Quiz # 1

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1. It is used to carry telephone signals, computer data in LANs, TV and internet signals in cable TV systems,
and signals from a transmitter to an antenna or from an antenna to a receiver.
Transmission Line
2. Type of transmission line that uses two insulated solid copper wires covered with insulation.
Twisted Pair Cable
3. Type of transmission line that is made of two parallel conductors separated by a space of 1/2 inch to
several inches
Parallel-wire Line
4. Type of transmission line that consists of a solid center conductor surrounded by a dielectric material,
usually a plastic insulator such as Teflon.
Coaxial Cable
5. It is a two wire balanced line which the insulating spacers have used to keep the wires separated.
Open-wire line
6. It is a variation of parallel-wire line where the spacing between the wires is maintained by a continuous
plastic insulator.
300 ohm Twin Lead
7. & 8. What are the two primary requirements of a transmission line.
1. Minimum attenuation to the signal 2. does not radiate any of the signal as radio energy
9. A Type of transmission line that is widely used in local-area networks.
UTP or Unshielded Twisted-Pair
10. It is a measure of distance between two identical peaks or troughs in a wave.
Wavelength

Problem 1: (5 points)
Find the wavelength (lambda) for the free space electromagnetic waves with frequencies: 1KHz,
100KHz, 1MHz, and 1GHz.
1KHz = 300km
100KHz = 3km
1MHz = 300m
1GHz = 0.3m

Problem 2: (5 points)
Find the characteristic impedance for an air filled concentric transmission line with a D/d ratio of 4.0.
Note, D equates to the inside diameter of the outer conductor, and d equates to the diameter of the
inside conductor.
Ans. 83.08 Ohms

Problem 3: (5 points)
Find the characteristic impedance for a coaxial cable with an inductance of 0.2uH/ft and a
capacitance of 16pF/ft.
Ans. 111.8 Ohms5