ANTENNA SYSTEMS

1. If an antenna is made shorter, what happens to its resonant frequency?

 A. It decreases

 B. It increases

 C. It stays the same

 D. It disappears

2. Adding a series inductance to an antenna would:

 A. decrease the resonant frequency

 B. have little effect

 C. increase the resonant frequency

 D. have no change on the resonant frequency

3. A dipole antenna has a radiation resistance of 67 ohms and a loss resistance of 5

ohms, measured at the feed point. Calculate the efficiency.

 A. 91.06%

 B. 92.06%

 C. 93.06%

 D. 94.06%

4. One solution to multiband operation with a shortened radiator is the trap dipole or
trap vertical. These traps are actually:

 A. coils wrapped around a ferrite rod

 B. hollow metal cans

 C. a coil and capacitor in parallel

 D. large wire-wound resistors

5. What is the antenna radiation pattern for an isotropic radiator?

  A. A parabola

 B. A cardioid

 C. A sphere

 D. A unidirectional cardioid

6. Log periodic is a variation of _____ array antenna

 A. driven

 B. director

 C. parasitic

 D. reflector

7. A horizontally polarized dipole antenna is ____ antenna.

 A. omnidirectional

 B. bidirectional

 C. all

 D. unidirectional

8. The velocity of propagation of radio frequency energy in free space is:

 A. 3000 kilometres per second

 B. 186 000 kilometres per second

 C. 150 kilometres per second

 D. 300 000 kilometres per second

9. The actual power going into the antenna multiplied by its gain with respect to an
isotropic radiator.

 A. PT

 B. APT

 C. IRL

 D. EIRP
10. A dipole antenna will emit a vertically polarized wave if it is:

 A. mounted vertically

 B. too near to the ground

 C. fed with the correct type of RF

 D. parallel with the ground

11. Calculate the length of a half-wave dipole for an operating frequency of 20MHz.

 A. 24.55 ft

 B. 23.55 ft

 C. 22.55 ft

 D. 21.55 ft

12. What is the characteristic impedance of a folded dipole antenna?

 A. 300 ohms

 B. 36.5 ohms

 C. 200 ohms

 D. 73 ohms

13. If an electromagnetic wave leaves an antenna vertically polarized, it will arrive at

the receiving antenna, by ground wave:

 A. vertically polarized

 B. polarized in any plane

 C. horizontally polarized

 D. polarized at right angles to original

14. What does vertical wave polarization mean?

 A. The electric and magnetic lines of force of a radio wave are parallel to the earth_s surface

 B. The electric lines of force of a radio wave are perpendicular to the earth_s surface
  C. The electric lines of force of a radio wave are parallel to the earth_s surface

 D. The magnetic lines of force of a radio wave are perpendicular to the earth_s surface

15. An isotropic antenna is a:

 A. half-wave reference dipole

 B. hypothetical point source

 C. dummy load

 D. infinitely long piece of wire

16. The speed of a radio wave:

 A. is the same as the speed of light

 B. is always less than half speed of light

 C. is infinite in space

 D. varies directly with frequency

17. It refers to the angle of radiation pattern measured between the points on the
radiation pattern that are 3dB down from the maximum amplitude curve.

 A. Aperture

 B. Azimuth

 C. Radiation Angle

 D. Beamwidth

18. Ideally radiates electrical power supplied it equally in all directions.

 A. Elementary Doublet

 B. Isotropic radiator

 C. Dipole
  D. Marconi

19. What is the beamwidth of standard dipole antenna?

 A. 50 deg

 B. 70 deg

 C. 80 deg

 D. 60 deg

20. An antenna helix with 8 turns is to be constructed for a frequency of 1.2 GHz.
Calculate the beamwidth.

 A. 3.6 deg

 B. 3.5 deg

 C. 3.8 deg

 D. 3.7 deg

21. VHF signals from a mobile station using a vertical whip antenna will normally be
best received using a:

 A. random length of wire

 B. vertical ground-plane antenna

 C. horizontal dipole antenna

 D. horizontal ground-plane antenna

22. What is the range of gain of a helical antenna?

 A. 1 to 2 dB

 B. 10 to 20 dB

 C. 1 to 5 dB

 D. 12 to 20 dB

23. In parasitic array antenna, how much longer/shorter is the reflector compared to
driven element?
  A. 10% longer

 B. 10% shorter

 C. 5% longer

 D. 5% shorter

24. What is the dipole_s vertical radiation pattern?

 A. Circle

 B. Doughnut

 C. Figure Ellipse

 D. Figure 8

25. In parasitic array antenna, how long is the driven element?

 A. one wavelength

 B. quarter wavelength

 C. half wavelength

 D. two wavelength

26. To lower the resonant frequency of an antenna, the operator should:

 A. centre feed it with TV ribbon feeder

 B. ground one end

 C. shorten it

 D. lengthen it

27. What is the characteristic impedance of a dipole antenna?

 A. 200 ohms

 B. 36.5 ohms

  C. 73 ohms

 D. 300 ohms

28. A dipole antenna has an efficiency of 85%. Calculate its gain in decibels.

 A. 1.13 dB

 B. 1.43 dB

 C. 1.23 dB

 D. 1.33 dB

29. What is the characteristic impedance of quarter wave antenna?

 A. 36.5 ohms

 B. 73 ohms

 C. 200 ohms

 D. 300 ohms

30. A parabolic antenna has a diameter of 3m, an efficiency of 60%, and operating
frequency of 4GHz. Calculate its gain and beam width.

 A. 37.77 dB

 B. 38.77 dB

 C. 39.77 dB

 D. 36.77 dB

31. What is the dipole_s horizontal radiation pattern?

 A. Circle  C. Figure Ellipse

 B. Figure 8  D. Doughnut

32. The wavelength corresponding to a frequency of 2 MHz is:

  A. 1500 m (4921 ft)

 B. 30 m (98 ft)

 C. 150 m (492 ft)

 D. 360 m (1181 ft)

33. If an antenna is made longer, what happens to its resonant frequency?

 A. It disappears

 B. It stays the same

 C. It decreases

 D. It increases

34. What are the two types of parasitic element?

 A. Refractor, Director

 B. Reflector, Director

 C. Driven, Array

 D. Reflector, Absorber

35. A vertically polarized dipole antenna is ____ antenna.

 A. bidirectional

 B. all

 C. unidirectional

 D. omnidirectional

36. What does horizontal wave polarization mean?

 A. The electric lines of force of a radio wave are perpendicular to the earth_s surface

 B. The electric lines of force of a radio wave are parallel to the earth_s surface

 C. The magnetic lines of force of a radio wave are parallel to the earth_s surface

 D. The electric and magnetic lines of force of a radio wave are perpendicular to the earth_s
surface
37. Polarization of an antenna is determined by:

 A. the height of the antenna

 B. the magnetic field

 C. the electric field

 D. the type of antenna

38. The wavelength for a frequency of 25 MHz is:

 A. 12 metres (39.4 ft)

 B. 15 metres (49.2 ft)

 C. 32 metres (105 ft)

 D. 4 metres (13.1 ft)

39. Calculate the impedance of a matching stub to match coaxial cable (73ohms) with
wavelength/4 antenna (36.5 ohms).

 A. 52.6 ohms

 B. 51.6 ohms

 C. 53.6 ohms

 D. 54.6 ohms

40. Other term of halfwave dipole antenna.

 A. Marconi Antenna

 B. Hertz antenna

 C. Faraday Antenna

 D. Quarterwave antenna

41. The resonant frequency of an antenna may be increased by:

 A. increasing the height of the radiating element

 B. lengthening the radiating element

 C. lowering the radiating element

 D. shortening the radiating element

42. An antenna helix with 8 turns is to be constructed for a frequency of 1.2 GHz.
Calculate the gain.

 A. 36.66 dB

 B. 37.66 dB

 C. 35.66 dB

 D. 34.66 dB

43. The ERP of a transmitting station is specified as 17W in a given direction. What is
the EIRP in dBm using dipole antenna?

 A. 44.45 dBm

 B. 42.45 dBm

 C. 44.45 dB

 D. 41.45 dBm

44. At the end of suspended antenna wire, insulators are used. These act to:

 A. limit the electrical length of the antenna

 B. increase the effective antenna length

 C. prevent any loss of radio waves by the antenna

 D. allow the antenna to be more easily held vertically

45. Compared with a horizontal antenna, a vertical antenna will receive a vertically
polarized radio wave:

 A. if the antenna changes the polarization

 B. at greater strength

 C. at weaker strength

 D. without any comparative difference

46. What is the gain of dipole antenna (lossless)?

  A. 2.25 dB

 B. 1.45 dB

 C. 2.15 dB

 D. 1.15 dB

47. What electromagnetic wave polarization does a half-wavelength antenna have

when it is perpendicular to the earth_s surface?

 A. Horizontal

 B. Parabolical

 C. Vertical

 D. Circular

48. What is the dipole_s overall radiation pattern?

 A. Figure 8

 B. Doughnut

 C. Figure Ellipse

 D. Circle

49. What electromagnetic wave polarization does a Yagi antenna have when its
elements are parallel to the earth_s surface?

 A. Circular

 B. Horizontal

 C. Vertical

 D. Helical