1. What is the polarization of a discone antenna? B.

Folded dipole
C. End-fire array
A. Vertical D. Yagi-Uda antenna
B. Horizontal
C. Circular 8. Gain of a half-wave dipole antenna over
D. Spiral isotropic.

2. If the antenna increases 3.3 times how much A. 2.15 dB

does the radiated power increase? B. 1.76 dB
C. 1 dB
A. 3.3 times D. 0dB
B. 10.89 times
C. 9.9 times 9. Very low signal strength in antenna.
D. 6.6 times
A. Minor lobes
3. When speaking of antennas. ______ is a B. Null
section which would be a complete antenna by C. Antenna patterns
itself. D. Major lobes

A. image 10. What is the gain of the Hertzian dipole over

B. top loading isotropic antenna?
C. bay
D. quarterwave A. 1.64 dB
B. 2.15 dB
4. In what range of frequencies are most C. 1.76 dB
omnidirectional horizontally polarized antennas D. 1.55 dB
used?
11. ______ is the measurement of a unilateral
A. VHF, UHF antenna properties of directivity
B. VLF, LF
C. SH, EHF A. Phase angle
D. MF, HF B. Antenna gain
C. Beamwidth
5. If the current ratios of the two or more D. Bandwidth
elements must be held 5% and the phase angle
to 3 the antenna is called a 12. In testing transmitter to prevent interfering
with other stations, which type of antenna must
A. end fire array be used?
B. critical phased array
C. broadband array A. Void antenna
D. wideband array B. Dummy antenna
C. Hertzian antenna
6. A device that converts high frequency current D. Isotropic antenna
into electromagnetic wave.
13. The best solution to fading is _____.
A. Antenna
B. Loudspeaker A. space diversity
C. Microphone B. frequency diversity
D. Transducer C. polarization diversity
D. wavelength diversity
7. Which is a non-resonant antenna?
14. _____ is the amount of uncertainty in a
A. Rhombic antenna system of symbols
 A. Bandwidth 21. _____ is an antenna with a number of half-
B. Enthalpy wave antenna on it.
C. Entropy
D. Quantum A. Antenna array
B. Tower
15. If an antenna has a gain of 3 dB, it increases C. Omni-directional
the output of the transmitter by D. Rhombic

A. 10,000 times 22. Which antenna radiates an omnidirectional

B. 1000 times pattern in the horizontal plane with vertical
C. 100 times polarization?
D. 1 million times
A. Marconi antenna
16. Top loading is used in an antenna in order to B. Discone antenna
increase its ______. C. Horn antenna
D. Helical antenna
A. practical height
B. beamwidth 23. An antenna with very high gain and very
C. effective height narrow beamwidth.
D. input capacitance
A. Helical antenna
17. A horizontal antenna is _____. B. Discone antenna
C. Horn antenna
A. vertically polarized D. Parabolic dish antenna
B. horizontally polarized
C. centrally polarized 24. What determines antenna polarization?
D. circularly polarized
A. The frequency of the radiated wave
18. All elements in a beam _____ antennas are B. The direction of the radiated wave
in line C. The direction of the magnetic field
vector
A. collinear D. The direction of the electric field
B. yagi vector
C. broadside array
D. log-periodic 25. _____ is the horizontal pointing angle of an
antenna
19. Which does not use vertical polarization
antenna? A. Azimuth
B. Angle of elevation
A. AM Broadcasting C. Right angle
B. FM Broadcasting D. Beamwidth
C. Mobile Communications
D. Satellite Communications 26. A dipole antenna requires to be fed with 20
kW of power to produce a given signal strength
20. Lightning rods must be mounted a top to a particular distant point. If the addition of a
structure not less than ___ above the highest reflector makes the same field strength available
point. with an input power of 11kW. What is the gain in
dB, obtained by the use if the reflector. (Gain
A. 10 cm referred to this particular dipole).
B. 20 cm
C. 30 cm A. 4.75
D. 40 cm B. 2.6
C. 1.81
 D. 4.24 34. How will you increase the gain of an
antenna?
27. What is the estimated medium wind loading
in the Philippines for antenna tower design? A. By adding several antennas in parallel
B. By focusing the radiated energy in
A. 300 kph one desired direction
B. 100 kph C. By making antenna rods thicker
C. 200 kph D. By making the antenna size larger
D. 250 kph
35. An antenna which is one-tenth wavelength
28. Discone radiation pattern is ______. long

A. omnidirectional/vertical polarized A. Hertzian dipole

B. unidirectional B. Loop antenna
C. bidirectional C. Marconi antenna
D. figure of eight D. Elementary doublet

29. _____ is an open-ended slot antenna 36. What is the minimum number of turns a helix
antenna must have?
A. Helical antenna
B. Rhombic antenna A. 3
C. Notch antenna B. 5
D. Cassegrain antenna C. 4
D. 6
30. Which antenna is a properly terminated?
37. What is the gain of isotropic antenna?
A. Marconi
B. Rhombic A. 10
C. Dipole B. 1
D. Yagi-Uda C. 10
D. 100
31. What is the radiation characteristic of a dipole
antenna? 38. Which of the following improves antenna
directivity?
A. Omnidirectional
B. Bidirectional A. Driven element
C. Unidirectional B. Reflector element
D. Hemispherical C. Director element
D. Parasitic element
32. What is the theoretical gain of a Hertzian
dipole? 39. The antenna radiates _____ polarized waves
when the transmitter antenna is horizontally
A. 1.76 dB installed.
B. 2.15 dB
C. 3 dB A. Vertically
D. 0 dB B. negatively
C. horizontally
33. An antenna with unity gain D. circularly

A. Rhombic 40. The length of a Marconi antenna to operate

B. Half-wave dipole with 985 kHz is ______.
C. Isotropic
D. Whip A. 200 ft
 B. 500 ft D. 4.088 m2
C. 250 ft
D. 999 ft 47. _____ of an antenna is a measure of how the
antenna concentrates its radiated power in a
41. What is the front-to-back ratio of an antenna given direction.
which radiates 500 watts in a northernly direction
and 50 watts in a southernly direction? A. Efficiency
B. Power
A. 25000 dB C. Gain
B. 10 dB D. Polarization
C. 100 dB
D. 20 dB 48. Shortening effect of an antenna that makes it
appear as if it were 5% longer.
42. If 4 kW in antenna produces 50 V/m in a
receiving antenna, a 15 kW will produce _____. A. End effect
B. Flywheel effect
A. 200 V/m C. Skin effect
B. 10 V/m D. Capture effect
C. 100 V/m
D. 20 V/m 49. Harmonic suppressor connected to an
antenna.
43. If the radiated power increase 10.89 times,
the antenna current increases by ______. A. Low-pass filter
B. High-pass filter
A. 3.3 times C. M-derived filter
B. 6.6 times D. Constant-K
C. 1.82 times
D. 10.89 times 50. A simple half-wavelength antenna radiates
the strongest signal
44. The frequency of operation of a dipole
antenna cut to a length of 3.4 m. A. at 45 degrees to its axis
B. parallel to its axis
A. 88 MHz C. at right angles to its axis
B. 44 MHz D. at 60 degrees to its axis
C. 22 MHz
D. 11 MHz
51. The current maximum in a Marconi antenna
45. Comparing the signal strength arriving at the is found at
driven element from the desired direction to the
signal strength reaching the driver from the A. the base of the antenna
opposite direction. B. the center of the antenna
C. some point between the base and the
A. Directivity center of the antenna
B. Sensitivity D. the top of the antenna
C. Beamwidth
D. Front-to-back ratio 52. If an antenna is too short for the wavelength
being used, the effective length can be increased
46. What is the capture area of a dipole operated by adding:
at 75 MHz?
A. capacitance in series
A. 4 mm B. inductance in series
B. 2 m2 C. resistance in parallel
C. 2.088 m2 D. resistance in series
53. Which of the following antennas is used for
testing and adjusting a transmitter for proper
modulation, amplifier operation and frequency
accuracy?
A. Elementary
B. Real
C. Isotropic
D. Dummy
54. The power fed to a two-bay turnstile antenna
is 100 watts. If the antenna has a 2 dB power
gain, what is the effective radiated power?
A. 317 watts
B. 158 watts
C. 200 watts
D. 400 watts
55. What is the gain, in dB of a helical antenna
with diameter of /3, 10 turns at pitch of /4, used
at 100 MHz?
A. 16
B. 41.1
C. 31.4
D. 1.25
56. How is it possible to lower the resonant
frequency of Hertz dipole antenna?
A. By reducing the frequency at the
transmitter
B. By connecting a capacitor in series with
the antenna
C. By the connecting a resistor in series
with the antenna
D. By connecting an inductor in series
with the antenna
57. Which of the following antennas receive
signals in the horizontal plane equality well from
all directions?
A. Horizontal Hertz antenna
B. Vertical loop antenna
C. Vertical Yagi antenna
D. A vertical antenna which is a
quarter-wavelength long
58. If the length of a Hertz dipole is decreased
A. its resonant frequency will be lowered
its distributed inductance will be increased
B. its distributed inductance will be
decreased
C. its resonant frequency will be
increased
D. its distributed capacitance between the
antenna and ground will be increased.
59. A final amplifier of a radio transmitter draws
250 mA of plate current when the plate supply
voltage is 1400 volts. If the plate circuit efficiency
is 80% and the transmitter is connected to an
antenna having a feed impedance of 70 ohms,
what is the antenna current at the feed-point?
A. 4.0 A
B. 2.2 A
C. 1.25 A
D. 2.0 A
60. A one-quarter wavelength shunt-fed vertical
Marconi antenna
A. has maximum radiation in a vertical
direction
B. must have a horizontal receiving
antenna for the best reception
C. must use a receiving antenna for the
best reception
D. must have a vertical receiving
antenna for the best reception
61. A shunt-fed quarter-wavelength Marconi
antenna
A. has maximum RF impedance to ground
at its feedpoint
B. has a current null at its feedpoint
C. has a zero DC resistance to ground
D. has zero RF resistance to ground
62. The parasitic element of an antenna system
will
A. decrease its directivity
B. increase its directivity
C. give the antenna unidirectional
properties
D. both B and C
63. If the length of an antenna is changed from
2.5 meters to 2.8 meters, its resonant frequency
will
A. increase
B. depend on the velocity factor so the
resonant frequency can either be
increased or decreased
C. will be unchanged
D. decrease
64. What is the effect of adding a capacitor in
series with an antenna?
A. The antennas resonant frequency
will increase
B. The antennas resonant frequency will
decrease
C. The antenna will be physically 5%
longer than its electrical length
D. A capacitor is never added in series
with an antenna
65. How does the electric field strength of a
standard broadcast station vary with the distance
from the antenna?
A. The field strength of a standard
broadcast station vary with the distance
from the antenna
B. The field strength is directly
proportional to the distance from the
antenna
C. The field strength remains constant
regardless of the distance from the
antenna
D. The field strength varies inversely
as the distance from the antenna
66. Stacking elements in a transmitting antenna
system
A. increases the field strength at the
receiving antenna
B. increases the directivity of the
transmitter antenna
C. decrease the size of the lobe in the
radiation pattern
D. both A and B
67. A vertical loop antenna has a
A. unidirectional radiation pattern in the
horizontal plane
B. unidirectional radiation pattern in the
vertical plane
C. omnidirectional radiation pattern in the
horizontal plane
D. a bidirectional radiation pattern in
the horizontal plane
68. In order to get maximum radiation to all
surrounding points in the horizontal plane, the
antenna used is a
A. vertical loop
B. vertical quarter-wavelength rod
C. array which includes parasitic elements
D. a horizontal Hertz dipole
69. What is the electrical wavelength of a 500
MHz signal?
A. 60 centimeters
B. 6 meters
C. 0.06 meter
D. 60 meters
70. If the antenna current is doubled, the field
strength at a particular position is
A. doubled
B. halved
C. multiplied by a factor of four
D. divided by a factor of four
71. The rhombic antenna is primarily used for
A. ground wave propagation
B. space wave propagation
C. ionosphere scatter propagation
D. sky wave propagation
72. What antenna radiates equally in all
directions?
A. Vertical antenna
B. isotropic antenna
C. Horizontal antenna
D. Dipole antenna
73. Actual height of antenna should be at least
A. one wavelength
B. half wavelength
 C. quarter wavelength 80. Where are the voltage nodes in a half-wave
D. three-fourth wavelength antenna?

74. Which antenna is not properly terminated? A. At the ends

B. Three-quarters of the way from the
A. Resonant feed point toward the end
B. Non-resonant C. One-half of the way from the feed point
C. Isotropic toward the end
D. Whip D. At the feed point

75. ______ is an antenna array which is highly 81. A theoretical reference antenna that provides
directional at right angles to the plane of the a comparison for antenna measurements.
array?
A. Marconi antenna
A. Broadside array B. Isotropic radiator
B. End-fire array C. Yagi-Uda array
C. Turnstile array D. Whip antenna
D. Log-periodic array
82. A Hertz antenna is operating on a frequency
76. The directivity pattern of an isotropic radiator of 2182 kHz and consists of a horizontal wire that
is is hanged between two towers. What is the
frequency of its third harmonic?
A. a figure-8
B. a sphere A. 727 kHz
C. a unidirectional cardioid B. 6546 kHz
D. a parabola C. 436 kHz
D. 6.546 kHz
77. An isotropic radiator is
83. In horizontal-dipole antenna, the polarization
A. in the northern hemisphere is
B. an antenna high enough in the air
C. an antenna whose directive pattern is A. in the vertical direction
substantially incredible B. in the horizontal direction
D. a hypothetical, omnidirectional C. circular
antenna D. measured at the center of the antenna

78. The purpose of stacking elements on an 84. Increasing the electrical length of an antenna
antenna. means

A. Sharper directional pattern A. add an inductor in parallel

B. increased gain B. add a capacitor in series
C. Improved bandpass C. add an inductor series
D. All of these D. add a resistor is series

79. The advantage of using top loading in a 85. Stacking antennas at various angles results
shortened HF vertical antenna is in

A. lower quality factor A. a more omnidirectional reception

B. greater structural strength B. a more unidirectional reception
C. higher losses C. a more omnidirectional reception
D. improved radiation efficiency D. an overall reception signal increase

86. What is driven element?

 A. Always the rearmost element
B. Always the forward most element
C. The element fed by the transmission
line
D. The element connected to the rotator
87. What is antenna bandwidth?
A. add an inductor in series
B. add an inductor in parallel
C. add a resistor in series
D. add a capacitor in series
93. Strong interference from one particular
station can be eliminated by the use of

A. Antenna length divided by the number A. noise limiters

of elements B. squelch circuits
B. The angle between the half-power C. negative feedback
radiation points D. wave traps in the antenna circuitry
C. The angle formed between two
imaginary lines drawn through 94. It is useful to refer to an isotropic radiator.
D. The frequency range over which an
antenna can be expected to operate A. when comparing the gains of
satisfactorily directional antennas
B. when testing a transmission line for
88. To lengthen an antenna electrically, add a standing wave ratio
C. when (in the northern hemisphere)
A. resistor directing the transmission
B. battery D. when using a dummy load to tune a
C. condult transmitter
D. coil
95. A disadvantage of using a trap antenna.
89. What is the gain of an antenna over a half-
wavelength dipole when it has 6 dB gain over an A. It will radiate harmonics
isotropic radiator? B. It can only be used for single-bad
operation
A. 6.0 dB C. It is too sharply directional at lower
B. 8.1 dB frequencies
C. 3.9 dB D. It must be neutralized
D. 10.0 dB
96. The input terminal impedance at the center of
90. What is the usual electrical length of a driven a folded dipole antenna is
element in an HF beam antenna?
A. 72
A. wavelength B. 300
B. wavelength C. 50
C. wavelength D. 73
D. 1 wavelength
97. When a capacitor is connected in series with
91. What happens to the bandwidth of an a Marconi antenna?
antenna as it is shortened through the use of
loading coils? A. Antenna open circuit stops
transmission
A. It is increased B. An inductor of equal value must be
B. It is decreased added
C. No change occurs C. No change occurs to antenna
D. It becomes flat D. Antenna resonant frequency
increases
92. To electrically decrease the length of an
antenna.
98. Where are the current nodes in a half-wave
antenna?

A. At the ends
B. At the center
C. Three-quarters of the way from the
feed point toward the end
D. One-half of the way from the feed point
toward the end

99. For a shortened vertical antenna, where

should a loading coil be placed to minimize
losses and produce the most effective
performance?

A. As low as possible on the vertical

radiator
B. Near the center of the vertical
radiator
C. As close to the transmitter as possible
D. At a voltage node

100. The effect of adding parasitic elements of a

Hertz dipole is to

A. make the antenna more

omnidirectional
B. reduce its resonant frequency
C. increase the antennas power gain
D. All of these