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T7C02

PRACTICAL CIRCUITS · Antenna and transmission line measurements and troubleshooting: measuring SWR, effects of high SWR, causes of feed line failures; Basic coaxial cable characteristics; Use of dummy loads when testing

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Which of the following is used to determine if an antenna is resonant at the desired operating frequency?

  1. AA VTVM
  2. BAn antenna analyzer
  3. CA Q meter
  4. DA frequency counter
Why An antenna analyzer sweeps a small signal across a range of frequencies and reports SWR and impedance at each point, so you can see where the SWR dips to its minimum. That dip marks the resonant frequency, where the antenna's reactance is near zero and it presents mostly resistance. If the dip is above or below your band, the analyzer tells you to shorten or lengthen the antenna.
Watch out A frequency counter only measures the frequency of a signal fed into it, it tells you nothing about how the antenna is behaving at that frequency. A VTVM is an old-style voltmeter and a Q meter measures the quality factor of coils and capacitors on the bench.
Analyzer = SWR versus frequency curve. Find the dip, find resonance.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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The rest of T7C

  1. T7C01 What is the primary purpose of a dummy load?
  2. T7C02 Which of the following is used to determine if an antenna is resonant at the desired operating frequency?
  3. T7C03 What does a typical RF dummy load consist of?
  4. T7C04 What reading on an SWR meter indicates a perfect impedance match between the antenna and the feed line?
  5. T7C05 Why do most solid-state transmitters reduce output power as SWR increases beyond a certain level?
  6. T7C06 What does an SWR reading of 4:1 indicate?
  7. T7C07 What happens to power lost in a feed line?
  8. T7C08 Which instrument can be used to determine SWR?
  9. T7C09 Which of the following causes failure of coaxial cables?
  10. T7C10 Why should the outer jacket of coaxial cable be resistant to ultraviolet light?
  11. T7C11 What is an advantage of foam-dielectric versus solid-dielectric coaxial cable?
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