Practical wire antennas; folded dipoles; phased arrays; effects of ground near antennas
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?
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A
Cardioid
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B
Omni-directional
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C
A figure-eight broadside to the axis of the array
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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?
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A
Cardioid
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B
A figure-eight end-fire along the axis of the array
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C
A figure-eight broadside to the axis of the array
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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?
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A
Omni-directional
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B
Cardioid
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C
A figure-eight broadside to the axis of the array
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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?
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A
Fewer lobes form with the major lobes increasing closer to broadside to the wire
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B
Additional lobes form with major lobes increasingly aligned with the axis of the antenna
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C
The elevation angle increases, and the front-to-rear ratio decreases
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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?
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A
To create a similar feed point impedance on multiple bands
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B
To suppress off-center lobes at higher frequencies
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C
To resonate the antenna across a wider range of frequencies
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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?
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A
It reflects the standing waves on the antenna elements back to the transmitter
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B
It changes the radiation pattern from bidirectional to unidirectional
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C
It changes the radiation pattern from horizontal to vertical polarization
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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?
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A
300 ohms
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B
72 ohms
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C
50 ohms
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D
450 ohms
E9C08
What is a folded dipole antenna?
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A
A dipole one-quarter wavelength long
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B
A center-fed dipole with the ends folded down 90 degrees at the midpoint of each side
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C
A half-wave dipole with an additional parallel wire connecting its two ends
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D
A dipole configured to provide forward gain
E9C09
Which of the following describes a G5RV antenna?
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A
A wire antenna center-fed through a specific length of open-wire line connected to a balun and coaxial feed line
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B
A multi-band trap antenna
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C
A phased array antenna consisting of multiple loops
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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?
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A
A horizontal array capable of quickly changing the direction of maximum radiation by changing phasing lines
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B
An end-fed half-wavelength dipole
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C
An omni-directional antenna commonly used for satellite communications
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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?
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A
Radiation at low angles decreases
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B
Additional lobes appear at higher elevation angles
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C
Separate elevation lobes will combine into a single lobe
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D
Radiation at low angles increases
E9C12
Which of the following describes an extended double Zepp antenna?
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A
An end-fed full-wave dipole antenna
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B
A center-fed 1.5-wavelength dipole antenna
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C
A center-fed 1.25-wavelength dipole antenna
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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?
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A
The takeoff angle of the lowest elevation lobe increases
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B
The takeoff angle of the lowest elevation lobe decreases
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C
The horizontal beamwidth increases
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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?
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A
The main lobe takeoff angle increases in the downhill direction
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B
The main lobe takeoff angle decreases in the downhill direction
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C
The horizontal beamwidth decreases in the downhill direction
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D
The horizontal beamwidth increases in the uphill direction