EC304 -Transmission Lines and Waveguides

Unit 1 Transmission Line Theory

One Mark Questions and answers

1. The line parameters are called as

Ans: distributed elements
2. Name a primary constant of a transmission line
Ans: Inductance
3. Name a secondary constant of a transmission line
Ans: Propagation constant
4. Name the impedance measured at the sending side
Ans: Characteristic Impedance
5. What is the natural logarithm of the ratio of the sending end
current or voltage to the receiving end current or voltage of the
line?
Ans: Propagation constant
6. Line which is terminated, in its characteristic impedance (ZR=Z0)is
called as
Ans: Finite line
 7. The distance the wave travels along the line while the phase angle
is changing through 2 radians is called
Ans: Wavelength
8. Phase distortion is also called as
Ans: Delay distortion
9. Characteristic impedance is also called as
Ans: Surge Impedance
10. Equalizers at the line terminals which minimize
Ans: Frequency distortion
11. The process of increasing the inductance value by placing lumped
inductors at specific intervals along the line is called as
Ans: Loading
12. The process of increasing the inductance value by placing a iron
core or a magnetic tape over the conductor of the line is called
Ans: Continuous loading
13. The process of increasing the inductance value by placing lumped
inductors at specific intervals along the line is called
Ans: Lumped loading
14. The process of using sections of continuously loaded cables
separated by sections of unloaded cables which increases the
inductance value is called
Ans: Patch loading
15. The ratio of the reflected voltage to the incident voltage at the
receiving end of the line is called as
Ans: Reflection coefficient

16. The number of nepers or decibels by which the current in the load
under image matched conditions would exceed the current actually
flowing in the load is called
Ans: Reflection loss
17. The conditions for a perfect line is
Ans: R=G=0
18. The number of nepers or decibels by which the current in the load is
changed by the insertion is called as
Ans: Insertion loss
19. When the line is not terminated in its characteristic impedance it
will cause
Ans: Reflection
20. A transmission line whose length is between 60 to 160km is called
as
Ans: Medium transmission line
 EC304 -Transmission Lines and Waveguides
Unit 2 The Line at Radio Frequency
One Mark Questions and answers

1. A line for which the effect of resistance R is completely neglected

is called
Ans: dissipation less line
2. The points along the line where magnitude of voltage or current is
zero is called
Ans: node
3. The points along the lines where magnitude of voltage or current
is maximum is called
Ans: antinode
4. Antinode is also termed as
Ans: loop
5. Ratio of the maximum to minimum magnitudes of voltage or
current on a line having standing waves is called
Ans: Standing wave ratio
 6. An eighth wave line is used to transform
Ans: resistance to impendence

7. ---------------is called as impedance inverter

Ans: half wave line

8. ---------------is considered as one to one line

Ans: half wave line

9. The range of values of standing wave ratio is theoretically

Ans: 1 to infinity
10. E max/ Emin = S is called as
Ans: VSWR

11. Give reason for an open line not frequently employed for
impedance matching
Ans: Radiation loss
12. Which stub matching is useful for a fixed frequency?
Ans: Single stub matching
13. Which stub matching system is based on the measurement of
voltage minimum?
Ans: Single stub matching

14. The expression for the input impendence of the line is given by
Ans: Zs = Zr

15. What are the two independent measurements that must be made
to find the location and length of the stub?
Ans: standing wave ratio S and the position of a voltage minimum

16. The circle diagram may be used to find

Ans: Input impedance

17. Circle diagram is also called as

Ans: Impedance diagram
18. Smith chart is based on the polar plot of
Ans: Voltage reflection co-efficient