In an H-plane tee
A. All the three arms lie in electric field plane
B. All the three arms lie in magnetic field plane
C. All the three arms lie in plane perpendicular to magnetic field
D. None of the above
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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 be increase
B. Output power would increase
C. Frequency will decrease
D. Bunching would occur earlier in time
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The main disadvantage of the two hole directional coupler is
A. Low directional coupling
B. Poor directivity
C. High VSWR
D. Narrow bandwidth
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Indicate the false statement-
When the free-space wavelength of a signal equals the cut-off wavelength of the guide-
A. the group velocity of the signal becomes zero
B. the phase velocity of the signal becomes infinite
C. the characteristic impedance of the guide becomes infinite
D. the wavelength within the waveguide becomes infinite
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In a Gunn diode, the negative resistance is due to
A. Tunneling across the junction
B. High reverse bias
C. Electron domain formation at the junction
D. Electron transfer to the less mobile energy level
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Phase focusing, which leads to bunching of electrons takes place in which of the following?
A. Double resonator klystron
B. Reflex Klystron
C. TWT
D. Magnetron
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In microwave telemetry, repeated station are required to cover large area. What is, generally, the distance between repeater stations?
A. 10 km
B. 20 km
C. 40 km
D. 100 km
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Which of the following materials used in tunnel diode
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Schottky diode has high switching speed because:
A. it has a low turn on voltage
B. it has a low series resistance
C. it has a small junction area
D. it is a majority carrier device
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The idler frequency of a non de-generate parametric amplifier with input frequency fi and pump frequency fp is
A. fp - fi
B. fi - fp
C. fi + fp
D. 2 f i + f p
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Most dominant mode in a traveling wave magnetron is the one in which
A. φ = 2π
B. φ = π
C. φ = 0
D. None of the above
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In a microwave measurement setup, the power roughing to the load is found to be 50 mW. If a 3 dB coupler is placed before the load, the power to the load will be
A. 50 mW
B. 25 mW
C. 12.5 mW
D. 6.25 mW
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In a parallel plate waveguide, what is the principal wave?
A. TEM wave
B. TE wave
C. TM wave
D. Combination of TE and TM waves having axial components of both electric and magnetic fields
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In cavity magnetron, strapping is used to
A. prevent mode jumping
B. prevent cathode back heating
C. ensure bunching
D. improve the phase focusing effect
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Consider the following statements about the maximum usable frequency for radio communication between two specified points by reflection from an ionosphere layer:
1. It is equal to the critical frequency
2. It is more than the critical frequency
3. It depends upon the distance between the two points
4. It depends upon the height of the ionosphere layer
Of these statements
A. 1 and 4 are corrects
B. 1, 3 and 4 are corrects
C. 2 and 3 are correct
D. 2, 3 and 4 are correct
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What is the frequency range of VHF electromagnetic waves?
A. 30-300 kHz
B. 30-3000 kHz
C. 30-300 MHz
D. 30-3000 MHz
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Avalanche Photodiodes are preferred over PIN diodes in optical communication systems because of
A. speed of operation
B. higher sensitivity
C. large bandwidth
D. large power handling capacity
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The field configuration in two different view of waves propagating in a rectangular waveguide, as shown in the given figure represents the mode
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Which of the following diode is very suitable for switching high frequency signals ON and OFF?
A. PIN Diode
B. Gunn Diode
C. Tunnel Diode
D. Zener Diode
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Which of the following is a cross-field device?
A. Travelling wave tube
B. Two cavity klystron
C. Magnetron
D. Reflex klystron
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