MITRC REFRESHER COURSE Transmission Lines

1. A system of conductors used to convey electric power or signal

between two or more points
a. Channels
b. Optical cables
c. Transmission lines
d. Waveguides
2. These conductors are uniformly spaced by insulators. They have
low losses at low and medium frequencies and are economical to
construct and maintained
a. Coaial cables
b. Open!wire transmission lines
c. Optical cables
d. Waveguides
". To prevent radiation losses and interference from eternal
sources# the inner conductor of this transmission line is completely
enclosed with a metal sheath or braid
a. Coaial cables
b. Open!wire transmission line
c. Optical cables
d. Waveguides
$. The term %balance line& means that
a. 'oth conductors carry currents that flow in opposite directors
b. Conductors present equal capacitance to ground
c. One conductor is connected to ground
d. A and ' above
(. The characteristic impedance of a transmission line is determined
by)
a. *ts operating frequency
b. *ts length
c. *ts physical si+e and arrangement
d. The signal applied at the input terminal
,. The distributed parameters of the transmission line are) the series
resistance- the series inductance- the shunt capacitance and the
shunt conductance. What parameter was determined due to
dielectric losses.
a. /eries resistance
b. /eries inductance
c. /hunt capacitance
d. /hunt conductance
0. /hunt capacitance was determined due to)
a. Conductors were closed to each other
b. The length and diameter of the conductors
c. 1ielectric losses
d. 2lu lin3age
4. /eries resistance was determined due to)
a. Conductors were closed to each other
b. The length and diameter of the conductors
c. 1ielectric losses
d. 2lu lin3ages
5. At radio frequencies# a line is considered lossless because)
a. Characteristic impedance is determined by its physical
structure
b. *nductive reactance is much more than the resistance
c. Capacitive reactance is much larger then the shunt
conductance
d. ' and C above
16. 1etermine the characteristic impedance of a transmission line
which has a capacitance of "6p27m and an inductance of 0(n87m
a. ( 9
b. (6 9
c. (66 9
d. ( :9
11. The characteristic impedance of an open!wire balance line is
determined from its physical structure. ; <o = 20, log >2/7d? where
/ is the center!to!center distance of the conductors and d is the
diameter of the conductor @. At what condition is the characteristic
impedance minimum.
a. / = d
b. / = 2d
c. d = 2/
d. / AA d
12. *f a change in the dielectric material decreases the capacitance#
the characteristic impedance is)
a. :ept constant
b. 1ecreased
c. *ncreased
d. 8alved
1". All power applied at the input of the line will be absorbed by the
load if)
a. <O A <B
b. <O C <B
c. <B = <O
d. <O = <B
1$. When <B D <O# the power sent down the line toward the load is
called the
a. The incident power
b. The reflected power
c. The power dissipation
d. The carrier power
1(. When mismatch is great# this power actually cause damage to the
transmitter or the line itself.
a. The incident power
b. The reflected power
c. The power dissipation
d. The carrier power
1,. A resultant wave due to the combination of incident and reflected
wave
a. Electromagnetic wave
b. /ine wave
c. /tanding wave
d. Current
10. *f the load impedance matches the characteristic impedance of the
line# there are FFFFF standing waves
a. Gore
b. Bess
c. Ho
d. Ten >16?
14. A measure of the mismatch between line and load impedance is
called as
a. Ieflection coefficient
b. /tanding wave ratio
c. Boss
d. /tanding waves
15. At matched condition# /WI is equal to
a. <ero
b. One
c. 166
d. *nfinite
26. The ratio of the reflected voltage to the incident voltage on the
transmission line is termed as
a. Ieflection coefficient
b. /tanding wave ratio
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c. Boss
d. /tanding waves
21. A shorted or opened line will have a reflection coefficient of
a. <ero
b. One
c. 166
d. *nfinite
22. The minimum voltage along a transmission line is 2,6J# while the
maimum voltage is "56J. The /WI is
a. 6.,0
b. 1.6
c. 1.2
d. 1.(
2". At K82 and microwave frequencies# transmission lines are
commonly used as
a. Antenna
b. Coupler
c. Iesonant circuit
d. Transformer
2$. The time required for a wave to propagate on a transmission line
will depend on the value of its
a. /eries resistance and shunt conductance
b. /eries inductance and shunt capacitance
c. /eries resistance and series inductance
d. /hunt conductance and shunt capacitance
2(. The current >and voltage? distribution along a matched line vary
FFFFF with distance
a. Binearly
b. *nversely
c. Eponentially
d. Bogarithmically
2,. a measure of how the voltage or current decreases with distance
along the line
a. Lropagation constant
b. Attenuation constant
c. Lhase constant
d. /WI
20. The value remains constant for any length of wire
a. Characteristic impedance
b. *nductance
c. Capacitance
d. Lropagation constant
24. A measure of the difference in phase between the input and output
current or voltage
a. Attenuation constant
b. Ieflection constant
c. Lhase constant
d. Characteristic impedance
25. To match a "669 transmission line to a 1669 load# the impedance
of the quarter!wave transformer is
a. 1.0"2 :9
b. 26 9
c. 266 9
d. 10".21 9
"6. An attenuation of 1 Heper is equal to FFFFF d'
a. 4.,4, 16
!"
b. 4.,4,
c. $."$"
d. 6.11(
"1. Characteristic impedance and load impedance must be matched in
order to transfer
a. Gaimum power to the load
b. Gaimum current to the load
c. Gaimum voltage to the load
d. Gaimum standing waves
"2. The ratio of reflected voltage to the forward or incident voltage is
termed as
a. Ieflection coefficient
b. /WI
c. J/WI
d. Lropagation constant
"". A more common method of epressing the degree of mismatch
between <o and <B is return loss. ;Ieturn Boss = 26 log >17
reflection coefficient?@. Echoes may result if return loss is
a. Too high
b. Too low
c. <ero
d. *nfinite
"$. The points along the line where the incident and reflected voltages
are in phase are points of
a. Gaimum voltage and maimum current
b. Ginimum voltage and minimum current
c. Gaimum voltage and minimum current
d. Ginimum voltage and maimum current
"(. When incident and reflected voltages are out of phase# the
voltages are
a. Added
b. Heutrali+ed
c. Gultiplied
d. 1ivided
",. *f the distance of separation between centers of two parallel wires
is increased# the characteristic impedance will
a. *ncreased
b. 1ecreased
c. 'e the same
d. 1oubled
"0. Which statement is true.
a. *ncreasing the length of the wire will increase the /WI
b. 1ecreasing the length of the wire will increase the /WI
c. *ncreasing the length of the wire will decrease the /WI
d. Changing the length of the wire will have no effect on the
/WI
"4. The characteristic impedance of balance wire varies from
a. 1(6 to ,66 9
b. $6 to 1(6 9
c. 0( to $66 9
d. 0( to ,66 9
"5. The characteristic impedance of coaial cable varies from
a. 1(6 to ,66 9
b. $6 to 1(6 9
c. 0( to $66 9
d. 0( to ,66 9
$6. Often inserted in telephone lines at spacing as close as 1 >1.,3m?#
to counteract the capacitance of the line and thus ma3e the line
impedance more closely equivalent to a pure resistance
a. Amplifiers
b. Transformer
c. Equali+er
d. Boading coils
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$1. When the receiving end of the wire is an open circuit# it is a point
of
a. Gaimum current and +ero voltage
b. Gaimum voltage and +ero current
c. <ero current and +ero voltage
d. Gaimum voltage and maimum current
$2. *f a wire is terminated on a short circuit# the end of the wire is a
point of
a. Gaimum current and +ero voltage
b. Gaimum voltage and +ero current
c. <ero current and +ero voltage
d. Gaimum voltage and maimum current
$". The principal method of reducing noise and crosstal3 to low value
on open!wire lines
a. 2ilter method
b. /crambling
c. 2eedbac3
d. Transposing
$$. Ksed for J82 antennas
a. IM!21$7K
b. IM!(57K
c. IM!117K
d. IM!(47K
$(. Which transmission line has the highest attenuation.
a. IM!21$7K
b. IM!(57K
c. IM!117K
d. Twin lead
$,. Which transmission line has the lowest attenuation.
a. IM!21$7K
b. IM!(57K
c. IM!117K
d. Twin lead
$0. A widely used transmission line# in which two stranded wires are
separated by a flat continuous plastic insulators
a. IM!21$7K
b. IM!(57K
c. IM!117K
d. Twin lead
$4. Ksed for TJ antennas- cable TJ- and 82 antennas
a. IM!21$7K
b. IM!(57K
c. IM!117K
d. IM!(47K
$5. An open!wire line has an attenuation of 2.$ d' per 166 ft. The
attenuation for 20( ft is
a. 2.$ d'
b. "." d'
c. $.4 d'
d. ,., d'
(6. The ratio of velocity of propagation in the transmission line and the
velocity of propagation in free space
a. Wavelength constant
b. Lropagation constant
c. Jelocity factor
d. Jelocity of light
(1. This transmission line is used in microwave circuit. *t consists of a
narrow# flat conductor sandwiched between dielectric boards
whose outside surfaces are coated with conductor
a. /tripline
b. Gicrostrip
c. Waveguide
d. Coa
(2. *s a narrow# flat conductor on a single dielectric board whose
opposite face is metalli+ed# much li3e an ordinary printed!circuit
board. *t is also used in microwave circuits
a. /tripline
b. Gicrostrip
c. Waveguide
d. Coa
(". Can be placed at either end of a transmission line to convert
between 02!9 unbalanced line to a "66!9 balance line
a. /tub
b. Iesonant circuit
c. 'alun
d. Coupler
($. Lower loss due to increased effective resistance of a conductor at
microwave frequencies due to s3in effect.
a. Conduction loss
b. Iadiation loss
c. 1ielectric loss
d. Corona
((. When does a transmission line terminated in a short loo3 li3e a
short to the source.
a. At quarter!wavelength
b. At half!wavelength
c. At less than N7(
d. At less than N7$
(,. 8ow many cycles of a 1 G8+ wave can a ,=mile transmission line
accommodate.
a. ,6 cycles
b. , cycles
c. 1,.,0 cycles
d. "2.2, cycles
(0. A transmission line has a capacitance of 2( p2 7 ft. and an
inductance of 6.1( Oh 7 ft. 1etermine the characteristic impedance
of the line.
a. 00.( P
b. (6 P
c. 0( P
d. 166 P
(4. 2or a transmission line giving a maimum rms voltage reading of
(6 J at one point and a minimum rms voltage reading 2( J at
another point. What is the J/WI of the line.
a. 2
b. $
c. 1
d. (
(5. Two 2!mm!diameter wires held ,cm apart center!to!center has a
characteristic impedance ofFFFFFF.
a. (66 P
b. 2(6 P
c. $51 P
d. 0( P
,6. 1oes minimum or maimum J/WI indicate best matching of
antenna to transmission line.
a. Ginimum
b. Gaimum
c. Either a or b
d. Heither a or b
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,1. *f two towers of a 1166!38+ array are separated by 126Q# What is
the tower separation in feet.
a. "21
b. $4
c. 254
d. $12
,2. What is the reflection coefficient of an open!circuited transmission
line.
a. 1
b. !1
c. 6
d. *nfinity
,". The reflection coefficient on a transmission line is 17"# what is the
/WI.
a. 6
b. "
c. 2
d. $
,$. *ndicate the false statement. The /WI on a transmission line is
infinity) the line is terminated in a7an
a. /hort circuit
b. Open circuit
c. Lure reactance
d. Comple impedance

,(. Coaial lines are used on those systems operatingFFFFFFF.
a. 'elow 2 M8+
b. At "66 G8+
c. Above 16 38+
d. Above 16 Mh+
,,. What is the /WI along a transmission line having a characteristic
impedance of 0( P and a load impedance of "66 P.
a. 6.2(
b. $
c. 2
d. 6.(
,0. Who developed the /mith Chart.
a. Lhilip 8. /mith
b. Rames H. /mith
c. Lhilip /. Chart
d. Munn Chart
,4. An electronic equipment used to measure standing wave ratio.
a. Ieflectometer
b. Wavemeter
c. Altimeter
d. Gultimeter
,5. What is the phase shift corresponding to N 7 $ in standing wave
pattern.
a. 6Q
b. $6Q
c. 56Q
d. 146Q
06. 2or a parallel resonant circuit# a N 7 $ stub must beFFFFF at the
ends.
a. Open
b. /horted
c. Boaded
d. comple
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