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Basic Communications 11. In measuring noise in a voice channel at a 13.5kΩ respectively, and the load
-4 dB test point level, the meter reads -70 resistance of the mixer is 470 kΩ.
1. One of the following types of noise dBm (F1A weighted), convert the reading Calculate the equivalent noise resistance
becomes a great importance at high into pWp. for this television receiver.
frequencies. Is the A. 53 C. 93 A. 8760 Ω C. 875 Ω
A. shot noise . B. 63 D. 83 B. 8.76 Ω D. 876 Ω
B. random noise 12. What is the effect on the signal to noise 23. Considered as the main source of an
C. impulse noise ratio of a system (in dB) if the bandwidth is internal noise
D. transit-time noise doubled considering all other parameters A. Flicker
2. An amplifier operating over a 2 MHz to remain unchanged except the normal B. Thermal agitation
bandwidth has a 80 ohms input resistance. thermal noise only. The S/N will be C. Device imperfection
It is operating at 27 degree Celsius, has a A. Increased by a factor of 2 D. Temperature change
voltage gain of 200 and input signal of 6 B. Decreased by ½ its value 24. Convert noise factor of 4.02 to equivalent
microvolts rms. Calculate the output rms C. Increased by a factor of 4 noise temperature. Use 300 k for
noise. D. Decreased to ¼ its value environmental temperature
A. 32.6 mV C. 0.326 mV 13. Man-made noise is caused by A. 876 K C. 900 K
B. 32.55 uV D. 0.325 uV
A. Lightning discharge B. 906 K D. 875 K
3. Atmospheric noise is less severe at B. Solar eruptions 25. What is the major cause of atmospheric or
frequencies above C. Distant stars static noise?
A. 10 GHz C. 30 MHz D. Arc discharges in electrical machines
A. Meteor showers C. Sunspots
B. 1 GHz D. Audio level 14. Cosmic noise is produced by B. Airplanes D. Thunderstorms
4. Which of the following statements is true? A. Lightning discharge 26. What theorem sets a limit on the maximum
A. Random noise power is inversely B. Solar eruption capacity of a channel with a given noise
proportional to bandwidth C. Distant stars level?
B. Flicker is sometimes called D. Industrial electrical discharges A. Nyquist theorem
demodulation noise 15. One of the following type of noise B. Hartley law
C. Noise in mixers is caused by becomes of great importance in high C. Shannon-Hartley theorem
inadequate image frequency rejection frequencies. It is the D. Shannon theorem
D. A random voltage across a resistance
A. Shot noise 27. Background noise is the same as the
cannot be calculated
B. Random noise following EXCEPT
5. A diode generator is required to produce C. Impulse noise A. Impulse noise C. Thermal noise
12 micro V of noise in a receiver with an D. Transit-time noise B. White noise D. Gaussian noise
input impedance of 75 ohms and a noise
16. What is the non-continuous noise of 28. The unit of noise power of psophometer
power bandwidth of 200 KHz. Determine
irregular pulses or spikes of duration with
the current through the diode in A. dBa C. pWp
high amplitudes?
milliamperes. B. dBm C. dBm0
A. Wander C. Jitter * 29. Extra-terrestrial noise is observable at
A. 0.4 A C. 298 mA
B. Hits D. Singing frequencies from
B. 0.35 A D. 300 mA
17. Indicate the false statement A. 0 - 20 KHz C. Above 2 GHz
6. The equivalent noise temperature of the
amplifier is 25 K. What is the noise figure? B. 8 MHz - 1.43 GHz D. 5 - 8 GHz
A. HF mixers are generally noisier than
A. 0.4 A C. 298 mA 30. The random unpredictable electric signals
HF amplifiers
B. 0.35 A D. 300 mA from natural causes, both internal and
B. Impulse noise voltage is independent
external to the system is known as
7. The resistor R1 and R2 are connected in of bandwidth
C. Thermal noise is independent of the A. Distortion C. Noise
series at 300 K and 400 K temperature
frequency at which it is measured B. Distortion D. Interference
respectively. If R1 is 200 ohms and R2 is
300 ohms, find the power produced at the D. Industrial noise is usually of the 31. In a microwave communications system,
load (RL = 500 ohms) over a bandwidth of impulse type determine the noise power in dBm for an
100 KHz. 18. Three identical circuits having 10 dB signal equivalent noise bandwidth of 10 MHz.
A. 0.05 nanowatts C. 0.2 nanowatts noise-to-noise ratio each are connected in A. -104 dBm C. -114 dBm
B. 0.5 femtowatts D. 2.0 femtowatts tandem with each other, what is the overall B. -94 dBm D. -174 dBm
S/N? 32. The solar cycle repeats the period if great
8. Two resistors, R1 and R2 have
temperatures of 300 K and 400 K, A. 5.23 dB C. 14.77dB electrical disturbance approximately every
respectively. What is the noise power if the B. 30 dB D. 40 dB A. 11 years C. 10 years
two resistors are connected in series at 10 19. What is the primary cause of atmospheric B. 9 years D. 8 years
MHz bandwidth? noise? 33. The signal in a channel is measured to be
A. 96.6 fW C. 55.2 fW A. Thunderstorm 23 dBm while noise in the same channel is
B. 41.4 fW D. 88.36 fW B. Lightning measured to be 23 dBm while noise in the
C. Thunderstorm and lightning same channel is measured to be 9dBm.
9. Two resistors rated 5 ohms and 10 ohms The signal to noise ratio therefore is
are connected in series and are at 27 D. Weather condition
degrees Celsius. Calculate their combined A. 32 dB C. 5 dB
20. If bandwidth is doubled, the signal power
thermal noise voltage for a 10 KHz B. -14 dB D. 14 dB
is _________.
bandwidth. 34. The total noise power present in a 1 – Hz
A. not changed C. quadrupled bandwidth
A. 0.05 millivolts C. 0.6 millivolts B. tripled D. doubled A. Noise density C. Noise figure
B. 0.05 microvolts D. 0.06 microvolts
21. Indicate the noise whose source is in a B. Noise limit D. Noise intensity
10. A three-stage amplifier is to have an category different from that 35. What is the reference frequency of CCITT
overall noise temperature no greater than
A. Solar noise psophometric noise measurement?
70 K. The overall gain of the amplifier is to
B. Cosmic noise A. 800 Hz C. 1500 Hz
be at least 45 dB. The amplifier is to be
C. Atmospheric noise B. 3400 Hz D. 1000 Hz
built by adding a low-noise first stage with
D. Galactic noise 36. What do you call the noise coming from
existing characteristics as follows: stage 2
has 20 dB power gain and 3 dB noise 22. The front-end of a television receiver, the sun and stars?
figure. Stage 3 has 15 dB power gain and having a bandwidth of 7Mhz, and A. Black-body noise C. Space noise
6 dB noise figure. Calculate the maximum operating at a temperature of 27˚C , B. Galactic noise D. All of these
noise figure (in dB) that the first stage can consists of an amplifier having a gain of 15 37. A transistor has measured S/N power of
have. followed by a mixer whose gain is 20. The 60 at its input and 19 at its output.
amplifier has a 300 Ω input resistor and a Determine the noise figure of the
A. 0.267 dB C. 0.56 dB
shot noise equivalent resistance of 500Ω; transistor.
B. 1.235 dB D. 0.985 dB
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A. 5 dB C. 10 dB D. Is usually pulse modulated A. In the receiver front end
B. 2.5 dB D.7.5 dB 50. What is receiver desensitizing? B. Man-made noise
38. Industrial noise frequency is between C. In the atmosphere
A. A burst of noise when the squelch is D. In the ionosphere
A. 200 to 3000 MHz C. 15 to 160 MHz set to low
B. 0 to 10 kHz D. 20 GHz B. A burst of noise when the squelch is Amplitude Modulation
39. The ability of a communications receiver to set to high
perform well in the presence of strong C. A reduction in receiver sensitivity 59. Amplitude modulation is the process of
signals outside the band of interest is because of a strong signal on a nearby
indicated by what parameter? frequency A. superimposing a low frequency on a
D. A reduction in receiver sensitivity is high frequency
A. Noise figure turned down
B. Blocking dynamic range B. superimposing a high frequency on a
C. Signal-to-noise ratio 51. What is the term used to refer to a low frequency
D. Audio output reduction in receiver sensitivity caused by C. carrier interruption
unwanted high-level adjacent channel D. frequency shift and phase shift
40. How can selectivity be achieved in the signals?
front and circuitry of a communications 60. The purpose of a balanced modulator
receiver? A. Intermodulation distortion circuit is to eliminate the
B. Quieting A. Carrier C. Upper sideband
A. By using an audio filter C. Desensitizing
B. By using a preselector B. Lower sideband D. Baseband signal
D. Overloading
C. By using an additional RF amplifier 61. Frequency division is useful in the
stage 52. How should the filter bandwidth of a implementation of a/an
D. By using an additional IF amplifier receiver IF section compare with the A. AM demodulator
stage bandwidth of a received signal? B. Frequency synthesizer
41. Noise from random acoustic or electric A. Filter bandwidth should be slightly C. AGC circuit
noise that has equal per cycle over a greater than the received signal D. FM demodulator
specified total frequency band bandwidth 62. A particular synthesizer which contains
A. Thermal noise C. White noise B. Filter bandwidth should be only a single crystal is
B. Gaussian noise D. All of these approximately half the received signal
bandwidth A. Direct
42. The signal power of the input to an C. Filter bandwidth should be B. Crystal-modulated
amplifier 100 microW and the noise power approximately two times the received C. Indirect
is 1 microW. At the output, the signal signal bandwidth D. Exact
power is 1 W and the noise power is 40 D. Filter bandwidth should be 63. One of the following refers to an output of
mW. What is the amplifier noise figure? approximately four times the received a balanced modulator
A. -6 dB C. 9 dB signal bandwidth A. SSB C. ISB
B. 6 dB D. -3 dB 53. How can receiver selectivity be achieved B. AM D. DSB
43. An amplifier with 20 dB gain is connected in the IF circuitry of a communications 64. A third symbol emission which represent
to another with 10 dB gain by means of a receiver? data transmission including telemetry, and
transmission line with a loss of 4 dB. If a A. Incorporate a means of varying the telecommand
signal with a power level of -14 dBm were supply voltage to the local oscillator A. B C. D
applied to the system, calculate the power circuitry B. C D. N
output. B. Replace the standard JFET mixer with
a bipolar transistor followed by a 65. The modulation index of an AM is changed
A. 14 dBm C. -12 dB
capacitor of the proper value from 0 to 1. The transmitted power is
B. -20 dB D. 12 dBm
C. Remove AGC action from the IF stage A. Unchanged
44. An amplifier with an overall gain of 20 dB and confine it to the audio stage only
is impressed with a signal whose power B. Halved
D. Incorporate a high-Q filter
level is 1 watt. Calculate the output power C. Doubled
in dBm. 54. A receiver has a sensitivity of 0.6 D. increase by 50percent
microvolts and a blocking dynamic range
A. 50 dBm C. 150 dB of 60 dB. What is the strongest signal that 66. In an AM wave, useful power is carried by
B. 80 dBm D. 100 dBm can be present along with a 0.6 microvolt A. None of these
45. A satellite has a noise figure of 1.6 dB. signal without blocking taking place B. Sidebands
Find its equivalent noise temperature. A. 600 millivolts C. 600 microvolts C. Both the sidebands and the carrier
A. 139 K C. 192 K B. 300 millivolts D. 300 mircovolts D. Carrier
B. 291 K D. 129 K 55. What is the undesirable effect of using too 67. Determine the modulation index of an
wide a filter bandwidth in the IF section of standard FM broadcast having a
46. The term “pulling” refers to hypothetical maximum carrier frequency
a receiver?
A. The change of the crystal oscillator deviation of ±12 kHz and a maximum
frequency by loading A. Output-offset overshoot modulating frequency pf 4kHz.
B. One-half cycle operation of a push-pull B. Undesired signals will reach the audio
stage A. 9 C. 6
amplifier B. 3 D. 4
C. Loading on the transmitter caused by C. Thermal noise distortion
the antenna connection D. Filter ringing 68. What is meant by the term modulation?
D. Reduction of the power supply terminal 56. What is the limiting condition for sensitivity A. The squelching of a signal until a
voltage as the transmitter is keyed in a communications receiver? critical signal-to-noise ratio is reached
47. The final power amplifier in an FM A. the noise floor of the receiver B. Carrier rejection through phase nulling
transmitter usually operates class B. the power supply output ripple C. A linear amplification mode
A. A C. B C. the two-tone intermodulation distortin D. A mixing process whereby information
B. C D. D D. the input impedance to the detector is imposed upon a carrier
48. A transistor RF power amplifier can be 57. How can unwanted ringing and audio 69. What is a balanced modulator?
tuned for instability be prevented in a multisection A. An FM modulator that produces
A. Minimum IC in the next stage op-amp RC audio filter circuit? balance deviation
B. Zero signal in the next stage A. Restrict both gain and Q B. A modulator that produces a DSBSC
C. Minimum IC in the same stage B. Restrict gain, but increase Q signal
D. Maximum IC in the same stage C. Restrict Q but increase gain C. A modulator that produces a SSBSC
49. A frequency multiplier circuit D. Increase both gain and Q signal
D. A modulator that produces a full carrier
A. Operates class A 58. Where is the noise which primarily signal
B. Is tuned to a harmonic of the input determines the signal-to-noise ratio in a
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70. What is the modulation index for an AM 83. The most commonly used AM B. 1500 W D. 2000 W
signal having Vmax and Vmin of 2.6 and demodulator 96. Bias for class c amplifier produced by an
0.29, respectively? A. Envelope detector input RC network is known as
A. 0.799 C. 0.111 B. PLL A. Signal bias C. Self-bias
B. 0.894 D. 0.639 C. Mixer B. Fixed external bias D. Threshold bias
71. What is the bandwidth of an AM signal D. Balanced modulator
97. Collector current in a class C amplifier is
modulated by a 15-kHz intelligence signal? 84. Calculate the power in one sideband of an
AM signal whose carrier power is 50 watts. A. Sine wave C. Half-sine wave
A. 7.5 kHz C. 15 kHz B. Pulse D. Square wave
B. 30 kHz D. 60 kHz The unmodulated current is 2 A while the
modulated current is 2.4 A. 98. An IF transformer of a radio receiver
72. If a transmitter supplies 10 kW to the
antenna when it is unmodulated, A. 22 W C. 33 W operates at 456 kHz. The primary circuit
determine the total radiated power when it B. 11 W D. 44 W has a Q of 50 and the secondary has a Q
is modulated at 30% 85. An AM transmitter is modulated by two of 40. Find the bandwidth using the
sine waves at 1.5 kHz and 2.5 kHz with optimum coupling factor.
A. 10.45 watts C. 10750 watts
B. 11.5 kilowatts D. 10450 watts modulations of 20 percent and 80 percent A. 10.192 kHz C. 15.288 kHz
respectively. Calculate the effective B. 152.88 kHz D. 101.92 kHz
73. Which of the following waveform modulation index.
characteristics determines the wavelength 99. An AM receiver uses a diode detector for
of a sine wave? A. 0.7776 C. 0.6 demodulation. This enables it satisfactorily
B. 0.8246 D. 1.0 to receive
A. Phase C. Amplitude
B. Period D. Phase angle 86. What is the power in one sideband of an A. Single-sideband, suppressed carrier
AM signal whose carrier power is 300 W, (J3E)
74. In the F3E signal, what is the term for the with 80 percent modulation? B. Single-sideband, reduced carrier (R3E)
ratio between the deviation of a frequency C. ISB(B8E)
modulated signal and the modulating A. 396 W C. Zero
B. 48 W D. 96 W D. Single-sideband, full carrier (H3E)
frequency?
87. For reasonably efficient operation of a 100. An AM receiver is tuned to broadcast
A. FM compressibility station at 600 kHz. Calculate the image
B. Quieting index transistor amplifier, what should be the
load resistance be with 12 volts at the rejection in dB assuming that the input
C. Modulation index filter consists of one tuned circuit with a Q
D. Percentage of modulation collector and a 5 watts power output?
of 40?
75. Which frequency band is the standard AM A. 100.3 ohm C. 14.4 ohms
B. 10.3 ohms D. 144 ohms A. 19.28 dB C. 39.65 dB
radio broadcast? B. 38.57 dB D. 19.83 dB
A. HF C. UHF 88. What order of Q is required by a tank
B. MF D. VHF circuit sufficient to reduce harmonics to an
acceptable level?
Frequency Modulation
76. A DSBSC system must suppress the
carrier by 50 dB for its original value of 10 A. Approximately 120 101. Since noise phase modulates the FM
W. To what value must the carrier be B. Approximately 12 wave, as the noise sideband frequency
reduced? C. Approximately 1200 approaches the carrier frequency, the
D. Approximately 1.2 noise amplitude
A. 1 milliwatt C. 10 microwatts
B. 0.10 milliwatts D. 0.01 microwatts 89. If the frequency of each component in a A. remains constant
signal spectrum is increased by the same B. is decreased
77. A receiver has two uncoupled tuned fixed amount, this is known as
circuits before the mixer, each with a Q of C. is increased
75. The signal frequency is 100.1 MHz. A. Up conversion D. is equalized
The IF is 10.7 Mhz. The local oscillator B. Demodulation
C. Frequency translation 102. A quadrature detector requires that
uses high-side injection. Calculate the
image rejection ratio. D. Both a and c A. The inputs are coherent
90. A particular amplifier is designed to be a B. Four gates are provided
A. 23.69 dB C. 58.66 dB C. The inputs are in phase
B. 29.33 dB D. 11.84 dB frequency doubler. If the input signal
frequency is 15.4 MHz, a circuit in the D. The inputs are similar
78. A system uses a deviation of 100 kHz and output will be tuned to 103. The method of generating FM used by
a modulating frequency of 15 kHz. What ithe

A. 7.7 MHz C. 15.4 MHz broadcasting station is

approximate bandwidth?
B. 30.8 MHz D. 61.6 MHz A. Direct C. All of these
A. 115 kH C. 230 kHz
91. 100% modulation in AM means a B. Indirect D. Insertion
B. 170 kHz D. 340 kHz
corresponding increase in total power by 104. Deviation ratio of an FM transmitter is the
79. Diagonal clipping in envelope detection will ____. ratio of the
result in
A. 25% C. 75% A. Maximum frequency swing to the
A. Distortion highest modulating frequency
B. Diagonal clipping B. 100% D. 50%
B. Operating frequency of the assigned
C. Phase reversal 92. How does the SSB transmitter output frequency
D. Amplitude damage power normally expressed? C. Frequency swing to the modulating
80. An AM transmitter supplies a 10 kW of A. Average power frequency
carrier power to a 50 ohm load. It operates B. In terms of peak envelope power D. Highest modulating frequency to the
at a carrier frequency of 1.2 MHz and is C. In terms of peak-to-peak power minimum frequency
85% modulated by a 3 MHz sine wave. D. Peak power 105. A crystal oscillator is accurate within
Calculate the RMS voltage of the signal. 93. What is the source of sidebands in 0.0005%. How far off frequency could its
A. 825 W C. 262. 61 V frequency modulated voice? output be at 37 MHz?
B. 1166.7 V D. 825 V A. A3F C. A3J A. 135 Hz C. 150 Hz
81. What will be the total sideband power of B. F3E D. J3E B. 185 Hz D. 224 Hz
the AM transmitting station whose carrier 94. The third symbol in the designation of 106. A transmitter has a carrier power output of
power is 1200W and a modulation of radio emission under the ITU refers to 10 W at an efficiency of 80%. How much
95%? power must be supplied by the modulating
A. Type of modulation of the main carrier
A. 270.75 W C. 900 watts B. Nature of signals amplifier for 100% modulation?
B. 1.8 kW D. 542 W C. Type of information to be transmitted A. 6.25 W C. 7.14 W
82. Which among the following is capable of D. Nature of multiplexing B. 12.5 W D. 14.3 W
generating frequency conversion? 95. An AM transmission of 3 kW is 100% 107. A transmitter operates from a 16 V supply,
A. Balanced modulator modulated. If it is transmitted as an SSB with a collector current of 2 A. The
B. Low-Q LC Circuit signal, what would be the total power modulation transformer has a turns ratio of
C. Transmitter transmitted? 4:1. What is the load impedance seen by
D. Circulator A. 500 W C. 1000 W the audio amplifier?

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A. 96 ohms C. 128 ohms Wave Propagation 131. The bending of electromagnetic waves
B. 6 ohms D. 8 ohms due to its passing through regions of
108. A collector-modulated class C amplifier 118. The dielectric strength of a certain medium different densities is known as:
has a carrier output power of 150 W and is about 2.85 MV/m. what is the maximum A. radiation C. refraction*
an efficiency of 80%. Calculate the power density of an electromagnetic wave B. reflection D.diffraction
transistor power dissipation with 100% in this medium? 132. The type of wave that is limited to line-of-
modulation. A. 23.9 GW/ sq. m C. 67.7 GW/ sq. m sight transmission distance is:
A. 93. 75 W C. 120 W B. 21.5 GW/ sq. m D. 6.86 GW/ sq. m A. ground wave C. sky wave
B. 64 W D. 56. 25 W B. space wave D. all of the above
119. The polarization of an electromagnetic
109. What is the result of cross-modulation? wave is determined by the direction of: 133. A point in space that radiates equally in all
A. Decrease in modulation level of directions is:
transmitted signals A. B field C. E field
B. Receiver quieting B. H field D. all of the above A. parabolic reflector
C. The modulation of an unwanted signal 120. For an isotropic antenna radiating 100W of B. isotropic point source
is heard on the desired signal power, what is power density 1000m from C. electromagnetic wave
D. Inverted sidebands in the final stage of the source? D. an antenna
the amplifier A. 1.99 µW/m^2 C. 7.96 µW/m^2 134. If N = 250, what is the earth radius K-
110. What is the capture effect? B. 3.22 µW/m^2 D. 9.17 µW/m^2 factor?
A. All signals on a frequency are A. 1.23 C. 1.29
demodulated by an FM receiver 121. The critical frequency at a particular time is B. 1.33 D. 1.32
B. All signals on a frequency are 11.6MHz. What is the MUF for a 135. The term for case when the same signal
demodulated by an AM receiver transmitting station if the required angle of arrives at the TV receiver at the two
C. The loudest signal received is the only incidence for propagation to a desired different times is:
demodulated signal destination is 70 degrees?
D. The weakest signal received is the only A. ghosting C. tagging
A. 34 MHz C. 45 MHz B. phasing D. pulsing
demodulated signal B. 40 MHz D. 15.5 MHz
111. A phase modulator has Kp= 2 rad/V. What 136. The highest frequency transmitted
122. The diffraction process allows reception
RMS voltage of a sine wave would cause beyond a mountain in all but a small area vertically under given ionosphere
a peak phase deviation of 30 degrees? known as: conditions that will be returned to the earth
A. 0.158 V C. 0.185 V is called the:
A. dead zone C. masking
B. 0.518 V D. 0.815 V B. shadow zone D. open space A. reflected frequency
112. If the frequency fed to the pre-amplifier of B. damped frequency
123. Which ionosphere layer has an average C. critical angle
a basic transmitter with multipliers is height of 225 km at night?
composed of a pair of triplers and a D. critical frequency
doubler is 198 MHz, what frequency A. D layer C. E layer
B. F1 layer D. F2 layer 137. The maximum number of free electrons in
should the oscillator operate?
a certain ionospheric layer is 3.256x 10 ^
A. 11 MHz C. 33 MHz 124. A 500 kHz radiates 500 W of power. The 13 per cu m. the critical frequency is
B. 22 MHz D. 66 MHz same antenna produces a field strength
equal 10 1.5 mV/, If the power delivered by A. 51.355 MHz C. 17.118 MHz
113. What is the principle of detection in a
the antenna is increased to 1 kW, what B. 34.237 MHz D. 5.706 MHz
diode detector?
A. Rectification and filtering of RF would be the expected field intensity? 138. Between the point where the ground wave
B. Breakdown of the Zener voltage A. 3 mV/m C. 1.732 mV/m is completely dissipated and the point
C. Mixing with the noise in the transition B. 2.12 mV/m D. 1.456 mV/m where the fist sky wave returns is called:
region of the diode A. quiet zone C. fading
125. A term used to describe variations in
D. The change of reactance in the diode B. skip zone D. a and b
signal strength that occur at a receiver
with respect to frequency
during the time a signal is being received 139. What is the effective radiated power of a
114. How are FM phone signals detected? is known as: repeater with 200W transmitter power
A. By a balanced modulator A. skipping C. bouncing output, 4dB feed line loss, 4dB duplexer
B. By a frequency discriminator B. refraction D. fading and circulator loss, and 10dB feed line
C. By a product detector antenna gain?
126. Calculate the electric field intensity in
D. By a phase splitter A. 2000 W C. 126 W
millivolts per meter at 30 kW from a 5 km
115. What is a frequency discriminator? B. 317 W D. 260 W
source.
A. A circuit for detecting FM signals 140. This is often used to cure the problem of
B. A circuit for filtering two closely A. 190 mV/m C. 95.49 uV/m great thickness required of lenses used at
adjacent signals B. 0.189 W/m D. 13.416 V/m lower microwave frequencies or for strong
C. An automatic band switching circuit 127. Determine the critical frequency value of curved wavefronts.
D. An FM generator an HF signal if its maximum usable A. Splicing C. Zoning
116. What are the principal frequencies which frequency is 7050.50 kHz at 35 degrees B. Curving D. Polarizing
appear at the output of a mixer circuit? incidence.
141. What is the effective earth radius when
A. Two and four times the original A. 4936.8 kHz C. 5775 kHz surface refractivity, and N equals 300?
frequency B. 4044 kHz D. 4908.75 kHz A. 6370 km C. 7270 km
B. The sum, difference and square root of 128. The bending of electromagnetic waves B. 7950 km D. 8500 km
the input frequencies due to its passing through regions of
142. Transequatorial propagation is best during
C. The original frequencies and the sum different densities is known as:
and difference frequencies A. Night time
A. radiation C. refraction
D. 1.414 and 0.707 times the frequency B. Afternoon or early evening
B. reflection D.diffraction
C. Noontime
117. How much gain should be used in the RF 129. The type of wave that is limited to line-of- D. Morning
amplifier stage of a receiver? sight transmission distance is:
143. Which of the following is most affected by
A. As much as possible short of self A. ground wave C. sky wave knife-edge refraction?
oscillation B. space wave D. all of the above
B. Sufficient gain to allow weak signals to A. Very high and ultra high frequencies
overcome noise generated in the first 130. Determine the refractive index of an B. High frequencies
mixer ionospheric layer with 1.567x10^6 free C. Medium frequency
C. Sufficient gain to keep weak signals electrons per cu m. The frequency of the D. Low frequency
below the noise of the first mixer stage radio wave is 32 kHz.
D. It depends on the amplification factor of A. 0.999 C. 0.936
the first IF stage B. 0.956 D. 0.987 To God be the Glory!
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