Description : What is the highest frequency that can be sent straight upward and be returned to earth? A. MUF B. Gyro frequency C. Skip frequency D. Critical frequency
Last Answer : D. Critical frequency
Description : To obtain the most reliable sky wave propagation the ____ should be used. A. Lowest useable frequency (LUF). B. Maximum useable frequency (MUF). C. Optimum useable frequency (OUF). D. Critical frequency
Last Answer : C. Optimum useable frequency (OUF).
Description : What is the approximate critical frequency of the E layer? A. 4 MHz B. 5 MHz C. 6 MHz D. 3 MHz
Last Answer : A. 4 MHz
Description : A radio communications link is to be established via the ionosphere. The maximum virtual height of the layer is 100 km at the midpoint of the path and the critical frequency is 2 MHz. The distance between stations is 600 ... optimum working frequency? A. 6.32 MHz B. 2.1 MHz C. 5.4 MHz D. 1.8 MHz
Last Answer : C. 5.4 MHz
Description : What ionospheric layer has a daytime approximate critical frequency of 8 MHz? A. F2 layer B. F1 layer C. E layer D. D layer
Last Answer : A. F2 layer
Description : What is the phase coefficient in radians per unit length of a transmission line at the frequency of 10 MHz if the velocity of propagation is 2.5x108 m/s? A. 0.25 B. 2.5 C. 0.35 D. 3.5
Last Answer : A. 0.25
Description : If the operating frequency is 450 MHz what length of a pair of conductors is considered to be a transmission line? A. 2.19 ft B. 2.19 m C. 0.219 ft D. 0.219 m
Last Answer : C. 0.219 ft
Description : This type of transmission permits communication in the frequency range from 30 to 60 MHz and over distances from about 1000 to 2000 km. A. Troposcatter B. Ionospheric scatter C. Ducting D. Microwave
Last Answer : B. Ionospheric scatter
Description : Type of transmission path that permits communication in the frequency range from 30 to 60 MHz and over distances form about 1000 to 2000 km. A. Ducting B. Ionospheric scatter C. Microwave D. Troposcatter
Description : When the elevation angle of a geostationary satellite is 23˚ and the transmitting frequency is 3840 MHz, what is the free space loss in dB? A. 196 dB B. 200 dB C. 150 dB D. 100 dB
Last Answer : A. 196 dB
Description : What is the actual length in feet of a one-quarter wavelength of a coax with a velocity factor of 0.68 to 30 MHz? A. 19.26 B. 5.6 C. 17.82 D. 16.97
Last Answer : B. 5.6
Description : Determine the gain of a 6 ft. parabolic dish operating at 1800 MHz. A. 30 dB B. 11.2 dB C. 15.5 dB D. 28.17 dB
Last Answer : D. 28.17 dB
Description : A radio signal moves from air to glass. The angle of incidence is 20°. Calculate the angle of refraction. The relative permittivity of the glass is 7.8. A. 7.8° B. 5.04° C. 6.04° D. 7.04°
Last Answer : D. 7.04°
Description : Which of the following is designated as the international distress, safety and calling frequency for radio telephony for stations of the maritime mobile service when using frequencies in the authorized bands between 156 and 174 MHz? A. 165.8 MHz B. 156.8 MHz C. 158.6 MHz D. 168.5 MHz
Last Answer : B. 156.8 MHz
Description : What is the actual length in feet of a one-quarter wavelength of a coax with a velocity factor of 0.695 at 45 MHz? A. 17.82 B. 19.26 C. 16.28 D. 16.97
Last Answer : C. 16.28
Description : The total space loss of transmission and reception for two ground stations with uplink frequency 8GHz and a downlink of 6 GHz with angle of elevations of 3˚ and 7˚ A respectively is A. 403 dB B. 100 dB C. 20 dB D. 215 dB
Last Answer : A. 403 dB
Description : What would be the physical length of a tpical coaxial transmission line that is electrically one-quarter wavelength long at 14.1 MHz? A. 20 meters B. 3.51 meters C. 2.33 meters D. 0.25 meter
Last Answer : B. 3.51 meters
Description : How far is the visual carrier from the lowest frequency in the spectrum of a monochrome TV broadcast channel following the NTSC standard? A. 1.5 MHz B. 1.25 MHz C. 4.5 MHz D. 0.25 MHz
Last Answer : B. 1.25 MHz
Description : What is the channel number of an FM station with a carrier frequency of 99.5 MHz? A. 256 B. 258 C. 257 D. 259
Last Answer : B. 258
Description : An FM receiver whose intermediate frequency is 10.7 MHz, is experiencing image channel interference from a station transmitting on 121.1 MHz. If the local oscillator is tracking above, the receiver is tuned to A. 131.8 MHz B. 110.4 MHz C. 142.5 MHz D. 99.7 MHz
Last Answer : D. 99.7 MHz
Description : Assuming a UHF frequency range of 405.0125 MHz to 405.0875 MHz at 25 kHz channeling plan, how many channels can you produce? A. 2.5 ch. B. 2 ch. C. 4 ch. D. 3 ch.
Last Answer : D. 3 ch.
Description : Determine the lower half-power frequency of a class-C amplifier having upper half-power frequency of 10.025 MHz, a resonant frequency 5 MHz and a circuit Q of 10. A. 1.0025 MHz B. 10.525 MHz C. 0.5 MHz D. 10 MHz
Last Answer : A. 1.0025 MHz
Description : The frequency of operation of a dipole antenna cut to length of 3.4 m. A. 42.9 MHz B. 61.3 MHz C. 38.5 MHz D. 53.5 MHz
Last Answer : A. 42.9 MHz
Description : The frequency of operation of a dipole antenna cut to a length of 3.4 m. A. 88 MHz B. 44 MHz C. 22 MHz D. 11 MHz
Last Answer : B. 44 MHz
Description : Most satellites operate in which frequency band? A. 30 to 300 MHz B. 300 MHz to 3 GHz C. 3 GHz to 30 GHz D. Above 300 GHz
Last Answer : C. 3 GHz to 30 GHz
Description : The bandwidth of C-band satellite frequency band in U.S. A. 500 GHz B. 1000 GHz C. 1000 MHz D. 500 MHz
Last Answer : D. 500 MHz
Description : What is the local oscillator (mixer) frequency of the satellite with an uplink frequency in GHz band? A. 3500 MHz B. 4500 MHz C. 2225 MHz D. 2555 MHz
Last Answer : C. 2225 MHz
Description : Industrial noise frequency is between _____. A. 0 to 10 KHz B. 160 MHz to 200 MHz C. 15 to 160 MHz D. 200 to 3000 MHz
Last Answer : C. 15 to 160 MHz
Description : What is the required quality factor for an SSB filter with the following data: center frequency= 1 MHz, the desired attenuation level of the unwanted sideband= 80 dB and the separation between sidebands= 200 Hz? A. 1,250 B. 12,500 C. 125,000 D. 25,000
Last Answer : C. 125,000
Description : What is the most commonly used intermediate frequency of radar receivers? A. 40 MHz B. 60 MHz C. 70 MHz D. 30 MHz
Last Answer : D. 30 MHz
Description : Which of the following systems uses frequency band 870-885 MHz as a transmit band of its base station? A. TACS B. NTT C. NMT D. AMPS
Last Answer : B. NTT
Description : What is the frequency range of an aircraft’s Very High Frequency (VHF) communications? A. 118.000 MHz to 136.975 MHz (worldwide up to 151.975 MHz) B. 108.000 MHz to 117.95 MHz C. 329.15 MHz to 335.00 MHz D. 2.0000 MHz to 29.999 MHz
Last Answer : A. 118.000 MHz to 136.975 MHz (worldwide up to 151.975 MHz)
Description : What is the frequency range of an aircraft’s radio altimeter? A. 962 MHz to 1213 MHz B. 329.15 MHz to 335.00 MHz C. 4250 MHz to 4350 MHz D. 108.00 MHz to 117.95 MHz
Last Answer : C. 4250 MHz to 4350 MHz
Description : Tropospheric scatter is a method of sky wave propagation for which of the following frequency bands? A. 300 kHz to 3 MHz B. 3 MHz to 30 MHz C. 30 MHz to 300 MHz D. 300 MHz to 3 GHz
Last Answer : D. 300 MHz to 3 GHz
Description : Which of the following frequency bands is best suited for sky wave propagation? A. 30 to 300 kHz B. 3 MHz to 30 MHz C. 30 MHz to 300 MHz D. 3 GHz to 30 GHz
Last Answer : B. 3 MHz to 30 MHz
Description : Which of the following frequency bands is best suited for ground wave propagation? A. 30 to 300 kHz B. 300 kHz to 3 MHz C. 3 MHz to 30 MHz D. 30 MHz to 300 MHz
Last Answer : A. 30 to 300 kHz
Description : What is the refractive index of an ionospheric layer with 100x105 free electrons per m3 ? Assume frequency to be at 20 MHz. A. 0.99 B. 0.15 C. 0.78 D. 0.85
Last Answer : A. 0.99
Description : What is the frequency of a 2-cm sound wave in sea water at 25˚C? A. 76 kHz B. 76 Hz C. 76 MHz D. 76 mHz
Last Answer : A. 76 kHz
Description : Assume a frequency of 4 MHz, determine the phase shift offered by the line in the above problem. A. 108.5˚ B. 106.5˚ C. 115.5˚ D. 166.5˚
Last Answer : D. 166.5˚
Description : What is the typical center frequency spacing between adjacent channels (transponders) in satellites? A. 36 MHz B. 40 MHz C. 500 MHz D. 4 MHz
Last Answer : B. 40 MHz
Description : Assume a frequency range of 405.0125 MHz to 405.0875 MHz and 25 kHz channeling plan, determine the center frequency of the second channel from the lower limit. A. 405.030 MHz B. 405.025 MHz C. 405.050 MHz D. 405.075 MHz
Last Answer : C. 405.050 MHz
Description : Assume a frequency range of 401.000 MHz to 401.050 MHz, if you apply 25 kHz channeling plan, determine the center frequency of the first channel from the lower limit. A. 401.010 MHz B. 401.0125 MHz C. 401.025 MHz D. 401.00625 MHz
Last Answer : B. 401.0125 MHz
Description : Determine from the following radio frequency that falls under the very high frequency band of the radio spectrum. A. 345.00 MHz B. 144.50 MHz C. 235.50 MHz D. 450.00 MHz
Last Answer : C. 235.50 MHz
Description : The extremely high frequency (EHF) band is in the radio spectrum range of _______. A. 30 to 300 kHz B. 30 to 300 GHz C. 3 to 30 MHz D. 3 to 30 GHz
Last Answer : B. 30 to 300 GHz
Description : A radio frequency in the ultra high frequency band of the radio spectrum band. A. 235.50 MHz B. 450.50 MHz C. 150.50 GHz D. 0.31250 GHz
Last Answer : D. 0.31250 GHz
Description : A satellite receives an uplink frequency of _______ MHz from a ground station of 3700 MHz. A. 8150 MHz B. 1475 MHz C. 2225 MHz D. 5925 MHz
Last Answer : D. 5925 MHz
Description : Which of the following fall under the high frequency band of the radio spectrum? A. 8.2345 MHz B. 150.50 MHz C. 2.4555 MHz D. 35.535 MHz
Last Answer : A. 8.2345 MHz
Description : Industrial noise frequency is between _________. A. 200 to 3000 Mhz B. 15 to 160 Mhz C. 0 to 10 Khz D. 20 Ghz
Last Answer : B. 15 to 160 Mhz
Description : A light ray travelling from denser to rarer medium at an angle of incidence more than critical angle of concerned media pair suffers. (1) reflection (2) refraction (3) diffraction (4) total internal reflection
Last Answer : (4) total internal reflection Explanation: If the angle of incidence of light ray in the denser medium is greater than the critical angle of the concerned media pair, the light is not at all reflected in to the rarer medium but is totally reflected. This is known as 'total internal reflection'.