Description : Which of the following refers to the smallest beam of a satellite antenna’s radiation pattern A. Global beam B. Spot beam C. Zone beam D. Hemispheric beam
Last Answer : B. Spot beam
Description : The smallest beam of a satellite antenna radiation pattern A. Zone beam B. Hemispheric beam C. Spot beam D. Global beam
Last Answer : C. Spot beam
Description : A satellite beam that covers almost 42.4% of the earths surface. A. Zone beam B. Hemispheric beam C. Spot beam D. Global beam
Last Answer : D. Global beam
Description : A satellite beam that covers almost 42.4% of earths surface. A. Spot beam B. Global beam C. Zone beam D. Hemispheric beam
Last Answer : B. Global beam
Description : How does spatial isolation technique in satellite communications avoid interference? A. Use of different polarity antennas B. Use of different types of antennas C. Employment of highly directional spot-beam antennas D. Use of low gain antennas
Last Answer : C. Employment of highly directional spot-beam antennas
Description : Is the geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiation pattern A. Footprint B. Spot C. Earth D. Region
Last Answer : A. Footprint
Description : Footprint refers to coverage area in the globe A. Satellite radiation polarization B. Satellite navigation C. Satellite radiation pattern D. Satellite coverage
Last Answer : C. Satellite radiation pattern
Description : The earth area covered by a satellite radio beam. A. Beamwidth B. Bandwidth C. Footprint D. Zone
Last Answer : C. Footprint
Description : All elements in a beam _____ antennas are in line A. collinear B. yagi C. broadside array D. log-periodic
Last Answer : A. collinear
Description : In shipboard satellite dish antennas system, azimuth is referred as the _______. A. 0 to 90 degrees B. Vertical aiming of the antenna C. North to East D. Horizontal aiming of the antenna
Last Answer : D. Horizontal aiming of the antenna
Description : Factors that determine the radiation resistance of an antenna A. Transmission line length and height of antenna B. The location of the antenna with respect to nearby objects C. It is a constant for all antennas since it is physical D. Sunspot activity and the time of day
Last Answer : B. The location of the antenna with respect to nearby objects
Description : The radiation patterns of earth coverage antennas have a beamwidth of approxiamately A. 21˚ B. 5˚ C. 17˚ D. 35˚
Last Answer : C. 17˚
Description : Satellite the orbits in a circular pattern with an angular velocity equal to that of the earth A. Geostationary B. Early Bird I C. Syncorn I D. Stationary satellite
Last Answer : A. Geostationary
Description : ___________ is a satellite that rotates around the earth in a low-altitude elliptical or circular pattern. A. Geosynchronous satellite B. Nonsynchronous satellite C. Prograde satellite D. Retrograde satellite
Last Answer : B. Nonsynchronous satellite
Description : One of the following is not a reason for the use of an earth mat A. impossibility of a good ground connection B. provision of an earth for the antenna C. protection of personnel working underneath D. improvement of the radiation pattern of the antenna
Last Answer : C. protection of personnel working underneath
Description : A vertical loop antenna has a A. unidirectional radiation pattern in the horizontal plane B. unidirectional radiation pattern in the vertical plane C. omnidirectional radiation pattern in the horizontal plane D. a bidirectional radiation pattern in the horizontal plane
Last Answer : D. a bidirectional radiation pattern in the horizontal plane
Description : Stacking elements in a transmitting antenna system A. increases the field strength at the receiving antenna B. increases the directivity of the transmitter antenna C. decrease the size of the lobe in the radiation pattern D. both A and B
Last Answer : D. both A and B
Description : Discone radiation pattern is ______. A. omnidirectional/vertical polarized B. unidirectional C. bidirectional D. figure of eight
Last Answer : A. omnidirectional/vertical polarized
Description : Best description of a collinear and broadside antenna radiation pattern. A. Bidirectional B. Perfect circle C. Unidirectional D. Omnidirectional
Last Answer : A. Bidirectional
Description : Radiation pattern of a discone. A. Unidirectional B. Bidirectional C. Omnidirectional D. Figure of eight
Last Answer : C. Omnidirectional
Description : How to maximize the skip distance? A. Using the smallest possible radiation angle and highest possible frequency B. Using the smallest possible radiation angle and lowest possible frequency ... highest possible frequency D. Using the biggest possible radiation angle and lowest possible frequency
Last Answer : A. Using the smallest possible radiation angle and highest possible frequency
Description : An area on earth covered by a satellite radio beam is called ____. A. SSP B. Region C. footprint D. primary area
Last Answer : C. footprint
Description : An area on the surface of the earth within which the bore sight of the steerable satellite beam intended to be pointed A. Effective boresight area B. Countour boresight are C. Coordination boresight are D. Equivalent boresight area
Last Answer : A. Effective boresight area
Description : Satellite that provide services within a single country A. Domsat B. Comsat C. Regional D. Global
Last Answer : A. Domsat
Description : Is a loss of power of a satellite downlink signal due to earth’s atmosphere. A. Atmospheric loss B. Path loss C. Radiation loss D. RFI
Last Answer : B. Path loss
Description : Refers to a type of beam antenna which uses two or more straight elements arranged in line with each other. A. Dipole antenna B. Yagi antenna C. Whip antenna D. Rhombic antenna
Last Answer : B. Yagi antenna
Description : Refers to an effect of selective fading. A. A fading effect caused by phase differences between radio wave components of the same transmission, as experienced at the receiving station. B. A fading ... caused by large changes in the height of the ionosphere, as experienced at the receiving station.
Last Answer : A. A fading effect caused by phase differences between radio wave components of the same transmission, as experienced at the receiving station.
Description : Refers to the satellite orientation with respect to the earth A. Satellite altitude B. Satellite position C. Satellite location D. Satellite orbit
Last Answer : A. Satellite altitude
Description : Which of the following refers to the first active satellite? A. Telstar I B. Echo I C. Intelsat I D. Sputnik I
Last Answer : D. Sputnik I
Description : When antennas are closed to the ground, _______ polarization is ideal A. horizontally polarized B. vertically polarized C. circularly polarized D. both A and B
Last Answer : B. vertically polarized
Description : Indicate which of the following reasons for using metal counterpoise with antennas is false. A. Impossibly of a good ground connection B. Protection of personnel working underneath C. Provision of an earth for the antenna D. Rockiness of the ground itself
Last Answer : B. Protection of personnel working underneath
Description : Which of the following antennas is best excited from a waveguide? A. Biconical B. Horn C. Helical D. Discone
Last Answer : B. Horn
Description : Good grounding is important for A. horizontal antennas B. broadside array antennas C. vertical antennas D. Yagi-Uda antennas
Last Answer : C. vertical antennas
Description : The effect of adding parasitic elements of a Hertz dipole is to A. make the antenna more omnidirectional B. reduce its resonant frequency C. increase the antenna’s power gain D. All of these
Last Answer : C. increase the antenna’s power gain
Description : It is useful to refer to an isotropic radiator. A. when comparing the gains of directional antennas B. when testing a transmission line for standing wave ratio C. when (in the northern hemisphere) directing the transmission D. when using a dummy load to tune a transmitter
Last Answer : A. when comparing the gains of directional antennas
Description : Stacking antennas at various angles results in A. a more omnidirectional reception B. a more unidirectional reception C. a more omnidirectional reception D. an overall reception signal increase
Last Answer : A. a more omnidirectional reception
Description : What is the effect of adding a capacitor in series with an antenna? A. The antenna’s resonant frequency will increase B. The antenna’s resonant frequency will decrease C. The antenna will be physically 5% longer than its electrical length D. A capacitor is never added in series with an antenna
Last Answer : A. The antenna’s resonant frequency will increase
Description : Which of the following antennas receive signals in the horizontal plane equality well from all directions? A. Horizontal Hertz antenna B. Vertical loop antenna C. Vertical Yagi antenna D. A vertical antenna which is a quarter-wavelength long
Last Answer : D. A vertical antenna which is a quarter-wavelength long
Description : Which of the following antennas is used for testing and adjusting a transmitter for proper modulation, amplifier operation and frequency accuracy? A. Elementary B. Real C. Isotropic D. Dummy
Last Answer : D. Dummy
Description : How will you increase the gain of an antenna? A. By adding several antennas in parallel B. By focusing the radiated energy in one desired direction C. By making antenna rods thicker D. By making the antenna size larger
Last Answer : B. By focusing the radiated energy in one desired direction
Description : In what range of frequencies are most omnidirectional horizontally polarized antennas used? A. VHF, UHF B. VLF, LF C. SH, EHF D. MF, HF
Last Answer : A. VHF, UHF
Description : When speaking of antennas. ______ is a section which would be a complete antenna by itself. A. image B. top loading C. bay D. quarterwave
Last Answer : C. bay
Description : Which of the following antennas require good grounding? A. Yagi antenna B. Hertz antenna C. Marconi antenna D. Isotropic antenna
Last Answer : C. Marconi antenna
Description : Which of the following antennas receives signals equally well from all directions in a horizontal plane? A. Hetz antenna B. Vertical Marconi antenna C. Yagi antenna D. Helical antenna
Last Answer : B. Vertical Marconi antenna
Description : When is it useful to refer to an isotropic radiator? A. When comparing the gains of directional antennas B. When testing a transmission line for standing wave ratio C. When (in the northern ... ) directing the transmission in a southerly direction D. When using a dummy load to tune a transmitter
Last Answer : A. When comparing the gains of directional antennas
Description : Space diversity transmission means transmitting and receiving on _______. A. Two or more antennas operating on two different frequencies B. Two or more identical frequencies C. Two or more antennas operating on the same frequency D. Two or more different frequency
Last Answer : C. Two or more antennas operating on the same frequency
Description : Two or more antennas separated by 9 wavelengths are used. A. Hybrid diversity B. Space diversity C. Polarized diversity D. Frequency diversity
Last Answer : B. Space diversity
Description : Space diversity transmission means transmitting and receiving on A. two or more antennas operating on two different frequencies B. two or more identical frequencies C. two or more different frequencies D. two or more antennas operating on the same frequencies
Last Answer : D. two or more antennas operating on the same frequencies
Description : What is the free space loss, in dB, between two microwave parabolic antennas 38.0 kilometer apart operating at 7.0 GHz? A. 145.6 dB B. 138.5 dB C. 135.5 dB D. 140.89 dB
Last Answer : D. 140.89 dB
Description : What is the gain of four identically polarized antennas stacked one above the other and fed in phase? A. 3 dB over the gain of one antenna B. 10 dB over the gain of one antenna C. 4 dB over the gain of one antenna D. 6 dB over the gain of one antenna
Last Answer : D. 6 dB over the gain of one antenna