3001comms Flashcards

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antenna is not grounded at one end?

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Dipole

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2
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…………… polarization is employed in FM broadcasting

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Horizontal

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3
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…………… polarization is employed in AM broadcasting.

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Vertical

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4
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An energy which radiates in the form of radio waves; infrared waves; light waves; x-rays; etc.

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Electromagnetic

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5
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…………. is an antenna made up of a number of full wavelengths.

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Long wire

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6
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When antennas are closed to the ground; ………….. polarization is ideal.

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vertically polarized

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7
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makes an antenna physically long but electrically short.

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Adding C in series

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8
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antennas is best excited from a waveguide

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Horn

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9
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very useful as a multiband HF receiving antenna.

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Log-periodic

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10
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An ungrounded antenna near the ground acts s

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antenna array

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11
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Good grounding is important for

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vertical antennas

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12
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ratio of the maximum radiation intensity to the average radiation intensity?

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Directivity gain

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13
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………….. is the angle between the half-power radiation points.

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Beamwidth

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14
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What happens to the bandwidth of an antenna as it is shortened through the use of loading coils?

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increased

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15
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What is the polarization of a discone antenna?

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Vertical

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16
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When speaking of antennas; ……….. is a section which would be a complete antenna by itself

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bay

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17
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range of frequencies are most omnidirectional horizontally polarized antennas used?

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VHF; UHF

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18
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If the current ratios of the two or more elements must be held 5% and the phase angle to 3 degrees; the antenna is called a

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critical phased array

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19
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non-resonant antenna

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Rhombic antenna

20
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Very low signal strength in antenna.

21
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………… is the measurement of a unilateral antenna properties of directivity

22
Q

In testing transmitter to prevent interfering with other stations; which type of antenna must be used?

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Dummy antenna

23
Q

The best solution of fading is ………….

A

space diversity

24
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…………. is the amount of uncertainty in a system of symbols.

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Top loading is used in an antenna in order to increase its ................
effective height
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A horizontal antenna is ...............
horizontally polarized
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All elements in a beam ............ antennas are in line.
collinear
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................. is the antenna with a number of half-wave antenna on it.
Antenna array
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antenna radiates an omnidirectional pattern in the horizontal plane with vertical polarization?
Marconi antenna
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An antenna with very high gain and very narrow beamwidth.
Parabolic dish antenna
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.............. is the horizontal pointing angle of an antenna.
Azimuth
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Discone radiation pattern is ..............
omnidirectional
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.............. is an open-ended slot antenna.
Notch antenna
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radiation characteristic of a dipole antenna
Bidirectional
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antenna with unity gain
Isotropic
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An antenna which is one-tenth wavelength long.
Elementary doublet
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The antenna radiates .......... polarized waves when the transmitter antenna is horizontally installed.
horizontally
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Comparing the signal strength arriving at the driven element from the desired direction to the signal strength reaching the driver from the opposite direction.
Front-to-back ratio
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................ of an antenna is a measure of how the antenna concentrates its radiated power in a given direction.
Gain
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Shortening effect of an antenna that makes it appear as if it were 5% longer
End effect
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Actual height of antenna should be at least
quarter wavelength
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............... is an antenna array which is highly directional at right angles to the plane of the array?
Broadside array
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The directivity pattern of an isotropic radiator is
sphere
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A theoretical reference antenna that provides a comparison for antenna measurements.
isotropic radiator
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Increasing the electrical length of an antenna means
add an inductor in series