1.

Waveguides are used mainly for microwave signals because

A. the depend on the straight line propagation which applies to microwaves only
B. losses would be to heavy at lower frequencies
C. there are no generators powerful enough to excite them at lower frequencies
D. they would be too bulky at lower frequencies *

2. The wavelength of a wave in a waveguide

A. is greater than in free space *
B. depends only on the wave guide dimensions and the free space wavelength
C. is inversely proportional to the phase velocity
D. is directly proportional to the group velocity

3. A wave propagating in a waveguide has a full wavelength of electric intensity change between the two
walls that are farther apart. It has no component of electric field along the direction of propagation. The
mode is.
A. TM 20
B. TE 20 *
C. TE 10
D. TM 10

4. Co-axial lines are coupled to the waveguides by means of _____ if placed quarter wavelength from the
shorted termination of the guide.
A. H loop
B. E probe *
C. E loop
D. H probe

5. Electron bunching in a two-cavity klystron occurs

A. in the free drift space between the two cavities *
B. in the output cavity of the klystron
C. in the space from the catcher cavity to the anode
D. in the repeller anode to the cavity

6. What is the surface refractivity for normal or average atmospheric condition?

A. 1.30
B. 130
C. 301 *
D. 3.01

7. A transmitter and receiver operating at 6 GHz are separated by 40 km. How much power (in dBm) is
delivered to the receiver if the transmitter has an output power of 2W, the transmitting antenna has a
gain of 20 dBi, and the receiving antenna has a gain of 25 dBi?
A. –59.8 dBm
B. –62 dBm *
C. –82 dBm
D. –72 dBm
8. The receiving installation whose G/T=20.6 dB is used as a ground terminal to receive a signal from a
satellite at a distance of 38,000 km. The satellite has a transmitter power of 50 watts and an antenna
gain of 30 dBi. Assume losses between the satellite transmitter and its antenna are negligible. The
frequency is 12 GHz. Calculate the carrier-to-noise ratio at the receiver, for a bandwidth of 1 MHz.
A. 30.6 dBm C. 60.3 dB
B. 60.3 dBm D. 30.6 dB*

9. Which is true about Vg and Vp?

A. Vg plus Vp is equal to C in free space
B. Vg times Vp is equal to C in free space
C. Vg and Vp are equal in free space *
D. Vg and Vp are never equal in free space

10. A satellite orbits in the same direction with Earth’s rotation with an angular velocity less than that of
Earth. This describes ____ orbit.
A. Prograde
B. Retrograde *
C. Global
D. Polar

11. Which of the following is true?

A. The angle of inclination lesser than 5 deg must be avoided.
B. The third law of Kepler is the Law of Harmonics which talks about the velocities of the planets.
C. The horizontal distance between lines is the latitiude.
D. The angle of declination of a satellite in equatorial orbit is zero degrees. *

12. Telephone communication takes place between two earth stations via a satellite that is 40,000 km each
station. Suppose Jasten Beber, at station 1, asks a question and Maraya Kare at station 2, answers
immediately, as soon as she hears the question. How much time elapses between the end of Jasten
Beber’s question and the beginning of Maraya Kare’s reply, as heard by Jasten Beber?
A. 0.26 s
B. 0.52 s *
D. 0.34 s
D. 0.76 s

13. The moon orbits the earth with a period of approximately 28 days. How far away is it?
A. 384 Mm *
B. 483 Mm
C. 834 Mm
D. 843 Mm

14. Compare the signal strength from two satellites as received on the ground. One is geostationary, with a
path length of 40,000 km; the other is in low earth orbit, with a path length of 500 km. Assume all other
factors are equal, which signal is stronger, and by how many decibels?
A. LEO signal is stronger by 38 dB *
B. GEO signal is stronger by 38 dB
C. LEO signal is stronger by 80 dB
D. GEO signal is stronger by 80 dB
15. Earth’s equatorial bulge is causing elliptical orbits to rotate in a manner that causes the apogee and
perigee to move around the Earth. This phenomenon is called:
A. Faraday’s Rotation
B. Rayleigh’s Rotation
C. Rotation of the line of apsides *
D. Rotation of the line of nodes