Same Amplitude, 90° phase difference indicate which polarization?
A. Linear
B. Circular
C. Elliptical
D. All
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A radar transmitter has a PRF of 1500 PPS and a pulse width of 1 micro second. Its duty cycle is
A. 0.0075
B. 0.015
C. 0.0015
D. 0.00075
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A chip radar is another name for a
A. Pulse Doppler radar
B. Pulse compression radar
C. Secondary surveillance radar
D. Tracking radar
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Consider the following:
1. Synch
2. Video
3. Sweep
4. Sound
Which of the voltages are found in the output of a normal monochrome receiver video detector?
A. 1, 3 and 4
B. 1, 2 and 4
C. 2, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2 and 4
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The sensitivity of a radar receiver is ultimately set by
A. high SNR
B. lower limit of useful signal out
C. overall noise temperature
D. pulse energy
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The satellite communication link between two point is established with uplink carrier-to-noise ratio of 20 dB and downlink carrier to noise ratio of 14 dB. The overall C/N is close to:
A. 34 dB
B. 6 dB
C. 13 dB
D. 13.5 dB
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In a typical mobile satellite array antenna, if three elements are activated, how many elements are deactivated?
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The biggest disadvantage of CW Doppler radar is that
A. It does not give the target position
B. It does not give target velocity
C. It does not give target range
D. A transponder is required at the target
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If the minimum range of a radar is to be doubled, the peak power has to be increased by a factor of
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Helical antenna is used for satellite tracking because of its
A. circular polarisation
B. good front to back ratio
C. broad bandwidth
D. high gain
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Satellite used for international communication are known as
A. Costas
B. Domsat
C. Marisat
D. Intelsat
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Which one of the following statements is correct?
Digital modulation techniques are used in satellite communication systems since
A. They are easier to handle
B. Large bandwidth utilization is possible
C. They have a spectral efficiency
D. They are less prone to interference
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Match
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a. The point farthest from earth
1. Retrograde orbit
b. Direct orbit
2. Mean anomaly
c. The inclination of this orbit always lies between 90º and 180º
3. Apogee
d. Average value of the angular position of the satellite with reference to the perigee
4. Prograde orbit
A. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
B. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
C. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
D. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
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Match
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a. The path followed by a satellite around the primary will be an ellipse
1. True Anomaly
b. The angle from the perigee to the satellite position, measured at the earth’s centre
2. Keplerian element set
c. Earth-Orbiting artificial satellites are defined by six orbital elements
3. Perigee
d. The point of closest approach to earth
4. Kepler's first law
A. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
B. a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
C. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
D. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
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An earth station at sea level communicates at an elevation angle of 35° with GEO satellite. The vertical height of the stratiform rain is 3 km. The physical path length L through the rain will be nearly
A. 6.3 km
B. 5.2 km
C. 4.1 km
D. 3.0 km
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The beam of a radar should be
A. Very narrow
B. Very wide
C. Neither too narrow nor too wide
D. Either B or C
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The point at which satellite intersects the equatorial plane while going from north to south is known as-
A. Apogee point
B. Perigee point
C. Descending node
D. Ascending node
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A satellite that simply reflects back the signals from one region of the earth to the other region is known as
A. Orbiting satellite
B. Geostationary satellite
C. Active satellite
D. Passive satellite
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In a geostationary satellite communication system, a message signal is transmitted from an earth station via an uplink to a satellite, amplified in a transponder on board the satellite and then transmitted via a downlink to another earth station. The most popular frequency band for satellite communication is
A. 16 MHz for the uplink and 14 MHz for the downlink
B. 4 GHz for the uplink and 6 GHz the downlink
C. 6 GHz for the uplink and 4 GHz for the downlink
D. 10 GHz for the downlink and 8 GHz for the uplink
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Satellite channel can be attributed
A. Only bandwidth limited
B. Only power limited
C. Both bandwidth & power limited
D. None of the above
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