power?

(a) 350 watts
(b) 400 watts
(c) 300 watts
(d) 200 watts

Answer 56

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A transmitter has an output of 100 watts. The cable and connectors have a composite loss of 3 dB, and the antenna has a gain of 6 dBd. What is the Effective Radiated Power?

(d) 200 watts

Question 57

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As standing wave ratio rises, so does the loss in the transmission line. This is caused by:

(a) high antenna currents
(b) high antenna voltage
(c) leakage to ground through the dielectric
(d) dielectric and conductor heat losses

Answer 57

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As standing wave ratio rises, so does the loss in the transmission line. This is caused by:

(d) dielectric and conductor heat losses

Question 58

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What is the Effective Radiated Power of an amateur transmitter, if the transmitter output power is 200 watts, the transmission line loss is 5 watts, and the antenna power gain is 3 dBd?

(a) 197 watts
(b) 228 watts
(c) 178 watts
(d) 390 watts

Answer 58

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What is the Effective Radiated Power of an amateur transmitter, if the transmitter output power is 200 watts, the transmission line loss is 5 watts, and the antenna power gain is 3 dBd?

(d) 390 watts

Question 59

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Effective Radiated Power means the:

(a) power supplied to the antenna before the modulation of the carrier
(b) power supplied to the transmission line plus antenna gain
(c) ratio of signal output power to signal input power
(d) transmitter output power, minus line losses, plus antenna gain relative to a dipole

Answer 59

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Effective Radiated Power means the:

(d) transmitter output power, minus line losses, plus antenna gain relative to a dipole

Question 60

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A transmitter has an output power of 200 watts. The coaxial and connector losses are 3 dB in total, and the antenna gain is 9 dBd. What is the approximate Effective Radiated Power of this system?

(a) 3200 watts
(b) 800 watts
(c) 1600 watts
(d) 400 watts

Answer 60

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A transmitter has an output power of 200 watts. The coaxial and connector losses are 3 dB in total, and the antenna gain is 9 dBd. What is the approximate Effective Radiated Power of this system?

(b) 800 watts

Question 61

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A transmitter has a power output of 100 watts. There is a loss of 1.30 dB in the transmission line, a loss of 0.2 dB through the antenna tuner, and a gain of 4.50 dBd in the antenna. The Effective Radiated Power (ERP) is:

(a) 800 watts
(b) 400 watts
(c) 200 watts
(d) 100 watts

Answer 61

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A transmitter has a power output of 100 watts. There is a loss of 1.30 dB in the transmission line, a loss of 0.2 dB through the antenna tuner, and a gain of 4.50 dBd in the antenna. The Effective Radiated Power (ERP) is:

(c) 200 watts

Question 62

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If the overall gain of an amateur station is increased by 3 dB the ERP (Effective Radiated Power) will:

(a) decrease by 3 watts
(b) remain the same
(c) be cut in half
(d) double

Answer 62

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If the overall gain of an amateur station is increased by 3 dB the ERP (Effective Radiated Power) will:

(d) double

Question 63

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A transmitter has a power output of 125 watts. There is a loss of 0.8 dB in the transmission line, 0.2 dB in the antenna tuner, and a gain of 10 dBd in the antenna. The Effective Radiated Power (ERP) is:

(a) 1250
(b) 1000
(c) 1125
(d) 134

Answer 63

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A transmitter has a power output of 125 watts. There is a loss of 0.8 dB in the transmission line, 0.2 dB in the antenna tuner, and a gain of 10 dBd in the antenna. The Effective Radiated Power (ERP) is:

(b) 1000

Question 64

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If a 3 dBd gain antenna is replaced with a 9 dBd gain antenna, with no other changes, the Effective Radiated Power (ERP) will increase by:

(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 1.5
(d) 2

Answer 64

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If a 3 dBd gain antenna is replaced with a 9 dBd gain antenna, with no other changes, the Effective Radiated Power (ERP) will increase by:

(b) 4

Question 65

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A transmitter has an output of 2000 watts PEP. The transmission line, connectors and antenna tuner have a composite loss of 1 dB, and the gain from the stacked Yagi antenna is 10 dBd. What is the Effective Radiated Power (ERP) in watts PEP?

(a) 18 000
(b) 16 000
(c) 20 000
(d) 2009

Answer 65

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A transmitter has an output of 2000 watts PEP. The transmission line, connectors and antenna tuner have a composite loss of 1 dB, and the gain from the stacked Yagi antenna is 10 dBd. What is the Effective Radiated Power (ERP) in watts PEP?

(b) 16 000

Question 66

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A transmitter has an output of 1000 watts PEP. The coaxial cable, connectors and antenna tuner have a composite loss of 1 dB, and the antenna gain is 10 dBd. What is the Effective Radiated Power (ERP) in watts PEP?

(a) 8000
(b) 1009
(c) 10 000
(d) 9000

Answer 66

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A transmitter has an output of 1000 watts PEP. The coaxial cable, connectors and antenna tuner have a composite loss of 1 dB, and the antenna gain is 10 dBd. What is the Effective Radiated Power (ERP) in watts PEP?

(a) 8000

Question 67

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For a 3-element Yagi antenna with horizontally mounted elements, how does the main lobe takeoff angle vary with height above flat ground?

(a) It increases with increasing height
(b) It does not vary with height
(c) It decreases with increasing height
(d) It depends on E-region height, not antenna height

Answer 67

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For a 3-element Yagi antenna with horizontally mounted elements, how does the main lobe takeoff angle vary with height above flat ground?

(c) It decreases with increasing height

Question 68

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Most simple horizontally polarized antennas do not exhibit significant directivity unless they are:

(a) an eighth of a wavelength above the ground
(b) a quarter wavelength above the ground
(c) a half wavelength or more above the ground
(d) three-eighths of a wavelength above the ground

Answer 68

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Most simple horizontally polarized antennas do not exhibit significant directivity unless they are:

(c) a half wavelength or more above the ground

Question 69

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The plane from which ground reflections can be considered to take place, or the effective ground plane for an antenna is:

(a) as much as 6 cm below ground depending upon soil conditions
(b) several centimeters to as much as 2 meters below ground, depending upon soil conditions
(c) as much as a meter above ground
(d) at ground level exactly

Answer 69

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The plane from which ground reflections can be considered to take place, or the effective ground plane for an antenna is:

(b) several centimeters to as much as 2 meters below ground, depending upon soil conditions

Question 70

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Why is a ground-mounted vertical quarter-wave antenna in reasonably open surroundings better for long distance contacts than a half-wave dipole at a quarter wavelength above ground?

(a) The radiation resistance is lower
(b) It has an omnidirectional characteristic
(c) The vertical radiation angle is lower
(d) It uses vertical polarization

Answer 70

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Why is a ground-mounted vertical quarter-wave antenna in reasonably open surroundings better for long distance contacts than a half-wave dipole at a quarter wavelength above ground?

(c) The vertical radiation angle is lower

Question 71

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When a half-wave dipole antenna is installed one-half wavelength above ground, the:

(a) radiation pattern changes to produce side lobes at 15 and 50 degrees
(b) side lobe radiation is cancelled
(c) vertical or upward radiation is effectively cancelled
(d) radiation pattern is unaffected

Answer 71

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When a half-wave dipole antenna is installed one-half wavelength above ground, the:

(c) vertical or upward radiation is effectively cancelled

Question 72

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How does antenna height affect the horizontal (azimuthal) radiation pattern of a horizontal dipole HF antenna?

(a) If the antenna is less than one-half wavelength high, reflected radio waves from the ground significantly distort the pattern
(b) Antenna height has no effect on the pattern
(c) If the antenna is less than one-half wavelength high, radiation off the ends of the wire is eliminated
(d) If the antenna is too high, the pattern becomes unpredictable

Answer 72

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How does antenna height affect the horizontal (azimuthal) radiation pattern of a horizontal dipole HF antenna?

(a) If the antenna is less than one-half wavelength high, reflected radio waves from the ground significantly distort the pattern

Question 73

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For long distance propagation, the vertical radiation angle of the energy from the antenna should be:

(a) more than 45 degrees but less than 90 degrees
(b) less than 30 degrees
(c) 90 degrees
(d) more than 30 degrees but less than 45 degrees

Answer 73

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For long distance propagation, the vertical radiation angle of the energy from the antenna should be:

(b) less than 30 degrees

Question 74

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Greater distance can be covered with multiple-hop transmissions by decreasing the:

(a) vertical radiation angle of the antenna
(b) power applied to the antenna
(c) main height of the antenna
(d) length of the antenna

Answer 74

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Greater distance can be covered with multiple-hop transmissions by decreasing the:

(a) vertical radiation angle of the antenna

Question 75

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The impedance at the centre of a dipole antenna more than 3 wavelengths above ground would be nearest to:

(a) 75 ohms
(b) 25 ohms
(c) 300 ohms
(d) 600 ohms

Answer 75

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The impedance at the centre of a dipole antenna more than 3 wavelengths above ground would be nearest to:

(a) 75 ohms

Question 76

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Why can a horizontal antenna closer to ground be advantageous for close range communications on lower HF bands?

(a) Lower antenna noise temperature
(b) Low radiation angle for closer distances
(c) The ground tends to act as a reflector
(d) The radiation resistance is higher

Answer 76

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Why can a horizontal antenna closer to ground be advantageous for close range communications on lower HF bands?

(c) The ground tends to act as a reflector

Question 77

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Which antenna system and operating frequency are most suitable for Near Vertical Incidence (NVIS) communications?

(a) A horizontal antenna less than 1/4 wavelength above ground and a frequency below the current critical frequency
(b) A horizontal antenna at a height of half a wavelength and an operating frequency at the optimum working frequency
(c) A vertical antenna and a frequency below the maximum usable frequency
(d) A vertical antenna and a frequency above the lowest usable frequency

Answer 77

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Which antenna system and operating frequency are most suitable for Near Vertical Incidence (NVIS) communications?

(a) A horizontal antenna less than 1/4 wavelength above ground and a frequency below the current critical frequency

Question 78

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What is meant by the radiation resistance of an antenna?

(a) The equivalent resistance that would dissipate the same amount of power as that radiated from an antenna
(b) The resistance in the atmosphere that an antenna must overcome to be able to radiate a signal
(c) The specific impedance of an antenna
(d) The combined losses of the antenna elements and transmission line

Answer 78

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What is meant by the radiation resistance of an antenna?

(a) The equivalent resistance that would dissipate the same amount of power as that radiated from an antenna

Question 79

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Why would one need to know the radiation resistance of an antenna?

(a) To match impedances for maximum power transfer
(b) To measure the near-field radiation density from a transmitting antenna
(c) To calculate the front-to-side ratio of the antenna
(d) To calculate the front-to-back ratio of the antenna

Answer 79

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Why would one need to know the radiation resistance of an antenna?

(a) To match impedances for maximum power transfer

Question 80

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What factors determine the radiation resistance of an antenna?

(a) Transmission line length and antenna height
(b) Antenna location with respect to nearby objects and the conductors length/diameter ratio
(c) Sunspot activity and time of day
(d) It is a physical constant and is the same for all antennas

Answer 80

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What factors determine the radiation resistance of an antenna?

(b) Antenna location with respect to nearby objects and the conductors length/diameter ratio

Question 81

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What is the term for the ratio of the radiation resistance of an antenna to the total resistance of the system?

(a) Beamwidth
(b) Effective Radiated Power
(c) Radiation conversion loss
(d) Antenna efficiency

Answer 81

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What is the term for the ratio of the radiation resistance of an antenna to the total resistance of the system?

(d) Antenna efficiency

Question 82

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What is included in the total resistance of an antenna system?

(a) Radiation resistance plus ohmic resistance
(b) Radiation resistance plus transmission resistance
(c) Transmission line resistance plus radiation resistance
(d) Radiation resistance plus space impedance

Answer 82

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What is included in the total resistance of an antenna system?

(a) Radiation resistance plus ohmic resistance

Question 83

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How can the approximate beamwidth of a beam antenna be determined?

(a) Draw two imaginary lines through the ends of the elements and measure the angle between the lines
(b) Note the two points where the signal strength is down 3 dB from the maximum signal point and compute the angular difference
(c) Measure the ratio of the signal strengths of the radiated power lobes from the front and side of the antenna
(d) Measure the ratio of the signal strengths of the radiated power lobes from the front and rear of the antenna

Answer 83

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How can the approximate beamwidth of a beam antenna be determined?

(b) Note the two points where the signal strength is down 3 dB from the maximum signal point and compute the angular difference

Question 84

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How is antenna percent efficiency calculated?

(a) (radiation resistance / transmission resistance) x 100
(b) (radiation resistance / total resistance) x 100
(c) (total resistance / radiation resistance) x 100
(d) (effective radiated power / transmitter output) x 100

Answer 84

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How is antenna percent efficiency calculated?

(b) (radiation resistance / total resistance) x 100

Question 85

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What is the term used for an equivalent resistance which would dissipate the same amount of energy as that radiated from an antenna?

(a) Radiation resistance
(b) j factor
(c) Antenna resistance
(d) K factor

Answer 85

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What is the term used for an equivalent resistance which would dissipate the same amount of energy as that radiated from an antenna?

(a) Radiation resistance

Question 86

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Antenna beamwidth is the angular distance between:

(a) the points on the major lobe at the half-power points
(b) the maximum lobe spread points on the major lobe
(c) the 6 dB power points on the major lobe
(d) the 3 dB power points on the first minor lobe

Answer 86

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Antenna beamwidth is the angular distance between:

(a) the points on the major lobe at the half-power points

Question 87

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If the ohmic resistance of a half-wave dipole is 2 ohms, and the radiation resistance is 72 ohms, what is the antenna efficiency?

(a) 74%
(b) 97.3%
(c) 72%
(d) 100%

Answer 87

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If the ohmic resistance of a half-wave dipole is 2 ohms, and the radiation resistance is 72 ohms, what is the antenna efficiency?

(b) 97.3%

Question 88

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If the ohmic resistance of a miniloop antenna is 2 milliohms and the radiation resistance is 50 milliohms, what is the antenna efficiency?

(a) 52%
(b) 25%
(c) 50%
(d) 96.15%

Answer 88

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If the ohmic resistance of a miniloop antenna is 2 milliohms and the radiation resistance is 50 milliohms, what is the antenna efficiency?

(d) 96.15%

Question 89

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Waveguide is typically used:

(a) at frequencies above 2 MHz
(b) at frequencies below 150 MHz
(c) at frequencies above 3000 MHz
(d) at frequencies below 1500 MHz

Answer 89

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Waveguide is typically used:

(c) at frequencies above 3000 MHz

Question 90

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Which of the following is not correct? Waveguide is an efficient transmission medium because it features:

(a) low hysteresis loss
(b) low radiation loss
(c) low dielectric loss
(d) low copper loss

Answer 90

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Which of the following is not correct? Waveguide is an efficient transmission medium because it features:

(a) low hysteresis loss

Question 91

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Which of the following is an advantage of waveguide as a transmission line?

(a) Low loss
(b) Frequency sensitive based on dimensions
(c) Expensive
(d) Heavy and difficult to install

Answer 91

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Which of the following is an advantage of waveguide as a transmission line?

(a) Low loss

Question 92

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For rectangular waveguide to transfer energy, the cross-section should be at least:

(a) one-half wavelength
(b) three-eighths wavelength
(c) one-eighth wavelength
(d) one-quarter wavelength

Answer 92

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For rectangular waveguide to transfer energy, the cross-section should be at least:

(a) one-half wavelength

Question 93

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Which of the following statements about waveguide IS NOT correct?

(a) In the transverse electric mode, a component of the magnetic field is in the direction of propagation
(b) In the transverse magnetic mode, a component of the electric field is in the direction of propagation
(c) Waveguide has high loss at high frequencies, but low loss below cutoff frequency
(d) Waveguide has low loss at high frequencies, but high loss below cutoff frequency

Answer 93

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Which of the following statements about waveguide IS NOT correct?

(c) Waveguide has high loss at high frequencies, but low loss below cutoff frequency

Question 94

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Which of the following is a major advantage of waveguide over coaxial cable for use at microwave frequencies?

(a) Frequency response from 1.8 MHz to 24GHz
(b) Very low losses
(c) Easy to install
(d) Inexpensive to install

Answer 94

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Which of the following is a major advantage of waveguide over coaxial cable for use at microwave frequencies?

(b) Very low losses

Question 95

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What is printed circuit transmission line called?

(a) Dielectric substrate
(b) Dielectric imprinting
(c) Ground plane
(d) Microstripline

Answer 95

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What is printed circuit transmission line called?

(d) Microstripline

Question 96

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Compared with coaxial cable, microstripline:

(a) has superior shielding
(b) must have much lower characteristic impedance
(c) has poorer shielding
(d) must have much higher characteristic impedance

Answer 96

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Compared with coaxial cable, microstripline:

(c) has poorer shielding

Question 97

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A section of waveguide:

(a) operates like a low-pass filter
(b) operates like a band-stop filter
(c) operates like a high-pass filter
(d) is lightweight and easy to install

Answer 97

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A section of waveguide:

(c) operates like a high-pass filter

Question 98

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Stripline is a:

(a) small semiconductor family
(b) printed circuit transmission line
(c) high power microwave antenna
(d) family of fluids for removing coatings from small parts

Answer 98

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Stripline is a:

(b) printed circuit transmission line

Question 99

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What precautions should you take before beginning repairs on a microwave feed horn or waveguide?

(a) Be sure the weather is dry and sunny
(b) Be sure the transmitter is turned off and the power source is disconnected
(c) Be sure propagation conditions are unfavourable for tropospheric ducting
(d) Be sure to wear tight-fitting clothes and gloves to protect your body and hands from sharp edges

Answer 99

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What precautions should you take before beginning repairs on a microwave feed horn or waveguide?

(b) Be sure the transmitter is turned off and the power source is disconnected