Description : For a shortened vertical antenna, where should a loading coil be placed to minimize losses and produce the most effective performance? A. As low as possible on the vertical radiator B. Near the center of the vertical radiator C. As close to the transmitter as possible D. At a voltage node
Last Answer : B. Near the center of the vertical radiator
Description : Where are the current nodes in a half-wave antenna? A. At the ends B. At the center C. Three-quarters of the way from the feed point toward the end D. One-half of the way from the feed point toward the end
Last Answer : A. At the ends
Description : Where are the voltage nodes in a half-wave antenna? A. At the ends B. Three-quarters of the way from the feed point toward the end C. One-half of the way from the feed point toward the end D. At the feed point
Last Answer : D. At the feed point
Description : Where do the maximum current and minimum voltage values on a resonant Hertz dipole exist? A. Center of the antenna B. Near the end of the antenna C. Near the center of the antenna D. Ends of the antenna
Last Answer : A. Center of the antenna
Description : At the ends of a half-wave antenna, what values of current and voltage exist compared to the remainder of the antenna? A. Minimum voltage and minimum current B. Equal voltage and current C. Minimum voltage and maximum current D. Maximum voltage and minimum current.
Last Answer : D. Maximum voltage and minimum current.
Description : A final amplifier of a radio transmitter draws 250 mA of plate current when the plate supply voltage is 1400 volts. If the plate circuit efficiency is 80% and the transmitter is connected to an antenna having a feed impedance of 70 ohms, ... at the feed-point? A. 4.0 A B. 2.2 A C. 1.25 A D. 2.0 A
Last Answer : D. 2.0 A
Description : Known as the technique for adding a series inductor at or near the center of an antenna element in order to cancel the capacitive reactance of an antenna. A. Dipole B. Center loading C. Reflector D. loading coil
Last Answer : D. loading coil
Description : The antenna efficiency of an HF grounded vertical antenna can be made comparable to that of a half-wave antenna A. By installing a good ground radial system B. By isolating the coax shield from ground C. By shortening the vertical D. By lengthening the vertical
Last Answer : A. By installing a good ground radial system
Description : An antenna with unity gain A. Rhombic B. Half-wave dipole C. Isotropic D. Whip
Last Answer : C. Isotropic
Description : _____ is an antenna with a number of half-wave antenna on it. A. Antenna array B. Tower C. Omni-directional D. Rhombic
Last Answer : A. Antenna array
Description : How can the antenna efficiency of an HF grounded vertical antenna be made comparable to that of a half-wave antenna? A. By lengthening the vertical B. By installing a good ground radial system C. By shortening the vertical D. By isolating the coax shield from ground
Last Answer : B. By installing a good ground radial system
Description : The product of the power supplied to the antenna and its gain relative to a half-wave dipole in a given direction. A. Peak envelope power B. ERP C. Rated power D. Carrier power’
Last Answer : B. ERP
Description : Unity gain antenna A. Isotropic B. Rhombic C. Half-wave dipole D. Dummy
Last Answer : A. Isotropic
Description : A type of array antenna which consists of one half-wave driven dipole, one reflector and one director A. Hertzian dipole B. Yagi-uda C. Broadside collinear D. Log periodic dipole array
Last Answer : B. Yagi-uda
Description : ECE Board Exam March 1996 The standard reference antenna for the directive gain is ___________. A. elementary doublet B. isotropic antenna C. half-wave dipole D. infinitesimal dipole
Last Answer : B. isotropic antenna
Description : If a transmission line has a power loss of 6 dB per 100 feet, what is the power at the feed point to the antenna at the end of a 200 foot transmission line fed by a 100 watt transmitter? A. 70 watts B. 50 watts C. 25 watts D. 6 watts
Last Answer : D. 6 watts
Description : A dipole antenna requires to be feed with 20 kW of power to produce a given signal strength to a particular distant point. If the addition of a reflector makes the same field strength available with an input power of 11 ... ( Gain referred to this particular dipole) A. 4.24 B. 1.81 C. 4.75 D. 2.6
Last Answer : D. 2.6
Description : The current maximum in a Marconi antenna is found at A. the base of the antenna B. the center of the antenna C. some point between the base and the center of the antenna D. the top of the antenna
Last Answer : A. the base of the antenna
Description : _________ detects the satellite signal relayed from the feed and converts it to an electric current, amplifies and lower its frequency. A. Horn antenna B. LNA C. Satellite receiver D. Satellite dish
Last Answer : B. LNA
Description : Refers to one of the front end circuit of a VHF TV superheterodyne receiver which is usually a separate circuit coupled to the mixer. A. Antenna feed B. AGC C. RF amplifier D. Local oscillator
Last Answer : D. Local oscillator
Description : What is meant by the term radiation resistance for an antenna? A. The resistance in the trap coils to received signal B. An equivalent resistance that would dissipate the same amount of power as ... antenna C. The specific impedance of the antenna D. Losses in the antenna elements and feed line
Last Answer : B. An equivalent resistance that would dissipate the same amount of power as that radiated from an antenna
Description : How can intermodulation interference between two transmitters in close proximity reduced or eliminated? A. Through installing a band-pass filter in the antenna feed line B. Through installing terminated circulator ... high driving power D. By installing a low-pass filter in the antenna feed line
Last Answer : A. Through installing a band-pass filter in the antenna feed line
Description : The reflector and director of an antenna array are considered as A. Parasitic elements B. Transcendental elements C. Feed-points D. Driven elements
Last Answer : A. Parasitic elements
Description : The input terminal impedance at the center of a folded dipole antenna is A. 72 Ω B. 300 Ω C. 50 Ω D. 73 Ω
Last Answer : B. 300 Ω
Description : In horizontal-dipole antenna, the polarization is A. in the vertical direction B. in the horizontal direction C. circular D. measured at the center of the antenna
Last Answer : B. in the horizontal direction
Description : What is the input terminal impedance at the center if a folded dipole antenna? A. 300 ohms B. 72 ohms C. 50 ohms D. 450 ohms
Last Answer : A. 300 ohms
Description : An ungrounded antenna near the ground A. acts as a single antenna of twice the height B. is unlikely to need an earth mat C. acts as antenna array D. must be horizontally polarized
Last Answer : C. acts as antenna array
Description : Strong interference from one particular station can be eliminated by the use of A. noise limiters B. squelch circuits C. negative feedback D. wave traps in the antenna circuitry
Last Answer : D. wave traps in the antenna circuitry
Description : The rhombic antenna is primarily used for A. ground wave propagation B. space wave propagation C. ionosphere scatter propagation D. sky wave propagation
Last Answer : D. sky wave propagation
Description : What determines antenna polarization? A. The frequency of the radiated wave B. The direction of the radiated wave C. The direction of the magnetic field vector D. The direction of the electric field vector
Last Answer : D. The direction of the electric field vector
Description : A device that converts high frequency current into electromagnetic wave. A. Antenna B. Loudspeaker C. Microphone D. Transducer
Last Answer : A. Antenna
Description : For a space wave transmission, the radio horizon distance of a receiving antenna with a height of 64 meters is approximately A. 8 km B. 32 km C. 64 km D. 256 km
Last Answer : B. 32 km
Description : What is the resultant field strength at the receiving antenna in space wave propagation under case 2? A. 0 B. ξd C. 2ξd D. 3ξd
Last Answer : C. 2ξd
Description : The polarization of a radio wave: A. Is perpendicular to the electrostatic field of the antenna B. Is the same direction as the electrostatic field of the antenna. C. Is the same direction ... field of the antenna. D. Is perpendicular to both the electrostatic and magnetic fields of the antenna.
Last Answer : B. Is the same direction as the electrostatic field of the antenna.
Description : What type of transmission is radiated from an aircraft’s radio altimeter antenna? A. An amplitude modulated continuous wave B. A pulse position modulated UHF signal C. A differential phase shift keyed UHF signal D. A frequency modulated continuous wave
Last Answer : D. A frequency modulated continuous wave
Description : A receiver is located 64 km from a space wave transmitting antenna that is 100 meters high. Find the required height of the receiving antenna. A. 36 meters high B. 64 meters high C. 100 meters high D. 182.25 meters high
Last Answer : A. 36 meters high
Description : If a transmitting antenna is 100 meters high and a separate receiving antenna is 64 meters high, what is the maximum space wave communication distance possible between them? A. 18 km B. 72 km C. 164 km D. 656 km
Last Answer : B. 72 km
Description : What is meant by referring to electromagnetic waves as having circular polarization? A. The electric field is bent into a circular shape. B. The electric field rotates C. The electromagnetic wave continues to circle the earth D. The electromagnetic wave has been generated by a quad antenna
Last Answer : B. The electric field rotates
Description : For a space wave transmission, the radio horizon distance of a transmitting antenna with a height of 100 meters is approximately: A. 10 km B. 40 km C. 100 km D. 400 km
Last Answer : B. 40 km
Description : Which of the following parts of the radio receiver represent the component that extracts the desire RF signal from the electromagnetic wave? A. AF amplifier B. Antenna C. Detector D. Crystal
Last Answer : B. Antenna
Description : Radio wave concentration in the direction of the signal emitted by a directional antenna. A. Back lobe radiation B. Side lobe radiation C. Major lobe radiation D. Transmitted signal
Last Answer : C. Major lobe radiation
Description : If the modulation index of an AM wave is doubled, the antenna current is also doubled, the AM system being used is A. A5C B. A3J C. A3H D. A3
Last Answer : B. A3J
Description : In the case if Marconi antenna, the actual length if the radiating element is A. one-half wavelength B. one-quarter wavelength C. one wavelength D. one-eight wavelength
Last Answer : B. one-quarter wavelength
Description : What is the gain of an antenna over a half-wavelength dipole when it has 6 dB gain over an isotropic radiator? A. 6.0 dB B. 8.1 dB C. 3.9 dB D. 10.0 dB
Last Answer : C. 3.9 dB
Description : What is antenna bandwidth? A. Antenna length divided by the number of elements B. The angle between the half-power radiation points C. The angle formed between two imaginary lines drawn through D. The frequency range over which an antenna can be expected to operate satisfactorily
Last Answer : D. The frequency range over which an antenna can be expected to operate satisfactorily
Description : Actual height of antenna should be at least A. one wavelength B. half wavelength C. quarter wavelength D. three-fourth wavelength
Last Answer : C. quarter wavelength
Description : A simple half-wavelength antenna radiates the strongest signal A. at 45 degrees to its axis B. parallel to its axis C. at right angles to its axis D. at 60 degrees to its axis
Last Answer : C. at right angles to its axis
Description : What is the meaning of forward power? A. The power traveling from the transmitter to the antenna. B. The power radiated from the top of an antenna system. C. The power produced during the positive half of an RF cycle. D. The power used to drive a linear amplifier.
Last Answer : A. The power traveling from the transmitter to the antenna.
Description : What is meant by the term antenna bandwidth A. Antenna length divided by the number of elements. B. The angle between the half-power radiation points C. The frequency range over which and antenna ... perform well D. The angle formed between two imaginary line drawn through the ends of the elements
Last Answer : C. The frequency range over which and antenna can be expected to perform well
Description : Which of the following is one of the possible causes for a slow drift of frequency in a self exited transmitter oscillator circuits resulting to a poor frequency stability? A. Poor soldered connections ... , or antenna circuits D. DC and RF heating of resistors, causing then to change values.
Last Answer : D. DC and RF heating of resistors, causing then to change values.