TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES – MANILA

TRANSMISSION MEDIA AND ANTENNA SYSTEMS

FINAL EXAMINATIONS – SET A

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any form or manner will automatically get a ZERO in this examination.

Multiple Choice. Select the best answer. Write the final answer

1. If a wave has a velocity of 4,800 feet per second and a wave-length of 5 feet, what is the frequency of
the wave?
a. 9.6 Hz b. 96 Hz c. 960 Hz d. 9,600 Hz
2. Which of the following statements about a wave is the law of reflection?
a. The angle of incidence is equal to the refracted wave
b. The angle of incidence is not equal to the refracted wave
c. The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection
d. The angle of incidence is not equal to the angle of reflection
3. The reception of an AM-band radio signal over mountains can be explained by which of the following
principles of wave propagation?
a. Reflection b. Refraction c. Diffraction d. Doppler effect
4. Which of the following units of measurement is/are used to measure very short wavelengths of light?
a. Angstrom b. Millimicron c. Both a and b d. none of these
5. Which of the following electronic devices is used to radiate and/or collect electromagnetic waves?
a. Antenna b. Receiver c. Transmitter d. Transmission line
6. The electric field and magnetic field combine to form which of the following types of waves?
a. Spherical b. Elliptical c. Electromagnetic d. Each of the above
7. An increase in frequency of a radio wave will have what effect, if any, on the wavelength of the radio
wave?
a. Increase b. Decrease c. any of these d. none of these.
8. Energy radiated from an antenna is considered horizontally polarized under which of the following
conditions?
a. If the wavefront is in the horizontal plane c. If the magnetic field is in the horizontal plane
b. If the electric field is in the horizontal plane d. If the induction field is in the horizontal plane
9. The bending of a radio wave because of a change in its velocity through a medium is known as
a. refraction b. reflection c. deflection d. diffraction
10. The distance between the transmitter and the nearest point at which refracted waves return to
earth is referred to as the
a. skip distance b. return distance c. reception distance d. ground-wave distance
11. The technique of reducing multipath fading by using several receiving antennas at different locations
is known as what type of diversity?
a. Space b. Receiver c. Frequency d. Modulation
12. Conductance is the reciprocal of what electrical property?
a. Inductance b. Resistance c. Capacitance d. Reciprocity
13. Maximum transfer of energy from the source to the transmission line takes place when what
impedance relationship exists between the source and the transmission line?
a. When the load impedance equals source impedance
b. When the load impedance is twice the source impedance
c. When the load impedance is half the source impedance
d. When the load impedance is one-fourth the source impedance
14. The initial waves that travel from the source to the load of a transmission line are referred to as
what type of waves?
a. Incident b. Refracted c. Reflected d. Diffracted
15. Waves that travel from the output end to the input end of a transmission line are referred to as what
type of waves?
a. Incident b. Refracted c. Reflected d. Diffracted
16. The characteristic impedance for an infinite transmission line can be figured using which of the
following ratios?
a. Input current to velocity b. Input voltage to input current
c. Input voltage to line resistance d. Input current to line resistance
17. The characteristic impedance of a transmission line can be figured by using which of the following
formulas?
a. Zo = 1/LC b. Zo = sqrt(LC) c. Zo = C/L d. Zo = sqrt(L/C)
18. If a transmission line is open-ended, which of the following conditions describes its terminating
impedance?
a. Finite b. Infinitely large c. Equal to load impedance d. Equal to source impedance
19. When a transmission line is not terminated in its characteristic impedance (Zo), what happens to the
incident energy that is NOT transferred to the load?
a. It is returned along the transmission line b. It is radiated into space
c. It is absorbed by the line d. It is converted to heat energy
20. The resultant waveform obtained by adding the incident wave to the reflected wave is referred to as
a/an
a. standing wave b. negative wave c. algebraic wave d. concentrated wave
21. Which of the following conditions exist at the end of a shorted transmission line?
a. Maximum voltage and minimum current b. Maximum voltage and maximum current
c. Minimum voltage and maximum current d. Minimum voltage and minimum current
22. Transmission line is considered to be nonresonant (flat) when it is terminated in which of the
following ways?
a. In an impedance equal to Zo b. In an impedance that is infinite
c. In an inductive reactance greater than Z0 d. In a capacitive reactance greater than Z0
23. A device used to radiate or receive electromagnetic wave energy is referred to as a/an
a. feeder b. antenna c. transmitter d. coupling device
24. A complete antenna system consists of which of the following components?
a. A feeder, a coupling device, and a transmitter
b. A feeder line, a coupling device, and an antenna
c. An antenna, a transmission line, and a receiver
d. An impedance-matching device, a feeder, and a transmission line
25. The antenna property that allows the same antenna to both transmit and receive energy is
a. gain b. resonance c. reciprocity d. directivity
26. There is a ratio between the amount of energy propagated in certain directions by a directional
antenna compared to the energy that would be propagated in these directions if the antenna were not
directional. This ratio is known as which of the following antenna characteristics?
a. Gain b. Directivity c. Reciprocity d. Polarization
27. The polarization plane of the radiation field is determined by which of the following fields?
a. Electric field only b. Magnetic field only c. Electromagnetic field d. none of these
28. An electric field that rotates as it Travels through space exhibits what type of polarization?
a. Vertical b. Spherical c. Elliptical d. Horizontal
29. For ground-wave transmissions, what type of polarization is required?
a. Vertical b. Spherical c. Elliptical d. Horizontal
30. For high-frequency operation, which of the following antenna polarization patterns is preferred?
a. Vertically polarized b. Spherically polarized c. Elliptically polarized d. Horizontally polarized
31. An isotropic radiator radiates energy in which of the following patterns?
a. Vertical b. Bi-directional c. Unidirectional d. Omnidirectional
32. Inserting an inductor or capacitor in series with an antenna is one method of electrically changing
the electrical length of an antenna. What is this method called?
a. Loading b. Inserting c. Unloading d. Decoupling
33. How does the group velocity of an electromagnetic field in a waveguide compare to the velocity of a
wavefront through free space?
a. Group velocity is faster c. Group velocity is slower
b. Their velocities are the same d. none of these
34. Which of the following is not a common transmission line impedance?
a. 50 Ω b. 75 Ω c. 120 Ω d. 300 Ω
35. For maximum absorption of power at the antenna, the relationship between the characteristic
impedance of the line ZO and the load impedance Zl should be
a. ZO = Zl b. ZO > Zl c. ZO < Zl d. ZO = 0
36. A pattern of voltage and current variations along a transmission line not terminated in its
characteristic impedance is called
a. an electric field b. radio waves c. standing waves d. a magnetic
field
37. The most desirable SWR on a transmission line is
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. infinity
38. A 50 Ω coax is connected to a 73 Ω antenna. The SWR is
a. 0.685 b. 1 c. 1.46 d. 2.92
39. The most desirable reflection coefficient is
a. 0 b. 0.5 c. 1 d. infinity
40. A ratio expressing the percentage of incident voltage reflected on a transmission line is known as the
a. velocity factor b. standing wave ratio c. reflection coefficient d. line efficiency
41. The minimum voltage along a transmission line is 260 V, while the maximum voltage is 390 V. The
SWR is
a. 0.67 b. 1.0 c. 1.2 d. 1.5
42. Three feet is one wavelength at a frequency of
a. 100 MHz b. 164 MHz c. 300 MHz d. 328 MHz
43. A popular half-wavelength antenna is the
a. ground plane b. end-fire c. collinear d. dipole
44. The length of a doublet at 27 MHz is
a. 8.67 ft b. 17.3 ft c. 18.2 ft d. 34.67 ft
45. A popular vertical antenna is the
a. collinear b. dipole c. ground plane d. broadside
46. The magnetic field of an antenna is perpendicular to the earth. The antenna’s polarization
a. is vertical b. is horizontal c. is circular d. cannot be determined from the information
given
47. An antenna that transmits or receives equally well in all directions is said to be
a. omnidirectional b. bidirectional c. unidirectional d.
quasidirectional
48. The horizontal radiation pattern of a dipole is a
a. circle b. figure eight c. clover leaf d. narrow beam
49. The length of a ground plane vertical at 146 MHz is
a. 1.6 ft b. 1.68 ft c. 2.05 ft d. 3.37 ft
50. The impedance of a dipole is about
a. 50 Ω b. 73 Ω c. 93 Ω d. 300 Ω
51. A direction antenna with two or more elements is known as a(n)
a. folded dipole b. ground plane c. loop d. array
52. The horizontal radiation pattern of a vertical dipole is
a. figure eight b. circle c. narrow beam d.
clover leaf
53. In a Yagi antenna, maximum direction of radiation is toward the
a. director b. driven element c. reflector d. sky
54. Conductors in multielement antennas that do not receive energy directly from the transmission line
are known as
a. parasitic elements b. driven elements c. the boom d. receptors
55. A coax has an attenuation of 2.4 db per 100 ft. The attenuation for 275 ft is
a. 2.4 dB b. 3.3 dB c. 4.8 dB d. 6.6 dB
56. Which beamwidth represents the best antenna directivity
a. 7° b. 12° c. 19° d. 28°
57. The radiation pattern of collinear and broadside antennas
a. omnidirectional b. bidirectional c. unidirectional d. clover-leaf shaped
58. Which antenna has a unidirectional radiation pattern and gain
a. dipole b. ground plane c. yagi d. collinear
59. A wide-bandwidth multielement driven array is the
a. end-fire b. log-periodic c. yagi d. collinear
60. Ground-wave communications is most effective in what frequency range?
a. 300 kHz to 3 MHz b. 3 to 30 MHz c. 30 to 300 MHz d. above 300
MHz
61. The ionosphere causes radio signals to be
a. diffused b. absorbed c. refracted d. reflected
62. The ionosphere has its greatest effect on signals in what frequency range?
a. 300 kHz to 3 MHz b. 3 to 30 MHz c. 30 to 300 MHz d. above 300
MHz
63. The type of radio wave responsible for long-distance communications by multiple skips is the
a. ground wave b. direct wave c. surface wave d. sky wave
64. Microwave signals propagate by way of the
a. direct wave b. sky wave c. surface wave d. standing wave
65. A microwave-transmitting antenna is 550 ft high. The receiving antenna is 200 ft high. The maximum
transmission distance is
a. 20 mi b. 33.2 mi c. 38.7 mi d. 53.2 mi
66. A coax has a velocity factor of 0.68. What is the length of a half wave at 30 MHz?
a. 11.2 ft b. 12.9 ft c. 15.6 ft d. 16.4 ft
67. Which of the following is a microwave frequency
a. 1.7 MHz b. 750 MHz c. 0.98 GHz d. 22 GHz
68. Stripline and microstrip transmission lines are usually made with
a. coax b. parallel wires c. twisted pair d. PCBs
69. The most common cross section of a wave guide is a
a. square b. circle c. triangle d. rectangle
70. A rectangular waveguide has a width of 1 in. and a height of 0.6 in. Its cutoff frequency is
a. 2.54 GHz b. 3.0 GHz c. 5.9 GHz d. 11.8 GHz
71. A waveguide has a cutoff frequency of 17 GHz. Which of the signals will not be passed by the
waveguide?
a. 15 GHz b. 18 GHz c. 22 GHz d. 25 GHz
72. Signal propagation in a waveguide is by
a. electrons b. electric and magnetic fields c. holes d. air pressure
73. When the electric field in a waveguide is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation, the
mode is said to be
a. vertical polarization b. horizontal polarization c. transverse electric d. transverse
magnetic
74. The dominant mode in most waveguides is
a. TE1,0 b. TE1,2 c. TM0,1 d. TM1,1
75. The ratio of actual velocity to free-space velocity is called
a. Velocity factor
b. Relative dielectric constant
c. Velocity of propagation
d. Delay time
76. In a balanced line, the same current flows in each line but is
a. 45º out of phase
b. 90º out of phase
c. 180º out of phase
d. 270º out of phase
77. What is the length of a quarter-wavelength section of RG-8A/U coaxial cable at a frequency of 144.2
Mhz if its velocity factor is 0.69.
a. 52.1 cm
b. 35.9 cm
c. 143.6 cm
d. 2.08 m
78. A 50-Ω transmission line that has a load impedance of 300 Ω has a VSWR of
a. 6:1
b. 1:6
c. 0.666:1
d. 1.5:1
79. The input impedance of a quarter-wavelength section of a 50-Ω transmission line that is terminated
with a short is
a. 50 Ω
b. 0 Ω(a short)
c. Infinite (open)
d. 100 Ω
80. A device that is used to match an unbalanced transmission line to a balanced transmission line is
called a
a. Quarter-wavelength matching transformer
b. Balun
c. Shorted-stub section
d. Slotted line
81. A 50-Ω transmission line with a 300-Ω load impedance has a reflection coefficient of
a. 6
b. 0.166
c. 0.714
d. 1.4
82. A cable has an inductance of 1 nH/ft and capacitance of 1 nF/ft. The delay introduced by a 1-ft
section is
a. Not able to be calculated with the given information
b. 1 × 10-9
c. 1 × 10-18
d. 2 × 10-9
83. The process of waves, which traveling in straight paths, bending around an obstacle is
a. Radiation
b. Reflection
c. Refraction
d. Diffraction
84. The process of interchangeability of receiving and transmitting operations of antennas is known as
a. Polarization
b. Reciprocity
c. Efficiency
d. Counterpoise
85. A half-wave dipole antenna is also known as
a. Marconi antenna
b. Hertz antenna
c. Vertical antenna
d. Phased array
86. An antenna that is a quarter-wavelength long connected such that the ground acts as a reflecting
quarter-wavelength section is called a
a. Hertz antenna
b. Dipole antenna
c. Marconi antenna
d. All the above
87. The angular separation between the half-power points on an antenna's radiation pattern is the
a. Bandwidth
b. Front-to-back ratio
c. Lobe distribution
d. Beamwidth
88. The input impedance at the center of a dipole antenna is approximately
a. 36.6 Ω
b. 50 Ω
c. 73 Ω
d. 300 Ω
89. The Yagi-Uda antenna consists of
a. A driven director and parasitic reflector
b. A driven reflector and parasitic director
c. A parasitic director and reflector
d. All the above
90. A disadvantage of microstrip compared with stripline is that microstrip
a. does not readily lend itself to printed circuit techniques b. is more likely to radiate
c. is bulkier d. is more expensive and complex to
manufacture
91. The transmission system using two ground plane is
a. microstrip b. elliptical waveguide c. parallel-wire line d. stripline
92. What should be the transmission line impedance for maximum power transfer from a generator to a
52Ω load?
a. 52 Ω c. 104 Ω
b. 26 Ω d. none of the above
93. The maximum voltage along a transmission line is 170 V and the minimum voltage is 80 V. Calculate
the SWR?
a. 2.125 c. 0.47
b. 0.36 d. 2.78
94. What is the reflection coefficient for the previous number?
a. 2.125 c. 0.47
b. 0.36 d. 2.78
95. A power meter inserted into a transmission line reads 1150 W of forward power and 50 W of
reflected power. What is the SWR?
a. 1.53 c. 23
b. 0.65 d. 3.5
96. 4. The measure of an antenna’s directivity is ____________, the angle of the radiation pattern over
which a transmitter’s energy is directed or received.
A. bandwidth B. beamwidth C. half power points D. reflection angle
97. Antennas that transmit an equal amount of energy in the horizontal direction are called ________
A. bi-directional
B. unidirectional
C. omnidirectional
D. unilateral
98. The shape of the electromagnetic energy radiated from or received by an antenna is called the
_____
A. signal shape C. radiation pattern
B. electromagnetic pattern D. antenna pattern
99. ____________ is the variation in signal amplitude at the receiver caused by the characteristics of
the signal path and changes in it.
A. fading C. bending
B. amplification D. propagation
100. If the transmitting antenna is located 30 ft above sea level and the receiving antenna is equidistant
above sea level, determine the maximum distance.
A. 7.75 miles C. 7.75 Km
B. 15.5 miles D. 15.5 Km