A loop antenna is a commonly used for
A. Radar
B. Direction finding
C. Satellite communication
D. All of the above
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The divergence of a vector is a scalar, while the curl of a vector is another
A. Scalar
B. Vector
C. Unit vector
D. None of the above
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Which antenna is a wideband antenna?
A. Hertz antenna
B. Marconi antenna
C. Folded dipole
D. None of the above
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The potential that appears at a point in space due to the current which caused it is called potential
A. Accelerating
B. Retardation
C. Oscillating
D. Lagging the current
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The minimum height of outer atmosphere is
A. 100 km
B. 150 km
C. 200 km
D. 400 km
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The radiation pattern of a parabola antenna is
A. Omnidirectional
B. A figure of directional
C. Highly directional
D. None of the above
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The virtual height of an ionospheric layer is __________ true height
A. Equal to
B. Less than
C. Higher than
D. No relation
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The transmitting antennas for lower frequencies (below 500 kHz) are generally
A. Vertical grounded wire type
B. Horizontal suspended wire type
C. Parabolic reflector type
D. Any of the above
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Which of the following will increase the antenna radiation efficiency?
A. Use of larger section of conductor
B. Providing insulation on conductor
C. Top loading of antenna
D. Any of the above
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According to maximum power transfer theorem, the maximum power is absorbed by one network from another network when
A. The impedance of one of the networks is half that of the other
B. The impedance of one is the complex conjugate of the other
C. The impedance of one is equal to that of the other
D. None of the above
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Tropospheric scatter propagation is not subject to any fading.
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A square corner reflector is used in which of the following?
A. TV broadcast
B. Point-to-point communication
C. Radio astronomy
D. All of the above
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In an impedance smith chart, a clockwise movement along a constant resistance circle gives rise to
A. Decrease in the value of reactance
B. An increase in the value of reactance
C. No change in the reactance value
D. No change in the impedance value
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In case of surface waves the field strength at a point is directly proportional to
A. Antenna height
B. Wave frequency
C. Current of the antenna
D. Distance of the point from the antenna
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The radiation pattern of Hertzian dipole in the plane perpendicular to dipole is a
A. Null
B. Circle
C. Figure of eight
D. None of the above
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In a perfect conductor the incident and reflected wave combine to produce
A. A stronger incident wave
B. A stronger reflected wave
C. A standing wave which is not progressing
D. None of the above
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It is best to use for coupling a coaxial line to a parallel wire transmission line.
A. Directional Coupler
B. Balun
C. Slotted line
D. Tee
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In H-plane metal plate lens the travelling wave front is
A. Totally retarded
B. Retarded
C. Accelerated
D. Neither accelerated nor retarded
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Which of the following is multiband HF receiving antenna?
A. Square loop
B. Log-periodic
C. Conical horn
D. Folded dipole
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An open wire transmission line having a characteristic impedance of 600 ohms is terminated by a resistive load of 900 O. The standing wave ratio will be
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