Description : Which antenna radiates an omnidirectional pattern in the horizontal plane with vertical polarization? A. Marconi antenna B. Discone antenna C. Horn antenna D. Helical antenna
Last Answer : A. Marconi antenna
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 : Which antenna is not a wideband? A. Discone B. Folded dipole C. Helical D. Marconi
Last Answer : D. Marconi
Description : How does the gain of a parabolic dish type antenna change when the operating frequency is doubled? A. Gain does not change B. Gain is multiplied by 0.707 C. Gain increases 6 dB D. Gain increases 3 dB
Last Answer : C. Gain increases 6 dB
Description : Collects very weak signals from a broadcast satellite A. Helical antenna B. Satellite dish C. LNA D. TWT
Last Answer : B. Satellite dish
Description : A parabolic dish antenna isa(n)_______ antenna. A) omnidirectional B) bidirectional C) unidirectional D) horn
Last Answer : unidirectiona
Description : ______ is the measurement of a unilateral antenna properties of directivity A. Phase angle B. Antenna gain C. Beamwidth D. Bandwidth
Last Answer : C. Beamwidth
Description : What happens to the beamwidth of an antenna as the gain is increased? A. The beamwidth increases geometrically as the gain is increased. B. The beamwidth increases arithmetically as the gain is increased ... unaffected by the gain of the antenna. D. The beamwidth decreases as the gain is increased.
Last Answer : D. The beamwidth decreases as the gain is increased.
Description : Whichofthe followingantennasis best excited fromawaveguide? a. Biconical b.Horn c. Helical d. Discone
Last Answer : b.Horn
Description : What antenna can be used to minimize the effect of Faraday rotation of polarization? A. Dipole B. Parabolic C. Helical D. Rhombic
Last Answer : C. Helical
Description : A special horn antenna consisting of a parabolic cylinder joined to a pyramidal horn. A. Hoghorn B. Cass-horn C. Pyramidal horn D. Conical horn
Last Answer : A. Hoghorn
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 : Indicate the antenna thatisnotwideband: a. Discone b. Folded Dipole c. Helical d. Marconi
Last Answer : d. Marconi
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 : What is the gain, in dB of a helical antenna with diameter of λ/3, 10 turns at pitch of λ/4, used at 100 MHz? A. 16 B. 41.1 C. 31.4 D. 1.25
Last Answer : A. 16
Description : What illumination factor is normally considered in computing parabolic antenna gain in microwave communications? A. 0.54 B. 0.65 C. 0.75 D. 0.85
Last Answer : A. 0.54
Description : What is the polarization of a discone antenna? A. Vertical B. Horizontal C. Circular D. Spiral
Last Answer : A. Vertical
Description : The polarization of a discone antenna is _____. A. Horizontal B. Vertical C. Omni D. Directional
Last Answer : B. Vertical
Description : Cassegrain feedis usedwith a parabolic reflectorto a. increase the gain of the system b. increase the beamwidth of the system c. reduce the size of the main reflector d. allowthe feedtobeplacedata convenientpoint
Last Answer : d. allowthe feedtobeplacedata convenientpoint
Description : _____ is the horizontal pointing angle of an antenna A. Azimuth B. Angle of elevation C. Right angle D. Beamwidth
Last Answer : A. Azimuth
Description : Top loading is used in an antenna in order to increase its ______. A. practical height B. beamwidth C. effective height D. input capacitance
Last Answer : C. effective height
Description : Which frequency reuse method is less effective because of Faraday’s effect? A. Dual polarization B. Reducing antenna beamwidth C. Zonal rotation D. Spin stabilization
Last Answer : A. Dual polarization
Description : What is the term for the ration of the radiation resistance of an antenna to the total resistance of the system? A. Effective radiated power B. Beamwidth C. Radiation conversion loss D. Antenna efficiency
Last Answer : D. Antenna efficiency
Description : Top loading is used in an antenna in order to increase its ___________. A. input capacitance B. beamwidth C. bandwidth D. effective height
Last Answer : D. effective height
Description : It is a measure of the microwave power radiated from an antenna as a function of angular direction from the antenna axis. A. Antenna pattern B. Polarization C. Beamwidth D. Sidelobes
Description : One of the following is very useful as a multiband HF receiving antenna. A. Parabolic antenna B. Elementary doublet C. Log-periodic D. Square loop
Last Answer : C. Log-periodic
Description : What is caused by the transverse nature of electromagnetic waves? A. Polarization B. Interference C. Beamwidth D. Gain
Last Answer : A. Polarization
Description : ECE Board Exam March 1996 An antenna that is circularly polarized is the ____________. A. parabolic reflector B. helical C. Yagi-uda D. small circular loop
Last Answer : B. helical
Description : The most widely used antenna in GPS is (A) Parabolic antenna (B) Microstrip antenna (C) Horn antenna (D) Slotted antenna
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Collects very weak signal from a broadcast satellite A. Satellite dish B. LNB C. Yagi-Uda antenna D. Satellite receiver
Last Answer : A. Satellite dish
Description : Dish antenna is parabolic in shape and has meshy structure. Give reasons.
Last Answer : A Practical reflector employing the properties of the parabola will be a three dimensional bowl-shaped surface, obtained by revolving the parabola about the axis AB. The resulting geometric ... (directrix) is constant. These geometric properties yield an excellent microwave or light reflector.
Description : Write one application of following antenna i. Rectangular antenna ii. Dish antenna iii. Yagi-Uda antenna iv. Horn antenna
Last Answer : i. Rectangular antenna is used in direction finding in portable recievers. ii. Dish antenna is used to transmit and receive signal from satellite. iii. Yagi-Uda antenna is used in HF and VHF range as a TV receiving antenna. iv. Horn antenna is used in satellite tracking.
Description : Draw radiation pattern for following antenna i) Yagi-Uda antenna ii) Loop antenna iii) Dish antenna iv) Horn antenna
Last Answer : Type of antenna Radiation Patteren Yagi-Uda antenna Loop antenna Dish antenna Horn antenna
Description : Write the application of the following antennas: 1) Rectangular antenna 2) Dish antenna 3) Horn antenna 4) Loop antenna 5) Yagi-Uda antenna.
Last Answer : Applications: 1.Rectangular antenna i)Used in Mobile and satellite communication ii)Used in Global Positioning System iii) Used for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) iv) Radar Dish ... antenna. 2. Yagi-Uda antenna is used in conditional Access System (CAS) at the decryptor.
Description : _____ is an open-ended slot antenna A. Helical antenna B. Rhombic antenna C. Notch antenna D. Cassegrain antenna
Last Answer : C. Notch antenna
Description : Earth station uses what type of antenna A. Despun antenna B. Helical antenna C. Toroidal antenna D. Cassegrain antenna
Last Answer : D. Cassegrain 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 : Type of antenna which is normally used for satellite tracking service. A. Omni B. Helical C. Yagi D. Dipole
Last Answer : B. Helical
Description : A helical antenna is used for satellite tracking because of ______. A. Broad bandwidth B. Good front-to-back C. Maneuverability D. Circular polarization
Last Answer : D. Circular polarization
Description : ECE Board Exam March 1996 A type of an underground antenna is a/an __________ antenna. A. Hertz B. isotropic C. parabolic D. Marconi
Last Answer : A. Hertz
Description : What do you call the single booster installed on the antenna dish of satellite receiver? A. Low noise amplifier B. Single amplifier C. Noise amplifier D. Rectifier
Last Answer : A. Low noise amplifier
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 : Discone radiation pattern is ______. A. omnidirectional/vertical polarized B. unidirectional C. bidirectional D. figure of eight
Last Answer : A. omnidirectional/vertical polarized
Description : Radiation pattern of a discone. A. Unidirectional B. Bidirectional C. Omnidirectional D. Figure of eight
Last Answer : C. Omnidirectional
Description : The discone antenna is
Last Answer : useful as a UHF receiving antenna
Description : Is the width of the range of wavelengths emitted by the light source a. Bandwidth b. Chromatic Dispersion c. Spectral width d. Beamwidth
Last Answer : c. Spectral width
Description : _____ is the angle between the half-power radiation points A. Critical angle B. Beamwidth C. Angle of elevation D. Azimuth
Last Answer : B. Beamwidth
Description : Comparing the signal strength arriving at the driven element from the desired direction to the signal strength reaching the driver from the opposite direction. A. Directivity B. Sensitivity C. Beamwidth D. Front-to-back ratio
Last Answer : D. Front-to-back ratio
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 : The earth area covered by a satellite radio beam. A. Beamwidth B. Bandwidth C. Footprint D. Zone
Last Answer : C. Footprint