Albert H.

Martinez
Wireless Communication 43. What is the isotropic receive level (IRL) at
39. A form of CDMA where a digital code is an earth terminal antenna where the
used to continually change the free -space loss to the associated satellite is
frequency of the carrier. 196.4 dB and other link losses are
A. Store and Forward B. SPADE 2.6 dB? The satellite EIRP is + 34 dBW.
C. Spread Spectrum D. Frequency A. -163.4 dBW B. -110.6 dBW
Hopping C. -143.2 dBW D. -165 dBW

40. The satellite frequency re-use method which

sends different information signals
using vertical or horizontal electromagnetic
polarization.
A. Dual polarization B. Spread spectrum
C. Multiple coverage areas D. Spatial
polarization

41. The line that connects the apogee and the

perigee.
A. line of apsides B. line of nodes
C. line of gee D. line of shoot 44. What is the receiving system noise
temperature (Tsys) if the antenna noise
42. Calculate the EIRP in dBm of an earth temperature is 300 K and the receiver noise
terminal with an antenna with a gain of temperature is 100 K?
30 dB, transmitter output of 200 W, and A. 200 K B. 200 K
transmission line losses of 2.3 dB. C. 316.22 K D. 400 K
A. 20.5 dBm B. 36.67 dBm
C. 80.7 dBm. D. 56.89 dBm
45. Calculate No of a receiving system with a
noise temperature of 100 K.
A. -123.3 dBW B. -208.6 dBW
C. -39.3 dBW D. -210.2 dBW
46. Determine C/No at an earth terminal of a
satellite downlink where the RSL is -
139 dBW and the system noise temperature is
400 K.
A. 34.4 dB B. 12.45 dB
C. 63.58 dB D. 56.3 dB
47. Referred to as a function and/or a design of a
double conversion satellite.
A. Has individual LNA, HPA, mixer and band
pass filter for each channel
B. Demodulate its up-link signal to recover its
baseband signals and use them
to remodulate a downlink transmitter
C. Equipped with a single mixer that converts all
satellite channels within the
bandwidth simultaneously to their downlink
frequency
D. Equipped with two mixers
48. How does spatial isolation technique in
satellite communications avoid
interference?
A. Use of different polarity antennas
B. Use of low gain antennas
C. Employment of highly directional spot-beam
antennas
D. Use of different types of antennas
49. An area on earth covered by a satellite radio
beam.
A. Footprint B. Bandwidth
C. Identity D. Beamwidth
50. Which type of satellite transponder improves
the S/N ratio which demodulates
the uplink signal to recover the baseband signals
and use them to remodulate
the downlink transmitter?
A. Regenerative B. Baseband
C. Double conversion D. Broadband
51. What spatial separation is needed for 72 53. Calculate the transmission path loss at
satellites to be parked in a vertical incidence between a
geosynchronous orbit? geostationary satellite and a ground station
A. 7 B. 4 operating at a frequency of 4 GHz,
C. 6 D. 5 allowing 0.04 dB for atmospheric attenuation
and 0.1 dB for rain attenuation.
A. 155.2 dB B. 212.5 dB
C. 160.8 dB D. 195.7 dB

52. What is the typical IF of satellite receivers?

A. 70 MHz B. 455 MHz 54. One of the following devices in satellite
C. 30 MHz D. 10.7 MHz transponder serves as output of the
receive antenna: A. mixer; B. low noise
amplifier; C. power amplifier; and D.
local oscillator.
A. A B. B
C. C D. D

55. In a re-use frequency technique of increasing

satellite channel capacity of
corresponding transponders, how do you control
the antenna used to prevent
interference?
A. Different polarity B. Low gain antenna
C. High directional antenna
D. Different type antenna

56. Refers to a mobile earth station in the

mobile-satellite service located on board
ship.
A. Mobile satellite station B. Ship earth station
C. Mobile satellite D. Ship station

57. A technique in satellite communications

which uses a highly directional spotbeam
antenna to prevent interference from frequency
sharing.
A. Directional technique
B. Beaming technique
C. Spatial isolation technique
D. Frequency re-use technique
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Navigation
37. Choose the only correct statement about the
localizer beam system used by aircraft to find
the centerline of a runway during an Instrument
Landing System (ILS) approach to an airport.
A. If the ratio of the 90 Hz audio signal strength
to the 150 Hz audio signal strength of the
antenna patterns is equal; the aircraft is on the
proper 2.5 degree approach glidepath
B. If the strength of the 90 Hz audio signal is
greater than the strength of the 150 Hz audio
signal of the antenna patterns; the aircraft is to
the left of the centerline of the runway
C. If the strength of the 150 Hz audio signal is
greater than the strength of the 90 Hz audio
signal of the antenna patterns; the aircraft is to
the left of the centerline of the runway
D. If the strength of the 150 Hz audio signal is
greater than the strength of the 90 Hz audio
signal of the antenna patterns; the aircraft is
above the proper 2.5 degree approach glidepath
38. If the aircraft is flying off-path in the glide
slope pattern, which modulation
signal is prevailing or has the higher strength?
A. 75 Hz B. 75 MHz
C. 150 Hz D. 90 Hz
39. What is the slant range distance of an
aircraft's Distance Measuring Equipment
(DME)?
A. It is the distance between two aircraft of
different altitudes
B. It is the distance between two ground-based
navigation stations having differences in their
elevations above mean sea level
C. It is the line-of-sight distance between an
aircraft and a selected ground-based navigation
station
D. It is the radius-of-the-earth distance between
two ground-based navigation stations having the
same elevations above mean sea level
40. The Angular distance of any terrestrial
object from an observer, or from another object
measured clockwise from a reference north
pointing through 360° on the arc of the horizon.
A. Course B. Four point bearing
C. Relative bearing D. Bearing
41. What are the transmission and the reception
frequencies of an aircraft's mode C transponder
operating in the Air Traffic Control Radar
Beacon System (ATCRBS)?
A. Transmit at 1090 MHz and receive at 1030
MHz
B. Transmit at 1030 kHz and receive at 1090
kHz
C. Transmit at 1090 kHz and receive at 1030
kHz
D. Transmit at 1030 MHz and receive at 1090
MHz
42. The compass error is 16° W and deviation 8°
E. If M.V. Princess Alma is steering on course
245° C, what is the true course by which she is
proceeding?
A. 24° T B. 253° T
C. 229° T D. 261° T
43. The use of telecommunication for automatic
indicating and recording measurement at the
distance from measuring instrument.
A. Telemetry B. Telecomand
C. Tracking D. Monitoring
44. Choose the only correct statement about the
localizer beam system used by aircraft to find
the centerline of a runway during an Instrument
Landing System (ILS) approach to an airport.
A. The localizer beam system operates within
the assigned frequency range of 108.10 GHz to
111.95 GHz
B. The localizer beam system produces two
amplitude modulated antenna patterns; one
pattern above and one pattern below the normal
2.5 degree approach glidepath of the aircraft
C. The localizer beam system's frequencies are
automatically tuned-in when the proper
glideslope frequency is selected on the aircraft's
Navigation and Communication (NAV/COMM)
transceiver
D. The localizer beam system produces two
amplitude modulated antenna patterns; one
pattern with an audio frequency of 90 Hz and
one pattern with an audio frequency of 150 Hz
45. Is a device, which, when activated by
electricity, aligns itself with the geographic
meridian and cause its needle to point to true
north.
A. PPI B. Gyrocompass
C. Compass north D. Magnetic compass
46. A PPI cathode-ray tube as used in radar set
A. is used to check the percentage of modulation
B. indicates only the range of the target
C. is used for receiver alignment
D. indicates both the range and azimuth of a
target
47. Courses and bearings reckoned from a
certain reference north point.
A. Deviation B. Directions
C. Variation D. Compass bearing
48. The sum or difference of variation and 51. TACAN is a distance indication
deviation indicated by the angle between the A. instrument-landing glide paths
meridians of true north and compass north. B. bearing and weather information
A. Compass error B. Variation error C. speed and height indication
C. Magnetic error D. Deviation error
D. bearing and distance indication

49. The amplitude modulated variable phase 52. Which of the following is navigational
signal and the frequency modulated reference equipment which utilizes a ground radar system
phase signal of a Very High Frequency to determine the position of a plane during its
Omnidirectional Range (VOR) station used for approach?
aircraft navigation is synchronized so that both A. DME B. ODR
signals are in phase with each other at: C. GCA D. Sonar
A. 180 degrees south, true bearing position of
the VOR station 53. What is the operating frequency of ILS
B. 360 degrees North, magnetic bearing position Glideslope?
of the VOR station A. 1030 to 1090 MHz B. 70 to 130 kHz
C. 180 degrees South, magnetic bearing position C. 329 to 335 MHz D. 1227 to 1575 MHz
of the VOR station
D. 0 degrees North, true bearing position of the
VOR station

50. Find the compass course to steer in order to

follow the course 250° T if variation is 15°W
and deviation is 7° W.
A. 257° C B. 22° C
C. 272° C D. 275° C