QUIZ ANTENAS

1. An isotropic radiator will radiate: distance HF communications link?

(a) only in one direction (a) a corner reflector
(b) in two main directions (b) two stacked vertical dipoles
(c) uniformly in all directions. (c) a three-element horizontal Yagi.

2. Another name for a quarter-wave vertical 10. What type of antenna is shown in
antenna is: Figure 2,54?
(a) a Yagi antenna (a) a folded dipole
(b) a dipole antenna (b) a Yagi
(c) a Marconi antenna. (c) a corner reflector.

3. A full-wave dipole fed at the centre must 11. When two antennas are vertically
be: stacked the combination will have:
(a) current fed (a) increased gain and decreased
(b) voltage fed beamwidth
(c) impedance -fed. (b) decreased gain and increased
beamwidth
4. The radiation efficiency of an antenna: (c) increased gain and unchanged
(a) increases with antenna loss resistance beamwidth.
(b) decreases with antenna loss resistance
(c) is unaffected by antenna loss 12. The characteristic impedance of a
resistance. coaxial cable depends on:
(a) the ratio of inductance to capacitance
5. A vertical quarter-wave antenna will have (b) the ratio of resistance to inductance
a polar diagram in the horizontal plane (c) the product of the resistance and
which is: reactance (either capacitive or inductive).
(a) unidirectional
(b) omnidirectional 13. The attenuation of an RF signal in a
(c) bi-directional. coaxial cable:
(a) increases with frequency
6. Which one of the following gives the (b) decreases with frequency
approximate length of a half-wave dipole for (c) stays the same regardless of frequency.
use at 300 MHz?
(a) 50 cm 14. If a transmission line is perfectly
(b) 1m matched to an aerial load it will:
(c) 2m. (a) have no impedance
(b) be able to carry an infinite current
7. A standing wave ratio of 1:1 indicates: (c) appear to be infinitely long.
(a) that there will be no reflected power
(b) that the reflected power will be the same 15. The characteristic impedance of an RF
as the forward power coaxial cable is:
(c) that only half of the transmitted power (a) usually between 50 and 75 0
will actually be radiated. (b) either 300 or 600 ~2
(c) greater than 600 0.
8. Which one of the following gives the 2:1
SWR bandwidth of the antenna whose 16. The beamwidth of an antenna is
frequency response is shown in Figure measured:
2.53? (a) between the 50% power points
(a) 270 kHz (b) between the 70% power points
(b) 520 kHz (c) between the 90% power points.
(c) 11.1 MHz.

9. Which one of the following antenna types

would be most suitable for a fixed long