Coupling into and out of a traveling-wave tube can be accompanied by a
A. Waveguide match
B. Cavity match
C. Direct coax-helix match
D. All of the above
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When it is desired that short-range targets be clearly seen on a pulsed-radar set, it is important that the receiver and display system have
A. A long time constant
B. Low-pass filters
C. The shortest possible time
D. The restricted high-frequency response
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The antenna separations (in meters) required for optimum operation of a space diversity system can be calculated from: where R = effective earth radius (m) and L = path length (m)
A. S = L 2 λ R
B. S = L 3 λ R
C. S = L λ R
D. S = λ R L
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The aquadag coating on the inside of PPI tube is used
A. To focus the beam of primary electrons
B. To shield the electron beam from unidirectional magnetic
C. As a second anode and to prevent the build-up of secondary field
D. All of these
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What allow microwave to pass in only one direction?
A. RF emitter
B. Capacitor
C. Varactor-triac
D. Ferrite emitter
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If the instantaneous RF potentials on the two sides of a magnetron cavity are of opposite polarity, the operation is in the
A. π mode
B. 2 π mode
C. 2 π mode
D. 4 π mode
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Oscillators of a klystron tube are maintained
A. By bunches of electrons passing the cavity grids
B. By plate-to-cathode feedback
C. By feedback between the accelerating grid and the repeller
D. By circulating bunches of electrons within the cavities.
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A PPI cathode-ray tube as used on a radar set
A. Is used to check the percentage of modulation
B. Indicates both the range and azimuth of a target
C. Indicates only the range of a target
D. Is used for receiver alignment
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It is possible to increase the maximum range of a radar equipment by
A. Lowering the pulse frequency
B. Raising the peak power of the transmitter
C. Narrowing the beam width and increasing the pulse duration
D. All of these
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A high-power microwave pulse of the order of megawatts can be generated by a
A. Traveling-wave tube
B. Magnetron
C. Reflex klystron
D. Gunn diode
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A shipboard equipment which measures the distance between the ship’s bottom and the ocean floor.
A. Fathometer
B. Echosounder
C. LORAN
D. SONAR
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Rainfall is an important factor for fading of radio waves at frequencies above
A. 10 GHz
B. 100 GHz
C. 1 GHz
D. 100 MHz
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In a pulsed radar set, the STC circuit is used to
A. Improve the target bearing resolution
B. Increases receiver sensitivity for echoes from targets
C. Vary the pulse frequency in order to control the maximum target
D. Reduce interference from the effects of sea return
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Which causes multipath or frequency selective fading?
A. Small reflector
B. Nearer reflector
C. Further reflector
D. Large reflector
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If k-factor is greater than 1, the array beam is bent
A. Away from the earth
B. Towards the ionosphere,
C. Towards the earth
D. Towards the outer space
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Klystron oscillators are most often used in the frequency range of
A. 300 to 3000 MHz
B. 3000 to 30000 MHz
C. 30 to 30000 MHz
D. 10 to 10000 MHz
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Which of the following permits a microwave signal to travel in one direction with virtually no loss, but severely attenuates any signal attempting to travel in the reverse direction?
A. Isolator
B. Wave trap
C. Tunnel diode
D. Circulator
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The main frequency determining element of a klystron is
A. The repeller voltage
B. The accelerating voltage
C. Its resonant cavity
D. Its mode of operation
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As the electron beam moves through a klystron’s intercavity drift space
A. Frequency modulation at the input cavity creates velocity modulation at the output cavity
B. Velocity modulation at the input cavity creates density modulation at the output cavity
C. Density modulation at the input cavity creates velocity modulation at the output cavity
D. Phase modulation at the input cavity creates velocity modulation at the output cavity.
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In a pulsed radar set, the function of the duplexer is to
A. Aid in calibrating the display unit
B. Prevent frequency drift in the klystron
C. Allow the transmitter and the receiver to operate from a common antenna
D. All of these
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