Description : Noise always affects the signal in a communications systems at the ________. A. transmitter B. channel C. information source D. destination
Last Answer : B. channel
Description : What limits the sensitivity of a receiver? A. The power supply of the receiver B. The power output of a transmitter C. The noise floor of the receiver D. The distance between the transmitter and receiver
Last Answer : C. The noise floor of the receiver
Description : A coherent binary phase shift keyed BPSK transmitter operates at a bit rate of 20 Mbps with a carrier to noise ratio C/N of 8.8dB. Find Eb/No. A. 73 dB B. 62.4 dB C. 81.8 dB D. 8.8 dB
Last Answer : D. 8.8 dB
Description : The ratio of the level of the modulated output of a transmitter under conditions of standard test modulation to the level of the demodulated output with no modulation applied both measured with the ... . Reference audio output B. None of these C. Audio frequency response D. Residual noise level
Last Answer : D. Residual noise level
Description : What do you call the perceptible sound repetition? A. Reverberation B. Echo C. Reflection D. Masking
Last Answer : B. Echo
Description : What is the primary advantage of DSBSC in AM? A. Reduce bandwidth over standard AM B. All of these C. It is simpler to transmit and receive than the standard AM D. No transmitter power is wasted in the carrier
Last Answer : D. No transmitter power is wasted in the carrier
Description : Which of the following is not a way of minimizing if not eliminating noise? A. Use redundancy B. Increase transmitted power C. Reduce signaling rate D. Increase channel bandwidth
Last Answer : D. Increase channel bandwidth
Description : ECE Board Exam March 1996 What is the purpose of the receiver's squelch circuit? A. To overcome fluctuations in the level the RF signal arriving at the receiver antenna B. To prevent ... signals D. To prevent amplified noise from reaching the loudspeaker during the absence of an incoming signal
Last Answer : D. To prevent amplified noise from reaching the loudspeaker during the absence of an incoming signal
Description : Most internal noise comes from A. Shot noise B. Transit-time noise C. Thermal agitation D. Skin effect
Last Answer : C. Thermal agitation
Description : Reference noise is ___________. A. a 1000 Hz, -90 dBm tone B. a noise that creates the same interfering effect as a 1000Hz, -90dBm tone C. a noise that creates zero dBrn in a voice channel D. B and C above
Last Answer : D. B and C above
Description : Interfering effect of noise, C message weighted, is _________. A. dBa B. dBm C. dBmc D. dB
Last Answer : C. dBmc
Description : Deemphasis in the receiver in effect attenuates modulating signal components and noise in what frequency range? A. dc B. low C. intermediate D. high
Last Answer : D. high
Description : What is the effect in over modulated amplitude modulated radio broadcasting transmission? A. Interference to adjacent channel B. Higher fidelity C. Increase noise D. Higher audio signal
Last Answer : A. Interference to adjacent channel
Description : Which does not effect noise in a channel? A. None of these B. Bandwidth C. Temperature D. Quantizing level
Last Answer : D. Quantizing level
Description : What does the noise weighting curve shows? A. Noise signals measured with a 144 handset B. Power levels of noise found in carrier systems C. The interfering effect of other frequencies in a voice ... a reference frequency of one kilohertz D. Interfering effects of signals compared with a 3-kHz tone
Last Answer : C. The interfering effect of other frequencies in a voice channel compared with a reference frequency of one kilohertz
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 : The product of the radiated RF power of a transmitter and the gain of the antenna system in a given direction relative to an isotropic radiator is called ____. A. Effective Radiated Power (ERP) B. Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) C. Radiated Power D. Transmit Power
Last Answer : B. Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP)
Description : Which of the following is used as an optical transmitter on the Fiber Optical Communications? a. APD b. LSA diode c. PIN diode d. LED
Last Answer : d. LED
Description : An antenna efficiency is computed by using one of the following equations. A. Efficiency = (radiation resistance / transmission resistance) B. Efficiency = (total resistance / radiation resistance) x ... / transmitter output) x 100% D. Efficiency = (radiation resistance / total resistance) x 100%
Last Answer : D. Efficiency = (radiation resistance / total resistance) x 100%
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 : 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 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 : 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 : How is it possible to lower the resonant frequency of Hertz dipole antenna? A. By reducing the frequency at the transmitter B. By connecting a capacitor in series with the antenna C. By the connecting a resistor in series with the antenna D. By connecting an inductor in series with the antenna
Last Answer : D. By connecting an inductor in series with the antenna
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 : The antenna radiates _____ polarized waves when the transmitter antenna is horizontally installed. A. Vertically B. negatively C. horizontally D. circularly
Last Answer : C. horizontally
Description : If an antenna has a gain of 3 dB, it increases the output of the transmitter by A. 10,000 times B. 1000 times C. 100 times D. 1 million times
Last Answer : B. 1000 times
Description : In testing transmitter to prevent interfering with other stations, which type of antenna must be used? A. Void antenna B. Dummy antenna C. Hertzian antenna D. Isotropic antenna
Last Answer : B. Dummy antenna
Description : What is the propagation delay when a signal is transmitter by an earth station to a geosynchronous satellite about 38,500 km above earth’s equator and then received by the same earth station? A. 256 msec B. 128 msec C. 300 msec D. 400 msec
Last Answer : A. 256 msec
Description : The total propagation delay time from transmission to reception of signals from a ground transmitter to ground receiver with angle of elevation at 10 degrees respectively is A. 273 ms B. 239 ms C. 275 ms D. 260 ms
Last Answer : A. 273 ms
Description : What is the delay time for satellite transmissions from earth transmitter to earth receiver? A. 0.5 s B. 1s C. 5 ms D. 0.25 s
Last Answer : A. 0.5 s
Description : What is the delay time for satellite transmission from earth transmitter to earth receiver? A. 0.5 s B. 1.0 s C. 5 ms D. 0.25 ms
Description : What region around a broadcasting transmitter in which satisfactory reception of broadcasting signal is not obtained? A. Fringe area B. Primary are C. Secondary area D. Tertiary area
Last Answer : A. Fringe area
Description : In the American standard, the aural transmitter maximum radiated power is _____ of peak visual transmitter power. A. 10 % B. 30 % C. 20 % D. 40 %
Last Answer : C. 20 %
Description : What is the effective radiated power of a repeater with 200 watts transmitter power output, 4 dB feline loss, 4 dB duplexer and circulator loss, and 10 dB antenna gain? A. 317 W B. 2000 W C. 126 W D. 260 W
Last Answer : A. 317 W
Description : In the European standard, the aurial transmitter maximum radiated power is ______ of peak visual transmitter power. A. 10% B. 30% C. 20% D. 40%
Last Answer : C. 20%
Description : What is the effective radiated power of a repeater with 120 watts transmitter power output, 5 dB feedline loss, 4 dB duplexer and circulator loss, and 6 dB antenna gain? A. 601 W B. 240 W C. 60 W D. 379 W
Last Answer : C. 60 W
Description : What is the effective radiated power of a repeater with 100 watts transmitter power output, 5 dB feedline loss, 4 dB duplexer and circulator loss, and 10 dB antenna gain? A. 800 W B. 126 W C. 12.5 W D. 1260 W
Last Answer : B. 126 W
Description : What is the effective radiated power of a repeater with 75 watts transmitter power output, 5 dB feedline loss, 4 dB duplexer and circulator loss, and 6 dB antenna gain? A. 37.6 W B. 237 W C. 150 W D. 23.7 W
Last Answer : A. 37.6 W
Description : What is the effective radiated power of a repeater with 75 watts transmitter power output, 4 dB feedline loss, 3 dB duplexer and circulator loss, and 10 dB antenna gain? A. 600 W B. 75 W C. 18.75 W D. 150 W
Last Answer : D. 150 W
Description : What is the effective radiated power of a repeater with 50 watts transmitter power output, 5 dB feedline loss, 4 dB duplexer and circulator loss, and 7 dB antenna gain? A. 300 W B. 315 W C. 31.5 W D. 69.9 W
Last Answer : C. 31.5 W
Description : What is the effective radiated power of a repeater with 50 watts transmitter power output \, 4 dB feedline loss, 3 dB duplexer and circulator loss, and 6 dB antenna gain? A. 158 W B. 39.7 W C. 251 W D. 69.9 W
Last Answer : B. 39.7 W
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 : 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 : 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 : Which of the following is not one of the natural ways a radio wave may travel from transmitter to receiver? A. Ground wave B. Micro wave C. Sky wave D. Space wave
Last Answer : B. Micro wave
Description : A satellite transmitter operates at 4GHz with an antenna gain of 4dBi. The receiver 40000 km away has an antenna gain of 50 dBi. If the transmitter has a power of 8 W, find (ignoring feedline losses and mismatch) the EIRP in dBW. A. 50 B. 69 C. 49 D. 30
Last Answer : C. 49
Description : What is the uplink receiver frequency if the downlink transmitter is on channel 4 (3.84 Ghz)? A. 6.065 GHz B. 6.84 GHz C. 6.65 GHz D. 6.05 GHz
Last Answer : A. 6.065 GHz
Description : What is the path attenuation between transmitter and receiver at a frequency of 1.2 Ghz and a distance of 11,000 mi? A. 119 dB B. 115dB C. 179dB D. 174dB
Last Answer : C. 179dB
Description : One of the following is a possible cause for a slow drift of frequency in a self-exited transmitter oscillator circuits resulting to a poor frequency stability. A. Loose shielding B. ... capacitor in the oscillator C. Poor soldered connections D. Faulty capacitor, resistor, tubes or resistors
Last Answer : B. Heating of capacitor in the oscillator