PART 1

ECE 511/L Transmission Media and Antenna System.

Test I: Multiple Choices Questions
Instructions: Write the underlined UPPERCASE letter of your choice before its corresponding item number.
Strictly NO ERASURES and NO ALTERATION of answers. Not following of instructions will be deducted by
10pts.

1. __________ is the amount of voltage induced in a 9. When the magnetic field is perpendicular to the
wave by an electromagnetic wave surface of the earth, what is the polarization of the
a. Receive voltage TEM wave?
b. Magnetic induction a. Circular
c. Field strength b. Horizontal
d. Power density c. Vertical
2. Who profounded electromagnetic radiation theory? d. Elliptical
a. Sir Edward Appleton 10. A changing magnetic field gives rise to
b. James Clerk Maxwell a. Sound field
c. Christian Huygens b. Magnetic field
d. Sir Isaac Newton c. Electric field
3. Electromagnetic waves are refracted when they d. Nothing in particular
________ 11. As electromagnetic waves travel in free space, only
a. Pass into a medium of different dielectric one of the following can happen to them
constants a. Absorption
b. Are polarized at right angles to the direction of b. Attenuation
propagation c. Refraction
c. Encounter a perfectly conducting surface d. Reflection
d. Pass through a small slot in a conducting plane 12. The shortest distance measured along the earth’s
4. Velocity of a radiowave in free space surface that a skywave is returned to earth
a. 186,000 miles per sec a. MUF
b. 300 x 106 meters per sec b. Quarter-Wavelength
c. 162,000 nautical mile per sec c. Skip distance
d. All of the above d. Skip zone
5. Refers to the direction of the electric field vector in 13. Two or more antennas are used separated by
space several wavelengths
a. Polarization a. Space diversity
b. Directivity b. Frequency diversity
c. Radiation c. Hybrid diversity
d. ERP d. Polarization diversity
6. A TEM wave whose polarization rotates 14. Two or more receivers are used using a single
a. Vertically polarized antenna
b. Omnidirectional a. Space diversity
c. Horizontally polarized b. Frequency diversity
d. Circularly polarized c. Hybrid diversity
7. What is the effective radiated power of a repeater d. Polarization diversity
with 200 W transmitter power output, 4 dB feedline 15. In what range of frequencies are most
loss, 4 dB duplexer and circulator loss, and 10 dB omnidirectional horizontally polarized antennas
feedline antenna gain? used?
a. 2000 W a. VHF, UHF
b. 126 W b. VLF, LF
c. 317 W c. SH, EHF
d. 260 W d. MF, HF
8. In a vacuum the speed of an electromagnetic wave 16. What is the gain of the Hertzian dipole over
a. Depends on its constant isotropic antenna?
b. Depends on its wavelength a. 1.64 dB
c. Depends on its electric and magnetic fields b. 2.15 dB
d. Is a universal constant c. 1.76 dB
d. 1.55 dB
17. _____ is the measurement of a unilateral antenna d. Hemispherical
properties of directivity 27. An antenna with unity gain
a. Phase angle a. Rhombic
b. Antenna gain b. Half-wave dipole
c. Beamwidth c. Isotropic
d. Bandwidth d. Whip
18. _____ is the amount of uncertainly in a system of 28. An antenna which is one-tenth wavelength long
symbols a. Hertzian dipole
a. Bandwidth b. Loop antenna
b. Enthalpy c. Marconi antenna
c. Entropy d. Elementary doublet
d. Quantum 29. What is the minimum number of turns a helix
19. If an antenna has a gain of 30 dB, it increases the antenna must have?
output of the transmitter by a. 3
a. 10,000 times b. 5
b. 1000 times c. 4
c. 100 times d. 6
d. 1 million times 30. Which of the following improves antenna
20. Which does not use vertical polarization antenna? directivity?
a. AM Broadcasting a. Driven element
b. FM Broadcasting b. Reflector element
c. Mobile Communications c. Director element
d. Satellite Communications d. Parasitic element
21. Which antenna radiates an omnidirectional pattern 31. What is the front-to-back ratio of an antenna which
in the horizontal plane with vertical polarization? radiates 500 watts in a northernly direction and 50
a. Marconi antenna watts in a southernly direction?
b. Discone antenna a. 25000 dB
c. Horn antenna b. 10 dB
d. Helical antenna c. 100 dB
22. An antenna with very high gain and very narrow d. 20 dB
beamwidth 32. The frequency of operation of a dipole antenna cut
a. Helical antenna to a length of 3.4 m
b. Discone antenna a. 88 MHz
c. Horn antenna b. 44 MHz
d. Parabolic dish antenna c. 22 MHz
23. _____ is the horizontal pointing angle of an d. 11 MHz
antenna 33. Shortening effect of an antenna that makes it
a. Azimuth appear as if it were 5% longer
b. Angle of elevation a. End effect
c. Right angle b. Flywheel effect
d. Beamwidth c. Skin effect
24. What is the estimated medium wind loading in the d. Capture effect
Philippines for antenna tower design? 34. A simple half-wavelength antenna radiates the
a. 300 kph strongest signal
b. 100 kph a. At 45 degrees to its axis
c. 200 kph b. Parallel to its axis
d. 250 kph c. At right angles to its axis
25. _____ is an open-ended slot antenna d. at 60 degrees to its axis
a. Helical antenna 35. If an antenna is too short for the wavelength being
b. Rhombic antenna used, the effective length can be increased by
c. Notch antenna adding
d. Cassegrain antenna a. Capacitance in series
26. What is the radiation characteristic of a dipole b. Inductance in series
antenna? c. Resistance in parallel
a. Omnidirectional d. Resistance in series
b. Bidirectional
c. Unidirectional
36. Which of the following antennas is used for testing a. Sharper directional pattern
and adjusting a transmitter for proper modulation, b. Increased gain
amplifier operation and frequency accuracy? c. Improved bandpass
a. Elementary d. All of these
b. Real 46. Where are the voltage nodes in a half-wave
c. Isotropic antenna?
d. Dummy a. At the ends
37. The power fed to a two-bay turnstile antenna is b. Three–quarters of the way from the feed point
100 watts. If the antenna has a 2dB power gain, toward the end
what is the effective radiated power c. One–half of the way from the feed point toward
a. 317 watts the end
b. 158 watts d. At the feed point
c. 200 watts 47. A Hertz antenna is operating on a frequency of
d. 400 watts 2182 kHz and consists of a horizontal wire that is
38. If the length of an antenna is changed from 2.5 hanged between two towers. What is the frequency
meters to 2.8 meters, its resonant frequency will of its third harmonic?
a. Increase a. 727 kHz
b. Depend on the velocity factor so the resonant b. 6545 kHz
frequency can either be increased or c. 436 kHz
decreased d. 6.546 kHz
c. Will be unchanged 48. What is the gain of an antenna over a half-
d. Decrease wavelength dipole when it has 6 dB gain over an
39. It is an array of metallic conductors buried beneath isotropic radiator?
the antenna, which is used to improve the a. 6.0 dB
conductivity of the natural earth b. 8.1 dB
a. Loading coil c. 3.9 dB
b. ATU d. 10.0 dB
c. Counterpoise 49. What is the usual electrical length of a driven
d. Earth mat element in an HF beam antenna?
40. What is the electrical wavelength of a 500 MHz a. ¼ wavelength
signal? b. ¾ wavelength
a. 60 centimeters c. ½ wavelength
b. 6 meters d. 1 wavelength
c. 0.06 meter 50. Strong interference from one particular station can
d. 60 meters be eliminated by the use of
41. Actual height of antenna should be at least a. Noise limiters
a. One wavelength b. Squelch circuits
b. Half wavelength c. Negative feedback
c. Quarter wavelength d. Wave traps in the antenna circuits
d. Three-fourth wavelength 51. Good grounding is important for
42. Which antenna is not properly terminated? a. Horizontal antennas
a. Resonant b. Broadside array antennas
b. Non-resonant c. Vertical antennas
c. Isotropic d. Yagi-Uda antennas
d. Whip 52. Which of the following antennas is best excited
43. _____ is an antenna array which is highly from a waveguide?
directional at right angles to the plane of the array? a. Biconical
a. Broadside array b. Horn
b. End-fire array c. Helical
c. Turnstile array d. Discone
d. Log-periodic array 53. Not a reason for the use of an antenna coupler
44. The directivity pattern of an isotropic radiation is a. To make the antenna resistive
a. A figure – 8 b. To provide the output amplifier with the correct
b. A sphere load impedance
c. A unidirectional cardioid c. To discriminate against harmonics
d. A parabola d. To prevent reradiation of the local oscillator
45. The purpose of stacking elements on an antenna 54. Which antenna is not a wideband?
 a. Discone 58. In a turnstile antenna, the crossed dipoles are
b. Folded dipole excited with voltages
c. Helical a. In phase with each other
d. Marconi b. 360° out of phase with each other
55. _____ is an antenna made up of a number of full c. 90° out of phase with each other
wavelengths d. 180° out of phase with each other
a. Elementary doublet 59. Known as the technique for adding a series
b. Log-periodic inductor at or near the center of an antenna
c. Long wire element in order to cancel the capacitive reactance
d. Whip of an antenna
56. Which antenna does not use the ground? a. Dipole
a. Marconi b. Center loading
b. Yagi c. Reflector
c. Hertz d. Loading coil
d. Rhombic 60. At the ends of a half-wave antenna, what values of
57. It is a measure of the microwave power radiated current and voltage exist compared to the
from an antenna as a function of angular direction remainder of the antenna?
from the antenna axis a. Minimum voltage and minimum current
a. Antenna pattern b. Equal voltage and current
b. Polarization c. Minimum voltage and maximum current
c. Beamwidth d. Maximum voltage and minimum current
d. Sidelobes

Test II: Problem Solving

Instructions: Solve the following problem. Write your solutions neatly and organized in an A-4 size bond paper. Express
your answer in at least 2 decimal places with corresponding correct unit. Enclose your final answer in a rectangle.
Answers which are not enclosed in a rectangle will not be considered. Erasures are allowed in this part only.

1. A dipole antenna has a radiation resistance of 67 ohms and a loss resistance of 5 ohms measured at the
feedpoint. Calculate the efficiency.
2. Determine the efficiency with the following: Pin=1000w, I=10A, R=8ohm.
3. A dipole antenna has an efficiency of 85%. Calculate the gain in decibels.
4. The ERP of a transmitting station is 17W in a given direction. Express this as an ERP in dBm so that it can be
used with the path loss equation. Also find EIRP.
5. A helical antenna with eight turns is to be constructed for a frequency of 1.2GHz (a) calculate the optimum
diameter and spacing for the antenna and find the total length of the antenna. (b) calculate the antenna gain in
dBi (c) calculate the bandwidth.
6. A parabolic antenna has a diameter of 3 m, an efficiency of 60%, and operates at a frequency of 4GHz. Calculate
the gain and beamwidth
7. A power of 100W is supplied to an isotropic radiator. What is the power density at a point 10km away?
8. A transmitter has a power output of 150W at a carrier frequency of 325MHz. It is connected to an antenna with
a gain of 12 dBi. The receiving antenna is 10km away and has a gain of 5 dBi. Calculate the power delivered to
the receiver, assuming free-space propagation. Assume also that there are no losses or mismatches in the
system.