REVIEW PROBLEMS

1. A lossless transmission line has a shunt capacitance of 100pF/m and a series

inductance of 4 uH/m. What is its characteristic impedance?
2. A coaxial line with an outer diameter of 6 mm as a 50 ohms characteristic
impedance. If the dielectric constant of the insulation is 1.60, calculate the
inner diameter.
3. A transmission line with a characteristic impedance of 300 ohms is
terminated in a purely resistive load. It is found by measurement that the
minimum value of voltage upon it is 5 uV and the maximum 7.5 uV. What is
the value of the load resistance?
4. A quarter wave transformer is connected directly to a 50 ohms load, to match
this load to a transmission line whose Zo = 75 ohm. What must be the
characteristic impedance of the matching transformer?
5. Using a Smith chart, find the SWR on a 150 ohms line, when this line is
terminated in a (225 0 j75) ohms impedance. Find the nearest point to the
load at which a quarter-wave line from which the transformer must be made.
6. Calculate the length of a piece of 50 ohms open circuited line if tits input
admittance is to be j80 mS.
7. (a) Calculate the SWR on a 50 ohm line. When it is terminated in a (50 + j50)
ohms impedance. Using a Smith chart, determine the actual load admittance.
(b) It is desired to match this load to the line, in either of two ways, so as to
reduce the SWR on it to unity. Calculate the point, nearest to the load, at
which one may place a quarter wave transformer (calculate also the Zo of the
transformer line).
8. Using a Smith chart, calculate the position and length of a stub designed to
match a 100 ohms load to a 50 ohms line, the stub being short circuited. If
this matching is correct at 63 MHz, what will be the SWR on the main line at
70MHz? Note that the load is a pure resistance.
9. With the aid of a Smith chart, calculate the position and length of a short
circuited stub matching a (180 + j120) ohms load to a 300 ohms transmission
line. Assuming that the load impedance remains constant, find the SWR on
the main line when the frequency is (a) increased by 10 percent; (b) doubled.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. What different types of transmission lines are there? In what ways do their
applications differ? What is it that limits the maximum power they can
handle?
2. 2. Draw the general equivalent circuit of a transmission line and the
simplified circuit for a radio-frequency line. What permits this simplification?
3. 3. Define the characteristic impedance of a transmission line. When is the
input impedance of a transmission line equal to its characteristic impedance?
4. 4. Discuss the types of losses that may occur with RF transmission lines. In
what units are these losses normally given?
5. 5. With a sketch, explain the difference between standing waves and
travelling waves. Explain how standing waves occur in an imperfectly
matched transmission line.

6. Define and explain the meaning of the term standing-wave ratio, what is the
formula for it if the load is purely resistive? Why is a high value of SWR often
undesirable?
7. Explain fully, with such sketches as are applicable, the concept of impedance
inversion by a quarter-wave line.
8. For what purposes can short lengths of open or short circuited transmission
line be used? What is a stub? Why are short circuited stubs preferred to open
circuited ones?
9. When matching a load to a line by means of a stub and a quarter wave
transformer (both situated at the load), a certain procedure is followed. What
is this procedure? Why are admittances used in connection with stub
matching? What does a stub actually do?
10.What ia a smith chart? What are its applications?
11.Why must impedances (or admittances) be normalized before being plotted
on a standard Smith chart?
12.Describe the double stub matcher, the procedure used for matching with it,
and the applications of the device.
13.What is a directional coupler? For what purposes might it be used?
14.Define the terms directivity and directional coupling as used with directional
couplers, and explain their significance.
15.What is a balun? What is a typical application of such a device?