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ANS: D
b. Time-Domain Reflectometer
c. Time-Domain Response
ANS: B
a. a coaxial cable
c. an open-wire-line cable
ANS: A
4. When analyzing a transmission line, its inductance and capacitance are considered to be:
a. lumped
b. distributed
c. equal reactances
d. ideal elements
ANS: B
a. increases
b. decreases
d. changes periodically
ANS: A
a. I2R loss
ANS: C
7. As frequency increases, the loss in a cable’s dielectric:
a. increases
b. decreases
ANS: A
ANS: D
a. lower than Z0
b. higher than Z0
c. equal to Z0
d. 50 ohms
ANS: C
10. The characteristic impedance of a cable:
ANS: D
ANS: B
12. A positive voltage pulse sent down a transmission line terminated in a short-circuit:
ANS: B
13. A positive voltage pulse sent down a transmission line terminated with its characteristic impedance:
ANS: D
ANS: A
a. zero
b. one
c. as large as possible
ANS: B
ANS: D
a. variable SWR
b. vacuum SWR
c. voltage SWR
ANS: C
a. is infinite
b. is zero
d. 50 ohms
ANS: C
b. propagation velocity
ANS: A
20. Compared to a 300-ohm line, the loss of a 50-ohm cable carrying the same power:
a. would be less
b. would be more
d. cannot be compared
ANS: B
a. directly
b. by using a filter
c. by using a "balun"
d. cannot be connected
ANS: C
a. assuming it to be zero
b. dividing it by 2π
c. multiplying it by 2π
d. dividing it by Z0
ANS: D
23. The radius of the circle you draw on a Smith Chart represents:
a. the voltage
b. the current
c. the impedance
ANS: D
a. zero
b. one
ANS: C
ANS: B
COMPLETION
ANS: unbalanced
2. Parallel lines are usually operated as ____________________ lines since both wires are symmetrical
with respect to ground.
ANS: balanced
ANS: characteristic
ANS: low
6. The increase of a wire’s resistance with frequency is called the ____________________ effect.
ANS: skin
7. The increase of a wire’s resistance with frequency is caused by the ____________________ field
inside the wire.
ANS: magnetic
ANS: lossy
9. The inductance and capacitance of a cable are given per unit ____________________.
ANS: length
ANS: surge
11. A cable that is terminated in its characteristic impedance is called a ____________________ line.
ANS: matched
12. A pulse sent down a cable terminated in a short-circuit will reflect with the ____________________
polarity.
ANS: opposite
ANS: standing
ANS: standing
ANS: one
ANS: Smith
17. Short transmission-line sections called ____________________ can be used as capacitors or
inductors.
ANS: stubs
18. Any cable that radiates energy can also ____________________ energy.
ANS: absorb
19. A ____________________-dB loss in a cable means only half the power sent reaches the load.
ANS: 3
ANS: load
21. Besides heat from I2R, the power a cable can carry is limited by the ____________________ voltage
of its dielectric.
ANS: breakdown
ANS: Z0
23. The ____________________ of a Smith Chart always represents the characteristic impedance.
ANS: center
ANS: one-quarter
ANS: frequency
SHORT ANSWER
1. A transmission line has 2.5 pF of capacitance per foot and 100 nH of inductance per foot. Calculate its
characteristic impedance.
ANS:
Z0 = 200 ohms
2. Two wires with air as a dielectric are one inch apart. The diameter of the wire is .04 inch. Calculate,
approximately, its characteristic impedance.
ANS:
386 ohms
3. If a coaxial cable uses plastic insulation with a dielectric constant ∈r = 2.6 , what is the velocity factor
for the cable?
ANS:
0.62
4. If a cable has a velocity factor of 0.8, how long would it take a signal to travel 3000 kilometers along
the cable?
ANS:
12.5 ms
5. If a cable has a velocity factor of 0.8, what length of cable is required for a 90° phase shift at 100
MHz?
ANS:
0.6 meters
6. A cable has a VSWR of 10. If the minimum voltage along the cable is 20 volts, what is the maximum
voltage along the cable?
ANS:
200 volts
7. A lossless line has a characteristic impedance of 50 ohms, but is terminated with a 75-ohm resistive
load. What SWR do you expect to measure?
ANS:
1.5
8. If a cable has an SWR of 1.5, what will be the absolute value of its voltage coefficient of reflection?
ANS:
0.2
9. A generator matched to a line with a voltage coefficient of reflection equal to 0.2 transmits 100 watts
into the line. How much power is actually absorbed by the load?
ANS:
96 watts
10. Using a Smith Chart to analyze a 50-ohm cable, what would be the normalized value of an
impedance equal to 200 + j50 ohms?
ANS:
4 + j1
a. Conductance
b. Resistance
c. Reactance
d. Impedance
2. When load impedance equals to Zo of the line, it means that the load
_____ all the power.
a. reflects
b. absorbs
c. attenuates
d. radiates
3. impedance matching ratio of a coax balun.
a. 1:4
b. 4:1
c. 2:1
d. 3:2
4. Which stands for dB relative level?
a. dBrn
b. dBa
c. dBr
d. dBx
5. Standard test tone used for audio measurement.
a. 800 Hz
b. 300 Hz
c. 100 Hz
d. 1000 Hz
6. When VSWR is equal to zero, this means
a. SWR
b. VSWR
c. Reflection coefficient
d. ISWR
8. Transmission line must be matched to the load to ______.
a. Quality factor
b. Reactive factor
c. Dissipation factor
d. Power factor
10. What is the standard test tone?
a. 0 dB
b. 0 dBW
c. 0 dBm
d. 0 dBrn
11. The energy that neither radiated into space nor completely transmitted.
a. Reflected waves
b. Captured waves
c. Incident waves
d. Standing waves
12. Micron is equal to _______ meter.
a. 10-10
b. 10-9
c. 10-6
d. 10-3
13. 1 Angstrom (A) is equal to _______.
a. 10-3 micron
b. 10-10 m
c. 10-6 micron
d. 10-6 m
14. Why is it impossible to use a waveguide at low radio frequencies?
a. Modulation
b. Communications
c. Radiation
d. Emission
16. What is the loss of the circuit in dB if the power ration of output to input
is 0.01?
a. 20
b. -20
c. 40
d. -40
17. Transmission lines are either balanced or unbalanced with respect to
a. Negative terminal
b. Reference
c. Ground
d. Positive terminal
18. The standing wave ratio is equal to _______ if the load is properly
matched with the transmission line.
a. Infinity
b. 0
c. -1
d. 1
19. ________ is the advantage of the balanced transmission line compared
to unbalanced line.
a. Low attenuation
b. Easy installation
c. Low radiation loss
d. Tensile strength
20. _______ is the method of determining the bandwidth of any processing
system.
a. Fourier series
b. Spectral analysis
c. Frequency analysis
d. Bandwidth analysis
21. What causes the attenuation present in a waveguide?
a. Hybrid
b. Stub
c. Directional coupler
d. Balun
23. What is the approximate line impedance of a parallel-strip line spaced 1
cm apart with the length of 50 cm?
a. 10 ohms
b. 15 ohms
c. 18 ohms
d. 23 ohms
24. What is the average power rating of RG-58 C/u?
a. 25 W
b. 50 W
c. 75 W
d. 200 W
25. A coaxial cable used for high temperatures.
a. RG-58C
b. RG-11A
c. RG-213
d. RG-211
26. If you have available number of power amplifiers with a gain of 100
each, how many such amplifiers do you need to cascade to give an overall
gain of 60dB?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
27. You are measuring noise in a voice channel at a -4 dB test point level,
the meter reads -73 dBm, convert the reading into dBrnCO.
a. 12
b. 16
c. 18
d. 21
28. The velocity factor for a transmission line
a. a short-circuited stub
b. an open-circuited stub
c. a quarter-wave line
d. a half-wave line
30. Transmission lines when connected to antennas have
a. capacitive load
b. resistive load whose resistance is greater than the characteristic
impedance of the line
c. resistive load whose resistance is less than the characteristic
impedance of the line
d. resistive load at the resonant frequency
31. One of the following is not a bounded media.
a. Coaxial line
b. Two-wire line
c. Waveguide
d. Ocean
32. The impedance measured at the input of the transmission line when its
length is infinite.
a. Input impedance
b. Open circuit impedance
c. Characteristic impedance
d. Short circuit impedance
33. The following are considered primary line constants except
a. conductance
b. resistance
c. capacitance
d. complex propagation constant
34. The dielectric constants of materials commonly used in transmission
lines range from about
a. 1.2 to 2.8
b. 2.8 to 3.5
c. 3.5 to 5.2
d. 1.0 to 1.2
35. Typically, the velocity factor (VF) of the materials used in transmission
lines range from
a. 0.6 to 0.9
b. 0.1 to 0.5
c. 1.0 to 0.9
d. 0.6 to 0.8
36. For an air dielectric two-wire line, the minimum characteristic impedance
value is
a. 85 ohms
b. 85 ohms
c. 90 ohms
d. 88 ohms
37. When a quarter-wave section transmission line is terminated by a short
circuit and is connected to an RF source at the other end, its input
impedance is
a. inductive
b. capacitive
c. resistive
d. equivalent to a parallel resonant LC circuit
38. A transmitter operating at 30 MHz with 4 W output is connected via 10
m of RG-8A/u cable to an antenna that has an input resistance of 300 ohms.
Find the reflection coefficient.
a. 0.71
b. 0.77
c. 0.97
d. 0.76
39. A quarter wave transformer is connected to a parallel wire line in order
to match the line to a load of 1000 ohms. The transformer has a
characteristic impedance of 316.23 ohms. The distance between centers is 4
inches. What is the percentage reduction in the diameter of the line?
a. 85%
b. 83%
c. 86%
d. 90%
40. The concept used to make one Smith chart universal is called
a. ionization
b. normalization
c. rationalization
d. termination
41. What are the basic elements of communications system?
a. Internet
b. Data communication
c. Telegraphy
d. Facsimile
43. ________ is a continuous tone generated by the combination of two
frequencies of 350 Hz and 440 Hz used in telephone sets.
a. DC tone
b. Ringing tone
c. Dial tone
d. Call waiting tone
44. ________ are unidirectional amplifiers having 20-25 decibel gain that
are placed about 75 km apart used to compensate for losses along the
telephone line.
a. VF repeaters
b. Loading coils
c. Loop extenders
d. Echo suppressors
45. ________ is a component in the telephone set that has the primary
function of interfacing the handset to the local loop.
a. Resistor
b. Capacitor
c. Varistor
d. Induction coil
46. Pulse dialing has ________ rate.
a. 20 pulses/min
b. 10 pulses/min
c. 10 pulses/sec
d. 80 pulses/sec
47. ________ is a telephone wire that connects two central offices.
a. 2-wire circuit
b. Trunk line
c. Leased line
d. Private line
48. The central switching office coordinating element for all cell sites that
has cellular processor and a cellular switch. It interfaces with telephone
company zone offices, control call processing and handle billing activities.
a. MTSO
b. Cell site
c. PTSN
d. Trunk line
49. ________ in a cellular system performs radio-related functions for
cellular site.
a. Switching system
b. Base station
c. Operation and support system
d. Mobile station
50. A technology used to increase the capacity of a mobile phone system.
a. Frequency re-use
b. Cell splitting
c. TDM
d. FDM
1. Impedance
2. absorbs
3. 4:1
4. dBr
5. 1000 Hz
7. Reflection coefficient
9. Dissipation factor
10. 0 dBm
12. 10-6
13. 10-10 m
15. Communications
16. 20
17. Ground
18. 1
22. Balun
23. 10 ohms
24. 50 W
25. RG-211
26. 3
27. 21
31. Ocean
36. 85 ohms
38. 0.71
39. 83%
40. normalization
42. Facsimile
44. VF repeaters
46. 10 pulses/sec
a. Completed calls of 5%
b. Lost calls of 5%
c. Lost calls of 95%
d. Lost calls of 105%
52. ________ is the Out-of-Band signaling between Toll Central Offices (Bell
System Standard).
a. 3, 825 Hz
b. 3, 700 Hz
c. 2, 600 Hz
d. 800 Hz
53. In a telephone system, the customer’s telephone directory numbering is
from 000 to 999, what is the capacity of a telephone system numbering from
000 to 999?
a. 100 lines
b. 1000 lines
c. 10, 000 lines
d. 100, 000 lines
54. If the SWR is infinite, what type of load transmission line has?
a. Purely reactive
b. Purely resistive
c. Purely capacitive
d. Purely inductive
55. Not more than _______ digits make up an international telephone
number as recommended by CCITT REC. E. 161.
a. 8
b. 10
c. 11
d. 12
56. One (1) Erlang is equal to _______.
a. 360 CCS
b. 36 CCS
c. 3.6 CCS
d. 100 CCS
57. Standard tariff for flat rate telephone service beyond the normal flat rate
in that area.
a. WATS
b. OTLP
c. TIP
d. DTWX
58. The standard analog telephone channel bandwidth.
a. 300-3400 Hz
b. 1200 Hz
c. 200-3200 Hz
d. 300-3000 Hz
59. Type of switching in which a pair of wire from the telephone set
terminates in a jack and the switch is supervised by an operator.
a. Crossbar switching
b. Manual switching
c. Electronic switching
d. Step-by-step switching
60. Every time when the telephone is idle, the handset is in the _______
state.
a. On-hook
b. Off-hook
c. Busy
d. Spare
61. _______ is a component in the telephone set that has the primary
function of compensating for the local loop length.
a. Resistor
b. Varistor
c. Capacitor
d. Induction coil
62. What kind of receiver is used in conventional telephone handset?
a. Carbon
b. Electromagnetic
c. Ceramic
d. Capacitor
63. A voice-grade circuit using the PTN ha an ideal passband of
a. 0 to 4 Hz
b. 0 to 4 MHz
c. 0 to 4 kHz
d. 0 to 4 GHz
64. ________ is the minimum-quality circuit available using the PTN.
a. Private-line network
b. PT network
c. Dial-up network
d. Trunk network
66. What is the advantage of sidetone?
a. Phantom line
b. Tie trunk
c. Tandem trunk
d. Private line
68. The published rates, regulation, and descriptions governing the provision
of communications service for public use.
a. Toll rate
b. Tariff
c. Bulk billing
d. Detailed billing
69. What is the power loss of a telephone hybrid?
a. 1 dB
b. 2 dB
c. 3 dB
d. 6 dB
70. Telephone channel has a band-pass characteristic occupying the
frequency range of _______.
a. 300-400 Hz
b. 300-3400 Hz
c. 300-3000 Hz
d. 300-2700 Hz
71. The first Strowger step-by-step switch was used in _______.
a. 1875
b. 1890
c. 1897
d. 1913
72. What is the phase delay of an 800 Hz voice signal if the phase shift is 15
degrees?
a. 52 μsec
b. 1.25 μsec
c. 83.33 μsec
d. 26 μsec
73. What is the CCITT recommendation for a preparation of loss plan, a
variable loss plans and a fixed loss plan?
a. G. 133
b. G. 141
c. G. 132
d. G. 122
74. What is the diameter of a copper wire to be used in a 16 km loop with a
dc loop resistance of 100 ohms/km?
a. 0.838 mm
b. 0.465 mm
c. 1.626 mm
d. 2.159 mm
75. What kind of cell is appropriate for load management, fast moving
mobiles and low-usage areas?
a. Pico cells
b. Micro cells
c. Nano cells
d. Umbrella cells
76. In cellular networks, standard base station antennas are placed by
_______.
a. adaptive array
b. flat plate antenna
c. dipole array
d. focused antenna
77. What is the basis of the first generation wireless local loop?
a. lost
b. disconnected
c. completed
d. incomplete
79. Short-circuited stubs are preferred to open circuited stubs because the
latter are
a. VSWR
b. ISWR
c. SWR
d. Coefficient of reflection
81. One method of determining antenna impedance.
a. Sub matching
b. Trial and error
c. Smith chart
d. Quarter-wave matching
82. ________ is a single conductor running from the transmitter to the
antenna.
a. Single-wire line
b. Microstrip
c. Twin-lead
d. Coaxial line
83. Coaxial cable impedance is typically _______.
a. Above 3 GHz
b. Above 10 kHz
c. At 300 MHz
d. Above 10 GHz
85. Nominal voice channel bandwidth is _______.
a. 20 to 30 kHz
b. 0 to 3 kHz
c. 4 kHz
d. 55 kHz above
86. Echo suppressors are used on all communications system when the
round trip propagation time exceeds _______.
a. 50 ms
b. 30 ms
c. 100 ms
d. 1 ms
87. A radio transmission line of 300 ohms impedance is to be connected to
an antenna having an input impedance of 150 ohms. What is the impedance
of a quarter-wave matching line?
a. 212 ohms
b. 250 ohms
c. 200 ohms
d. 150 ohms
88. Quarter-wavelength line is used as _______.
a. impedance transformer
b. lecher line
c. transmission line
d. harmonic suppressor
89. The transmission lines which can convey electromagnetic waves only in
higher modes is usually called
a. coaxial cable
b. waveguide
c. power lines
d. twisted wire of telephone line
90. Why is nitrogen gas sometimes used in waveguide?
a. group velocity
b. phase velocity
c. normal velocity
d. abnormal velocity
92. How do you couple in and out of a waveguide?
a. free-space wavelength
b. cutoff wavelength in the wide dimension
c. guide wavelength
d. group wavelength
95. The guide wavelength, in a rectangular waveguide is
a. 6.10 cm
b. 5.32 cm
c. 4.78 cm
d. 5.00 cm
99. The inner dimensions of a rectangular wavelength are 1.75 cm by 3.5
cm. The cutoff wavelength for the dominant mode is
a. 1.75 cm
b. 3.5 cm
c. 7.0 cm
d. 0.4375 cm
100. A signal whose wavelength is 3.5 cm is being propagated along a guide
whose inner dimensions are 2 cm by 4 cm. What is the value of the guide
wavelength?
a. 3.12 cm
b. 3.89 cm
c. 3.57 cm
d. 6.30 cm
52. 3, 700 Hz
53. 1000 lines
55. 12
56. 36 CCS
57. WATS
58. 300-3400 Hz
60. On-hook
61. Varistor
62. Electromagnetic
63. 0 to 4 kHz
68. Tariff
69. 3 dB
70. 300-3400 Hz
71. 1897
72. 52 μsec
73. G. 122
74. 0.465 mm
75. Umbrella cells
78. completed
83. 50 to 75 ohms
85. 4 kHz
86. 50 ms
89. waveguide
95. greater than the free-space wavelength at the same signal frequency
96. the wide dimension is greater than one-half of the wavelength in free
space
98. 5.32 cm
99. 7.0 cm
100. 3.89 cm
a. the difference between the frequency for which the reflection angle is
90o and the frequency for which angle is zero
b. the difference between the frequency for which the free-space
wavelength is equal to the cutoff value and the frequency for which the
free-space wavelength is equal to the guide wavelength
c. the difference between the frequency at which the cutoff wavelength
is twice the narrow dimension
d. none of these
102. If a rectangular waveguide is to be excited in the dominant mode, the
E-probe should be inserted
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 15
111. Ratio of the mismatch between the antenna and the transmitter power.
a. Standing wave pattern
b. Reflection coefficient
c. SWR
d. Index of refraction
112. Emission designation for a facsimile.
a. AWG #19
b. AWG #18
c. AWG #30
d. AWG #33
114. What is the distance traveled by a wave in the time of one cycle?
a. Frequency
b. Hop
c. Wavelength
d. Crest
115. The velocity factor is inversely proportional with respect to the
_______.
a. Waveguide
b. Hybrid
c. Pipe
d. Directional coupler
117. To connect a coaxial line to a parallel wire line, _______ is used.
a. hybrid circuit
b. balun
c. directional coupler
d. quarter-wave transformer matching circuit
118. What length for which the input power has been halved for a
transmission line with an attenuation of 6 dB/km?
a. 1.5 km
b. 0.5 km
c. 63 km
d. 2 km
119. Ina waveguide, _______ is a specific configuration of electric and
magnetic fields that allows a wave to propagate.
a. set-up
b. coupler
c. channel
d. mode
120. A rectangular waveguide has dimensions of 3 cm x 5 cm. What is the
dominant mode cut-off frequency?
a. 2 GHz
b. 3 GHz
c. 2.5 GHz
d. 3.5 GHZ
121. ________ are transmission lines which can convey electromagnetic
waves only in higher order modes?
a. Coaxial cables
b. Twisted pairs of telephone wire
c. Power cables
d. Waveguides
122. The amount of uncertainty in a system of symbols is also called
a. bandwidth
b. loss
c. entropy
d. quantum
123. The twists in twisted wire pairs
a. coaxial cable
b. waveguide
c. fiber-optic cable
d. all of the above
125. Loading means the addition of
a. resistor
b. capacitor
c. bullet
d. inductance
126. What is the most commonly used transmission line for high frequency
application?
a. length
b. conductor diameter
c. conductor spacing
d. dielectric material
128. One of the following is not a common transmission line impedance.
a. 50 ohms
b. 75 ohms
c. 120 ohms
d. 300 ohms
129. For maximum absorption of power at the antenna, the relationship
between the characteristic impedance of the line Zoand the load impedance
ZL should be
a. Zo = ZL
b. Zo > ZL
c. Zo < ZL
d. Zo = 0
130. The mismatch between antenna and transmission line impedance
cannot be corrected for by
a. An electric field
b. Radio waves
c. Standing waves
d. A magnetic field
132. Which is the desirable SWR on a transmission line?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. Infinity
133. A 50ohm coax is connected to a 73-ohm antenna. What is the SWR?
a. 0.685
b. 1
c. 1.46
d. 2.92
134. What is the most desirable reflection coefficient?
a. 0
b. 0.5
c. 1
d. Infinity
135. What is the ratio expressing the percentage of incident voltage
reflected on a transmission line?
a. Velocity factor
b. Standing-wave ratio
c. Reflection coefficient
d. Line efficiency
136. The minimum voltage along a transmission line is 260 V, while the
maximum is 390 V, the SWR is
a. 0.67
b. 1.0
c. 1.2
d. 1.5
137. One meter is one wavelength at a frequency of
a. 150 MHz
b. 164 MHz
c. 300 MHz
d. 328 MHz
138. At very high frequencies, transmission lines act as
a. Tuned circuits
b. Antennas
c. Insulators
d. Resistors
139. A shorted quarter-wave line at the operating frequency acts like a/an
a. Capacitor
b. Inductor
c. Series resonant circuit
d. Parallel resonant circuit
140. A shorted half-wave line at the operating frequency acts like a/an
a. Capacitor
b. Inductor
c. Series resonant circuit
d. Parallel resonant circuit
141. A medium least susceptible to noise?
a. Shielded pair
b. Twisted pair
c. Fiber-optic
d. Coaxial
142. A medium most widely used in LANs?
a. Parallel-wire line
b. Twisted pair
c. Fiber-optic cable
d. Coaxial
143. The most commonly used transmission line in television system.
a. Parallel-wire line
b. Coaxial cable
c. Waveguide
d. Open-wire ceramic supports
144. The impedance of a TV transmission line depends on several factors.
Which is not one of those factors?
a. Diameter
b. Length of the wire
c. Dielectric material
d. Separation between conductors
145. DC blocks are used in coaxial transmission line for the purpose of
a. -40db
b. 40db
c. 40dBm
d. -4dBm
149. Important useful quantities describing waveforms.
a. 6-dB gain
b. 3-dB loss
c. 3-dB gain
d. 6-dB loss
101. the difference between the frequency at which the cutoff wavelength is
twice the narrow dimension
108. its input impedance at the generator is equal to the line’s surge
impedance
110. 3
111. SWR
114. Wavelength
116. Waveguide
117. balun
118. 0.5 km
119. mode
120. 3 GHz
121. Waveguides
122. entropy
126. Coaxial
127. length
129. Zo = ZL
132. 1
133. 1.46
134. 0
136. 1.5
138. Antennas
141. Coaxial
148. 40db
a. 8.866
b. 8.686
c. 8.688
d. 8.868
152. A signal is amplified 100 times in power. The dB gain is
a. 20 dB
b. 119 dB
c. 15 dB
d. 25 dB
153. Which of the following is used to measure SWR?
a. Spectrum analyzer
b. Reflectometer
c. Oscilloscope
d. Multimeter
154. 214-056 twin lead which is commonly used for TV lead-in has a
characteristic impedance of
a. 52 ohms
b. 75 ohms
c. 600 ohms
d. 300 ohms
155. What is the characteristic impedance of a transmission line which is to
act a s a quarterwave matching transformer between a 175 ohms
transmission line and 600 ohms load?
a. 300.04 ohms
b. 324.04 ohms
c. 310.04 ohms
d. 320.04 ohms
156. What is the EIRP in dBW of a 50dB antenna connected to a transmitter
with an output of 10kW through a transmission line with loss of 5dB?
a. 85 dBW
b. 955 dBW
c. 90 dBW
d. 80 dBW
157. A coaxial cable is a good example of a/an
a. Unbounded medium
b. Transmission channel
c. Non-metallic medium
d. Bounded medium
158. If a quarterwave transformer is required to match a 180 ohm load to a
transmission line with and impedance of 300 ohms, what should be the
characteristic impedance of the matching ransformer? Assume that the
matching transformer is to be connected directly to the load.
a. 180 ohms
b. 232 ohms
c. 300 ohms
d. 480 ohms
159. A transmitter of 100W RF power output, 100% modulated is operating
on a frequency of 169MHz. The antenna transmission line consists of a 50
ohms coaxial cable 150ft long. The coaxial inner conductor outer diameter is
0.162in. determine the outside diameter of the outer conductor if the outer
conductor has a thickness of 0.05 in(assume K=1).
a. 1.0 in
b. 0.9 in
c. 0.7 in
d. 0.5 in
160. In the preceding problem , calculate the line current.
a. 1.7A
b. 1.3A
c. 1.5A
d. 1.0A
161. Determine also the total attenuation of the line in the preceding
problem.
a. 2.0dB
b. 1.5 dB
c. 2.5 dB
d. 1.0 dB
162. What is the maximum subscriber loop length, in ft, of a telephone
system if the signaling resistance is 1800ohms using a telephone cable pair
of gauge #26 with loop resistance of 83.5 ohms per 100ft. Assume the
telephone set resistance is equal to 200 ohms.
a. 15,161.7 feet
b. 19,161 feet
c. 15,300 feet
d. 20,000 feet
163. If the same subscriber loop above limits the voice attenuation to a
maximum of 6dB, what is the maximum allowable subscriber loop length, in
feet, using the same gauge #26 telephone wire? Assume a 2.7dB loss per
mile.
a. 20,000 ft
b. 13,900 ft
c. 15,280 ft
d. 11,733 ft
164. The input is 0.1W and the network gain is 13dB, the output is
a. 2.0 W
b. 2.5 W
c. 1.5 W
d. 1.8 W
165. Known as one-tenth of a neper.
a. dB
b. dBm
c. dBp
d. dNp
166. the input impedance of a quarterwave short-circuited transmission line
at its resonant frequency is
a. 0 ohms
b. Infinite or an open circuit
c. Ohm
d. 70 ohms
167. The ratio of the largest rms value to the smallest rms value of the
voltage in the line is called
a. SWR
b. ISWR
c. VSWR
d. Coefficient of reflection
168. An open-wire, two-wire transmission line is to be connected to a dipole
antenna through a quarter-wave matching stub. At a frequency of 10 MHz,
compute the length of the dipole
a. 20 meters
b. 7.5 meters
c. 15 meters
d. 25 meters
169. From the preceding problem, compute also the length of the
quarterwave stub.
a. 15 meters
b. 7.5 meters
c. 20 meters
d. 25 meters
170. To find the characteristic impedance of a coaxial cable, measurements
are made with (a) the far end open circuited and (b) far end short circuited,
the corresponding readings being a) Ro=3ohms and Xc=55 ohms, capacitive
b) RS = 10 ohms and XL = 90 ohms, inductive. What is the characteristic
impedance Zo of the line?
a. 1.98
b. 13.98
c. -1.98
d. -13.98
172. The characteristic impedance of a transmission line does not depend
upon its___________.
a. Conductor spacing
b. Conductor diameter
c. Length
d. Conductor radius
173. What does a power difference of -3dB mean?
a. Easy installation
b. Outer shield eliminates radiation losses
c. Low attenuation
d. None of these
175. Waveguides are used mainly for microwave transmission because
a. 1 mW
b. 3 mW
c. 2 mW
d. 4 mW
177. A combiner has two inputs +30dBm and +30dBm, what is the resultant
output?
a. +36 dBm
b. +30 dBm
c. +60 dBm
d. +33 dBm
178. The ratio of the smallest to the largest rms current value is called
a. SWR
b. VSWR
c. ISWR
d. Coefficient of reflection
179. If the ratio of the maximum current to minimum current in a
transmission line is 2:1 then the ratio of the maximum voltage to minimum
voltage is
a. 4:1
b. 1:2
c. 1:4
d. 2:1
180. Two wires of 600 ohms characteristic impedance is to be constructed
out of a number 12 wire (81 mils). Find the attenuation of the line at 0.6GHz
per 100feet length
a. 0.05 dB
b. 0.55 dB
c. 0.44 dB
d. 0.35 dB
181. In the preceding problem, determine the spacing between wires from
center to center.
a. 6 in
b. 4 in
c. 5 in
d. 3 in
182. A lossless transmission line has a shunt capacitance of 100nF/m and a
series inductance of 4mH/m. What is the characteristic impedance?
a. 500 ohms
b. 400ohms
c. 300 ohms
d. 200 ohms
183. A ten times power change in transmission system is equivalent to
a. 10 dBm
b. 1 dB
c. 20 dB
d. 100 dB
184. A type of transmission line employed where balanced properties are
required.
a. Balun
b. Parallel-wire line
c. Coaxial line
d. Quarterwave line
185. What is the characteristic impedance of a transmission line which has a
capacitance of 40nF/ft and an inductance of 0.5mH/ft
a. 111.8 ohms
b. 110.8 ohms
c. 112.8 ohms
d. 109.8 ohms
186. The input power to a loss-free cable is 5W. If the reflected power is 7dB
down on the incident power, the output power to the load is
a. 4 W
b. 5 W
c. 6 W
d. 7 W
187. To be properly matched the ratio of a maximum voltage along a
transmission line should be equal to
a. 1
b. 10
c. 50
d. 2
188. A coaxial line with an outer diameter of 6mm has a 50 ohms
characteristic impedance. If the dielectric constant of the insulation is 1.60.,
calculate the inner diameter.
a. 2.09 cm
b. 2.09 in
c. 2.09 mm
d. 2.09 mm
189. If an amplifier has equal input and out impedance, what voltage ratio
does the gain of 50dB represent?
a. 316.2
b. 325.2
c. 320.1
d. 315.0
190. What is the inductance per foot of a cable that has a capacitance of 50
pF/ft and a characteristic impedance of 60 ohms?
a. 0.167uH/ft
b. 0.178 uH/ft
c. 0.19 uH/ft
d. 0.18 uH/ft
191. The ratio between the energy absorbed by a surface to the total energy
received by the surface.
a. Reflection coefficient
b. Absorption coefficient
c. Linear coefficient
d. Thermal coefficient
192. When the diameter of the conductors of a wire transmission line is held
constant, the effect of decreasing the distance between the conductors is
a. Stub
b. Balun
c. λ/4 transformer
d. slot
195. ratio of reflected power to incident power?
a. Incidence
b. Reflectance
c. Reflection index
d. None of these
196. A quarter wave transformer is used to match a 600 ohms lad antenna
to a ling of 52 ohms impedance, the characteristic impedance of the
matching transformer is
a. 200 ohms
b. 150 ohms
c. 176 ohms
d. 300 ohms
197. What is the capacitance of 55 miles #44 copper wire spaced 18 inches?
From wire tables, #44 wire has a radius to 0.10215 in.
a. 0.476 uF
b. 0.476 nF
c. 0.476 pF
d. 0.476 fF
198. A two-transmission line consists of No. 12 wire AWG (81mils). The
distance between wire centers is 10 inches. What is the characteristic
impedance of the line?
a. 650 ohms
b. 300 ohms
c. 600 ohms
d. 660 ohms
199. In the preceding problem, what is the attenuation in dB per 100ft of the
line for a frequency of 4 MHz?
a. 0.05
b. 0.03
c. 0.04
d. 0.06
200. What is the SWR when a transmission line is terminated in a short
circuit?
a. Zero
b. One
c. Infinite
d. indeterminate
151. 8.686
152. 20 dB
153. Reflectometer
156. 85 dBW
159. 0.5 in
160. 1.7A
161. 1.5 dB
164. 2.0 W
165. dNp
167. VSWR
168. 15 meters
171. -1.98
172. Length
176. 2 mW
178. ISWR
179. 2:1
180. 0.44 dB
181. 6 in
183. 1 dB
186. 4 W
187. 1
188. 2.09 mm
189. 316.2
195. Reflectance
197. 0.476 uF
199. 0.03
200. Infinite
201. If the 10% of the microwave power is reflected at the mismatch, find
the return loss.
a. 0.1 dB
b. 10 dBm
c. -10 dB
d. -10 dBm
202. If the return loss is 20 dB, find the present reflected power.
a. 1%
b. 10%
c. 5%
d. 20%
203. Convert “ten times bigger” to the equivalent numerical dB
a. 20 dB
b. 15 dB
c. 5 dB
d. 10 dB
204. Convert “one-half as large” to equivalent numerical dB
a. 3 dB
b. -3 dB
c. 2 dB
d. -2 dB
205. Special semiconductor diode use for electronically adjustable
attenuation
a. Ideal diode
b. PIN diode
c. Zener diode
d. Tunel diode
206. A 50 ohm line is probed and found to have a SWR of 2.6, what are the
two possible quarter wave transformers sizes that may be used to match the
load to the line of the transformer are properly positioned.
a. 22 ohm, 82 ohm
b. 31 ohm, 80.5 ohm
c. 26.2 ohm, 12.71 ohm
d. 12.32 ohm, 26.7 ohm
207. A balanced load of 900 ohm pure resistance is fed through a balanced
600 ohm transmission line which is 90 electrical degree long. The balanced
600 ohm transmission line is in turn fed from a 50 ohm coaxial line by
means of a half-wave balancing section. What is the standing wave ratio on
the 600 ohm line?
a. 1.0
b. 2.5
c. 1.5
d. 2.0
208. Given cascaded circuit; first stage is a filter circuit with insertion loss of
3 dB, followed by an amplifier with a gain of 10 dB and followed by cable
having an insertion loss of 1 dB. If the input power of the filter circuit is 1
mW, find the total insertion loss.
a. 6 dBm
b. 5 dBm
c. 7 dBm
d. 2 dBm
209. For a short circuited line or open circuited line, the standing wave ratio
value is always _____.
a. Unity
b. Infinity
c. Zero
d. Cannot be determined
210. If the voltage reading at a particular section of a transmission line is
maximum, the current reading should be:
a. Maximum
b. Minimum
c. Average
d. Zero
211. If five signals entered to an X-device at 3 dBm each, find the output
power in dBm.
a. 12 dBm
b. 11 dBm
c. 10 dBm
d. 8 dBm
212. Given incident power of 0.4 mW and insertion loss of 3 dB, find the
transmitted power.
a. 0.2 mW
b. 0.3 mW
c. 0.4 mW
d. 0.5 mW
213. The reflected voltage and reflected current along the transmission line
are always:
a. 12 dBm
b. 7 dBm
c. 2 dBm
d. 0 dBm
217. Energy applied to a transmission line may become dissipated before
reaching the load.
a. Radiation
b. Conductor heating
c. Dielectric heating
d. All of the above
218. The velocity of light is very nearly 3 x 108 m/s in a vacuum and ___ in
all other media.
a. Higher
b. Slower
c. Same
d. All of these
219. At a point exactly a quarter-wavelength from the load, the current is
______.
a. Terminator
b. Stub
c. Quarter wave transformer
d. None of these
221. For high frequencies, the best dielectric may be_______.
a. Polyethylene
b. Polyethylene foam
c. Teflon
d. None of these
222. Characteristic impedance are sometimes called _______.
a. Ohmic resistance
b. Surge impedance
c. Wave impedance
d. None of these
223. A transmission line is connected to a mismatched load. Calculate the
VSWR in dB if the reflection coefficient is 0.25
a. 2.6 dB
b. 1.67 dB
c. 4.3 dB
d. 3.6 dB
224. Is a power tool for the RF design
a. Calculator
b. Graphical solution
c. Smith chart
d. None of these
225. When will the system encounter a tremendous increase of interference.
a. 3.1 dB
b. 4.2 dB
c. 2.6 dB
d. 2.27 dB
227. If the return loss is 13 dB, find the equivalent SWR.
a. 1.6
b. 3.2
c. 1.56
d. 2.6
228. Which of the following will you choose in order to minimize mismatch?
a. SWR = 1.4
b. T1 = 0.81
c. Return loss = 20 dB
d. None of these
229. If the equipment has input power of 33 dBm, what is the gain of the
resulting output power is 10 dBm.
a. -26 dBm
b. -23 dBm
c. -33 dBm
d. 33 dBm
230. A stripline transmission line is built on a 4 mm thick printed wiring
board that has a relative dielectric constant of 5.5. Calculate the
characteristics impedance of the width of the strip is 2 mm.
a. 256 ohms
b. 321 ohms
c. 126 ohms
d. 425.35 ohms
231. A 50 ohms transmission line is connected to a 30 ohm resistive load.
Calculate reflection coefficient.
a. 0.35
b. 0.25
c. 0.10
d. 0.15
232. The term _________ implies a sine wave of constant amplitude, phase
and frequency.
a. Steady state
b. State of constant
c. State of calamity
d. Constant sine wave
233. Is defined as the ratio of the reflected signal to the incident signal.
a. VSWR
b. SWR
c. Reflection coefficient
d. None of these
234. It is a measure of one way loss of power in a transmission line due to
reflection from the load.
a. Return loss
b. Transmission loss
c. Propagation loss
d. None of these
235. If the velocity factor is equal to 0.66, the speed of light will be_____.
a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Same
d. None of these
236. In 1939, _________ published a graphical device for solving
transmission line design.
a. Phillip A. Smith
b. Phillip R. Smith
c. Phillip H. Smith
d. Phillip S. Smith
237. In order to make the smith chart universal, the impedances along the
pure resistance line are _________.
a. Normal
b. Normalized
c. Open circuit
d. Short circuit
238. Calculate the gain off an amplifier with an input power 10 kW and an
output power of 200 kW.
a. 15 dB
b. 13 dB
c. 20 dB
d. 10 dB
239. A perfect termination for a transmission line.
a. Receiving end
b. Load
c. Antenna
d. Terminal end
240. It can be measured, and includes losses due to reflection and
absorption inside the component
a. Fading
b. Attenuation
c. Insertion loss
d. Return loss
241. A component that samples the microwave signal traveling in one
direction down a transmission line
a. Isolator
b. Directional coupler
c. Combiner
d. attenuator
242. A transmission line having air dielectric is operated at a frequency of
110 MHz. What is the phase shift constant of the line is degrees per inch?
a. 2.56
b. 3.35
c. 4.6
d. 1.25
243. Consider the three networks in series, the first is an attenuator with a
12 dB loss, the second network is an amplifier with 35 dB gain, and the third
has an insertion loss of 10 dB. The input of the first network is 4 mW; what
is the output of the third network in watts?
a. 0.798 W
b. 0.00798 W
c. 0.0798 W
d. 798 W
244. Is a power level related to 1 mW.
a. dB
b. dBm
c. dBM
d. dBW
245. A transmission unit used in a number of Northern European countries
as an alternative to the decibel is ________.
a. Attenuation
b. Loss
c. Neper
d. dB loss
246. Adding two +30 dBm will produce how much dBm at the output.
a. 60 dBm
b. 15 dBm
c. 23 dBm
d. 33 dBm
247. Determines how the voltage or current decreases with distance
a. Phase-shift coefficient
b. Attenuation coefficient
c. Propagation coefficient
d. Numerical coefficient
248. Determines the phase angle of the voltage or current variation with
distance
a. Phase-shift coefficient
b. Attenuation coefficient
c. Propagation coefficient
d. Numerical coefficient
249. Determines variation of voltage or current with distance along
transmission line
a. Phase-shift coefficient
b. Attenuation coefficient
c. Propagation coefficient
d. Numerical coefficient
250. The R, L, G, and C in the transmission line are called________.
a. Passive elements
b. Active elements
c. Line primary constant
d. Reactances
201. -10 dB
202. 1%
203. 10 dB
204. -3 dB
207. 1.5
208. 6 dBm
209. Infinity
210. Minimum
211. 10 dBm
212. 0.2 mW
216. 7 dBm
218. Slower
220. Stub
221. Teflon
223. 4.3 dB
226. 3.1 dB
227. 1.56
228. T1 = 0.81
235. Decrease
237. Normalized
238. 13 dB
239. Load
242. 3.35
243. 0.0798 W
244. dBm
245. Neper
246. d. 33 dBm
a. 75 ohms
b. 120 ohms
c. 100 ohms
d. 300 ohms
252. There is an improper impedance match between a 30 W transmitter
and the antenna and 5 W is reflected. How much power is actually
transmitted?
a. 35 W
b. 25 W
c. 30 W
d. 20 W
253. What is the actual length in feet of a one quarter-wavelength of a coax
with a velocity factor of 0.69 at 40 MHz?
a. 6.15
b. 4.244
c. 5.904
d. 16.974
254. A quarter-wave line is connected to an RF generator and is shorted out
at the far end. What is the input impedance to the line at the generator?
a. 1.013 uH
b. 450 nH
c. 506.25 nH
d. 225 nH
256. If the SWR on a transmission line has high value, the reason could be
a. 0.7450
b. 0.7504
c. 0.0745
d. 0.0475
258. If a quarter-wave transmission line is shorted at one end
a. 0.69
b. 0.476
c. 2.1
d. 1.449
260. A 50-ohm transmission line is feeding an antenna which represents a
50-ohm resistive load. To shorten the line, the length must be
a. 100 ohms
b. 160.5 ohms
c. 88.93 ohms
d. 25.8 ohms
264. An attenuator has a loss of 26 dB. If a power of 3 W is applied to the
attenuator, find the output power.
a. 1.65 watts
b. 7.54 milliwatts
c. 1194 watts
d. 5.459 watts
265. When surge impedance of a line is matched to a load, the line will
a. 2
b. 3
c. 1.5
d. 5
267. The best insulation at UHF is
a. Black rubber
b. Bakelite
c. Paper
d. Mica
268. Neglecting line losses, the RMS voltage along an RF transmission line
having no standing waves
a. 1.41 wavelength
b. ½ wavelength
c. ¼ wavelength
d. 1/6 wavelength
272. Nitrogen gas in concentric RF transmission lines is used to
a. 70 watts
b. 50 watts
c. 25 watts
d. 6 watts
274. Two adjacent minima on a slotted line are 20 cm apart. Find the
wavelength assuming a velocity factor of 95 %.
a. 38 m
b. 43.7 m
c. 46 cm
d. 40 cm
275. What would be the approximate series impedance of a quarter-wave
matching line used to match a 600 ohm-feed to 70 ohm-antenna?
a. 205 ohms
b. 210 ohms
c. 25.88 ohms
d. 102.5 ohms
276. Which of the following represents the best SWR?
a. 1:1
b. 1:2
c. 1:15
d. 2:1
277. An optical domain reflectometer display shows a discontinuity 1.4
microsecond s from the start. If the line has a velocity factor of 0.92, how
far is the fault from the reflecto meter?
a. 168 m
b. 193.2 m
c. 210 m
d. 386 m
278. A high SWR creates losses in a transmission line. A high standing wave
ratio might be caused by
a. Improper turns ratio between primary and secondary in the plate tank
transformer
b. Screen grid current flow
c. An antenna electrically too long for its frequency
d. An impedance mismatch
279. A properly connected transmission line
a. Zero
b. Infinite
c. Decreased
d. Increased
281. The characteristic impedance of a transmission line does not depend
upon its
a. Length
b. Conductor diameter
c. Conductor spacing
d. None of the above
282. Which of the following is not a common transmission line impedance?
a. 50 ohms
b. 75 ohms
c. 120 ohms
d. 300 ohms
283. A ratio expressing the percentage of incident voltage reflected on a
transmission line is known as the
a. Velocity factor
b. Standing wave ratio
c. Reflection coefficient
d. Line efficiency
284. A series tuned circuit operating at a frequency of 1 GHz is to be
constructed from a shorted section of Teflon-dielectric coaxial cable. What
length should be used? ( relative dielectric = 2.1)
a. 0.325m
b. 0.10 m
c. 0.217 m
d. 0.143 m
285. A 75 ohm line is terminated in a 30 ohm resistance. Find the SWR.
a. 0.6
b. 0.429
c. 2.5
d. 0.4
286. A generator sends 50 mW down a 50 ohm line. The generator is
matched to the line but the load is not. If the coefficient of reflection is 0.6,
how much power is reflected?
a. 18 mW
b. 20 mW
c. 30 mW
d. 32 mW
287. At very high frequencies, transmission lines are used as
a. Tuned circuits
b. Antennas
c. Insulators
d. Resistors
288. Transmission line shielding is grounded
a. 136 W
b. 153 W
c. 151 W
d. 116.815 W
291. A generator sends 50 mW down a 50 ohm line. The generator is
matched to the line but the load is not. If the coefficient of reflection is 0.25,
how much power is dissipated in the load?
a. 46.9 mW
b. 37.5 mW
c. 3.125 mW
d. 12.5 mW
292. Determine the Q of an antenna if it has a bandwidth of 0.06 MHz and is
cut to a frequency of 30 MHz.
a. 50
b. 100
c. 150
d. 250
293. The main disadvantage of the two-hole directional coupler is
a. Capacitor
b. Inductor
c. Series resonant circuit
d. Parallel resonant circuit
295. A load impedance of 100+j25 ohms is normalized on a 100 ohm-line.
The normalized value is
a. 2 + j0.5 ohms
b. 0.25 – j1 ohms
c. 0.94 – j24 ohms
d. 1 + 0.25 ohms
296. A pattern of voltage and current variations along a transmission line
not terminated in its characteristic impedance is called
a. Electric field
b. Radio waves
c. Standing waves
d. Magnetic field
297. A 75-j50 ohms is connected to a coaxial transmission line of ZO = 75
ohms, at 10 GHz. The best method of matching consists in connecting
a. 72 – j21 ohms
b. 75 – j25 ohms
c. 40 – j30 ohms
d. 50 – j25 ohms
299. The velocity factor of a transmission line
a. 32 W
b. 5.6 W
c. 44.4 W
d. 18 W
251. 75 ohms
252. 30 W
253. 4.244
255. 1.013 uH
257. 0.0745
259. 0.69
261. Its input impedance at the generator is equal to the line’s surge
impedance
266. 3
267. Mica
268. Is the product of the surge impedance and the lien current
269. 0.066 m
271. ¼ wavelength
273. 6 watts
274. 43.7 m
276. 1:1
277. 193.2 m
280. Infinite
281. Length
284. 0.10 m
285. 2.5
286. 18 mW
290. 136 W
291. 46.9 mW
292. 50
300. 32 W
301. Category of media with some form of conductor that provides a conduit
in which electromagnetic signals are contained.
A. Guided
B. Balanced
C. Unguided
D. Unbalanced
302. The conductive connections between elements which carry signals.
A. Transmission Lines
B. Antenna
C. Frequency allocations
D. Load
303. Calculate the characteristic impedance for a line that exhibits an
inductance of 4 nH/m and 1.5 pF/m
A. 36.6 ohms
B. 51.6 ohms
C. 22 ohms
D. 24.5 ohms
304. Category of media which are wireless
A. Guided
B. Balanced
C. Unguided
D. Unbalanced
305. It is a medium or any physical facility used to propagate
electromagnetic signals between two locations in a communications system.
A. Transmission medium
B. Channel allocation
C. Frequency allocation
D. Any of these
306. It is a metallic conductor system used to transfer electrical energy from
one point to another using electrical current flow.
A. Transmitter
B. Multiplexers
C. Receiver
D. Transmission line
307. A kind of wave where the displacement is in the direction of
propagation.
A. Transverse
B. Longitudinal
C. Reverse
D. Perpendicular
308. Calculate the capacitance per meter of a 50-ohm load cable that has an
inductance of 55 nH/m.
A. 13 pF
B. 18 pF
C. 20 pF
D. 22 pF
309. The desirable SWR on a transmission line is
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. Infinity
310. A kind of wave where the direction is displacement is perpendicular to
the direction of propagation.
A. Transverse
B. Longitudinal
C. Reverse
D. Perpendicular
311. A short-circuited half-wavelength line acts like a
A. Incident waves
B. Transverse waves
C. Forward waves
D. Reflected waves
314. Sound travels approximately
A. 250 ohms
B. 210 ohms
C. 180 ohms
D. 215 ohms
316. The rate at which the periodic wave repeats
A. Wavelength
B. Amplitude
C. Period
D. Frequency
317. The distance of one cycle occurring in space
A. Wavelength
B. Amplitudes
C. Period
D. Frequency
318. Classification of transmission line where both conductors carry current;
one conductor carries the signal, the other conductor is the return path
A. 24.3 ohms
B. 25.6 ohms
C. 13.2 ohms
D. 18 ohms
321. Currents that flow in opposite direction in a balanced wire pair is called
A. Longitudinal currents
B. Reverse circuit currents
C. Transverse circuit currents
D. Metallic circuit currents
322. Currents that flow in same direction in a balanced wire pair is called
A. Longitudinal currents
B. Reverse circuit currents
C. Transverse circuit currents
D. In-phase currents
323. A circuit device used to connect a balanced transmission line to an
unbalanced load
A. Slotted lines
B. Stub
C. Balun
D. Quarterwave lines
324. The most common type of balun used in relatively high frequency
A. Narrowband
B. Choke
C. Sleeve
D. All of these
325. A pattern of voltage and current variations along the transmission line
not terminated in its characteristic impedance is called
A. An electric fluid
B. Radio waves
C. Standing waves
D. A magnetic field
326. A type of parallel-conductor transmission lines consists of simply of two
parallel wires, closely-spaced and separated by air.
A. Twisted pair
B. Open-wire lines
C. Coaxial cables
D. Twin pair
327. A type of parallel-conductor transmission lines which is essentially the
same as open-wire transmission line except that the spacers between the
conductors are replaced with a continuous solid dielectric that ensures
uniform spacing along the entire cable
A. Twisted pair
B. Open-wire lines
C. Coaxial cables
D. Twin lead
328. What is the range of size of wires of a twisted pair?
A. AWG 16 to AWG 26
B. AWG 14 to AWG 25
C. AWG 10 to AWG 20
D. AWG 12 to AWG 28
329. What is the characteristic impedance of a coaxial line, polyethylene
dielectric with the ratio of the diameter of the outer and the inner conductor
of 2.5?
A. 43.5 ohms
B. 23.4 ohms
C. 36.2 ohms
D. 29.8 ohms
330. In AWG, the higher the wire gauge ______
A. 4.57 ft.
B. 1.23 ft.
C. 6.2 ft.
D. 3.4 ft.
335. An open-circuited quarter-wavelength line acts like a
A. Level 1 or Cat 1
B. Level 3 or Cat 3
C. Level 2 or Cat 2
D. Cat 4
337. An antenna is being fed by a properly terminated two-wire transmission
line. The current in the line at the input end is 3 A. The surge impedance of
the line is 500 ohms. How much power is being supplied to the line?
A. 3.1 kW
B. 2.5 kW
C. 1.6 kW
D. 4.5 kW
338. Level or Category of UTP cable which was developed for IEEE 802.5
token ring local area networks operating at a transmission rates of 4Mbps
A. Level 1 or Cat 1
B. Level 3 or Cat 3
C. Level 2 or Cat 2
D. Cat 4
339. If the period of one complete cycle of a radio wave is 0.000001 s, what
is the wavelength?
A. 300 m
B. 200 m
C. 100 m
D. 400 m
340. If the two towers of a 950-kHz antenna are separated by 120 electrical
degrees, what is the tower separation in feet?
A. 231 ft.
B. 235 ft.
C. 176 ft.
D. 345 ft.
341. Category of UTP used for virtually any voice or data transmission rate
up to 16 Mbps, has a minimum of 3 turns per inch.
A. Category 5e
B. Category 4
C. Category 5
D. Category 3
342. The mismatch between the antenna and transmission line impedances
cannot be corrected for by
A. Category 5e
B. Category 4
C. Category 5
D. Category 3
344. Variation of CAT5 cables that are intended for data transmission rates
up to 250 Mbps
A. Category 5e
B. Category 2
C. Category 6
D. Category 3
345. A type of twisted-pair wherein its wires and dielectric are enclosed in a
conductive metal sleeve called a foil.
A. STP
B. Twin lead
C. UTP
D. Unshielded Twin lead
346. It is the name given to the area between the ceiling and the roof in a
single-story building or between the ceiling and the floor of the next higher
level in a multistory building.
A. Attic
B. Rooftop
C. Plenum
D. Ceiling
347. It consists of center conductor surrounded by dielectric material, then a
concentric shielding, and an environmental protection outer jacket.
A. Twisted pair
B. Coaxial cable
C. Twin lead
D. Open wire
348. In a transmission line, it refers to the woven stranded mesh or braid
that surround some types of coaxial cables
A. Grounding
B. Shielding
C. Degaussing
D. Any of these
349. A coaxial cable with one layer of foil insulation and one layer of braided
shielding.
A. Backup shielding
B. Temporary shielding
C. Dual shielding
D. Interference shielding
350. At very high frequencies, transmission lines are used as
A. Tuned circuits
B. Antennas
C. Insulators
D. Resistors
301. Guided
302. Transmission Lines
304. Unguided
307. Longitudinal
308. 22 pF
309. 1
310. Transverse
316. Frequency
317. Wavelength
323. Balun
324. All of these
330. The smaller the diameter and the higher the resistance
337. 4.5 kW
339. 300 m
341. Category 3
343. Category 4
344. Category 5e
345. STP
346. Plenum
348. Shielding
351. A coaxial cable with two layers of foil insulation and two layers of
braided shielding.
A. Quad shielding
B. Double shielding
C. Triple shielding
D. Shielding
352. A type of coaxial cable that has a tubular outer conductor surrounds
the center conductor coaxially and the insulating material is air.
A. Inductor
B. Capacitor
C. Resistor
D. Complex
354. Type of coaxial cable where the outer conductor is braided, flexible, and
coaxial to the center conductor.
A. 0.685
B. 1
C. 1.46
D. 2.92
356. Defined as the impedance seen looking at an infinitely long line or the
impedance seen looking into a finite length of the line that is terminated in a
purely resistive load with the resistance equal to the characteristic
impedance of the line.
A. Input impedance
B. Surge impedance
C. Output impedance
D. Circuit impedance
357. Determine the characteristic impedance for an air dielectric two-wire
parallel transmission line with a D/r ratio of 12.22
A. 150 ohms
B. 120 ohms
C. 75 ohms
D. 300 ohms
358. Determine the characteristic impedance for an RG-59A coaxial cable
with the following specifications: d = 0.025 inches, D = 0.15 inches, and
dielectric constant of 2.23
A. 120 ohms
B. 72 ohms
C. 150 ohms
D. 75 ohms
359. Determine the characteristic impedance for an RG-59A coaxial cable
with the following specifications: L=0.118 uH/ft and C = 21 pF/ft
A. 150 ohms
B. 72 ohms
C. 75 ohms
D. 100 ohms
360. It is used to express the attenuation or signal loss and the phase shift
per unit length of the transmission line.
A. Propagation coefficient
B. Propagation constant
C. Propagation factor
D. Any of these
361. For matched condition, what is the relationship of load and
characteristic impedance?
A. Greater than
B. Less than
C. Equal
D. Impossible to say
362. It is defined simply as the ratio of the actual velocity of propagation of
an electromagnetic wave through a given medium to the velocity of
propagation through a vacuum or free space.
A. Velocity factor
B. Velocity propagation
C. Index of refraction
D. Phase delay
363. It is simply the permittivity of the material
A. Permittivity
B. Insulation constant
C. Dielectric constant
D. Resistivity
364. For a given length of RG 8A/U coaxial cable with distributed capacitance
of 96.6 pF/m, a distributed inductance of 241.56 nH/m, and a relative
dielectric constant of 2.3, determine the velocity of propagation.
A. 1.2
B. 0.66
C. 0.7
D. 0.5
366. If the length of an open-circuited stub is greater than quarter-
wavelength but less than half-wavelength, the stub behaves as
A. Inductor
B. Capacitor
C. Resistor
D. Complex
367. Delay line is a function of what two parameters?
A. 0.56 sec
B. 0.67 sec
C. 0.45 sec
D. 1.2 sec
369. Three feet is one wavelength at a frequency of
A. 100 MHz
B. 164 MHz
C. 300 MHz
D. 328 MHz
370. When current flows through a conductor, the loss introduced as a
function of resistance and current is called _______.
A. Inductance loss
B. Conductor loss
C. Voltage loss
D. Skin effect
371. For maximum absorption of power at the antenna, the relationship
between the characteristic impedance of the line Zo and the load impedance
ZL should be
A. Zo = ZL
B. Zo > ZL
C. Zo < ZL
D. Zo = 0
372. The ratio of the AC resistance and the DC resistance.
A. Impedance ratio
B. Susceptance ratio
C. Resistance ratio
D. Conductance ratio
373. The difference in potential between two conductors of a metallic
transmission line causes ______.
A. Conductor loss
B. Dielectric heating
C. Radiation loss
D. Corona
374. If the length of a short-circuited stub is greater than quarter-
wavelength but less than half-wavelength, the stub behaves as
A. Inductor
B. Capacitor
C. Resistor
D. Complex
375. If the separation between the conductors in a metallic transmission line
is an appreciable fraction of a wavelength, the electrostatic and
electromagnetic fields that surround the conductor cause the line to act as if
it were an antenna and transfer energy to any nearby material. This energy
radiated is called ______.
A. Radiation loss
B. Power loss
C. Coupling loss
D. Corona
376. The minimum voltage along a transmission line is 260 V, while the
maximum is 390 V. The SWR is
A. 0.67
B. 1.0
C. 1.2
D. 1.5
377. It occurs whenever a connection is made to or from a transmission line
or when two sections of transmission line are connected together.
A. Power loss
B. Coupling loss
C. Radiation loss
D. Resistance loss
378. Which of the following is not a common transmission line impedance?
A. 50 ohms
B. 75 ohms
C. 120 ohms
D. 300 ohms
379. It is a luminous discharge that occurs between the two conductors of a
transmission line when the difference in potential between them exceeds the
breakdown voltage of a dielectric insulator.
A. Resistance loss
B. Corona
C. Radiation loss
D. Power loss
380. Voltage that propagates down the load.
A. Reflected voltage
B. Standing wave ratio
C. Incident voltage
D. Reflection voltage
381. Voltage that propagates from the load towards the source.
A. Reflected voltage
B. Standing wave ratio
C. Reflection coefficient
D. Incident voltage
382. A transmission line with no reflected power.
A. Flat
B. Resistive
C. Non resonant line
D. Any of these
383. It is a vector quantity that represents the ratio of reflected voltage to
incident voltage or the reflected current and the incident current
A. Reflection coefficient
B. Reactive load diagram
C. Standing wave ratio
D. Traveling waves
384. With a mismatched line, two electromagnetic waves traveling in
opposite direction, present on the line on the same time.
A. 0.4
B. 0.6
C. 0.5
D. 0.7
388. A ratio expressing the percentage of incident voltage reflected on a
transmission line is known as the
A. Velocity factor
B. Standing wave ratio
C. Reflection coefficient
D. Line efficiency
389. There is an impedance inversion in every ______.
A. Half wavelength
B. Quarter wavelength
C. Full wavelength
D. Three-eights of a wavelength
390. The characteristic impedance of a transmission line does not depend
upon its
A. Length
B. Conductor diameter
C. Conductor spacing
D. None of these
391. ______ are used to match transmission lines to purely resistive loads
whose resistance is not equal to the characteristic impedance of the line.
A. Stub
B. Slotted lines
C. Quarter-wavelength transformer
D. Short circuited lines
392. To match a transmission line with a reactive load _______.
A. TDR
B. Wattmeter
C. Voltmeter
D. SWR meter
394. A pulse is transmitted down a cable that has a velocity of propagation
of 0.8c. The reflected signal is received 1us later. How far down the cable is
the impairment?
A. 240 m
B. 15 m
C. 60 m
D. 120 m
395. Using TDR, a transmission line impairment is located 3000m from the
source. For a velocity propagation of 0.9 c, determine the time elapsed from
the beginning of the pulse to the reception of the echo
A. 11.11 us
B. 10.12 us
C. 22.22 us
D. 21.14 us
396. A flat conductor separated from a ground plane by an insulating
dielectric material.
A. Stripline
B. Waveguide
C. Microstrip
D. Coaxial cable
397. A flat conductor sandwich between two ground planes.
A. Stripline
B. Waveguide
C. Microstrip
D. Coaxial cable
398. Indicate the false statement. The SWR on a transmission line is infinity;
the line is terminated in
A. A short circuit
B. A complex impedance
C. An open circuit
D. A pure reactance
399. The most commonly used transmission line is a
353. Capacitor
355. 1.46
358. 72 ohms
359. 75 ohms
361. Equal
365. 0.66
366. Inductor
371. Zo = ZL
374. Capacitor
376. 1.5
379. Corona
387. 0.6
393. TDR
394. 120 m
395. 22.22 us
396. Microstrip
397. Stripline
399. Coax
A. A short-circuited stub
B. An open-circuited stub
C. A quarter-wave line
D. A half-wave line
404. The most desirable reflection coefficient is
A. 0
B. 0.5
C. 1
D. Infinity
405. Short circuited stubs are preferred to open-circuited stub because the
latter are
A. Balun
B. Broadband directional coupler
C. Double stub
D. Single stub of adjustable position
407. The main disadvantage of the two-hole directional coupler is
A. Slotted line
B. Balun
C. Directional coupler
D. Quarter-wave transformer
409. A short-circuited quarter-wavelength line acts like a
A. Inductor
B. Capacitor
C. Resistor
D. Complex
411. The depth of penetration of current density resulting from skin effect
A. Skin depth
B. Wire depth
C. Line depth
D. Medium depth
412. Transmission line must be matched to the load to
A. Unbalanced line
B. Open-wire line
C. Balanced line
D. Coaxial cable
415. Which of the following determines the characteristics of a transmission
line?
A. Inductance
B. Capacitance
C. Physical dimension
D. Length
416. Category of UTP that was designed for data transmission rates up to 20
Mbps
A. Category 5e
B. Category 4
C. Category 5
D. Category 3
417. Level 2 or category 2 UTP cables comply with IBM’s _______
specification.
A. Type 1
B. Type 3
C. Type 2
D. Type 4
418. Level 3 or Category 3 UTP cables should have at least ____ twist per
inch.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
419. Which of the following is NOT a color code for Category 5 UTP?
A. Cat 5e
B. Cat 7
C. Cat 6
D. Cat 8
421. An open-circuited transmission line quarter wavelength long is
equivalent to
A. Inductive
B. Capacitive
C. Parallel resonant circuit
D. Series resonant circuit
424. The quarter-wavelength transformer line acts as a transformer with a
1:1 turns ratio when the load resistance is with what relationship with the
characteristic impedance of the quarter-wavelength transformer?
A. Equal
B. Less than
C. Greater than
D. None of these
425. The characteristic impedance of a microstrip is equal to _____ ohms.
A. 50 to 200
B. 25 to 50
C. 100 to 200
D. 50 to 75
426. The quarter-wavelength transformer line acts as a step down
transformer when the load resistance is with what relationship with the
characteristic impedance of the quarter-wavelength transformer?
A. Equal
B. Less than
C. Greater than
D. None of these
427. The typical value of the velocity factor of an open-wire transmission
line is
A. 0.8
B. 0.7
C. 0.6
D. 0.9
428. If a transmission line is not terminated in its characteristic impedance,
_______ will develop along the line.
A. Traveling waves
B. Standing waves
C. Surge impedance
D. Infinite impedance
429. If a load and a line have mismatched impedances, power not absorbed
by the load will be _____.
A. Absorbed
B. Rejected
C. Reflected
D. Removed
430. Two wire line is usually operated in the:
a. Balanced mode
b. Unbalanced mode
c. High frequency
d. None of these
431. When the load impedance doesn’t not match the line impedance, part
of the energy in the incident wave is ________ at the load.
a. Forwarded
b. Reflected
c. Same
d. None of these
432. In practice, the transmission lines are almost connected to antennas
that have a _____.
a. Slotted line
b. Directional coupler
c. Balun
d. All of these
436. Impedance inversion may be obtained with
a. 50
b. 10
c. 2
d. 1
438. When ZL ≠ Zo, the power sent down the line toward the load is called
the
a. Balun
b. Broadband directional coupler
c. Double stub
d. Single adjustable stub
440. A short section of a transmission line, open or shorted that is used to
match the impedance of the line to that of an antenna or transmitter.
a. Slotted line
b. Stub
c. Wavetrap
d. Lecher wire
441. The property of a material that determines how much electrostatic
energy can be stored per unit volume when voltage is applied
a. Permeability
b. Magnetic effect
c. Capacitance
d. Permittivity
442. The value of the total opposition of the transmission media to the flow
of electromagnetic field energy is called
a. Characteristic impedance
b. Velocity factor
c. Standing waves
d. Reflected waves
443. When mismatch is great, this power actually cause damage to the
transmitter or the line itself.
a. 270
b. 0.10
c. 0.66
d. 0.30
445. The measure of the superiority of a material over a vacuum as a path
for magnetic lines of force is
a. Permittivity
b. Permeability
c. Conductivity
d. Resistivity
446. The number of standing waves on the wire is equal to the length of the
wire divided by a half wavelength. The principle which allows antennas to
operate at different frequencies which are integral multiples of the
fundamental frequency is called_______.
a. Harmonic operation
b. Decimonic operation
c. Electromagnetic reverberation
d. Asynchronous operation
447. A coax line has an attenuation of 2.4 dB per 100 ft. the attenuation for
2.75 ft. is _____ dB.
a. 2.4
b. 4.8
c. 3.3
d. 6.6
448. When a quarter wave stub is used to match a 600 ohm antenna to a
line of 52 ohms, the impedance of the matching stub must be ____ ohms.
a. 176
b. 200
c. 150
d. 300
449. The characteristic impedance of a transmission line is determined by
a. Its length
b. Its height above ground
c. Its physical construction
d. The operating frequency
450. When the diameter of two conductors of a two-wire transmission line is
held constant, the effect of decreasing the distance between the conductors
is to
404. 0
408. Balun
410. Inductor
416. Category 4
417. Type 3
418. 3
420. Cat 7
422. Capacitive
423. Inductive
424. Equal
425. 50 to 200
427. 0.8
429. Reflected
431. Reflected
435. Balun
437. 1
440. Stub
441. Permittivity
444. 0.66
445. Permeability
447. 6.6
448. 176
a. Characteristic impedance
b. ISWR
c. VSWR
d. Inductive reactance
452. In a transmission line, if the SWR or maximum current to a minimum
current ratio of 2:1, the ratio of the maximum voltage to the minimum
voltage is
a. 1:4
b. 4:1
c. 1:2
d. 2:1
453. Transmission lines are either balanced or unbalanced with respect to
a. Negative terminal
b. Input
c. Ground
d. Positive terminal
454. The load is properly matched with the transmission line if the standing
wave ratio is equal to
a. 50
b. 10
c. 5
d. 1
455. The radiation resistance of a quarterwave antenna is
a. 49 ohms
b. 288 ohms
c. 72 ohms
d. 144 ohms
456. A radio transmission line of 500 ohms impedance is to be connected to
an antenna having an impedance of 200 ohms. What is the impedance of a
quarter wave matching line?
a. 300
b. 316
c. 316.5
d. 361
457. The VSWR for a line terminated in its Zo is
a. 0
b. 1
c. 1.5
d. Infinity
458. Which of the following is used to measure SWR?
a. Multimeter
b. Reflectometer
c. Spectrum analyzer
d. Oscilloscope
459. A 75 – j50 ohm load is connected to a coaxial transmission line of Zo =
75 ohms at 10 GHz. The best method of matching consists in connecting
a. Electromagnetic wave
b. Sine wave
c. Standing wave
d. Current
462. For transmission line load matching over a range of frequencies, it is
best to use a
a. Balun
b. Broadband directional coupler
c. Double stub
d. Single stub
463. If the load impedance matches the characteristic impedance of the line,
there are _____ standing waves.
a. More
b. Less
c. No
d. Ten(10)
464. VSWR stands for
a. 1.67
b. 0.6
c. 6.7
d. 3.67
467. A measure of the mismatched between line and load impedance is
called as
a. Reflection coefficient
b. Standing wave ratio
c. Loss
d. Standing waves
468. Transmission lines when connected to antenna have
a. Capacitive load
b. Resistive load whose resistance is less than characteristic impedance
c. Resistive load at the resonant frequency
d. Resistive load whose resistance is greater than the characteristic
impedance of the line
469. At matched condition, SWR is equal to
a. Zero
b. One
c. 100
d. Infinite
470. An HF transmission line has a characteristic impedance of 600 ohms
and is terminated by an antenna. The SWR along the line when the antenna
impedance is 500 ohms is
a. 1.2:1
b. 1:2.1
c. 2:1
d. 1:2
471. A characteristic of an infinite transmission line is that
a. An impedance mismatched
b. Use of non-resonant line
c. Matching the load to the line
d. Excessive transmitter output
475. If the input impedance of an antenna is 300 ohms and it is fed with a
600 ohm balanced transmission line, the SWR on the line is
a. 4
b. 3
c. 2
d. 0.5
476. A radio transmission line of 300 ohms impedance to be connected to an
antenna having an input impedance of 150 ohms. The impedance if a
quarter wave matching line is ___ ohms
a. 212
b. 450
c. 600
d. 150
477. The ratio of the reflected voltage to the incident voltage on the
transmission line is termed as
a. Reflection coefficient
b. Standing wave ratio
c. Loss
d. Standing waves
478. Indicate the three types of transmission line energy losses
a. Ungrounded
b. Unbalanced
c. Grounded
d. Balanced
481. Permeability is the measure of superiority of a material over a vacuum
as a path of magnetic lines of force. The permeability of free space is equal
to _____ henry/meter
a. 1.257 x 10-6
b. 1.527 x 10-6
c. 7.251 x 10-6
d. 5.217×10-6
482. The most commonly used transmission line is a
a. Length
b. Conductor diameter
c. Conductor spacing
d. Thickness of armor
484. What is the impedance of a balance 4-wire with a diameter of 0.25cm
and spaced 2.5 cm apart using an insulator with a dielectric constant of
2.56?
a. 100 ohms
b. 65 ohms
c. 75 ohms
d. 50 ohms
485. It is required to match a 73-ohm antenna to a 600 ohm polyethylene
coaxial feeder line, with a velocity factor of 0.66 by means of a quarter wave
matching a transformer. At a frequency of 150 MHz, the impedance of the
matching section is____ ohms.
a. 209.28
b. 310.5
c. 150.28
d. 450.82
486. If the terminating impedance is exactly equal to the characteristic
impedance of the transmission line, the return loss is____
a. Zero
b. Infinity
c. One
d. Negative
487. The characteristic impedance of a transmission line is the impedance
measured at the ____ when its length is infinite.
a. 2 and 0.333
b. 1 and 0.666
c. 2 and 0.666
d. 1 and 0.333
489. It is required to match a 200 ohm load to a 300 ohm transmission line
to reduce the SWR and attain resonance. A quarter wave transformer used,
directly connected to the load has a Zo of ____ ohms.
a. 245
b. 425
c. 524
d. 254
490. What quarter wave transformer will match a 100 ohm-line to an
antenna whose value is 175 ohms?
a. 150 ohms
b. 137.5 ohms
c. 132.29 ohms
d. 16.58 ohms
491. The mismatch between antenna and transmission line impedance
cannot be corrected by
a. Using an LC network
b. Adjusting antenna length
c. Using a balun
d. Adjusting the length of the transmission line
492. A pattern of voltage and current variation along a transmission line not
terminated in its characteristic impedance is called
a. An electric field
b. Radio waves
c. Standing waves
d. Magnetic field
493. The most desirable value of SWR on a transmission line is
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. Infinity
494. In transmission lines, the most desirable reflection coefficient is
a. Zero
b. 0.5
c. 1
d. Infinity
495. At very high frequencies, transmission lines are used as _____.
a. Tuned circuits
b. Antennas
c. Insulators
d. Resistors
496. What is the reflection coefficient of a 100 ohm characteristic impedance
line and a 300 ohm load?
a. 0.25
b. 0.3
c. 0.5
d. 0.75
497. The minimum voltage along a transmission line is 260 volts, while the
maximum is 390 volts. The SWR is
a. 0.67
b. 1.0
c. 1.2
d. 1.5
498. A single conductor running from the transmitter to the antenna
a. RG-8/U
b. Single line wire
c. Twin-lead
d. Microstrip
499. What characteristic impedance is needed to match a 50-ohm line to a
300 ohm-load?
a. 221 ohms
b. 122 ohms
c. 212 ohms
d. 112 ohms
500. Indicate the false statement. The SWR on a transmission line is infinity;
the line is terminated in
a. Short circuit
b. A complex impedance
c. An open circuit
d. A pure reactance
451. VSWR
452. 2:1
453. Ground
454. 1
455. 72 ohms
456. 316
457. 1
458. Reflectometer
460. The wire size is small with respect to the spacing of the conductors
463. No
466. 1.67
469. One
470. 1.2:1
475. 2
476. 212
480. Unbalanced
485. 209.28
486. Zero
487. Input
489. 245
493. 1
494. Zero
496. 0.5
497. 1.5