SPECIAL TOPICS QUIZ ON ANTENNAS:

1. PROBLEM: A dipole antenna has a radiation resistance of 67 ohms and a loss

resistance of 5 ohms, measured at the feedpoint. Calculate the efficiency.
SOL’N:
Efficiency = Rr / Rt = 67 / (67 + 5) Efficiency = 93%

ANS: 93%

2. PROBLEM: The efficiency of an antenna is 82 %. Its radiation resistance is 30

Ω. What is the value of its loss resistance?
SOL’N:
η = Rd/(Rd + Rloss)
0.82 = 30/(30 + Rloss)
0.82 (30 + Rloss) = 30 = 24.6 + 0.82 Rloss
Rloss = (30 – 24.6) / 0.82 = 6.5854 Ω or 6.58 Ω approx.

ANS: 6.58 Ω

3. ________________ means that the characteristics and performance of an antenna are the same
whether the antenna is radiating or intercepting an electromagnetic signal.
a. antenna reciprocity b. antenna polarization c. antenna grounding d. tower sway

4. Which of the following methods is used to lower the resonant frequency of a shortened vertical
antenna?

a. loading coil b. top hat loading c. drooping radials d. grounding

5. Calculate the gain (relative to an isotropic) of a parabolic antenna that has a diameter of 3 m, an
efficiency of 60% and operates at a frequency of 4 GHz.

a. 39.8 dBi b. 41.94 dBi c. 37.66dBi d. 79.53 dBi

G =  2 D2/ 2

 = 3x108/ 4MHz = 0.075 m

G = 0.62(3)2

0.0752

G= 9474.8

G = 10 log 9474.8

G = 39.8 dBi
6. It is a phenomenon caused by any support insulators used at the ends of the wire antenna.

a. skin effect b. end effect c. faraday effect d. miller effect

7. The shape of the electromagnetic energy radiated from or received by an antenna is called the

a. signal shape b. electromagnetic pattern c. radiation pattern d. antenna pattern

8. Antennas that transmit an equal amount of energy in the horizontal direction are called

a. bi-directional b. unidirectional c. omnidirectional d. unilateral

9. The ability of an antenna to send or receive signals over a narrow horizontal directional range is
referred to as

a. focal factor b. permittivity c. directivity d. horizontal range

10. A basic antenna connected to a transmission line plus one or more additional conductors that are not
connected to the transmission line form a

a. parasitic array

b. bi-directional array

c. half-wave dipole

d. counterpoise

11. An antenna made up of a driven element and one or more parasitic elements is generally referred to
as a

a. Hertz antenna

b. Marconi antenna

c. collinear antenna

d. Yagi antenna

12. A stacked collinear antenna consisting of half-wave dipoles spaced from one another by one-half
wavelengths is the

a. broadside array

b. end-fire array

c. wide-bandwidth array

d. parasitic array

13. A dipole antenna has a radiation resistance of 67 ohms and a loss resistance of 5 ohms, measured at
the feedpoint. Calculate the efficiency.

a. 90%
b. 91%

c. 92%

d. 93%

Efficiency = Rr / Rt = 67 / (67 + 5) = 93%

14. A half-wave dipole is sometimes called:

a. Marconi antenna

b. Yagi antenna

c. Hertz antenna

d. none of the choices

15. An antenna's beamwidth is measured

a. from +90° to –90°

b. between half-power points

c. from front to back

d. between the minor side-lobes

16. An antenna can be matched to a feed line using

a. a shorted stub

b. an LC network

c. a loading coil

d. all of the choices

17. As the length of a "long-wire" antenna is increased

a. the directive gain increases

b. efficiency decreases

c. the number of nodes decreases

d. none of the above

18. LPDA stands for

a. Low-Power Dipole Array

b. Log-Periodic Dipole Array

c. Low-Power Directed Array

d. Log Power Dipole Array

19 A receiving antenna with a built-in preamplifier

a. active antenna

b. passive antenna

c. coil

d. LC antenna

20. The efficiency of an antenna is 82 %. Its radiation resistance is 30 Ω. What is the value of its loss
resistance?

.
a. 75 Ω b. 15 Ω c. 12 Ω d. 6.58 Ω

η = Rd/(Rd + Rloss)
0.82 = 30/(30 + Rloss)
0.82 (30 + Rloss) = 30 = 24.6 + 0.82 Rloss
Rloss = (30 – 24.6) / 0.82 = 6.5854 Ω or 6.58 Ω approx.
21. The angular separation between the two half-power points on the power density radiation pattern.

a. Bandwidth b Beamwidth c. Footprint d. Azimuth

22. Refers to the direction in space of electric vector of the electromagnetic wave radiated from an
antenna and is parallel to the antenna itself.

a. Propagation b. Coordinates c. Polarization d. Azimuth

23. Placing a metallic array on the antenna effects to increase the current at the base of the antenna, and
also to make the current distribution more uniform. What is this called?

a. Reflector b. Grounding c. Top loading d. Feeding

24. Calculate the beam width between nulls of a 2-m paraboloid reflector used at 6GHz. Note: such
reflectors are often used at that frequency as antennas outside broadcast television microwave links.

a. 140 b. 70 c. 3.50 d. 0.8750

25. A structure-generally metallic and sometimes very complex-designed to provide an efficient coupling
between space and the output of a transmitter or input to a receiver.
 .

a. Stub b. Antenna c. Transmission line d. waveguide

26. The ratio comparing the power density generated by a practical antenna in some direction, with that
due to an isotopic antenna radiating the same total power.

a. directivity b. Directive gain c. bandwidth

d. Elementary doublet

27. The electric field intensity is measured in:

a. V/m b. V-m c. C/m d. V/C

28. It refers to the maximum antenna gain.

a. directivity b. directive gain c. power gain d. power density

29. The electric field is perpendicular to the earth’s surface, the polarization is:

a. vertical b. normal c. horizontal d. circular

30. The process of interchangeability of receiving and transmitting operations of antennas is known as

a. Polarization

b. Reciprocity

c. Efficiency

d. Counterpoise

31. A half-wave dipole antenna is also known as

a. Marconi antenna

b. Hertz antenna

c. Vertical antenna

d. Phased array
32. An antenna that is a quarter-wavelength long connected such that the ground acts as a reflecting quarter-wavelength section is
called a

a. Hertz antenna

b. Dipole antenna

c. Marconi antenna

d. All the above

33. The angular separation between the half-power points on an antenna's radiation pattern is the

a. Bandwidth

b. Front-to-back ratio

c. Lobe distribution

d. Beamwidth

34. The input impedance at the center of a dipole antenna is approximately

a. 36.6

b. 50

c. 73

d. 300

35. As the height of a half-wavelength antenna is reduced below a quarter-wavelength, the radiation resistance

a. Increases

b. Decreases

c. Remains the same

d. All the above

36. A dipole antenna is being fed with a 300 transmission line. If a quarter-wave matching transformer is to be used as the non-
resonant matching section, what must be the characteristic impedance of the cable used in the matching transformer?

a. 186.5

b. 103.9

c. 122.5

d. 147.9

37. An impedance-matching device that spreads the transmission line as it approaches the antenna is called a

a. Delta match

b. Quarter-wave matching device

c. Director

d. Counterpoise

38. A loading coil is often used with a Marconi antenna in order to

a. Tune out the capacitive reactance portion of the input impedance of the antenna

b. Tune out the inductive reactance portion of the input impedance of the antenna

c. Raise the input impedance of the antenna

d. Decrease the losses of the antenna

39. Standard AM broadcast stations usually use what type of transmitting antennas?

a. Driven collinear array

b. Marconi array
c. Yagi-Uda

d. Log-periodic

40. An ungrounded antenna near the ground

a. acts as a single antenna of twice the height
b. is unlikely to need a ground screen
c. acts as an antenna array
d. must be horizontally polarized

41. One of the following consists of nonresonant antennas:

a. The rhombic antenna
b. The folded dipole
c. The end-fire array
d. The broadside array

42. Which of the following antennas is best excited from a waveguide?

a. Biconical
b. Horn
c. Helical
d. Discone

43. One of the following is not a reason for the use of an antenna coupler:
a. To make the antenna look resistive
b. To provide the output amplifier with the correct load impedance
c. To discriminate against harmonics
d. To prevent reradiation of the local oscillator

44. Which one of the following terms does not apply to the Yagi-Uda array?
a. Good bandwidth
b. Parasitic elements
c. Folded dipole
d. High gain

45. An antenna that is circularly polarized is the

a. helical
b. small circular loop
c. parabolic reflector
d. Yagi-Uda

46. The standard reference antenna for the directive gain is the
a. infinitesimal dipole
b. isotropic antenna
c. elementary doublet
d. half-wave dipole

47. Top loading is sometimes used with an antenna in order to increase its
a. effective height
b. bandwidth
 c. beamwidth
d. input capacitance

48. A helical antenna is used for satellite tracking because of its

a. circular polarization
b. maneuverability
c. broad bandwidth
d. good front-to-back ratio

49. One of the following is not an omnidirectional antenna:

a. Half-wave dipole
b. Log-periodic
c. Discone
d. Marconi

50. In a Yagi antenna __________.

a) The director is shorter than the driven element
b) The elements are spaced at least one
wavelength apart
c) The reflectors are shorter than the driven
element
d) There are usually more reflector than directors

51. Antenna polarization is determined by____.

a) The direction of the magnetic field vector
b) The direction of the electric field vector
c) The frequency of the radiated wave
d) The direction of the radiated wave

52. The length of a half-wave dipole for 28 MHz is

approximately____.
a) 17.6 feet
b) 23.6 feet
c) 30.6 feet
d) 34.6 feet

53. One kilowatt is supplied to a rhombic antenna

resulting to 20 microvolts per meter at the receiving
station. In order to produce the same field strength
at the receiving station, a half-wave antenna,
properly oriented and located near the rhombic,
must be supplied with 16.6 kilowatts. What is the
gain (in dB) of the rhombic referred to isotropic
antenna?
a) 12.2
b) 6.5
c) 14.35
d) 10.25

54. The amount of voltage induced in a wire by an

electromagnetic wave is determined by the wave’s
a) Field Strength
b) Direction of Travel
c) Velocity
d) Frequency
55. An antenna supported by insulators appears
electrically longer than its physical length due
to_____.
a) End Effect
b) Reflection
c) The Ionosphere
d) The Troposphere

56. Where do the maximum current and minimum

voltage values on a resonant Hertz dipole exist?
a) Center of the antenna
b) Near the end of the antenna
c) Near the center of the antenna
d) Ends of the antenna

57. What is meant by the term antenna efficiency?

a) Efficiency = (effective radiated power /
transmitted output) x 100%
b) Efficiency = (radiation resistance /
transmission resistance) x 100%
c) Efficiency = (total resistance / radiation
resistance) x 100%
d) Efficiency = (radiation resistance / total
resistance) x 100%

58. A convenient method of determining antenna

impedance.
a) reactance circle
b) stub matching
c) Smith chart
d) Trial and error

59. Unity gain antenna.

a) half-wave dipole
b) rhombic
c) dummy
d) isotropic

60. A region in front of a parabolic antenna.

a) Transmission zone
b) All of these
c) Fraunhofer
d) Fresnel

61) Radiation pattern of a discone

a) figure of eight
b) bi-directional
c) omnidirectional
d) unidirectional

62) Radio wave concentration in the direction of the

signal emitted by a directional antenna.
a) Back lobe radiation
b) Transmitted signal
c) Side lobe radiation
d) Major lobe radiation

63) The reflector and director of an antenna array are

considered as:
a) Transcendental elements
b) Feed-points
c) Driver elements
d) Parasitic elements

64. The product of the power supplied to the antenna

and its gain relative to a half-wave dipole in a
given direction.
a) Rated power
b) ERP
c) Peak envelope power
d) Carrier power

66) What makes an antenna physically long but

electronically short?
a) Adding C in series
b) All of these
c) Top loading
d) Adding L in series

67. Determine the field strength at 1 mile for a

vertical antenna ¼ wavelengths high when
power is 1 kw and antenna loop resistance is 8
ohms.
a. 0.4 V/m
b. 5 mV/m
c. 1 mV/m
d. 0.2 V/m

68. The ability of an antenna to radiate more energy in one direction than in other directions is
called:
a. directivity c. active antenna
b. selectivity d. resonance
ANS: A

69. An antenna's beamwidth is measured:

a. from +90to –90c. between half-power points
b. from front to back d. between the minor side-lobes
ANS: C

70. ERP stands for:

a. Equivalent Radiation Pattern c. Equivalent Radiated Power
b. Effective Radiation Pattern d. Effective Radiated Power
ANS: D
71. The polarization of plane waves received from a satellite is changed by:
a. gamma rays c. helical rotation
b. Faraday Rotation d. the distance traveled
ANS: B

72. An antenna can be matched to a feed line using:

a. a shorted stub c. an LC network
b. a loading coil d. all of the above
ANS: D

73. Arrays can be:

a. phased c. parasitic
b. driven d. all of the above
ANS: D

74. An array with one driven element, a reflector, and one or more directors is called a:
a. Marconi c. Log-Periodic Dipole
b. Yagi d. stacked array
ANS: B

75. The energy picked up by a parabolic antenna is concentrated at the:

a. center c. focus
b. edges d. horn
ANS: C

76. An antenna is the interface between the transmission line and ____________________.
a. space b. coupler c. impedance d. electromagnetic waves

77. The length of a half-wave dipole is about ____________________ % of a half-wave in free

space.
a. 100 b. 90 c. 95 d. 99.95
ANS: 95

78. The ____________________ resistance is the portion of an antenna's input impedance due
to transmitted radio waves leaving the antenna.
a. load b. loss c. antenna d. radiation
ANS: radiation

79. Input impedance at the center feed point of a resonant half-wave dipole is about
____________________
a. 250 b. 300 c. 377 d. 73
ANS: 73

80. Input impedance at the center feed point of a resonant folded dipole is about
____________________ 
a. 150 – 200 b. 280 – 300 c. 200 – 270 d. 377
ANS: 280 – 300
82. The ____________________ of a directional antenna is the angle between its half-power
points.
a. directivity b. maximum directive gain c. beamwidth d. a or b
ANS: beamwidth
83. A horizontally mounted dipole will radiate waves with ____________________ polarization.
a. vertical b. linear c. horizontal d. random
ANS: horizontal
84. A monopole antenna is typically mounted in the ____________________ direction.
a. vertical b. horizontal c. any d. none of these
ANS: vertical
85. The length of a typical monopole antenna is ____________________ wavelength.
a. one half b. full c. one quarter d. 3/4
ANS:
one-quarter or 1/4
86. A monopole antenna mounted high on a tower typically uses a ____________________
plane.
a. vertical b. horizontal c. ground d. mounted
ANS: ground
87. A vertical antenna has a/n _________________________ radiation pattern for ground-
based receivers.
a. unidirectional b. bidirectional c. omnidirectional d. cardiod
ANS: omnidirectional
88. The number of driven elements in a Yagi antenna is typically ____________________.
a. one b. two c. three d. more than 3
ANS: one
89. All the waves that hit the surface of a parabolic antenna merge at the
____________________.
a. Focus b. feedpoint c. a or b d. a and b
90. A microwave ____________________ antenna is essentially an extension of a waveguide.
a. parabolic b. lens c. loop d. horn
ANS: horn
91. Calculate the physical length of a half-wave dipole for use at 300 MHz.
a. 475 m b. 475cm c. 475mm d. 475 um
ANS:
475 millimeters
92. How much power will a 95% efficient antenna radiate if driven with 100 watts?
a. 90w b. 95w c. 100w d. 105w
ANS:
95 watts
93. If an antenna has 10.14 dB of gain compared to a point source, how much gain does it have
compared to a half-wave dipole?
a. 9dB b. 2.15 dB c. 1.76 dB d. 8dB
ANS:
8 dB
94. A resonant antenna has an input impedance of 100 ohms and is driven by 100 watts. What
is the RMS
current in the antenna?
a. 2 amp b. 3 amp c. 100 amp d. 1 amp
ANS:
1 ampere
95. A resonant antenna has an input impedance of 100 ohms and is driven by 100 watts. What
is the RMS voltage at the feed-point of the antenna?
a. 1 v b. 10 v c. 100 v d. 1000 v
ANS:
100 volts

1. The direction at which radiation intensity is zero.

a. Major lobe b. Minor lobe c. Null d. Side lobe
2. Type of antenna that radiates equally in all directions along the horizontal plane.
a. Fan beam b. unidirectional c. omnidirectional d. bidirectional
3. A resonant half wave dipole in free space has a feed line current of 1 amp. How much
power appears at the input to the feedpoint?
a. 73 w b. 146 w c. 219 w d. 292 w.
4. What would be the physical size of a Herts antenna operating at 74.784 MHz?
(k=0.95)
a. 71 in b. 75 in c. 79 in. d. 150
in
5. The efficiency of an antenna is 82%. Its radiation resistance is 30 ohms. What is the
value of its loss resistance?
a. 75 ohms b. 15 ohms c. 12 ohms d. 6.58 ohms
6. The power gain of a half wave dipole with respect to an isotropic radiator.
a. 3 dB b. 6 dB c. 5 dB d. 2.15 dB
7. Antennas commonly used for microwave links are
a. Loop b. parabolic c. log periodic d. rhombic
8. A loop antenna is commonly used for
a. Radar b. direction finding c. satellite comm d. SONAR
9. An antenna that is circularly polarized
a. Parabolic b. log periodic c. Yagi Uda d. helical
10. In a Yagi Uda Antenna, antenna maximum direction of radiation is towards the
a. Director b. Reflector c. Driven Element d. Array
11. System of buried conductors that improves ground conductivity
a. Counterpoise b. Antenna Coupler c. Earth Mat d. Top Load
12. Ratio of the power density of an antenna to the power density of an isotropic radiator
a. Directive gain b. ERP c. Power Density d. Power Gain
13. What is the power gain in dB for an antenna with directive gain of 40 dB and an
efficiency of 65%?
a. 38.13 dB b. 31.83 dB c. 65 dB d. 40 dB
14. A paraboloid is to have a power gain of 41.55 dB. If the frequency of operation is
8GHz, what is the diameter of the parabolic reflector?
a. 10 ft b. 6 ft c. 2.3 ft d. 1.4 ft.
15. What is the beamwidth for the previous problem?
a. 3 degrees b. 5.4 degrees c. 8 degrees d. 1.4 degrees
16. The end impedance of a half wave dipole is
a. Resistive and low c. inductive
b. Resistive and high d. capacitive
17. Find the higher optimum frequency of a Marconi antenna if the distance between the
feedpoint and the antenna trap is 2.5 m.
a. 11.54 MHz b. 11 MHz c. 30 MHz d. 12.2 MHz
18. The antenna property of interchangeability for transmitting and receiving
electromagnetic energy under the same radio frequency is referred to as
a. Back to back b. maximum energy c. retransmission d. reciprocity
19. It consists of a number of dipoles of equal size, equally spaced along a straight line
with all dipoles fed in the same phase from the same source.
a. End Fire Array b. Yagi Uda c. Log Periodic d.
Broadside Array
20. A type of antenna that has a physical length equivalent to one half wavelength of the
radio frequency being used.
a. Yagi Uda b. Hertz c. Rhombic d. Marconi
21. It is a measure of the microwave power radiated from an antenna as a function of
angular direction from the antenna axis.
a. Polarization b. Sidelobes c. Beamwidth d. Antenna Pattern
22. Which is the Non-resonant antenna?
a. Folded dipole b. End fire array c. long wire antenna d. rhombic
antenna
23. How much does the radiated power of an antenna increase if its current increases 3.3
times?
a. 3.3. times b. 9.9 times c. 10.89 times d. 6.6 times
24. Radio wave concentration in the direction of the signal emitted by a directional
antenna.
a. Transmitted signal b. side lobe c. back lobe d. major lobe
25. A region in from of a paraboloid antenna
a. Fresnel b. transition zone c. fraunhoffer d. all of these