Study Amateur Extra E9C

E9C

ANTENNAS AND TRANSMISSION LINES

Practical wire antennas; folded dipoles; phased arrays; effects of ground near antennas

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E9C01

What type of radiation pattern is created by two 1/4-wavelength vertical antennas spaced 1/2-wavelength apart and fed 180 degrees out of phase?

  1. A Cardioid
  2. B Omni-directional
  3. C A figure-eight broadside to the axis of the array
  4. D A figure-eight oriented along the axis of the array
E9C02

What type of radiation pattern is created by two 1/4-wavelength vertical antennas spaced 1/4-wavelength apart and fed 90 degrees out of phase?

  1. A Cardioid
  2. B A figure-eight end-fire along the axis of the array
  3. C A figure-eight broadside to the axis of the array
  4. D Omni-directional
E9C03

What type of radiation pattern is created by two 1/4-wavelength vertical antennas spaced 1/2-wavelength apart and fed in phase?

  1. A Omni-directional
  2. B Cardioid
  3. C A figure-eight broadside to the axis of the array
  4. D A figure-eight end-fire along the axis of the array
E9C04

What happens to the radiation pattern of an unterminated long wire antenna as the wire length is increased?

  1. A Fewer lobes form with the major lobes increasing closer to broadside to the wire
  2. B Additional lobes form with major lobes increasingly aligned with the axis of the antenna
  3. C The elevation angle increases, and the front-to-rear ratio decreases
  4. D The elevation angle increases, while the front-to-rear ratio is unaffected
E9C05

What is the purpose of feeding an off-center-fed dipole (OCFD) between the center and one end instead of at the midpoint?

  1. A To create a similar feed point impedance on multiple bands
  2. B To suppress off-center lobes at higher frequencies
  3. C To resonate the antenna across a wider range of frequencies
  4. D To reduce common-mode current coupling on the feed line shield
E9C06

What is the effect of adding a terminating resistor to a rhombic or long-wire antenna?

  1. A It reflects the standing waves on the antenna elements back to the transmitter
  2. B It changes the radiation pattern from bidirectional to unidirectional
  3. C It changes the radiation pattern from horizontal to vertical polarization
  4. D It decreases the ground loss
E9C07

What is the approximate feed point impedance at the center of a two-wire half-wave folded dipole antenna?

  1. A 300 ohms
  2. B 72 ohms
  3. C 50 ohms
  4. D 450 ohms
E9C08

What is a folded dipole antenna?

  1. A A dipole one-quarter wavelength long
  2. B A center-fed dipole with the ends folded down 90 degrees at the midpoint of each side
  3. C A half-wave dipole with an additional parallel wire connecting its two ends
  4. D A dipole configured to provide forward gain
E9C09

Which of the following describes a G5RV antenna?

  1. A A wire antenna center-fed through a specific length of open-wire line connected to a balun and coaxial feed line
  2. B A multi-band trap antenna
  3. C A phased array antenna consisting of multiple loops
  4. D A wide band dipole using shorted coaxial cable for the radiating elements and fed with a 4:1 balun
E9C10

Which of the following describes a Zepp antenna?

  1. A A horizontal array capable of quickly changing the direction of maximum radiation by changing phasing lines
  2. B An end-fed half-wavelength dipole
  3. C An omni-directional antenna commonly used for satellite communications
  4. D A vertical array capable of quickly changing the direction of maximum radiation by changing phasing lines
E9C11

How is the far-field elevation pattern of a vertically polarized antenna affected by being mounted over seawater versus soil?

  1. A Radiation at low angles decreases
  2. B Additional lobes appear at higher elevation angles
  3. C Separate elevation lobes will combine into a single lobe
  4. D Radiation at low angles increases
E9C12

Which of the following describes an extended double Zepp antenna?

  1. A An end-fed full-wave dipole antenna
  2. B A center-fed 1.5-wavelength dipole antenna
  3. C A center-fed 1.25-wavelength dipole antenna
  4. D An end-fed 2-wavelength dipole antenna
E9C13

How does the radiation pattern of a horizontally polarized antenna vary with increasing height above ground?

  1. A The takeoff angle of the lowest elevation lobe increases
  2. B The takeoff angle of the lowest elevation lobe decreases
  3. C The horizontal beamwidth increases
  4. D The horizontal beamwidth decreases
E9C14

How does the radiation pattern of a horizontally-polarized antenna mounted above a long slope compare with the same antenna mounted above flat ground?

  1. A The main lobe takeoff angle increases in the downhill direction
  2. B The main lobe takeoff angle decreases in the downhill direction
  3. C The horizontal beamwidth decreases in the downhill direction
  4. D The horizontal beamwidth increases in the uphill direction
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