The resonant frequency of a cavity resonator depends upon
A. The mode of operation
B. Its electrical dimensions
C. Its physical dimensions
D. The capacitor which tunes it
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In microwave transmission using digital radio, what causes most intersymbol interference?
A. Delayed spreading
B. Rayleigh fading
C. Random Doppler shift
D. Slow fading
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The cavity resonator
A. Is equivalent to an LC resonant circuit
B. In a reflect klystron has its output taken from the reflector plate
C. Produces a frequency which is independent of the cavity size.
D. Has a low Q factor for narrow operation.
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What ferrite device can be used instead of duplexer of isolate microwave transmitter and receiver when both are connected to the same antenna?
A. Isolator
B. Magnetron
C. Simplex
D. Circulator
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At what position is the input signal inserted into a traveling-wave tube?
A. At the cathode end of the helix
B. At the collector
C. At the collector end of the helix
D. At the control grid of the electron gun
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What is the purpose of the electromagnetic field which surrounds a traveling-wave tube?
A. To accelerate the electron
B. To velocity modulate the electron beam
C. To keep the electrons from spreading out
D. To slow down the signal on the helix
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The Gunn diode oscillator
A. Is capable of generating continuous microwave power of the order of kilowatt
B. Generates frequencies which are below 100 MHz
C. Operates over a positive resistance characteristic
D. Depends on the formation of charge domain
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In a radar-set receiver, the usual mixer stage is
A. And FET
B. A tunnel diode
C. A silicon crystal
D. A Rochelle salts crystal
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Theoretically electromagnetic radiation field strength varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance, but when atmospheric attenuation effects and the absorption of the terrain are taken into account the attenuation can be as high as the inverse ___________ power of the distance.
A. Third
B. Fourth
C. Fifth
D. Sixth
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A reflex klystron is oscillating at the frequency of its resonant cavity. If the reflector voltage is made slightly less negative, the
A. Oscillation will cease
B. Output power would increase
C. The frequency will decrease
D. Bunching would occur earlier in time
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Which one of the following is a negative differential resistance diode?
A. PN Junction diode
B. Zener diode
C. Tunnel diode
D. Schottky diode
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A TEM mode transmission line is having distributed circuit parameters as R = 1 ohm/m, L = 200 nH/m, G = 300 µS/m, C = 60 pF, the line is:
A. Loss-less
B. Lossy
C. Distortion-less
D. None of the above
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The given equivalent circuit belongs to:
A. PIN diode
B. Varactor diode
C. Tunnel diode
D. Zener diode
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Wavelength of the visible light extends from
A. 0.8 to 1.0 nm
B. 400 to 750 nm
C. 200 to 350 nm
D. 25 nm to 75 nm
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The microwave tube that uses buncher and catcher cavities is
A. Magnetron
B. Klystron
C. Reflex Klystron
D. Travelling wave tube
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The negative resistance of the tunnel diode occurs when the bias voltage is
A. Between the peak and valley voltages
B. Above the valley voltage
C. Below the peak voltage
D. In the reverse direction
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When microwave signals follow the curvature of the earth, this is known as-
A. Faraday effect
B. Ducting
C. Tropospheric scatter
D. Ionospheric reflection
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In a reflex klystron, the velocity modulation
A. Occurs near the reflector
B. Occurs in the resonator gap
C. Occurs near the accelerating grid
D. Does not occur at all
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Electric Field and Magnetic Field are perpendicular to each other in:
A. Klystron
B. Magnetron
C. TWT
D. All of the above
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What is range of UHF?
A. 30 MHz to 300 MHz
B. 300 MHz to 3000 MHz
C. 3000 MHz to 30,000 MHz
D. Above 30,000 MHz
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