Description : What is the major cause of atmospheric or static noise? A. Sunspots B. Airplanes C. Meteor showers D. Thunderstorm
Last Answer : D. Thunderstorm
Description : The major cause of atmospheric or static noise are A. Thunderstorms B. Airplanes C. Meteor showers D. All of these
Last Answer : A. Thunderstorms
Description : Indicate the false statement. A. Industrial noise is usually of the impulse type B. Static is caused by lightning discharges in thunderstorms and other natural electric disturbances occurring in the ... another source of man-made noise D. Flourescent lights are another source of man-made noise
Last Answer : C. Distant stars are another source of man-made noise
Description : In a thunderstorm the formula M t 5.1 Mt5.1 gives the approximate distance M M in miles from a lightning strike if it takes t t seconds to hear the thunder after seeing the lightning. If you are 8.9 m?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : Indicate the noise whose sources are in category different from that of the other three? A. Solar noise B. Cosmic noise C. Atmospheric noise D. Galactic noise
Last Answer : C. Atmospheric noise
Description : Atmospheric noise becomes less severe at frequencies A. above 30 MHz B. below 30 MHz C. above 3000 kHz D. below 3000kHz
Last Answer : A. above 30 MHz
Description : Atmospheric noise or static is not a great problem A. at frequencies below 20 MHz B. at frequencies below 5 MHz C. at frequencies above 30 MHz D. at frequencies above 1 MHz
Last Answer : C. at frequencies above 30 MHz
Description : Atmospheric noise is known as _______noise. A. static B. cosmic C. solar D. lunar
Last Answer : A. static
Description : Which noise is produced by lighting discharges in thunderstorms? A. White noise B. Extraterrestrial noise C. Industrial noise D. Atmospheric noise
Last Answer : D. Atmospheric noise
Description : _________ is measured on a circuit when it is correctly terminated but does not have any traffic. A. White noise B. Galactic noise C. Impulse noise D. Atmospheric noise
Last Answer : A. White noise
Description : What do you call the random noise seen on radar display screen? A. Impulse noise B. Atmospheric noise C. Grass D. Johnson noise
Last Answer : C. Grass
Description : What noise is observable at frequencies in the range from about 8 MHz to somewhat 1.5 GHz? A. Industrial noise B. Atmospheric noise C. Space noise D. Shot noise
Last Answer : C. Space noise
Description : The band of frequencies least susceptible to atmospheric noise and interference is: A. 30 – 300 kHz B. 300 – 3000 kHz C. 3 – 30 MHz D. 300 – 3000 MHz
Last Answer : D. 300 – 3000 MHz
Description : Atmospheric noise is less at severe frequencies above A. Audio level B. 30 MHz C. 10 GHz D. 1 GHz
Last Answer : B. 30 MHz
Description : ECE Board Exam March 1996 Atmospheric condition is controlled by A. humidity B. pressure C. temperature D. all of these
Last Answer : D. all of these
Description : 'Cloud burst' means – (1) Sowing of seeds of a crop in cloudy weather. (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm. (3) Formation of artificial rain. (4) Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky.
Last Answer : (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm. Explanation: A cloudburst is an extreme amount of precipitation, sometimes accompanied by hail and thunder, that normally ... . However, cloudbursts are infrequent as they occur only via orographic lift or sudden condensation.
Description : Cloud burst means – (1) Formation of artificial rain (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm (3) Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky (4) Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather
Last Answer : (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm Explanation: A cloudburst is sudden copious rainfall. It is a sudden aggressive rainstorm falling for a short period of time limited to a small geographical area. Generally cloudbursts are associated with thunderstorms
Description : ‘Cloud burst’ means (1) Sowing of seeds of a crop in cloudy weather. (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm. (3) Formation of artificial rain. (4) Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky.
Last Answer : Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm.
Description : Cloud burst means (1) Formation of artificial rain (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm (3) Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky (4) Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather
Last Answer : Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm
Description : Lightning rods must be mounted a top structure not less than ___ above the highest point. A. 10 cm B. 20 cm C. 30 cm D. 40 cm
Last Answer : C. 30 cm
Description : _______ is a major cause of the sporadic-E condition A. Temperature inversions B. Sunspots C. Meteors D. Wind shear
Last Answer : B. Sunspots
Description : How can severe thunderstorm cause damage?
Last Answer : Thunderstorms are dangerous storms that include lightning and can: Include powerful winds over 50 MPH; Create hail; and. Cause flash flooding and tornadoes
Description : What is a weather system that produces large winds hail heavy rain lightning and found?
Last Answer : Thunderstorm
Description : What weather phenomenon causes more deaths in the U.S. annually than any other except lightning?
Last Answer : ANSWER: TORNADOES
Description : Which of the following factor does not harm laser efficiency? a. Atmospheric absorption b. Excitation energy not absorbed c. Problems in depopulating the lower laser level d. Inefficiency in populating the upper laser level
Last Answer : a. Atmospheric absorption
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 : Atmospheric attenuation is an attenuation which is due to A. mist and fog B. gasses in the atmosphere C. water vapor and oxygen D. rain
Last Answer : C. water vapor and oxygen
Description : At one atmospheric pressure, what is the approximate speed of sound in steel? A. 5150 m/s B. 5150 ft/s C. 4990 m/s D. 4990 ft/s
Last Answer : A. 5150 m/s
Description : Which is atmospheric attenuation? A. Attenuation due to rain B. Attenuation due to other gasses C. Attenuation due to mist and fog D. Due to water vapor and oxygen
Last Answer : D. Due to water vapor and oxygen
Description : ECE Board Exam March 1996 The K-factor under normal atmospheric conditions in a microwave radio data profile calculation is equal to ___________. A. 2/3 B. 0 C. 4/3 D. Infinity
Last Answer : C. 4/3
Description : Stacking antenna elements A. increases sensitivity to weak signals B. will suppress odd harmonics C. decrease signal to noise ratio D. increases selectivity
Last Answer : A. increases sensitivity to weak signals
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 : Which of the following low noise transistors is commonly used at microwave frequencies? A. MOSFET B. GASFET C. MESFET D. JFET
Last Answer : C. MESFET
Description : What do you call the noise coming from the sun and stars? A. Black-body noise B. Space noise C. Galactic noise D. All of these
Last Answer : B. Space noise
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 : The total noise power present in a 1-Hz bandwidth . A. Noise density B. Noise figure C. Noise limit D. Noise intensity
Last Answer : A. Noise density
Description : A noise whose source is within the solar system. A. Solar noise B. Thermal noise C. Cosmic noise D. Johnson Noise
Last Answer : A. Solar noise
Description : External noise originating outside the solar system A. Cosmic noise B. Solar noise C. Thermal noise D. Lunar noise
Last Answer : A. Cosmic noise
Description : ___________ is device that measures the internal open circuit voltage of an equivalent noise generator having an impedance of 600Ω and delivering noise power to a 600 Ω load. A. Psophometer B. Barometer C. Reflectometer D. Voltmeter
Last Answer : A. Psophometer
Description : Crosstalk due to incomplete suppression of sidebands or to intermodulation of two or more frequency-multiplexed channels which is unintelligible is classified as A. Impulse noise B. Thermal noise C. Quantizing noise D. Miscellaneous noise
Last Answer : D. Miscellaneous noise
Description : Sources of impulse noise induced in communication channels. A. Erroneous digital coding bit caused by an error on a transmission facility B. Transients due to relay operation C. Crosstalk from dc signaling systems D. All of these
Last Answer : D. All of these
Description : Noise that occurs via capacitive or inductive coupling in a cable. A. Crosstalk B. Quantizing noise C. Reference noise D. Tone interference
Last Answer : A. Crosstalk
Description : Noise consisting of irregular pulses of short duration and relatively high amplitude, A. Quantizing noise B. Tone interference C. Impulse noise D. Cross talk
Last Answer : C. Impulse noise
Last Answer : A. Quantizing noise
Description : Noise occurring in the presence of signal resulting from a mismatch between the exact value of an analog signal and the closet available quantizing step in a digital coder. A. Quantizing noise B. Thermal noise C. Impulse noise D. Crosstalk
Description : The square of the thermal noise voltage generated by a resistor is proportional to A. its resistance B. its temperature C. the bandwidth over which it is measured D. All of the above
Last Answer : D. All of the above
Description : Which of the following types of noise becomes of great importance at frequencies? A. Shot noise B. Random noise C. Impulse noise D. Transit-time noise
Last Answer : D. Transit-time noise
Description : What is the noise voltage across a 300Ω input resistance to a TV set with a 6MHz bandwidth and temperature of 30˚C? A. 2.3 µV B. 3.8µV C. 5.5µV D. 5.4µV
Last Answer : C. 5.5µV
Description : The transistor with the lowest noise figure in the microwave region is a A. MOSFET B. Dual-gate MOSFET C. JFET D. MESFET
Last Answer : D. MESFET
Description : Which noise figure represents the lowest noise in receiver? A. 1.6 dB B. 2.1 dB C. 2.7 dB D. 3.4 dB
Last Answer : A. 1.6 dB