EXAMS 1-3

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One of the following is not an advantage of a cellular telephone system.
a. privacy
b. large service area
c. no interference
d. mobility
ans: b
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Communication is the process of
a. Keeping in touch
b. Broadcasting
c. Exchanging information
d. Entertainment by electronics
ans: c
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A key barrier in communications
a. Cost
b. PN Junction
c. Walls
d. Distance
ans: d
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Electronics Communication was discovered in what century?
a. Sixteenth
b. Eighteenth
c. Nineteenth
d. Twentieth
ans: c
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Which of the following is not a major communications medium?
a. Free Space
b. Water
c. Wires
d. Fiber Optics Cable
ans: b
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Random interference to transmitted signals is called
a. Adjacent channel overlap
b. Cross talk
c. Garbage - in - Garbage - out
d. Noise
ans: d
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The communications medium causes the signal to be
a. Amplified
b. Modulated
c. Attenuated
d. Interfered with.
ans: c
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Which of the following is not a source of noise?
 a. Another communications signal
b.Atmospheric effects
c. Manufactured electrical systems
d. Thermal agitation in electronic components
ans: a
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One - way communications is called
a. Half Duplex
b. Full Duplex
c. Monocomm
d. Simplex
ans: d
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Simultaneoues two-way communications is called
a. Half Duplex
b. Full Duplex
c. Monocomm
d. Simplex
ans: b
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The original electrical information signal to be transmitted is called
a. Modulating Signal
b. Carrier
c. Baseband Signal
d. Source Signal
ans: c
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The process of modifying a high frequency carrier with the information to be transmitted is
called
a. Multiplexing
b. Telemetry
c. Detection
d. Modulation
ans: d
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The process of transmitting two or more information signals simultaneously over the same
channel is called
a. Multiplexing
b. Telemetry
c. Detection
d. Modulation
ans: a
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Continuous voice or video signals are referred to as being
a. Baseband
b. Analog
c. Digital
d. Continuous waves
ans: b
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Recovering information from a carrier is known as
 a. Demultiplexing
b. Modulation
c. Detection
d. Carrier Recovery
ans: c
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Transmission of graphical information over the telephone network is accomplished by
a. Television
b. CATV
c. Videotext
d. Facsimile
ans: d
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Measuring physical conditions at some remote location and transmitting this data for analysis
is the process of
a. Telemetry
b. Instrumentation
c. Modulation
d. Multiplexing
ans: a
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Receiving electromagnetic emissions from stars is called
a. Astrology
b. Optical Astronomy
c. Radio Astronomy
d. Space Surveillance
ans: c
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A personnal communication hobby for individual is
a. Ham radio
b. Electronic bulletin board
c. CB Radio
d. Cellular Radio
ans: a
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Radar is based upon
a. Microwaves
b. A water medium
c. The directional nature of radio signals
d. Reflected Radio signals
ans: d
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A frequency of 27 MHz has a wavelength of approximately
a. 11m
b. 27m
c. 30m
d. 81m
ans: a
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The voice freqency range is
a. 30 to 300 Hz
 b. 300 to 3000 Hz
c. 20 Hz to 20 kHz
d. 0 Hz to 15 kHz
ans: b
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Another name for signal in the HF range is
a. Microwaves
b. Kamehame Waves
c. Shortwaves
d. Millimeter waves
ans: c
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Television broadcasting ocurs in which ranges?
a. HF
b. EHF
c. VHF
d. SHF
ans: c
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Electromagnetic waves produced primarily by heat are called
a. Infrared rays
b. Microwaves
c. Shortwaves
d. X-rays
ans: a
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A micron is
a. One - millionth of a foot
b. One - millionth of a meter
c. One - thousandth of a meter
d. One ten-thousandth of an inch
ans: b
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The wavelength of infrared rays is approximately
a. 30 to 300 GHz
b. 4000 to 8000 Angstrom
c. 100 to 10,000 A
d. 0.7 to 10 microns
ans: d
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The wavelength of infrared rays is approximately
a. 1000 microns
b. 7000 Angstrom
c. 3500 A
d. 4000 A
ans: b
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Which of the following is not used for communications?
a. X - rays
b. Millimeter waves
c. Infrared
 d. Microwaves
ans: a
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A signal occupies the spectrun space from 1.115 to 1.122 GHz. The bandwidth is
a. 0.007 MHz
b. 7 MHz
c. 237 MHz
d. 700 MHz
ans: b
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In the United States, the elecromagnetic spectrum is regulated and managed by
a. NBA
b. ITU
c. FCC
d. NTC
ans: c
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For a given bandwith signal, more channel space is available for signals in the range of
a. VHF
b. UHF
c. SHF
d. EHF
ans: d
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Having an information change some characteristic of a carrier signal is called
a. Multiplexing
b. Modulation
c. Duplexing
d. Linear Mixing
ans: b
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Which of the following is not true about AM?
a. The carrier output varies.
b. The carried frequency remains constant.
c. The carrier frequency changes.
d. The information signal amplitude changes the carrier amplitude.
ans: c
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The opposite of modulation is
a. Reverse moduation
b. Downward Modulation
c. Unmodulation
d. Demodulation
ans: d
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The circuit used to produce modulation is called a
a. Modulator
b. Demodulator
c. Variable Gain Amplifier
d. Multiplexer
ans: a
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A modulator performs what mathematical operation on its two inputs?
a. Addition
b. Square Root
c. Multiplication
d. Division
ans: c
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The ratio of the peak modulating signal voltage to the peak carrier voltage is referred to as
a. The voltage ratio
b. Decibels
c. The modulation index
d. The mix factor
ans: c
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If m is greater than 1, what happens?
a. Normal Operation
b. Carrier drops to zero.
c. Carrier frequency shifts
d. Information signal is distorted
ans: d
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For ideal AM, which of the following is true?
a. m = 0
b. m = 1
c. m < 1
d. m < 1
ans: b
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The outline peaks of a carrier has the share of the modulating signal and is called the
a. Trace
b. Waveshape
c. Envelope
d. Carrier variation
ans: c
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Overmodulation occurs when
a. Vm > Vc
b. Vm < Vc
c. Vm = Vc
d. m = Vc = 0
ans: a
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The new signals produced by modulation are called
a. Spurious emissions
b. Harmonics
c. Intermodulation products
d. Sidebands
ans: d
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A display of signal amplitide versus frequency is called the
 a. Time Domain
b. Frequency spectrum
c. Amplitude spectrum
d. Frequency domain
ans: d
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Most of the power in an AM signal is in the
a. Carrier
b. Upper sideband
c. Lower sideband
d. Modulation signal
ans: a
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The values of Vmax and Vmin as read from an AM wave on an oscilloscope are 2.8 and 0.3.
The percentage of modulation is
a. 10.7 percent
b. 41.4 percent
c. 80.6 percent
d. 93.3 percent
ans: c
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A carrier of 880kHz is modulated by a 3.5 kHz sine wave. The LSB and USB are, respectively,
a. 873 and 887 kHz
b. 876.5 and 883.5 kHz
c. 883.5 and 876.5 kHz
d. 887 and 873 kHz
ans: b
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The values of Vmax and Vmin as read from an AM wave on an oscilloscope are 2.8 and 0.3.
The percentage of modulation is
a. 10.7 percent
b. 41.4 percent
c. 80.6 percent
d. 93.3 percent
ans: c
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An AM signal has a carrier power of 5W. The percentage of modulation is 80 percent. The total
sideband power is
a. 0.8 W
b. 1.6 W
c. 2.5 W
d. 4.0 W
ans: b
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For 100 percent modulation, what percentage is in each sideband?
a. 25 percent
b. 33.3 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 100 percent
ans: a
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 An AM transmitter has a percentage of modulation of 88. The carrier power is 440W. The
power in one sideband is
a. 85 W
b. 110 W
c. 170 W
d. 610 W
ans: a
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An AM transmitter antenna current is measured with no modulation and found to be 2.6
amperes. With no modulation, the current rises to 2.9 amperes. The percentage of modulation is
a. 35 percent
b. 70 percent
c. 42 percent
d. 89 percent
ans: b
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In an AM signal, the transmitted information is contained within the
a. Modulating signal
b. Carrier
c. Envelope
d. Sidebands
ans: d
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An AM signal without the carrier is called a(n)
a. Vestigial Sideband
b. FM Signal
c. SSB
d. Uncarried Signal
ans: c
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What is the minimum AM signal needed to transmit information?
a. Carrier plus sidebands
b. Carrier only
c. One sideband
d. Both sidebands
ans: c
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The main advantage of SSB over standard AM or DSB is
a. Less spectrum space is used
b. Simpler equipment is used
c. Less power is consumed
d. A higher modulation percentage
ans: a
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In SSB, which sideband is the best to use?
a. Upper
b. Lower
c. Neither
d. Depends upon the use
ans: c
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 Distortion of the modulating signal produces harmonics which cause an increase in the signal
a. Carrier Power
b. Bandwidth
c. Sideband Power
d. Envelope Voltage
ans: b
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It refers to the sending, receiving and processing of information by electronic means.
a. Communications
b. Telemetry
c. Broadcasting
d. Telephony
ans: a
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What services uses HF CW communications?
a. Police
b. Telephony
c. Broadcasting
d. Sattelite system
ans: a
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The signal which is superimposed on a high frequency sinewave is called
a. Carrier
b. Information
c. Sideband
d. Squarewave
ans: b
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What is the purpose of a beat frequency oscillator(BFO)
a. Aids in the reception of weak voice-modulated signals
b. Generates a signal, whose frequency is the same as that of the intermediate frequency
c. Generates a 1kHz tone to Morse reception
d. Generates an output, whose frequency differs from that of the intermidiate frequency by
1kHz
ans: c
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A type of information signal which is made up of rapid and unpredictable variations in
amplitude frequency.
a. Speech
b. Digital
c. Pulses
d. Bits
ans: a
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He was the one who developed the mathematical solution to a complex repetitive waveform.
a. Carson
b. P.H. Smith
c. J. Fourier
d. Y. Uda
ans: c
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 The process of impressing information signals to a high frequency carrier is called
a. Multiplexing
b. Modulation
c. Detection
d. Scrambling
ans: b
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A diagram which shows the relationship between RF signal phase and maximum bunching of
the electron beam in velocity-modulated devices.
a. Smith chart
b. Venn Diagram
c. S-parameter Diagram
d. Applegate Diagram
ans: d
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It is the liberation of electrons by thermionic means used as the principal source of electron
emission in microwave vacuum tube devices.
a. Edison Effect
b. Miller Effect
c. Bunching
d. Secondary Effect
ans: a
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It is the representation of a complex waveform in such a way that the sinusoidal components
are displayed as a function of time
a. Wave Representation
b. TDR
c. Frequency Domain
d. Time Domain
ans: d
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An Adjustable resonant cavity calibrated in frequency and which undergoes some power
absorption at resonance.
a. Frequency Meter
b. Cavity resonator
c. Ferrite isolator
d. Auto Coupler
ans: a
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What is the amount of power lost in a device due to its presence in the path of energy flow?
a. Insertion loss
b. Gain
c. Wave attenuation
d. Phase shift
ans: a
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It is the representation of a waveform in such a way that its amplitude is displayed as a
function of frequency.
a. Wave Shape
b. Frequency Domain
c. OTDR
 d. Time Domain
ans: b
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The big breakthrough in electronic communications came with the invention of the _____ in
1844.
a. Transistor
b. Phonograph
c. Telegraph
d.Telephone
ans: c
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In 1877, he invented a method of making a permanent record of sound with his invention of the
phonograph.
a. Edison
b. Marconi
c. Morse
d. Bell
ans: a
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He was the one who developed the wireless telegraph.
a. Edison
b. Marconi
c. Morse
d. Bell
ans: b
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Which came first, the invention of the telephone or the invention of the phonograph?
a. Telephone
b. Phonograph
c. Either
d. Neither
ans: a
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What is a device such as the microphone and headset sometimes called?
a. Receiver
b. Transmission medium
c. Converter
d. Reproducer
ans: d
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What distinguishes one electromagnetic wave from another?
a. Phase
b. Energy
c. Frequency
d. Amplitude
ans: c
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The entire range of _____ of electromagnetic radiation is called the frequency spectrum.
a. Frequencies
b. Phases
c. Energies
 d. Amplitude
ans: a
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When did the first transatlantic radio communications took place?
a. 1876
b. 1942
c. 1888
d. 1901
ans: d
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What determines the station that will be selected by a tuner?
a. The selectivity of the IF.
b. The resonant frequency of the tuner.
c. The sensitivity of the tuner.
d. The bandwidth of the amplifier.
ans: b
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Name a periodic waveform that consists of only odd harmonics.
a. Square wave
b. Sine wave
c. Cosine wave
d. Spikes
ans: a
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Best describe as an amplifier used in radio telephony.
a. Magnifier
b. Class B
c. Class C
d. Class A
ans: c
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The audio is reconstructed from the radiowave by:
a. The action of the headset
b. Having the audio removed from the carrier.
c. The action of a filter capacitor connected across the headset
d. none of the above
ans: c
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Which of the following do not require a tuner?
a. TV receiver
b. CB receiver
c. Communications Sattelite Receiver
d. none of these
ans: d
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What is the main difference between an AF amplifier and an RF amplifier?
a. The amplification factor
b. The stability
c. The selectivity
d. The range of frequencies that they amplify
ans: d
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What is the purpose of conversion frequency oscillator?
a. To provide a conversion frequency
b. To produce the IF
c. To provide good selectivity
d. To increase stability
ans: a
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What circuit is used to create vestigial transmission?
a. HPF
b. LPF
c. Duplexer
d. Diplexer
ans: d
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What does AFC mean?
a. All Filipino Conference
b. Anti Firing Countermeasure
c. Audio Frequency Control
d. Automatic Frequency Control
ans: d
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Amplitude Modulation is the same as
a. Linear Mixing
b. Analog Multiplication
c. Signal Summation
d. Mutliplexing
ans: b
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In a diode modulator the negative half of the AM wave is supplied by a(n)
a. Tuned Circuit
b. Transformer
c. Capacitor
d. Inductor
ans: a
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Amplitude modulation can be produced by
a. Having the carrier vary a resistance
b. Having the modulating signal vary a capacitance
c. Varying the carrier frequency
d. Varying the gain of an amplifier
ans: a
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Amplitude modulators that vary the carrier amplitude with the modulating signal by passing it
through an attenuator work on the principle of
a. Rectification
b. Resonance
c. Variable resistance
d. Absorption
ans: c
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 The component used to produce AM at very high frequencies is a
a. Varactor
b. Thermistor
c. Cavity Resonator
d. PIN diode
ans: a
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Amplitude modulation generated at a very low voltage or amplification is known as
a. High level modulation
b. Low Level Modulation
c. Collector Modulation
d. Minimum Modulation
ans: b
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The circuit that recovers the original modulating information from an AM signal is known as a
a. Modulator
b. Demodulator
c. Mixer
d. Crystal Set
ans: b
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The most commonly used amplitude demodulator is the
a. Diode mixer
b. Balanced modulator
c. Envelope Detector
d. Crystal Filter
ans: c
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A circuit that generates the upper and lower sidebands but no carrier is called a(n)
a. Amplitude Modulator
b. Diode Detector
c. Class C Amplifier
d. Balanced Modulator
ans: d
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A widely used balanced modulator is called the
a. Diode Bridge Circuit
b. Full Wave bridge rectifier
c. Lattice Modulator
d. Balanced bridge modulator
ans: c
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In a diode ring modulator, the diodes act like
a. Variable resistors
b. Switches
c. Rectifiers
d. Variable Capaitors
ans: b
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The output of a balanced modulator is
a. AM
 b. FM
c. SSB
d. DSB
ans: d
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The principal circuit in the popular 1496/1596 IC balanced modulator is a
a. Differential Amplifier
b. Rectifier
c. Bridge
d. Constant Current Source
ans: a
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The most commonly used filter in SSB generators uses
a. LC Networks
b. Mechanical Resonators
c. Crystals
d. RC Networks and op amps
ans: c
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The equivalent circuit of a quartz crystal is a
a. Series Resonant circuit
b. Parallel Resonant Circuit
c. Neithar a and b
d. Both a and b
ans: d
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Where is ISB primarily used?
a. Telephone and telegraph communications
b. Telemetry
c. FM broadcast
d. Radar
ans: a
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What is a major problem with very high frequency oscillator?
a. low sensitivity
b. poor frequency stability
c. poor image rejection
d. no power stability
ans: b

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Having an information change some characteristic of a carrier signal is called
a. Multiplexing
b. Modulation
c. Duplexing
d. Linear Mixing
ans: b
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Which of the following is not true about AM?
a. The carrier output varies.
 b. The carried frequency remains constant.
c. The carrier frequency changes.
d. The information signal amplitude changes the carrier amplitude.
ans: c
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The opposite of modulation is
a. Reverse moduation
b. Downward Modulation
c. Unmodulation
d. Demodulation
ans: d
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The circuit used to produce modulation is called a
a. Modulator
b. Demodulator
c. Variable Gain Amplifier
d. Multiplexer
ans: a
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A modulator performs what mathematical operation on its two inputs?
a. Addition
b. Square Root
c. Multiplication
d. Division
ans: c
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The ratio of the peak modulating signal voltage to the peak carrier voltage is referred to as
a. The voltage ratio
b. Decibels
c. The modulation index
d. The mix factor
ans: c
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If m is greater than 1, what happens?
a. Normal Operation
b. Carrier drops to zero.
c. Carrier frequency shifts
d. Information signal is distorted
ans: d
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For ideal AM, which of the following is true?
a. m = 0
b. m = 1
c. m < 1
d. m < 1
ans: b
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The outline peaks of a carrier has the share of the modulating signal and is called the
a. Trace
b. Waveshape
c. Envelope
 d. Carrier variation
ans: c
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Overmodulation occurs when
a. Vm > Vc
b. Vm < Vc
c. Vm = Vc
d. m = Vc = 0
ans: a
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The new signals produced by modulation are called
a. Spurious emissions
b. Harmonics
c. Intermodulation products
d. Sidebands
ans: d
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A display of signal amplitide versus frequency is called the
a. Time Domain
b. Frequency spectrum
c. Amplitude spectrum
d. Frequency domain
ans: d
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Most of the power in an AM signal is in the
a. Carrier
b. Upper sideband
c. Lower sideband
d. Modulation signal
ans: a
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The values of Vmax and Vmin as read from an AM wave on an oscilloscope are 2.8 and 0.3.
The percentage of modulation is
a. 10.7 percent
b. 41.4 percent
c. 80.6 percent
d. 93.3 percent
ans: c
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A carrier of 880kHz is modulated by a 3.5 kHz sine wave. The LSB and USB are, respectively,
a. 873 and 887 kHz
b. 876.5 and 883.5 kHz
c. 883.5 and 876.5 kHz
d. 887 and 873 kHz
ans: b
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The values of Vmax and Vmin as read from an AM wave on an oscilloscope are 2.8 and 0.3.
The percentage of modulation is
a. 10.7 percent
b. 41.4 percent
c. 80.6 percent
 d. 93.3 percent
ans: c
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An AM signal has a carrier power of 5W. The percentage of modulation is 80 percent. The total
sideband power is
a. 0.8 W
b. 1.6 W
c. 2.5 W
d. 4.0 W
ans: b
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For 100 percent modulation, what percentage is in each sideband?
a. 25 percent
b. 33.3 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 100 percent
ans: a
-
An AM transmitter has a percentage of modulation of 88. The carrier power is 440W. The
power in one sideband is
a. 85 W
b. 110 W
c. 170 W
d. 610 W
ans: a
-
An AM transmitter antenna current is measured with no modulation and found to be 2.6
amperes. With no modulation, the current rises to 2.9 amperes. The percentage of modulation is
a. 35 percent
b. 70 percent
c. 42 percent
d. 89 percent
ans: b
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In an AM signal, the transmitted information is contained within the
a. Modulating signal
b. Carrier
c. Envelope
d. Sidebands
ans: d
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An AM signal without the carrier is called a(n)
a. Vestigial Sideband
b. FM Signal
c. SSB
d. Uncarried Signal
ans: c
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What is the minimum AM signal needed to transmit information?
a. Carrier plus sidebands
b. Carrier only
 c. One sideband
d. Both sidebands
ans: c
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The main advantage of SSB over standard AM or DSB is
a. Less spectrum space is used
b. Simpler equipment is used
c. Less power is consumed
d. A higher modulation percentage
ans: a
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In SSB, which sideband is the best to use?
a. Upper
b. Lower
c. Neither
d. Depends upon the use
ans: c
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Distortion of the modulating signal produces harmonics which cause an increase in the signal
a. Carrier Power
b. Bandwidth
c. Sideband Power
d. Envelope Voltage
ans: b
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It refers to the sending, receiving and processing of information by electronic means.
a. Communications
b. Telemetry
c. Broadcasting
d. Telephony
ans: a
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What services uses HF CW communications?
a. Police
b. Telephony
c. Broadcasting
d. Sattelite system
ans: a
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The signal which is superimposed on a high frequency sinewave is called
a. Carrier
b. Information
c. Sideband
d. Squarewave
ans: b
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What is the purpose of a beat frequency oscillator(BFO)
a. Aids in the reception of weak voice-modulated signals
b. Generates a signal, whose frequency is the same as that of the intermediate frequency
c. Generates a 1kHz tone to Morse reception
 d. Generates an output, whose frequency differs from that of the intermidiate frequency by
1kHz
ans: c
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A type of information signal which is made up of rapid and unpredictable variations in
amplitude frequency.
a. Speech
b. Digital
c. Pulses
d. Bits
ans: a
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He was the one who developed the mathematical solution to a complex repetitive waveform.
a. Carson
b. P.H. Smith
c. J. Fourier
d. Y. Uda
ans: c
-
The process of impressing information signals to a high frequency carrier is called
a. Multiplexing
b. Modulation
c. Detection
d. Scrambling
ans: b
-
A diagram which shows the relationship between RF signal phase and maximum bunching of
the electron beam in velocity-modulated devices.
a. Smith chart
b. Venn Diagram
c. S-parameter Diagram
d. Applegate Diagram
ans: d
-
It is the liberation of electrons by thermionic means used as the principal source of electron
emission in microwave vacuum tube devices.
a. Edison Effect
b. Miller Effect
c. Bunching
d. Secondary Effect
ans: a
-
It is the representation of a complex waveform in such a way that the sinusoidal components
are displayed as a function of time
a. Wave Representation
b. TDR
c. Frequency Domain
d. Time Domain
ans: d
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 An Adjustable resonant cavity calibrated in frequency and which undergoes some power
absorption at resonance.
a. Frequency Meter
b. Cavity resonator
c. Ferrite isolator
d. Auto Coupler
ans: a
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What is the amount of power lost in a device due to its presence in the path of energy flow?
a. Insertion loss
b. Gain
c. Wave attenuation
d. Phase shift
ans: a
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It is the representation of a waveform in such a way that its amplitude is displayed as a
function of frequency.
a. Wave Shape
b. Frequency Domain
c. OTDR
d. Time Domain
ans: b
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The big breakthrough in electronic communications came with the invention of the _____ in
1844.
a. Transistor
b. Phonograph
c. Telegraph
d.Telephone
ans: c
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In 1877, he invented a method of making a permanent record of sound with his invention of the
phonograph.
a. Edison
b. Marconi
c. Morse
d. Bell
ans: a
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He was the one who developed the wireless telegraph.
a. Edison
b. Marconi
c. Morse
d. Bell
ans: b
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Which came first, the invention of the telephone or the invention of the phonograph?
a. Telephone
b. Phonograph
c. Either
d. Neither
 ans: a
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What is a device such as the microphone and headset sometimes called?
a. Receiver
b. Transmission medium
c. Converter
d. Reproducer
ans: d
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What distinguishes one electromagnetic wave from another?
a. Phase
b. Energy
c. Frequency
d. Amplitude
ans: c
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The entire range of _____ of electromagnetic radiation is called the frequency spectrum.
a. Frequencies
b. Phases
c. Energies
d. Amplitude
ans: a
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When did the first transatlantic radio communications took place?
a. 1876
b. 1942
c. 1888
d. 1901
ans: d
-
What determines the station that will be selected by a tuner?
a. The selectivity of the IF.
b. The resonant frequency of the tuner.
c. The sensitivity of the tuner.
d. The bandwidth of the amplifier.
ans: b
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Name a periodic waveform that consists of only odd harmonics.
a. Square wave
b. Sine wave
c. Cosine wave
d. Spikes
ans: a
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Best describe as an amplifier used in radio telephony.
a. Magnifier
b. Class B
c. Class C
d. Class A
ans: c
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 The audio is reconstructed from the radiowave by:
a. The action of the headset
b. Having the audio removed from the carrier.
c. The action of a filter capacitor connected across the headset
d. none of the above
ans: c
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Which of the following do not require a tuner?
a. TV receiver
b. CB receiver
c. Communications Sattelite Receiver
d. none of these
ans: d
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What is the main difference between an AF amplifier and an RF amplifier?
a. The amplification factor
b. The stability
c. The selectivity
d. The range of frequencies that they amplify
ans: d
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What is the purpose of conversion frequency oscillator?
a. To provide a conversion frequency
b. To produce the IF
c. To provide good selectivity
d. To increase stability
ans: a
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What circuit is used to create vestigial transmission?
a. HPF
b. LPF
c. Duplexer
d. Diplexer
ans: d
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What does AFC mean?
a. All Filipino Conference
b. Anti Firing Countermeasure
c. Audio Frequency Control
d. Automatic Frequency Control
ans: d
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Amplitude Modulation is the same as
a. Linear Mixing
b. Analog Multiplication
c. Signal Summation
d. Mutliplexing
ans: b
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In a diode modulator the negative half of the AM wave is supplied by a(n)
a. Tuned Circuit
 b. Transformer
c. Capacitor
d. Inductor
ans: a
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Amplitude modulation can be produced by
a. Having the carrier vary a resistance
b. Having the modulating signal vary a capacitance
c. Varying the carrier frequency
d. Varying the gain of an amplifier
ans: a
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Amplitude modulators that vary the carrier amplitude with the modulating signal by passing it
through an attenuator work on the principle of
a. Rectification
b. Resonance
c. Variable resistance
d. Absorption
ans: c
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The component used to produce AM at very high frequencies is a
a. Varactor
b. Thermistor
c. Cavity Resonator
d. PIN diode
ans: a
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Amplitude modulation generated at a very low voltage or amplification is known as
a. High level modulation
b. Low Level Modulation
c. Collector Modulation
d. Minimum Modulation
ans: b
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The circuit that recovers the original modulating information from an AM signal is known as a
a. Modulator
b. Demodulator
c. Mixer
d. Crystal Set
ans: b
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The most commonly used amplitude demodulator is the
a. Diode mixer
b. Balanced modulator
c. Envelope Detector
d. Crystal Filter
ans: c
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A circuit that generates the upper and lower sidebands but no carrier is called a(n)
a. Amplitude Modulator
b. Diode Detector
 c. Class C Amplifier
d. Balanced Modulator
ans: d
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A widely used balanced modulator is called the
a. Diode Bridge Circuit
b. Full Wave bridge rectifier
c. Lattice Modulator
d. Balanced bridge modulator
ans: c
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In a diode ring modulator, the diodes act like
a. Variable resistors
b. Switches
c. Rectifiers
d. Variable Capaitors
ans: b
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The output of a balanced modulator is
a. AM
b. FM
c. SSB
d. DSB
ans: d
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The principal circuit in the popular 1496/1596 IC balanced modulator is a
a. Differential Amplifier
b. Rectifier
c. Bridge
d. Constant Current Source
ans: a
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The most commonly used filter in SSB generators uses
a. LC Networks
b. Mechanical Resonators
c. Crystals
d. RC Networks and op amps
ans: c
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The equivalent circuit of a quartz crystal is a
a. Series Resonant circuit
b. Parallel Resonant Circuit
c. Neithar a and b
d. Both a and b
ans: d
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Where is ISB primarily used?
a. Telephone and telegraph communications
b. Telemetry
c. FM broadcast
d. Radar
 ans: a
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What is a major problem with very high frequency oscillator?
a. low sensitivity
b. poor frequency stability
c. poor image rejection
d. no power stability
ans: b
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What does ALC means?
a. All local Circuits
b. Automatic level control
c. Asynchronous Link Control
d. Automatic Link Circuit
ans: b
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What is an ideal pulse?
a. a perfect square wave with zero rise time
b. a very short duration
c. a high amplitude
d. a low duty cycle
ans: a
-
What happens to the spectrum of repetitive pulse as the pulse width decreases?
a. more harmonics of the same phase
b. less harmonics of the same phase
c. remain constant
d. decreases
ans: a
-
A major advantage of the vacuum tube is its need for a _______ to give energy to the
electrons.
a. Voltage source
b. line equalizer
c. limiter
d. heater
ans: d
-
Keyed AGC is AGC that:
a. Works only on Morse code
b. Is activated when keyed by the transmitting signal
c. Is used is TV receivers so that transmitted picture brightness does not affect the AGC
d. Is used in color TV receivers so that the transmitted color has no effect on the AGC
ans: c
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What is the main disadvantage of a single-tube transmitter
a. Frequency instability
b. Low gain
c. High resistivity
d. High attenuation
ans: a
-
What is the name of the operation that uses an antenna changeover switch?
a. Duplex
b. Simplex
c. Crossover
d. Switching
ans: b
-
Which of the following falls under the high frequency band of the radio spectrum?
a. 8.2345 MHz
b. 150.50 MHz
c. 2.4555 MHz
d. 35.535 MHz
ans: a
-
What is reduced by rounding off square-wave emissions?
a. Amplitude
b. Phase
c. Bandwidth
d. Energy
ans: c
-
What is gained by operating an oscillator on some subharmonic of the transmission
frequency?
a. Frequency sensitivity
b. Frequency stability
c. High sensitivity
d. Good selectivity
ans: b
-
What type of coupling discriminates against harmonic transmission?
a. Capacitive
b. Direct
c. Transformer
d. Inductive
ans: d
-
What class of bias should produce least harmonics?
a. Class A
b. Class B
c. Class C
d. Class D
ans: a
-
What type of field does a Faraday shield stop?
a. Common
b. Array
c. Electrostatic
d. Magnetostatic
ans: c
-
 What type of circuit reduces even-order harmonics?
a. Push-pull
b. Class A
c. Armstrong circuit
d. Demodulator
ans: a
-
How many watts are represented by 40dBw?
a. 40,000w
b. 1,000w
c. 40w
d. 10,000w
ans: d
-
Term for transmission of printed picture by radio.
a. Facsimile
b. ACSSB
c. Xerography
d. Television
ans: a
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What is another name for an AF volume control?
a. FC
b. Gain
c. ARC
d. AMC
ans: b
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What device can be used to make a modulated envelope visible?
a. Spectrum analyzer
b. Synthesizer
c. Calibrator
d. Oscilloscope
ans: d
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Which of the following is not an advantage of SSB over AM?
a. Power saving
b. Simple receiver circuit
c. Less spectrum
d. None of these
ans: b
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What is the result if a balanced modulator is not perfectly balanced?
a. SB filtered
b. Carrier transmitted
c. Lower sideband transmitted
d. Both sideband transmitted
ans: b
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If two signals are in quadrature, what is their phase relation?
a. 0
 b. 45
c. 180
d. 90
ans: d
-
What method can be used to invert speech?
a. Frequency multiplier
b. Inverter
c. AGC
d. Frequency translation
ans: d
-
In SSB, voice compression is better in the AF or RF section?
a. AF
b. RF
c. Intermediate
d. SB
ans: b
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What is the circuit that changes modulated RF to AF?
a. Demodulator
b. Modem
c. Synthesizer
d. Modulator
ans: a
-
What kind of crystal is used in oscillator?
a. Quartz
b. Galena
c. Carborundum
d. Salt
ans: a
-
Power is always _____
a. A definite amount of energy
b. All of these
c. The rate at which energy is used
d. Expressed in watts
ans: b
-
Which of the following services would use crystal local oscillators?
a. AM
b. FM
c. Aircraft
d. Shortwave listeners
ans: c
-
What does VOX mean?
a. Very Onward circuit
b. Voice-operated transmission
c. Voice Onward transmission
 d. Very Oxford Transmitter
ans: b
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What is an NO RY?
a. Non operational Relay
b. Normally Open Relay
c. Normally Ready
d. Non Organic Relay
ans: b
-
The Extremely hihg frequency(EHF) band is in the radio spectrum range of ______.
a. 30 to 300 kHZ
b. 30 to 300 GHZ
c. 3 to 30 MHz
d. 3 to 30 GHz
ans: b
-
What kind of system relays has remote readings?
a. Broadcasting
b. Data gathering
c. Telecast
d. Telemetering
ans: d
-
What causes audio signals to be distorted in the receiver?
a. Interference
b. Gain
c. Harmonics
d. Amplitude
ans: c
-
Which of the following is not normally tested in a transmitter?
a. Power
b. Modulation
c. Frequency
d. Amplitude
ans: d
-
Which of the following items need not to be checked with receivers?
a. Sensitivity
b. Squelch
c. Distortion
d. Gain
ans: d
-
What is the source of wheel static?
a. Wheel
b. Brakes
c. Piston
d. Oscillations
ans: b
-
_______ frequencies are exact multiples of the fundamental frequency.
a. Distortion
b. Harmonic
c. Modulation
d. Radio
ans: b
-
Amplitude distortion results from _______ amplification.
a. Indirect
b. Linear
c. Direct
d. Nonlinear
ans: d
-
A _____ is a resonant circuit tuned to reject an undesired signal by reducing the gain at the
trap frequency
a. LC tank
b. LPF
c. Wave trap
d. HPF
ans: c
-
A subcarrier has a(n) _____ frequency than the main carrier.
a. Lower
b. Higher
c. Equal
d. Good
ans: a
-
Amplitude limiting in the IF section eliminates ___ interference from the FM signal.
a. AM
b. FM
c. PM
d. Broadband
ans: a
-
With which emission type is capture-effect most pronounced?
a. CW
b. FM
c. SSB
d. AM
ans: b
-
The parameter of a high frequency carrier that may be varied by a low frequency intelligence
signal is
a. Amplitude
b. Frequency
c. Phase
d. All of the above
ans: d
-
A carrier signal has ____.
a. Constant peak amplitude
b. The information
c. Frequency range 20-20000Hz
d. A varying amplitude
ans: a
-
The type of emission for FM stereo(multiplex) broadcasting is
a. F3E
b. A3E
c. F8E
d. A8E
ans: c
-
The method of generating FM used by broadcast station is ______.
a. Direct
b. Indirect
c. Insertion
d. All of these
ans: b
-
In TV broadcasting in the Philippines, the aspect ratio of the picture frame is ____.
a. 4:3
b. 2:1
c. 4:1
d. 3:1
ans: a
-
Horizontal blanking time in TV.
a. 10.16 us
b. 16.67 us
c. 63.5 us
d. 1 us
ans: c
-
The standard coaxial impedance for CATV applications is_______.
a. 36 ohms
b. 72 ohms
c. 75 ohms
d. 300 ohms
ans: c
-
The service area in which the ground wave field of 1mV/m is not subject to objectionable
interference.
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Intermittent
d. Tertiary
ans: a
-
 Which frequency band is the standard AM radio broadcast?
a. MF
b. VHF
c. HF
d. UHF
ans: a
-
Which frequency band is the standard AM radio broadcast?
a. HF
b. UHF
c. MF
d. VHF
ans: c
-
The width of television broadcast channel
a. 200MHz
b. 10kHz
c. 100kHz
d. 6MHz
ans: d
-
CATV trunk and feeder system amplifier input voltage of _____.
a. 110 V
b. 220 V
c. 500 V
d. 1000 V
ans: b

-
What does ALC means?
a. All local Circuits
b. Automatic level control
c. Asynchronous Link Control
d. Automatic Link Circuit
ans: b
-
What is an ideal pulse?
a. a perfect square wave with zero rise time
b. a very short duration
c. a high amplitude
d. a low duty cycle
ans: a
-
What happens to the spectrum of repetitive pulse as the pulse width decreases?
a. more harmonics of the same phase
b. less harmonics of the same phase
c. remain constant
d. decreases
ans: a
-
 A major advantage of the vacuum tube is its need for a _______ to give energy to the
electrons.
a. Voltage source
b. line equalizer
c. limiter
d. heater
ans: d
-
Keyed AGC is AGC that:
a. Works only on Morse code
b. Is activated when keyed by the transmitting signal
c. Is used is TV receivers so that transmitted picture brightness does not affect the AGC
d. Is used in color TV receivers so that the transmitted color has no effect on the AGC
ans: c
-
What is the main disadvantage of a single-tube transmitter
a. Frequency instability
b. Low gain
c. High resistivity
d. High attenuation
ans: a
-
What is the name of the operation that uses an antenna changeover switch?
a. Duplex
b. Simplex
c. Crossover
d. Switching
ans: b
-
Which of the following falls under the high frequency band of the radio spectrum?
a. 8.2345 MHz
b. 150.50 MHz
c. 2.4555 MHz
d. 35.535 MHz
ans: a
-
What is reduced by rounding off square-wave emissions?
a. Amplitude
b. Phase
c. Bandwidth
d. Energy
ans: c
-
What is gained by operating an oscillator on some subharmonic of the transmission
frequency?
a. Frequency sensitivity
b. Frequency stability
c. High sensitivity
d. Good selectivity
ans: b
-
 What type of coupling discriminates against harmonic transmission?
a. Capacitive
b. Direct
c. Transformer
d. Inductive
ans: d
-
What class of bias should produce least harmonics?
a. Class A
b. Class B
c. Class C
d. Class D
ans: a
-
What type of field does a Faraday shield stop?
a. Common
b. Array
c. Electrostatic
d. Magnetostatic
ans: c
-
What type of circuit reduces even-order harmonics?
a. Push-pull
b. Class A
c. Armstrong circuit
d. Demodulator
ans: a
-
How many watts are represented by 40dBw?
a. 40,000w
b. 1,000w
c. 40w
d. 10,000w
ans: d
-
Term for transmission of printed picture by radio.
a. Facsimile
b. ACSSB
c. Xerography
d. Television
ans: a
-
What is another name for an AF volume control?
a. FC
b. Gain
c. ARC
d. AMC
ans: b
-
What device can be used to make a modulated envelope visible?
a. Spectrum analyzer
 b. Synthesizer
c. Calibrator
d. Oscilloscope
ans: d
-
Which of the following is not an advantage of SSB over AM?
a. Power saving
b. Simple receiver circuit
c. Less spectrum
d. None of these
ans: b
-
What is the result if a balanced modulator is not perfectly balanced?
a. SB filtered
b. Carrier transmitted
c. Lower sideband transmitted
d. Both sideband transmitted
ans: b
-
If two signals are in quadrature, what is their phase relation?
a. 0
b. 45
c. 180
d. 90
ans: d
-
What method can be used to invert speech?
a. Frequency multiplier
b. Inverter
c. AGC
d. Frequency translation
ans: d
-
In SSB, voice compression is better in the AF or RF section?
a. AF
b. RF
c. Intermediate
d. SB
ans: b
-
What is the circuit that changes modulated RF to AF?
a. Demodulator
b. Modem
c. Synthesizer
d. Modulator
ans: a
-
What kind of crystal is used in oscillator?
a. Quartz
b. Galena
c. Carborundum
 d. Salt
ans: a
-
Power is always _____
a. A definite amount of energy
b. All of these
c. The rate at which energy is used
d. Expressed in watts
ans: b
-
Which of the following services would use crystal local oscillators?
a. AM
b. FM
c. Aircraft
d. Shortwave listeners
ans: c
-
What does VOX mean?
a. Very Onward circuit
b. Voice-operated transmission
c. Voice Onward transmission
d. Very Oxford Transmitter
ans: b
-
What is an NO RY?
a. Non operational Relay
b. Normally Open Relay
c. Normally Ready
d. Non Organic Relay
ans: b
-
The Extremely hihg frequency(EHF) band is in the radio spectrum range of ______.
a. 30 to 300 kHZ
b. 30 to 300 GHZ
c. 3 to 30 MHz
d. 3 to 30 GHz
ans: b
-
What kind of system relays has remote readings?
a. Broadcasting
b. Data gathering
c. Telecast
d. Telemetering
ans: d
-
What causes audio signals to be distorted in the receiver?
a. Interference
b. Gain
c. Harmonics
d. Amplitude
ans: c
-
Which of the following is not normally tested in a transmitter?
a. Power
b. Modulation
c. Frequency
d. Amplitude
ans: d
-
Which of the following items need not to be checked with receivers?
a. Sensitivity
b. Squelch
c. Distortion
d. Gain
ans: d
-
What is the source of wheel static?
a. Wheel
b. Brakes
c. Piston
d. Oscillations
ans: b
-
_______ frequencies are exact multiples of the fundamental frequency.
a. Distortion
b. Harmonic
c. Modulation
d. Radio
ans: b
-
Amplitude distortion results from _______ amplification.
a. Indirect
b. Linear
c. Direct
d. Nonlinear
ans: d
-
A _____ is a resonant circuit tuned to reject an undesired signal by reducing the gain at the
trap frequency
a. LC tank
b. LPF
c. Wave trap
d. HPF
ans: c
-
A subcarrier has a(n) _____ frequency than the main carrier.
a. Lower
b. Higher
c. Equal
d. Good
ans: a
-
 Amplitude limiting in the IF section eliminates ___ interference from the FM signal.
a. AM
b. FM
c. PM
d. Broadband
ans: a
-
With which emission type is capture-effect most pronounced?
a. CW
b. FM
c. SSB
d. AM
ans: b
-
The parameter of a high frequency carrier that may be varied by a low frequency intelligence
signal is
a. Amplitude
b. Frequency
c. Phase
d. All of the above
ans: d
-
A carrier signal has ____.
a. Constant peak amplitude
b. The information
c. Frequency range 20-20000Hz
d. A varying amplitude
ans: a
-
The type of emission for FM stereo(multiplex) broadcasting is
a. F3E
b. A3E
c. F8E
d. A8E
ans: c
-
The method of generating FM used by broadcast station is ______.
a. Direct
b. Indirect
c. Insertion
d. All of these
ans: b
-
In TV broadcasting in the Philippines, the aspect ratio of the picture frame is ____.
a. 4:3
b. 2:1
c. 4:1
d. 3:1
ans: a
-
Horizontal blanking time in TV.
 a. 10.16 us
b. 16.67 us
c. 63.5 us
d. 1 us
ans: c
-
The standard coaxial impedance for CATV applications is_______.
a. 36 ohms
b. 72 ohms
c. 75 ohms
d. 300 ohms
ans: c
-
The service area in which the ground wave field of 1mV/m is not subject to objectionable
interference.
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Intermittent
d. Tertiary
ans: a
-
Which frequency band is the standard AM radio broadcast?
a. MF
b. VHF
c. HF
d. UHF
ans: a
-
Which frequency band is the standard AM radio broadcast?
a. HF
b. UHF
c. MF
d. VHF
ans: c
-
The width of television broadcast channel
a. 200MHz
b. 10kHz
c. 100kHz
d. 6MHz
ans: d
-