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Antenna
Antenna
Antenna
A. Vertical
B. Horizontal
C. Circular
D. Spiral
2. If the antenna increases 3.3 times how much does the radiated power increase?
A. 3.3 times
B. 10.89 times
C. 9.9 times
D. 6.6 times
3. When speaking of antennas. ______ is a section which would be a complete antenna by itself.
A. image
B. top loading
C. bay
D. quarterwave
4. In what range of frequencies are most omnidirectional horizontally polarized antennas used?
A. VHF, UHF
B. VLF, LF
C. SH, EHF
D. MF, HF
5. If the current ratios of the two or more elements must be held 5% and the phase angle to 3° the
antenna is called a
A. Antenna
B. Loudspeaker
C. Microphone
D. Transducer
A. Rhombic antenna
B. Folded dipole
C. End-fire array
D. Yagi-Uda antenna
A. 2.15 dB
B. 1.76 dB
C. 1 dB
D. 0dB
A. Minor lobes
B. Null
C. Antenna patterns
D. Major lobes
10. What is the gain of the Hertzian dipole over isotropic antenna?
A. 1.64 dB
B. 2.15 dB
C. 1.76 dB
D. 1.55 dB
12. In testing transmitter to prevent interfering with other stations, which type of antenna must be
used?
A. Void antenna
B. Dummy antenna
C. Hertzian antenna
D. Isotropic antenna
A. space diversity
B. frequency diversity
C. polarization diversity
D. wavelength diversity
A. Bandwidth
B. Enthalpy
C. Entropy
D. Quantum
15. If an antenna has a gain of 3 dB, it increases the output of the transmitter by
A. 10,000 times
B. 1000 times
C. 100 times
D. 1 million times
A. practical height
B. beamwidth
C. effective height
D. input capacitance
A. vertically polarized
B. horizontally polarized
C. centrally polarized
D. circularly polarized
A. collinear
B. yagi
C. broadside array
D. log-periodic
A. AM Broadcasting
B. FM Broadcasting
C. Mobile Communications
D. Satellite Communications
20. 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
A. Antenna array
B. Tower
C. Omni-directional
D. Rhombic
22. 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
23. An antenna with very high gain and very narrow beamwidth.
A. Helical antenna
B. Discone antenna
C. Horn antenna
D. Parabolic dish antenna
A. Azimuth
B. Angle of elevation
C. Right angle
D. Beamwidth
26. A dipole antenna requires to be fed with 20 kW of power to produce a given signal strength
to a particular distant point. If the addition of a reflector makes the same field strength available
with an input power of 11kW. What is the gain in dB, obtained by the use if the reflector. (Gain
referred to this particular dipole).
A. 4.75
B. 2.6
C. 1.81
D. 4.24
27. What is the estimated medium wind loading in the Philippines for antenna tower design?
A. 300 kph
B. 100 kph
C. 200 kph
D. 250 kph
A. omnidirectional/vertical polarized
B. unidirectional
C. bidirectional
D. figure of eight
A. Helical antenna
B. Rhombic antenna
C. Notch antenna
D. Cassegrain antenna
A. Marconi
B. Rhombic
C. Dipole
D. Yagi-Uda
A. Omnidirectional
B. Bidirectional
C. Unidirectional
D. Hemispherical
A. 1.76 dB
B. 2.15 dB
C. 3 dB
D. 0 dB
A. Rhombic
B. Half-wave dipole
C. Isotropic
D. Whip
A. Hertzian dipole
B. Loop antenna
C. Marconi antenna
D. Elementary doublet
36. What is the minimum number of turns a helix antenna must have?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 4
D. 6
A. 10
B. 1
C. 10
D. 100
A. Driven element
B. Reflector element
C. Director element
D. Parasitic element
39. The antenna radiates _____ polarized waves when the transmitter antenna is horizontally
installed.
A. Vertically
B. negatively
C. horizontally
D. circularly
40. The length of a Marconi antenna to operate with 985 kHz is ______.
A. 200 ft
B. 500 ft
C. 250 ft
D. 999 ft
41. What is the front-to-back ratio of an antenna which radiates 500 watts in a northernly
direction and 50 watts in a southernly direction?
A. 25000 dB
B. 10 dB
C. 100 dB
D. 20 dB
A. 200 μV/m
B. 10 μV/m
C. 100 μV/m
D. 20 μV/m
43. If the radiated power increase 10.89 times, the antenna current increases by ______.
A. 3.3 times
B. 6.6 times
C. 1.82 times
D. 10.89 times
A. 88 MHz
B. 44 MHz
C. 22 MHz
D. 11 MHz
45. 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
A. 4 mm
B. 2 m2
C. 2.088 m2
D. 4.088 m2
47. _____ of an antenna is a measure of how the antenna concentrates its radiated power in a
given direction.
A. Efficiency
B. Power
C. Gain
D. Polarization
A. End effect
B. Flywheel effect
C. Skin effect
D. Capture effect
A. Low-pass filter
B. High-pass filter
C. M-derived filter
D. Constant-K
A. capacitance in series
B. inductance in series
C. resistance in parallel
D. resistance in series
53. Which of the following antennas is used for testing and adjusting a transmitter for proper
modulation, amplifier operation and frequency accuracy?
A. Elementary
B. Real
C. Isotropic
D. Dummy
54. The power fed to a two-bay turnstile antenna is 100 watts. If the antenna has a 2 dB power
gain, what is the effective radiated power?
A. 317 watts
B. 158 watts
C. 200 watts
D. 400 watts
55. 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
56. How is it possible to lower the resonant frequency of Hertz dipole antenna?
57. Which of the following antennas receive signals in the horizontal plane equality well from all
directions?
A. its resonant frequency will be lowered its distributed inductance will be increased
B. its distributed inductance will be decreased
C. its resonant frequency will be increased
D. its distributed capacitance between the antenna and ground will be increased.
59. A final amplifier of a radio transmitter draws 250 mA of plate current when the plate supply
voltage is 1400 volts. If the plate circuit efficiency is 80% and the transmitter is connected to an
antenna having a feed impedance of 70 ohms, what is the antenna current at the feed-point?
A. 4.0 A
B. 2.2 A
C. 1.25 A
D. 2.0 A
63. If the length of an antenna is changed from 2.5 meters to 2.8 meters, its resonant frequency
will
A. increase
B. depend on the velocity factor so the resonant frequency can either be increased or
decreased
C. will be unchanged
D. decrease
65. How does the electric field strength of a standard broadcast station vary with the distance
from the antenna?
A. The field strength of a standard broadcast station vary with the distance from the
antenna
B. The field strength is directly proportional to the distance from the antenna
C. The field strength remains constant regardless of the distance from the antenna
D. The field strength varies inversely as the distance from the antenna
68. In order to get maximum radiation to all surrounding points in the horizontal plane, the
antenna used is a
A. vertical loop
B. vertical quarter-wavelength rod
C. array which includes parasitic elements
D. a horizontal Hertz dipole
A. 60 centimeters
B. 6 meters
C. 0.06 meter
D. 60 meters
70. If the antenna current is doubled, the field strength at a particular position is
A. doubled
B. halved
C. multiplied by a factor of four
D. divided by a factor of four
A. Vertical antenna
B. isotropic antenna
C. Horizontal antenna
D. Dipole antenna
A. one wavelength
B. half wavelength
C. quarter wavelength
D. three-fourth wavelength
A. Resonant
B. Non-resonant
C. Isotropic
D. Whip
75. ______ is an antenna array which is highly directional at right angles to the plane of the
array?
A. Broadside array
B. End-fire array
C. Turnstile array
D. Log-periodic array
A. a figure-8
B. a sphere
C. a unidirectional cardioid
D. a parabola
A. At the ends
B. Three-quarters of the way from the feed point toward the end
C. One-half of the way from the feed point toward the end
D. At the feed point
81. A theoretical reference antenna that provides a comparison for antenna measurements.
A. Marconi antenna
B. Isotropic radiator
C. Yagi-Uda array
D. Whip antenna
82. A Hertz antenna is operating on a frequency of 2182 kHz and consists of a horizontal wire
that is hanged between two towers. What is the frequency of its third harmonic?
A. 727 kHz
B. 6546 kHz
C. 436 kHz
D. 6.546 kHz
A. resistor
B. battery
C. condult
D. coil
89. What is the gain of an antenna over a half-wavelength dipole when it has 6 dB gain over an
isotropic radiator?
A. 6.0 dB
B. 8.1 dB
C. 3.9 dB
D. 10.0 dB
90. What is the usual electrical length of a driven element in an HF beam antenna?
A. ¼ wavelength
B. ¾ wavelength
C. ½ wavelength
D. 1 wavelength
91. What happens to the bandwidth of an antenna as it is shortened through the use of loading
coils?
A. It is increased
B. It is decreased
C. No change occurs
D. It becomes flat
93. 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
96. The input terminal impedance at the center of a folded dipole antenna is
A. 72 Ω
B. 300 Ω
C. 50 Ω
D. 73 Ω
A. At the ends
B. At the center
C. Three-quarters of the way from the feed point toward the end
D. One-half of the way from the feed point toward the end
99. For a shortened vertical antenna, where should a loading coil be placed to minimize losses
and produce the most effective performance?
102. In the case if Marconi antenna, the actual length if the radiating element is
A. one-half wavelength
B. one-quarter wavelength
C. one wavelength
D. one-eight wavelength
103. The antenna efficiency of an HF grounded vertical antenna can be made comparable to that
of a half-wave antenna
105. Increasing the resonant frequency of an end-fed Marconi antenna can be done by
A. Critical angle
B. Beamwidth
C. Angle of elevation
D. Azimuth
108. What is the ratio of the maximum radiation intensity to the average radiation intensity?
A. Aperture gain
B. Directivity gain
C. Transmission gain
D. Power gain
A. horizontal antennas
B. broadside array antennas
C. vertical antennas
D. Yagi-Uda antennas
A. Parabolic antenna
B. Elementary doublet
C. Log-periodic
D. Square loop
A. Biconical
B. Horn
C. Helical
D. Discone
113. Indicate which of the following reasons for using metal counterpoise with antennas is false.
A. Discone
B. Folded dipole
C. Helical
D. Marconi
116. One of the following is not a reason for the use of an earth mat
117. One of the following makes an antenna physically long but electrically short
A. Adding L in series
B. Adding C in series
C. Top loading
D. Both A and C
118. When antennas are closed to the ground, _______ polarization is ideal
A. horizontally polarized
B. vertically polarized
C. circularly polarized
D. both A and B
A. Elementary doublet
B. Log-periodic
C. Long wire
D. Whip
120. Any energy which radiates in the form of radio waves, infrared waves, light waves, x-rays,
etc.
A. Radiant energy
B. Electromagnetic
C. Heat
D. Ultraviolet
A. Coupler
B. Diplexer
C. Lecher wire
D. Duplexer
A. Horizontal
B. Vertical
C. Circular
D. Omnidirectional
A. Horizontal
B. Vertical
C. Circular
D. Bidirectional
A. Hertz
B. Marconi
C. Dipole
D. Whip
A. Marconi
B. Yagi
C. Hertz
D. Rhombic
a. Class A
b. Class B
c. Class C
d. Class D
127. Ground system recommended by the FCC for broadcast stations consists of a minimum of
_______.
a. 120 radials
b. 150 radials
c. 130 radials
d. 140 radials
128. To achieve maximum possible energy transfer between transmitting and receiving stations
at practical distances, _______ are used.
a. High gain
b. Parabolic reflector
c. Director
d. secret
129. ________ is the transmission of data metered at a distance from the observer.
a. Data communications
b. Altimetery
c. Telemetry
d. cemetery
a. Gamma match
b. Eslun transformer
c. Decca match
d. Match box
131. Calculate the physical length required of a 146 MHz 4:1 balun mode of polyethylene foam
coaxial cable. Use velocity factor of 0.80.
a. 12.6 ft
b. 2.5 m
c. 32.4 inches
d. 6.2 inches
132. _______ is an instrument that measures the radiated field from an antenna.
133. Calculate the number of turns required to make a 5 uH inductor on a t-50-6 core. Use core
factor AL of 40.
a. 25
b. 35
c. 45
d. 50
134. This resistance is a hypothetical concept that accounts for the fact that rF power is radiated
by the antenna.
a. Ohmic resistance
b. Resistance
c. Radiation resistance
d. None of these
135. If 1000 watts of RF power is applied to the feedpoint, and a current of 3.7 amperes was
measured, what is the radiation resistance?
a. 50 ohms
b. 300 ohms
c. 600 ohms
d. 73 ohms
a. Half-wave dipole
b. Full wave dipole
c. Isotropic radiator
d. Image antenna
137. Quarter wavelength vertical antenna is basically a dipole placed vertically, with the other
half of the dipole being the ____________.
a. Gain
b. Radials
c. Ground
d. Reflector
139. The change in velocity resulting from a stray capacitance is called _________.
a. End effect
b. Skin effect
c. Proximity effect
d. No effect
151. A discone antenna is a radiator whose impedance can be directly matched to what type of
coaxial transmission line?
a. 70 ohm line
b. 30 ohm line
c. 300 ohm line
d. 50 ohm line
152. In order to increase the gain of Yagi-Uda arrays, what element are added?
153. It is a measure of how much the antenna concentrates its transmitted microwave power in a
given direction
a. Beamwidth
b. Polarization
c. Bandwidth
d. Gain
154. The angle where the transmitted power has dropped by from the maximum power in the
direction at which the antenna is pointing.
a. Bandwidth
b. Polarization
c. Beamwidth
d. None of these
155. Orientation of the electric field signal propagated from the antenna.
a. Directivity
b. Polarization
c. Sidelobes
d. Gain
a. Slot
b. Horn
c. Helix
d. Marconi
157. Radiation from an antenna at other angles than the desired direction.
a. Antenna direction
b. Field strength
c. Sidelobe
d. Directivity
158. If the antenna is not in the exact dimension/measurement, the impedance of the antenna
turns to be:
a. Capacitive
b. Resistive
c. Inductive
d. a or c
a. 120(pi)
b. 30(pi)
c. 180(pi)
d. None of these
160. An antenna is formed of four array antenna, each of which has a gain of _____ if the total
gain of these antenna arrays is 30 dB.
a. 12 dB
b. 13 dB
c. 14 dB
d. 15 dB
161. ______ of the antenna is the ratio of the radiation resistance to the total resistance of the
system.
a. Gain
b. Directivity
c. Efficiency
d. None of these
162. The major lobes of the directive pattern are those in which the radiation is _______.
a. Minimum
b. Maximum
c. Same
d. None of these
163. Is one supplied power from the transmitter, usually through a transmission line.
a. Parasitic element
b. Driven element
c. Director element
d. Reflector element
164. Is one which the principal direction of the radiation is perpendicular to the axis of array.
a. Broadside array
b. End-fire array
c. Phased array
d. Array antenna
165. Front-to-back ratio is the ratio of the forward power and the ________.
a. Maximum power
b. Optimum power
c. Minimum power
d. Backward power
a. Folded antenna
b. Marconi antenna
c. Helix antenna
d. Any antenna
a. Beamwidth
b. Bandwidth
c. Gain
d. Directivity
168. Is used to increase the current at the base of the antenna, and also to make the current
distribution more uniform.
a. Amplifier
b. Top loading
c. Booster
d. None of these
a. Circulator
b. Antenna coupler
c. Matching section
d. None of these
a. Turnstile antenna
b. Antenna array
c. Phase array
d. Half-wave dipole
a. Equal to zero
b. Greater than 1
c. Less than 1
d. Unity
172. For low and medium frequency antennas which are mounted vertically from the earth’s
surface, the effective length is referred to as __________.
a. Actual length
b. Effective height
c. Actual height
d. None of these
173. The main difference between half-wave and folded dipole is the __________.
a. Length
b. Radiation resistance
c. Transmission line
d. None of these
174. A wire several wavelengths in length that is suspended at some height above the earth.
a. Wire antennas
b. Long wire antennas
c. Short wire antennas
d. Rhombic antennas
175. Consist of two half-wave dipoles placed at right angles to each other and fed 90 o out of
phase with each other.
a. Long wire antennas
b. Turnstile antennas
c. Vertical antennas
d. Rhombic antennas
a. Super gain
b. High gain
c. Medium gain
d. Low gain
177. A parabolic dish antenna has a diameter of 3m and operates at 46 Hz. Calculate the
aperture.
178. If the radiation resistance is 36 ohms, what must be the antenna length?
a. Half-wavelength long
b. One wavelength long
c. Quarter-wavelength long
d. Any of these
179. If the antenna is receiving of 10^-12 v/m of electric field, magnetic field of 3.2 x 10^-3 A/m
at a 5 sq. m absorbing area, what is the power received?
a. 0.2561 pW
b. 0.72 pW
c. 0.016 pW
d. 0.0012 pW
180. The case where the electric field lies in a plane parallel to the earth surface.
a. Vertical polarization
b. Horizontal polarization
c. Circular polarization
d. None o f these
a. Corner director
b. Corner dipole
c. Corner reflector
d. Yagi antenna
182. The presence of dielectric other than air ________ the velocity of light.
a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Same
d. Secret
183. The fact that the second wire of the folded dipole is folded makes the current on the two
conductors of the antenna flow in the _______ direction.
a. Same
b. Opposite
c. No
d. None of these
a. Helix antenna
b. Discone antenna
c. Loop antenna
d. None of these
185. The omega match is slightly modified from the ___________.
a. T match
b. Gamma match
c. Delta match
d. None of these
186. A dish antenna has a diameter of 2m and operates at 46 Hz, find the antenna gain at 65%
efficiency.
a. 3422.6
b. 3.26 dB
c. 12.3 dB
d. 4266.67
a. 2.65 m
b. 9.55 m
c. 4.62 m
d. 8.6 m
188. Calculate effective absorbing area operating at 106 Hz for a standard half-wave dipole.
a. 0.265 mm2
b. 0.1175 mm2
c. 1.26 mm2
d. 2.3 mm2
a. Isotropic antenna
b. Notch antenna
c. Lenz antenna
d. Horn antenna
a. Minimum
b. Maximum
c. Lobe
d. Nulls
192. The property of an antenna that causes it to receive signal better from one direction than
from another.
a. Gain
b. Directivity
c. Dipole
d. Reflector
193. The 70.7% point on the polar graph is known as the _________ point and represent the
point of maximum width of the lobe
a. Full power
b. Half-power
c. Quarter point
d. Maximum point
194. A transmitting antenna has a gain of 10 and a power input of 60 watts. What is the effective
radiated power?
a. 6 kW
b. 60 kW
c. 0.6 kW
d. 600 kW
195. Marconi antenna is used in many types of mobile communications unit because it allows
transmission and receptions in _________.
a. One direction
b. Two direction
c. More direction
d. All direction
196. Used only to a small degree in the VHF band because of its large size requirements
a. Vee antenna
b. Long antenna
c. Rhombic antenna
d. Marconi antenna
197. A resistance which accounts for the energy dissipated in the form of heat
a. Ohmic resistance
b. Surge resistance
c. Radiation resistance
d. None of these
198. Antenna array having one active dipole element and two or more parasitic element is known
as _______.
a. Marconi
b. Horizontal antenna
c. Ground antenna
d. Yagi-Uda antenna
199. This antenna is a monopole in that it uses a half-wavelength radiator, but is fed at a voltage
node rather than current node.
a. Voltage antenna
b. Zepp antenna
c. Quartz antenna
d. Xylene antenna
200. Vertical antenna like those used in the AM broadcast and lower frequency armature band
rely heavily upon a good __________ for maximum coverage.
a. Insulation
b. Ground system
c. Gain
d. Directivity
a. Rhombic antenna
b. Folded dipole
c. End-fire array
d. Broadside array
203. One of the following is very useful as a multiband HF receiving antenna. This is the:
a. Conical horn
b. Folded dipole
c. Log-periodic
d. Square loop
a. Biconical
b. Horn
c. Helical discone
d. None of the above
205. Indicate which of the following reasons for using a counterpoise with antennas is false:
a. Impossibility of a good ground connection
b. Protection of personnel working underneath
c. Provision of an earth for the antenna
d. Rockiness of the ground itself
206. One of the following is not a reason for the use of an antenna coupler
a. Discone
b. Folded dipole
c. Helical
d. Marconi
208. Indicates which of the following reasons for the use of an earth mat with antennas is false.
209. Which of the following terms does not apply to the Yagi-Uda array?
a. Good bandwidth
b. Parasitic elements
c. Folded dipole
d. High gain
a. Helical
b. Small circular loop
c. Parabolic reflector
d. Yagi-Uda
211. The standard reference antenna for the directive gain is the
a. Infinitesimal dipole
b. Isotropic antenna
c. Elementary doublet
d. Half-wave dipole
212. Top loading is sometimes used with an antenna in order to increase its
a. Effective height
b. Bandwidth
c. Beamwidth
d. Input capacitance
a. Circular polarization
b. Manoeuvrability
c. Broad bandwidth
d. Good front-to-back ratio
a. Half-wave dipole
b. Log-periodic
c. Discone
d. Marconi
218. How is it possible to lower the resonant frequency of a Hertz dipole antenna?
219. Which of the following antennas receives signals in the horizontal plane equally well from
all directions?
223. If the length of the antenna is changed from 2.5 meters to 2.8 meters, its resonant frequency
will
a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Depend on the velocity factor so the resonant frequency can either be increased or
decreased
d. Will be unchanged
225. How does the electric field strength of a broadcast station vary with the distance from the
antenna?
a. The field strength varies inversely proportional to the distance from the antenna
b. The field strength is directly proportional to the square of the distance from the antenna
c. The field strength varies directly proportional to the square of the distance from the
antenna
d. The field strength varies inversely as the distance from the antenna
228. If the antenna current is doubled, the field strength at a particular position is
a. Doubled
b. Halved
c. Multiplied by a factor of four
d. Multiplied by a factor of 1.414
230. In order to get maximum radiation to all surrounding points in the horizontal plane, the
antenna used is a(an)
a. Vertical loop
b. Vertical quarter-wavelength rod
c. Array which includes parasitic elements
d. Horizontal Hertz dipole
a. 9.84 ft
b. 4.92 ft
c. 4.68 ft
d. 2.46 ft
a. The numerical ration relating the radiated signal strength of an antenna to that of
another antenna
b. The ratio if the signal in the forward direction to the signal in the back direction
c. The ratio of the amount of power produced by the antenna compared to the output
power of the transmitter
d. The final amplifier gain minus the transmission losses
234. What is the wavelength of a shorted stub used to absorb even harmonics?
a. ½ λ
b. 1/3 λ
c. ¼ λ
d. 1/8 λ
241. How much power will an antenna having a radiation resistance of 50 Ω radiate when fed
with a 20 A current?
a. 20, 000 W
b. 1000 W
c. 2 kW
d. 10 kW
242. Determine the Q of an antenna if it has a bandwidth of 0.06 MHz and is cut to a frequency
of 30 MHz.
a. 50
b. 100
c. 150
d. 250
243. How does the length of the reflector element of a parasitic element beam antenna compare
with that of the driven element?
a. It is about 5% longer
b. It is about 5% shorter
c. It is twice as long
d. It is one-half as long
244. How does the length of the director element of a parasitic element beam antenna compare
with that of the driven element?
a. It is about 5% longer
b. It is about 5% shorter
c. It is twice as long
d. It is one-half as long
246. What are the factors that determine the radiation resistance of an antenna?
a. At the ends
b. At the feedpoint
c. Three-quarters of the way from the feedpoint towards the end
d. One-half of the way from the feedpoint toward the end
248. What is the advantage of using top loading in a shortened HF vertical antenna?
a. Lower Q
b. Greater structural strength
c. Higher losses
d. Improved radiation efficiency
249. What is the beamwidth of a symmetrical pattern antenna with a gain of 30 dB as compared
to an isotropic radiator?
a. 3.2 degrees
b. 6.4 degrees
c. 37 degrees
d. 60.4 degrees
250. A microwave communications uses plane reflectors as passive repeaters. The diameter of
the parabolic antenna is 18 ft while the effective area is 310 sq ft. Determine the reflector
coupling factor.
a. 0.76
b. 0.906
c. 0.92
d. 0.706
251. It is a metallic conductor system capable of radiating and capturing electromagnetic energy
a. transmission lines
b. antenna
c. waveguides
d. load
a. folded dipole
b. ground plane
c. loop
d. array
253. The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of the mouth of the parabola is called _____.
a. aperture
b. focal point
c. foci
d. major axis
a. 50-ohm
b. 73-ohm
c. 93-ohm
d. 300-ohm
255. A special type of transmission line that consist of conducting metallic tube through which
high frequency electromagnetic energy is propagated
a. medium
b. microstrip
c. stripline
d. waveguide
256. Calculate the angle of declination for an antenna using a polar mount at a latitude of 45
degrees
a. 3.2 degrees
b. 1.3 degrees
c. 4.2 degrees
d. 6.81 degrees
257. The cone angle of the flare angle of a conical horn antenna is approximately
a. 55 degrees
b. 45 degrees
c. 40 degrees
d. 50 degrees
258. Electrical energy that has escaped into free space in the form of transverse electromagnetic
waves
a. Radio waves
b. Frequency
c. Signal
d. Wavelength
a. 1.6 ft
b. 1.68 ft
c. 2.05 ft
d. 3.37 ft
260. Using a small reflector to beam waves to the larger parabolic reflector is known as
a. Focal feed
b. Horn feed
c. Cassegrain feed
d. Coax feed
261. The plane parallel to the mutually perpendicular line in the electric and magnetic fields is
called _______.
a. wavefront
b. point source
c. isotropic source
d. rays
262. What is the beamwidth of a parabolic antenna with a diameter of 5 meters and an operating
frequency of 10 GHz?
a. 0.5 degrees
b. 0.675 degrees
c. 0.348 degrees
d. 3.48 degrees
a. circle
b. figure of eight
c. clover leaf
d. narrow beam
a. frequency
b. power
c. radiation resistance
d. wavelength
265. A popular half – wave antenna is the
a. Ground plane
b. End-fire
c. Collinear
d. Dipole
266. Calculate the gain of a parabolic antenna using a 2.5-m radius dish operating at 10 GHz.
a. 166.673 dB
b. 83.7 dB
c. 52.2 dB
d. 45.6 dB
a. Radiation resistance
b. Radiation efficiency
c. Radiation constant
d. Radiation antenna
268. The feed mechanism in a parabolic antenna that radiates the electromagnetic energy.
a. Primary antenna
b. Reflectors
c. Secondary antenna
d. Focal point
269. It is a polar diagram or graph representing field strengths or power densities at various
angular positions relative to an antenna
a. Side lobe
b. Front lobe
c. Radiation pattern
d. Radiation constant
270. For a transmit antenna with a radiation resistance of 72 ohms, an effective antenna
resistance of 8 ohms, a directive gain of 20 and an input power of 100W, determine the antenna
gain.
a. 12.55 dB
b. 10.43 dB
c. 11.21 dB
d. 9.78 dB
271. The radiation pattern plotted in terms of electric field strength or power density
272. Calculate the characteristic impedance of a quarter – wavelength section used to connect a
300-ohm antenna to a 75-ohm line
a. 150 ohms
b. 120 ohms
c. 130 ohms
d. 110 ohms
273. Plots of field strength or power density with respect to the value at a reference point
274. What must be the height of a vertical radiator one half wavelength high if the operating
frequency is 1100 kHz?
a. 120 m
b. 136 m
c. 115 m
d. 124 m
a. Diagonal lobes
b. Side lobes
c. Front lobes
d. Back lobes
a. Side lobes
b. Adjacent lobes
c. Front lobes
d. Back lobes
277. Calculate the efficiency of an antenna that has a radiation resistance of 73 ohms and an
effective dissipation resistance of 5 ohms
a. 98.3%
b. 93.6%
c. 90.7%
d. 95.5%
278. The line bisecting the major lobe, or pointing from the center of the antenna in the direction
of maximum radiation is called _______.
a. line of shoot
b. diagonal shoot
c. bisecting shoot
d. antenna shoot
279. The ammeter connected at the base of a Marconi antenna has a certain reading. If this
reading is increased 2.77 times, what is the increase in output power?
a. 3.45
b. 1.89
c. 2.35
d. 7.67
a. Induction field
b. Far field
c. Radiation field
d. Capture field
281. A half-wave dipole is driven with a 5-W signal at 225 MHz. A receiving dipole 100 km.
Calculate the received power into a 73-ohm receiver.
a. 23.5 pW
b. 7.57 pW
c. 5.64 pW
d. 1.26 pW
282. It is the resistance that, if it replaced the antenna, would dissipate exactly the same amount
of power that the antenna radiates.
a. Directive gain
b. Antenna efficiency
c. Radiation resistance
d. Antenna resistance
283. What is the effective radiated power of a television broadcast station if the output of the
transmitter is 1000W, antenna transmission line loss is 50W, and the antenna power gain is 3?
a. 1250 W
b. 2370 W
c. 2130 W
d. 2850 W
284. It is the ratio of the power radiated by an antenna to the sum of the power radiated and the
power dissipated.
a. radiation resistance
b. coupling coefficient
c. antenna efficiency
d. antenna beamwidth
285. It is the ratio of the power radiated by the antenna to the total input power.
a. antenna efficiency
b. reflection coefficient
c. standing wave ratio
d. radiation resistance
286. If a 500 kHz transmitter of a constant power produces field strength of 100 uV/m at a
distance of 100 mi from the transmitter, what would be the theoretical field strength at a distance
of 200 mi from the transmitter?
a. 45 uV/m
b. 100 uV/m
c. 50 uV/m
d. 35 uV/m
287. An antenna that transmits or receives equally well in all directions is said to be _____.
a. omnidirectional
b. bidirectional
c. unidirectional
d. quasidirectional
288. It is the ratio of the power density radiated in a particular direction to the power density
radiated to the same point by a reference antenna, assuming both antennas are radiating the same
amount of power
a. power gain
b. directive gain
c. total gain
d. system gain
289. If the field intensity of 25 mV/m develops 2.7 V in a certain antenna, what is its effective
height?
a. 110 m
b. 100 m
c. 98 m
d. 108 m
290. 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
291. If the power of a 500 kHz transmitter is increased from 150 W to 300 W, what would be the
percentage change in field intensity at a given distance from the transmitter?
a. 141%
b. 150%
c. 100%
d. 133%
292. It is the same with directive gain except that the total power fed to the antenna is used and
the antenna efficiency is taken into account.
a. system gain
b. power gain
c. directive gain
d. total gain
293. A hip-radio telephone transmitter operates on 2738 kHz. At a certain point distant from the
transmitter, the 2738 kHz signal is measured field of 147 mV/m. The second harmonic field at
the same point is measured as 405 uV/m. To the nearest whole unit in decibels, how much has
the harmonic emission been attenuated below the 2738 kHz fundamental?
a. 43.2 dB
b. 51.2 dB
c. 35.1 dB
d. 25.1 dB
294. It is the equivalent power that an isotropic antenna would have to radiate to achieve the
same power density in the chosen direction at a given point as another antenna.
a. EIRP
b. ERP
c. IRL
d. RSL
295. When the energy is applied to the antenna at a point of high – circulating current.
a. voltage-fed antenna
b. power-fed antenna
c. current-fed antenna
d. impedance-fed antenna
296. For a transmit antenna with a power gain of 10 and an input power of 100 W, determine the
EIRP in watts.
a. 30 dBW
b. 40 dBW
c. 50 dBW
d. 20 dBW
297. If energy is applied at the geometrical center of antenna, the antenna is said to be _____.
a. center-fed
b. end-fed
c. quarterwave-fed
d. halfwave-fed
298. For a transmit antenna with a power gain of 10 and an input power of 100 W, determine the
power density at a point 10 km from the transmit antenna
a. 0.574 uW/m^2
b. 0.796 uW/m^2
c. 1.24 uW/m^2
d. 0.981 uW/m^2
299. For a transmit antenna with a radiation resistance of 72 ohms, an effective antenna
resistance of 8 ohms, a directive gain of 20 and an input power of 100 W, determine the antenna
efficiency.
a. 90%
b. 96%
c. 98%
d. 96%
300. The fields surrounding the antenna do not collapse their energy back into the antenna but
rather radiate it out in space.
a. induction field
b. near field
c. radiation field
d. magnetic field
301. For receive power density of 10 uW/m2 and a receive antenna with a capture area of 0.2 m2,
determine the captured power.
a. 0.5 uW
b. 2 uW
c. 1 uW
d. 1.5 uW
302. The property of interchangeability for the transmitting and receiving operations is known as
______.
a. efficiency
b. accuracy
c. reciprocity
d. polarization
a. 8.67 ft
b. 17.3 ft
c. 18.2 ft
d. 34.67 ft
304. Refers to the orientation of the electric field radiated from an antenna.
a. efficiency
b. beamwidth
c. polarization
d. accuracy
a. Marconi antenna
b. Hertzian antenna
c. Hertz antenna
d. Elementary doublet
306. The angular separation between two half-power points in the major lobe of the antenna’s
plane radiation pattern.
a. bandwidth
b. polarization
c. efficiency
d. beamwidth
a. 3 MHz
b. 4 MHz
c. 5 MHz
d. 2 MHz
308. Defined as the frequency range over which antenna operation is satisfactory
a. beamwidth
b. channel
c. bandwidth
d. baseband
310. The point on the antenna where the transmission line is connected is called _______.
a. center feed
b. end feed
c. feedpoint
d. voltage feed
a. collinear
b. dipole
c. ground plane
d. broadside
313. The feedpoint presents and ac load to the transmission line called
a. circular polarization
b. maneuverability
c. broad bandwidth
d. good front to back ratio
a. Elementary doublet
b. Half-wave dipole
c. Quarterwave dipole
d. 5/8 wavelength dipole
a. short dipole
b. quarterwave dipole
c. half-wave dipole
d. yagi antenna
a. Yagi antenna
b. Hertzian antenna
c. Marconi antenna
d. Hertz antenna
320. Top loading is sometimes used with an antenna in order to increase its
a. effective height
b. bandwidth
c. beamwidth
d. input capacitance
a. 1.64
b. 2.18
c. 2.15
d. 1.75
322. The standard reference antenna for the directive gain is the _______.
a. infinitesimal dipole
b. isotropic antenna
c. elementary doublet
d. half-wave dipole
323. An antenna which is one-quarter wavelength long, mounted vertically with the lower end
either connected directly to ground or grounded through the antenna coupling network.
a. loop antenna
b. hertzian dipole
c. monopole antenna
d. turnstile antenna
a. helical
b. small circular loop
c. parabolic reflector
d. Yagi – Uda
325. It is a wire structure placed below the antenna and erected above the ground.
a. ground plane
b. counterpoise
c. ground lines
d. top hat
326. Which of the following terms does not apply to the Yagi-Uda array?
a. good bandwidth
b. parasitic elements
c. folded dipole
d. high gain
327. It effectively cancels out the capacitance component of the antenna input impedance.
a. ground plane
b. top hat
c. loading coil
d. shunt capacitance
328. Indicate which of the following reasons for the use of an earth mat with antenna is false:
329. A metallic array that resembles a spoke wheel placed at the top of an antenna, it increases
the shunt capacitance to ground reducing the overall antenna capacitance.
a. loading coil
b. top loading
c. series capacitance
d. series inductors
330. Indicate the antenna that is not wideband:
a. discone
b. folded dipole
c. helical
d. marconi
331. It is formed when two or more antenna elements are combined to form a single antenna.
a. antenna elements
b. antenna array
c. driven elements
d. parasitic elements
332. One of the following is not a reason for the use of an antenna coupler:
a. antenna element
b. antenna array
c. reflector
d. director
334. Indicate which of the following reasons for using a counterpoise with antennas is false:
335. Type of antenna element that is directly connected to the transmission lines and receives
from or is driven by the source.
a. driven array
b. parasitic array
c. driven element
d. parasitic element
a. biconical
b. horn
c. helical
d. discone
337. Type of antenna element that is not connected to the transmission lines.
a. parasitic array
b. driven array
c. parasitic array
d. parasitic element
338. One of the following is very useful as a multi-band HF receiving antenna. This is the:
a. conical horn
b. folded dipole
c. log-periodic
d. square loop
339. A parasitic element that is longer than the driven element from which it receives energy.
a. driven element
b. director
c. parasitic elements
d. reflector
a. rhombic antenna
b. folded-dipole antenna
c. end-fire antenna
d. broadside antenna
341. A parasitic element that is shorter than its associated driven element.
a. redirector
b. director
c. reflector
d. parasitic element
a. turnstile antenna
b. loop antenna
c. rhombic antenna
d. discone antenna
a. end-fire
b. log-periodic
c. yagi
d. collinear
345. It is a linear array antenna consisting of a dipole and two or more parasitic elements: one
reflector and one director.
a. broadside antenna
b. end-fire antenna
c. yagi-uda antenna
d. phased array antenna
346. An antenna which is consists of a cone that is truncated in a piece of circular waveguide.
a. dipole
b. ground plane
c. yagi
d. collinear
348. An antenna formed by placing two dipoles at right angles to each other, 90 degrees out of
phase.
a. discone antenna
b. turnstile antenna
c. bicone antenna
d. 5/8 wavelength antenna
a. omnidirectional
b. bidirectional
c. unidirectional
d. clover-leaf shaped
a. 10:1
b. 5:1
c. 20:1
d. 1:10
a. 7 degrees
b. 12 degrees
c. 19 degrees
d. 28 degrees
352. It is the ratio of the highest to the lowest frequency over which an antenna will satisfactorily
operate.
a. channel ratio
b. bandwidth ratio
c. reflection ratio
d. dynamic range
353. An antenna has a power gain off 15. The power applied to the antenna is 32 W. The
effective radiated power is ________.
a. 15 W
b. 32 W
c. 120 W
d. 480 W
354. It is simply a single-turn coil of wire that is significantly shorter than one wavelength and
carries RF current.
a. turnstile antenna
b. loop antenna
c. rhombic antenna
d. long-wire antenna
355. A coax has an attenuation of 2.4 dB per 100 ft. The attenuation of 275 ft
a. 2.4 dB
b. 3.3 dB
c. 4.8 dB
d. 6.6 dB
356. It is group of antenna arrays that when connected together, function as a simple antenna
whose beamwidth and direction can be changed electronically without having to physically move
any of the individual antennas or antenna elements within the array.
a. end-fire array
b. broadside antenna
c. phased array antenna
d. log-periodic antenna
357. Conductors in multi-element antennas that do not receive energy directly from the
transmission line are known as ______.
a. parasitic element
b. driven element
c. the boom
d. receptor
358. It is a broadband VHF or UHF antenna that is suited for applications for which radiating
circular rather than horizontal or vertical polarized electromagnetic waves are required.
a. discone antenna
b. bicone antenna
c. log-periodic antenna
d. helical antenna
359. Mode of propagation of helical antenna where electromagnetic radiation is in the direction
at right angles to the axis of the helix.
a. normal mode
b. axial mode
c. helix mode
d. helical mode
360. Mode of propagation of helical antenna where the radiation of the antenna in the axial
direction and produces a broadband relatively directional pattern.
a. helical mode
b. normal mode
c. axial mode
d. helix mode
a. director
b. driven element
c. reflector
d. sky
362. It is defined as the ratio of the antennas maximum gain in the forward direction to its
maximum gain in its backward direction
a. side-to-back ratio
b. front-to-side ratio
c. back-to-side ratio
d. front-to-back ratio
a. figure of eight
b. circle
c. narrow beam
d. clover leaf
364. An antenna that provides extremely high gain and directivity and very popular for
microwave radio and satellite communications link.
a. helical antenna
b. parabolic antenna
c. hyperbolic antenna
d. log-periodic antenna
365. Part of a parabolic antenna that houses the primary antenna which radiates electromagnetic
waves toward the reflector.
a. feed mechanism
b. focal point
c. center feed
d. feed antenna
366. It is a passive device that simply reflects the energy radiated by the feed mechanism into a
concentrated, highly directional emission in which the individual waves are all in phase with
each other.
a. director
b. parabolic segment
c. reflector
d. feed mechanism
367. The energy near the edge of the parabolic dish that does not reflect but rather is diffracted
around the edge of the dish.
a. spillover
b. corona
c. dissipated power
d. copper loss
368. Determines the angular aperture of the reflector, which indirectly determines how much the
primary radiation is reflected by the parabolic dish.
a. numerical aperture
b. V number
c. aperture number
d. aperture angle
369. For a 2-m diameter parabolic reflector with 10W of power radiated by the feed mechanism
operating at 6 GHz with a transmit antenna efficiency of 55% and an aperture efficiency of 55%,
determine the beamwidth.
a. 1.25 degrees
b. 2.25 degrees
c. 1.5 degrees
d. 1.75 degrees
370. Type of feed mechanism where the primary radiating source is located just behind a small
opening at the vertex of the paraboloid rather than at the focus.
a. cassegrain feed
b. center feed
c. horn feed
d. antenna feed
a. omnidirectional
b. unidirectional
c. figure-of-eight
d. bidirectional
a. dipole
b. marconi
c. hertz
d. rhombic
374. At the ends of a half-wave antenna, what values of current and voltage exist compared to
the remainder of the antenna?
376. Consists of basic antenna connected to a transmission line plus one or more additional
conductors
a. parasitic array
b. directors
c. driven array
d. reflectors
a. yagi
b. broadside
c. collinear
d. end fire
378. What is used to determine phase difference between two broadcast antennas?
a. a phase monitor
b. a frequency monitor
c. an amplitude monitor
d. a power monitor
a. reflector
b. driven element
c. parasitic element
d. director
a. director
b. reflector
c. driven element
d. parasitic element
a. parasitic element
b. driven element
c. director
d. reflector
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 15%
d. 20%
383. How much more feed-point impedance does a folded dipole have than a normal dipole?
385. With similar size parabolic, plane reflector, and corner-reflector beams, which has greater
gain?
a. plane reflector
b. parabolic
c. corner-reflector beam
d. V-beam
a. parabolic
b. V-beam
c. corner-reflector beam
d. plane reflector
387. Why would the wires of V-beam be closer together when used on higher frequencies?
a. impedance terminated
b. capacitive terminated
c. inductive terminated
d. resistor terminated
a. it is resistor terminated
b. more acreage needed
c. less acreage needed
d. it is unidirectional
390. Why is the usual rhombic not frequency – sensitive?
a. unidirectional
b. with its characteristic impedance
c. less acreage required
d. main lobe is greater than back lobe
391. In what direction is the null of small diameter loop in relation to the plane of the loop?
a. 45 degrees angle
b. 180 degrees angle
c. 360 degrees angle
d. 90 degrees angle
a. when horizontal
b. when vertical
c. when circular
d. when unidirectional
395. Why might L networks be used between an antenna and transmission line?
a. step impedance up
b. step impedance down
c. better radiation of energy
d. reduce power radiation
396. Why are antenna ammeters often shorted out or disconnected from the antenna except when
readings are desired?
397. Device to split transmission line current to two or more antenna towers
a. splitter
b. coupler
c. isolator
d. phasor circuit
398. What method can be used to determine the feed-point impedance of a vertical antenna?
a. resistance substitution
b. impedance matching
c. dissipated resistance measurement
d. grounding the antenna
a. volts
b. amperes
c. watts/m
d. mV/m
403. One of the following is very useful as a multiband HF receiving antenna. This is the:
a. Conical horn
b. Folded dipole
c. Log-periodic
d. Square loop
a. Biconical
b. Horn
c. Helical
d. Discone
405. Indicate which of the following reasons for using a counterpoise with antennas is false:
406. One of the following is not a reason for the use of an antenna coupler:
a. Discone
b. Folded dipole
c. Helical
d. Marconi
408. Indicate which one of the following reasons for the use of an earth mat with antennas is
false:
409. Show which of the following terms does not apply to the Yagi-Uda array
a. Good bandwidth
b. Parasitic elements
c. Folded dipole
d. High gain
a. Helical
b. Small circular loop
c. Parabolic reflector
d. Yagi-Uda
411. The standard reference antenna for the directive gain is the
a. Infinitesimal dipole
b. Isotropic antenna
c. Elementary doublet
d. Half-wave dipole
412. Top loading is sometimes used with an antenna in order to increase its
a. Effective height
b. Bandwidth
c. Beamwidth
d. Input capacitance
a. Circular polarization
b. Maneuverability
c. Broad bandwidth
d. Good front-to-back ratio
416. The discone antenna is
a. Half-wave dipole
b. Log-periodic
c. Discone
d. Marconi
a. Horizontal
b. Vertical
c. Omni
d. Directional
a. Right angle
b. Angle of elevation
c. Bandwidth
d. Azimuth
a. Rhombic
b. Hertz
c. Marconi
d. Dipole
421. ____________ is a device that detects both vertically and horizontally polarized signals
simultaneously.
a. Crystal
b. Orthomode transducer
c. Light transducer
d. Optoisolator
422. How much does the radiated power of an antenna increases if its current increased by 3.3
times?
a. 6.6 times
b. 3.3 times
c. 10.89 times
d. 9.9 times
423. What do you call the energy that was not radiated into space or completely transmitted?
a. Incident waves
b. Captured waves
c. Standing waves
d. Modulated waves
424. What is the estimated medium wind loading in the Philippines for antenna tower design?
a. 200 kph
b. 250 kph
c. 300 kph
d. 100 kph
a. 4
b. 5
c. 3
d. 6
426. When testing transmitter to prevent interfering with other stations, which type of antenna
must be used?
a. Dummy antenna
b. Herztian antenna
c. None
d. Void antenna
427. A device that radiates electromagnetic energy and/or intercepts electromagnetic radiation
a. Antenna
b. Transmitter
c. Transmission line
d. Transceiver
a. 15.5 dB
b. 30 dB
c. 11.2 dB
d. 28.17 dB
a. figure of eight
b. omnidirectional
c. bi-directional
d. unidirectional
430. An antenna which is not resonant at particular frequencies and so can be used over a wide
band of frequencies is called
a. Aperiodic
b. Cassegrain
c. Top-loaded
d. Boresight
a. Rhombic
b. Hertz
c. Dipole
d. Log-periodic
a. Tank circuit
b. M-derived filter
c. Low-pass filter
d. High-pass filter
a. 0 dB
b. 1.76 dB
c. 2.15 dB
d. 3 dB
a. Maneuverability
b. Good front-to-back
c. Circular polarization
d. Broad bandwidth
a. Reactance circle
b. Stub matching
c. Smith chart
d. Trial and error
a. Half-wave dipole
b. Rhombic
c. Dummy
d. Isotropic
438. Which of the following refers to the smallest beam of satellite antenna’s radiation pattern?
a. Global beam
b. Zoom beam
c. Spot beam
d. Hemispheric beam
a. Transmission zone
b. Fraunhofer
c. Fresnel
d. All of these
a. Isotropic antenna
b. Reference antenna
c. TVRO
d. Yagi antenna
a. Figure of eight
b. Bi-directional
c. Omnidirectional
d. Unidirectional
442. Radio wave concentration in the direction of the signal emitted by a directional antenna.
443. The reflector and director of an antenna array are considered as:
a. Transcendental elements
b. Feed-points
c. Driven elements
d. Parasitic elements
a. Altimeter
b. Multimeter
c. Reflectometer
d. Wavemeter
445. The product of the power supplied to the antenna and its gain relative to a half-wave dipole
in a given direction.
a. Rated power
b. ERP
c. Peak envelope power
d. Carrier power
a. Adding C in series
b. Top loading
c. Adding L in series
d. All of these
447. The capture area of an antenna is directly proportional to the
a. Hertz
b. Isotropic
c. Parabolic
d. Marconi
a. The ratio of the signal in the forward direction to the signal in the backward direction
b. The ratio of the amount of power produced by the antenna compared to the output
power of the transmitter
c. The final amplifier gain minus the transmission line losses (including any phasing lines
present)
d. The numeric ratio relating the radiated signal strength of an antenna to that of another
antenna
450. It consists of a number of dipoles of equal size, equally spaces along a straight line with all
dipoles fed in the same phase from the same source.
a. End-fire array
b. Yagi antenna
c. Log-periodic antenna
d. Broadside array
451. A type of array antenna which consists of one half-wave driven dipole, one reflector and
one director.
452. It is measure of the microwave power radiated from an antenna as a function of angular
direction from the antenna axis.
a. Polarization
b. Sidelobes
c. Beamwidth
d. Antenna pattern
453. What is the gain of four identically polarized antennas stacked one above the other fed in
phase?
a. 1 dB
b. -1 dB
c. 0 dB
d. 2 dB
455. A dipole antenna requires to be fed with 20 kW of power to produce a given signal strength
to a particular distant point. If the addition of a reflector makes the same field strength available
with an input power of 11 kW, what is the gain in dB obtained by the use of the reflector? (Gain
referred to this particular dipole)
a. 4. 75
b. 1.81
c. 4.24
d. 2.6
a. Bandwidth
b. Beamwidth
c. Input capacitance
d. Effective height
a. Perpendicularly polarized
b. Centrally polarized
c. Horizontally polarized
d. Vertically polarized
a. 42.9 MHz
b. 53.3 MHZ
c. 38.5 MHz
d. 61.3 MHz
a. Frequency diversity
b. Space diversity
c. Hybrid diversity
d. Polarized diversity
461. Width measured in degrees of a major lobe between end of the lobe at which the relative
power is one half (-3 dB) its value from the peak of the lobe.
a. Radiation
b. Wavelength
c. Bandwidth
d. Beamwidth
462. An increase in the effective power radiated by an antenna in a certain desired direction at
the expense of power radiated in other directions.
a. Antenna gain
b. Antenna efficiency
c. Antenna total ratio
d. Antenna back lobe ratio
463. Where does the maximum current and minimum voltage value on a resonant Hertz dipole
exist?
464. How can the antenna efficiency of a HF grounded vertical antenna be made comparable to
that of a half-wave antenna?
465. Known as the technique for adding a series inductor at or near the center of an antenna
element in order to cancel the capacitive reactance of an antenna.
a. Reflector
b. Center loading
c. Dipole
d. Loading coil
a. At feed point
b. Near the feed point
c. Near the center
d. At center
a. Hertz
b. Ground plane
c. Whip
d. Marconi
a. Bidirectional
b. Omnidirectional
c. Unidirectional
d. Perfect circle
a. Whip
b. Non-resonant
c. Isotropic
d. Resonant
473. At the ends of a half-wave antenna, what values of current and voltage exist compared to
the remainder of the antenna?
474. Refers to a type of beam antenna which uses two or more straight elements arranged in line
with each other.
a. Whip antenna
b. Yagi antenna
c. Rhombic antenna
d. Dipole antenna
476. Which of the following parts of the radio receiver represents the component that extracts the
desired RF signal from the electromagnetic wave?
a. Detector
b. Antenna
c. Crystal
d. AF amplifier
477. Determine the dB of a receiving antenna which delivers a microvolt signal to a transmission
line over that of an antenna that delivers a 20 microvolt signal under identical circumstances.
a. -26 dB
b. 26 dB
c. 3 dB
d. 10 dB
478. What is the term for the ratio of the radiation resistance of an antenna to the total resistance
of the system?
a. Antenna efficiency
b. Radiation conversion loss
c. Beamwidth
d. Effective radiated power
479. One of the following prevents a transmitter from emitting a signal that interferes with other
station on frequency during the test.
480. In high frequency radio transmission, the lower the radio frequency the _______________
of the antenna.
481. Which of the following antenna where its beamwidth is determined by the dimensions of its
lens or reflector?
a. Whip antenna
b. Aperiodic antenna
c. Aperture antenna
d. Long wire antenna
482. What measure will you adopt on the antenna system of a VHF or UHF mobile transceivers
that has very low height antenna?
483. In order to have an effective radio antenna, the design of its radiator must have a minimum
length equivalent to ________________.
a. λ/10
b. λ/4
c. λ/14
d. λ/6
485. At what position does a maritime ship main antenna have when it is open circuited and that
any auxiliary is/are connected to the main receiver?
a. AA
b. Emergency transmitter
c. Direction finder
d. Ground
486. Due to the presence of parallel LC networks in the trap antenna, one of the following is a
disadvantage of using this kind of antenna.
a. Radiate harmonics
b. Reduce power
c. Reduce beamwidth
d. Allow entry of interference
487. How do you compare the length of the reflector element of a parasitic beam antenna with
that of its driven element?
a. Same length
b. Reflector element is 5% longer
c. Reflector element is half shorter
d. Reflector element is 5% shorter
488. Which of the following statements refers to a reason why intelligence signal cannot be
transmitted directly on their frequency?
489. What is the purpose of a certain antenna component composed of a parallel LC networks
inserted in the antenna called traps?
490. Refers to the numerical ratio relating to the radiated signal strength of an antenna to that of
another antenna.
a. Antenna loss
b. Antenna gain
c. Antenna bandwidth
d. Antenna efficiency
491. How much longer or shorter does the length of the director element of parasitic beam
antenna compared with that of the driven element?
a. About 5% shorter
b. Around 10% longer
c. One half longer
d. Around 5% longer
a. Front-to-back ratio
b. Antenna efficiency
c. Radiation efficiency
d. Signal-to-noise ratio
a. Hertz
b. Marconi
c. Parabolic
d. Vertical monopole
494. When conductors are spread out in a straight line to a total length of one-quarter
wavelength, the antenna is called what?
a. Marconi
b. Vertical monopole
c. Quarter-wave dipole
d. All of these
495. What do you call of a polar diagram or graph representing field strengths or power densities
at various angular positions relative to an antenna?
a. Venn diagram
b. Figure-8 pattern
c. Lissajous figure
d. Radiation pattern
496. ________________ is the ratio of the front lobe power to the back lobe power.
a. Front-to-side ratio
b. Front-to-back ratio
c. Back-to-front ratio
d. Minor-to-major ratio
497. It is defined as the area within a distance D2/λ from the antenna, where λ is the wavelength
and D is the antenna diameter in the same units.
a. Far field
b. Near field
c. Green field
d. Radiation field
498. What is the ratio of the power radiated by the antenna to the total input power?
a. Power gain
b. Directive gain
c. Antenna efficiency
d. Radiation efficiency
499. _________________ of an antenna refers to the orientation of the electric field radiated
from it.
a. Radiation
b. Bandwidth
c. Beamwidth
d. Polarization
500. Pertains to a wire structure placed below the antenna and erected above the ground. It is a
form of capacitive ground system.
a. Image
b. Counterpoise
c. Antenna orientation
d. Antenna polarization