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1. __________ is the amount of voltage induced in a wave by an electromagnetic wave a. Receive voltage b. Magnetic induction c. Field strength d. Power density 2. An electromagnetic wave consists of _____ a. Both electric and magnetic fields b. An electric field only c. A magnetic field only d. Non-magnetic field only 3. What is the lowest layer of the ionosphere? a. F1 b. F2 c. E d. D 4. Who profounded electromagnetic radiation theory? a. Sir Edward Appleton b. James Clerk Maxwell c. Christian Huygens d. Sir Isaac Newton 5. Frequencies in the UHF range propagate by means of a. Ground waves b. Sky waves c. Surface waves d. Space waves 6. Electromagnetic waves are refracted when they __________ a. Pass into a medium of different dielectric constants b. Are polarized at right angles to the direction of propagation c. Encounter a perfectly conducting surface d. Pass through a small slot in a conducting plane 7. What is the thickest layer of the ionosphere a. F2 b. F1 c. D d. E 8. What is the highest frequency that can be sent straight upward and be returned to earth? a. MUF b. Skip frequency c. Critical frequency d. Gyro frequency 9. What is the unit of electric field strength? a. Volts per square meter b. Volt per square cm c. Volts per meter d. Millivolt per watt 10. Velocity of a radiowave in free space a. 186,000 miles per sec b. 300 x 106 meters per sec c. 162,000 nautical mile per sec d. All of the above 11. Refers to the direction of the electric field vector in space 1
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12. A TEM wave whose polarization rotates a. Vertically polarized b. Omnidirectional c. Horizontally polarized d. Circularly polarized 13. What is the effective radiated power of a repeater with 200 W transmitter power output, 4 dB feedline loss, 4 dB duplexer and circulator loss, and 10 dB feedline antenna gain? a. 2000 W b. 126 W c. 317 W d. 260 W 14. In a vacuum the speed of an electromagnetic wave a. Depends on its constant b. Depends on its wavelength c. Depends on its electric and magnetic fields d. Is a universal constant 15. When the magnetic field is perpendicular to the surface of the earth, what is the polarization of the TEM wave? a. Circular b. Horizontal c. Vertical d. Elliptical 16. A changing magnetic field gives rise to a. Sound field b. Magnetic field c. Electric field d. Nothing in particular 17. The index of refraction of a material medium a. Is greater than 1 b. Is less than 1 c. Is equal to 1 d. May be any of the above 18. As electromagnetic waves travel in free space, only one of the following can happen to them a. Absorption b. Attenuation c. Refraction d. Reflection 19. Groundwave communications is most effective in what frequency range? a. 300 kHz to 3 MHz b. 3 to 30 MHz c. 30 to 300 MHz d. Above 300 MHz 20. The ionosphere has its greatest effect on signals in what frequency range? a. 300 kHz to 3 MHz b. 3 to 30 MHz c. 30 to 300 MHz d. Above 300 MHz
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31. Each point on a spherical waveform maybe a source of a secondary spherical wavefront a. Snells law b. Huygens principle c. Rayleighs principle d. De Morgans theorem 32. Ducting occurs in which region of the atmosphere? a. Stratosphere b. Troposphere c. Ionosphere d. Ozone layer 33. Which ionosphere layer has an average height of 225 km at night? a. D layer b. E layer c. F1 layer d. F2 layer 34. In what range of frequencies are most omnidirectional horizontally polarized antennas used? a. VHF, UHF b. VLF, LF c. SH, EHF d. MF, HF 35. 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 36. _____ is the measurement of a unilateral antenna properties of directivity a. Phase angle b. Antenna gain c. Beamwidth d. Bandwidth 37. _____ is the amount of uncertainly in a system of symbols a. Bandwidth b. Enthalpy c. Entropy d. Quantum 38. If an antenna has a gain of 30 dB, it increases the output of the transmitter by a. 10,000 times b. 1000 times c. 100 times d. 1 million times 39. Which does not use vertical polarization antenna? a. AM Broadcasting b. FM Broadcasting c. Mobile Communications d. Satellite Communications 40. Which antenna radiates an omnidirectional pattern in the horizontal plane with vertical polarization? a. Marconi antenna b. Discone antenna
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c. Horn antenna d. Helical antenna 41. An antenna with very high gain and very narrow beamwidth a. Helical antenna b. Discone antenna c. Horn antenna d. Parabolic dish antenna 42. _____ is the horizontal pointing angle of an antenna a. Azimuth b. Angle of elevation c. Right angle d. Beamwidth 43. 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 44. _____ is an open-ended slot antenna a. Helical antenna b. Rhombic antenna c. Notch antenna d. Cassegrain antenna 45. What is the radiation characteristic of a dipole antenna? a. Omnidirectional b. Bidirectional c. Unidirectional d. Hemispherical 46. An antenna with unity gain a. Rhombic b. Half-wave dipole c. Isotropic d. Whip 47. An antenna which is one-tenth wavelength long a. Hertzian dipole b. Loop antenna c. Marconi antenna d. Elementary doublet 48. What is the minimum number of turns a helix antenna must have? a. 3 b. 5 c. 4 d. 6 49. Which of the following improves antenna directivity? a. Driven element b. Reflector element c. Director element d. Parasitic element 50. 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 3
51. The frequency of operation of a dipole antenna cut to a length of 3.4 m a. 88 MHz b. 44 MHz c. 22 MHz d. 11 MHz 52. Shortening effect of an antenna that makes it appear as if it were 5% longer a. End effect b. Flywheel effect c. Skin effect d. Capture effect 53. A simple half-wavelength antenna radiates the strongest signal a. At 45 degrees to its axis b. Parallel to its axis c. At right angles to its axis d. at 60 degrees to its axis 54. If an antenna is too short for the wavelength being used, the effective length can be increased by adding a. Capacitance in series b. Inductance in series c. Resistance in parallel d. Resistance in series 55. 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 56. The power fed to a two-bay turnstile antenna is 100 watts. If the antenna has a 2dB power gain, what is the effective radiated power a. 317 watts b. 158 watts c. 200 watts d. 400 watts 57. 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 58. It is an array of metallic conductors buried beneath the antenna, which is used to improve the conductivity of the natural earth a. Loading coil b. ATU c. Counterpoise d. Earth mat 59. What is the electrical wavelength of a 500 MHz signal? a. 60 centimeters b. 6 meters c. 0.06 meter d. 60 meters
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c. Negative feedback d. Wave traps in the antenna circuits 70. Good grounding is important for a. Horizontal antennas b. Broadside array antennas c. Vertical antennas d. Yagi-Uda antennas 71. Which of the following antennas is best excited from a waveguide? a. Biconical b. Horn c. Helical d. Discone 72. Not a reason for the use of an antenna coupler a. To make the antenna resistive b. To provide the output amplifier with the correct load impedance c. To discriminate against harmonics d. To prevent reradiation of the local oscillator 73. Which antenna is not a wideband? a. Discone b. Folded dipole c. Helical d. Marconi 74. _____ is an antenna made up of a number of full wavelengths a. Elementary doublet b. Log-periodic c. Long wire d. Whip 75. Which antenna does not use the ground? a. Marconi b. Yagi c. Hertz d. Rhombic 76. It is a measure of the microwave power radiated from an antenna as a function of angular direction from the antenna axis a. Antenna pattern b. Polarization c. Beamwidth d. Sidelobes 77. In a turnstile antenna, the crossed dipoles are excited with voltages a. In phase with each other b. 360 out of phase with each other c. 90 out of phase with each other d. 180 out of phase with each other 78. It is described as the MUF factor a. sec b. cos c. sin d. csc 79. 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. Dipole
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80. At the ends of a half-wave antenna, what values of current and voltage exist compared to the remainder of the antenna? a. Minimum voltage and minimum current b. Equal voltage and current c. Minimum voltage and maximum current d. Maximum voltage and minimum current