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This document contains 48 multiple choice questions related to communications engineering topics such as amplifiers, receivers, transmission lines, antennas, modulation, and fiber optics. The questions cover concepts like equivalent noise resistance, noise figure, modulation index, transmission line impedance, antenna gain, satellite path length, fiber phase velocity and more. The correct answers are provided for each question.

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This document contains 48 multiple choice questions related to communications engineering topics such as amplifiers, receivers, transmission lines, antennas, modulation, and fiber optics. The questions cover concepts like equivalent noise resistance, noise figure, modulation index, transmission line impedance, antenna gain, satellite path length, fiber phase velocity and more. The correct answers are provided for each question.

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1.

ReThe first stage of a two-stage amplifier has a voltage gain of


10, a 600-ohm input resistor, a 1600-ohm equivalent noise
resistance and a 27-kiloohm output resistor. For the second
stage, these values are 25, 81 kiloohms, and 1 megaohm
respectively. Calculate the equivalent input-noise resistance of
this two-stage amplifier.
A. 2200 ohms
C. 2356 ohms
B. 2518 ohms *
D. 2135 ohms
2. A receiver connected to an antenna whose resistance is 50 ohms
has an equivalent noise resistance of 30 ohms. Calculate the
receivers noise figure in decibels and its equivalent noise
temperature.
A. 2.04 dB, 154 K
C. 2.04 dB, 174 K *
B. 2.04 dB, 164 K
D. 2.04 dB, 184 K
3. The tuned circuit of the oscillated in a simple AM transmitter
employs a 50-microhenry (50-uH) and a 1-nanofarad (1-nF)
capacitor. If the oscillator output is modulated by audio
frequencies up to 10 kHz, what is the frequency range occupied
by the sidebands?
A. 722 to 702 kHz *
C. 712 to 710 kHz
B. 712 to 702 kHz
D. 722 to 702 kHz
4. A certain transmitter radiates 9 kW with the carrier unmodulated,
and 10.125 kW when the carrier is sinusoidally modulated.
Calculate the modulation index, percent of modulation. If another
sine wave, corresponding to 40 percent modulation, is
transmitted simultaneously, determine the total radiated power.
A. 0.25, 10.84 kW
C. 0.5, 10.84 kW *
B. 0.5, 8.64 kW
D. 0.25, 9.84 kW
5. The antenna current of an AM broadcast transmitter, modulated
to a depth of 40 percent by an audio sine wave, is 11 A. It
increases to 12 A as a result of simultaneous modulation by
another audio sine wave. What is the modulation index due to
this second wave?
A. 0.567
C. 0.757
B. 0.643 *
D. 0.812
6. Calculate the percentage power saving when the carrier and one
of the sidebands are suppressed in an AM wave modulated to a
depth of 50 percent?
A. 65.5 %
C. 83.3%
B. 76.6 %
D. 94.4% *

7. In an FM system, when the audio frequency (AF) is 500 Hz and


the AF voltage is 2.4 V, the deviation is 4.8 kHz. If the AF is now
increased to 7.2 V, what is the new deviation?
A. 14.4 kHz *
C. 16.6 kHz
B. 15.5 kHz
D. 17.7 kHz
For Problems 8 to 10:
FM wave represented by the voltage equation:
v = 12 sin( 6x108t + 5 sin 1250t).
8. Find the carrier and modulating frequencies?
A. 95.5 MHz, 199 Hz *
C. 92.6 MHz, 169 Hz
B. 199 Hz, 95.5 mHz
D. 169 Hz, 92.6 mHz
9. What is the modulation index?
A. 4
C. 6
B. 5 *

D. 7

10.
What power will this FM wave dissipate in a 10-ohm
resistor?
A. 1.2 W
C. 5.2 W
B. 4.2 W
D. 7.2 W *
11.
In a broadcast superheterodyne receiver having no RF
amplifier, the loaded Q of the antenna coupling circuit (at the
input to the mixer) is 100. If the intermediate frequency is 455
kHz. Calculate the image frequency and its rejection ratio at
1000 kHz.
A. 1910 kHz, 138.6 *
C. 1910 kHz, 168.3
B. 1810 kHz, 128.6
D. 1810 kHz, 128.6
12.
What is the minimum value that the characteristic
impedance of an air-dielectric parallel-wire line could have?
A. 50 ohms
C. 83 ohms *
B. 75 ohms
D. 300 ohms
13.
A coaxial cable, having an inner diameter of 0.025 mm and
using an insulator with a dielectric constant of 2.56, is to have a
characteristic impedance of 2000 ohms. What must be the outer
conductor diameter?
A. 209 light years
C. 409 light years *
B. 309 light years
D. 509 light years
14.
It is required to match a 200-ohm load to a 300-ohm
transmission line, to reduce the SWR along the line to 1. What

must be the characteristic impedance of the quarter-wave


transformer used for this purpose, if it is connected to the load?
A. 145 ohms
C. 285 ohms
B. 245 ohms *
D. 290 ohms
15.
A (200 + j75)-ohm load is to be matched a 300-ohm line to
give SWR = 1. Calculate the reactance of the stub and the
characteristic impedance of the quarter-wave transformer, both
connected directly to the load.
A. -610, 262
C. -650, 262
B. -650, 272
D. -610, 282
16.
A half-wave dipole antenna is capable of radiating 1-kW
and has a 2.15-dB gain over an isotropic antenna. How much
power must be delivered to the isotropic (omnidirectional)
antenna, to match the field-strength directional antenna?
A. 1350 W
C. 1520 W
B. 1480 W
D. 1640 W *
17.
If an antenna has a field gain (expressed in voltage) of 2,
and the transmitter has an overall efficiency of 50 percent (the
circuit and transmission line losses) then, if a 1-kW signal is fed
to the finals, this will result in 500 W being fed to the antenna.
What is the erp?
A. 1000 W
C. 3000 W
B. 2000 W *
D. 4000 W
18.
Calculate the beamwidth between nulls of a 2-m paraboloid
reflector used at 6 GHz.
A. 1.75 degrees
C. 0.875 degree
B. 3.5 degrees *
D. 7 degrees
19.
A parabolic antenna has a 0.5 beamwidth at 18 GHz.
Calculate its gain in dB.
A. 26.5
C. 65.4
B. 50.7 *
D. 80.7
20.
It is desired to build a /2 dipole to receive a 100-MHz
broadcast. Determine the optimum length of the dipole.
A. 3 m
C. 1.43 m *
B. 5.85 m D. 1.5 m
21.
Two /2 dipoles are separated by 50 km. They are aligned
for optimum reception. The transmitter feeds its antenna with 10
W at 144 MHz. Calculate the power received.
A. 2.96 x 10-10 W *
C. 4.96 x 10-10 W

B. 3.96 x 10-10 W D. 5.96 x 10-10 W


22.
Compute the power received at a satellite if the power gain
of the transmitting parabolic dish antenna is 30000; the
transmitter drives 2kW of power into the antenna at a carrier
frequency of 6.21 GHz; the satellite receiving antenna has a
power gain of 30; and the transmission path is 45000 km.
A. 10.9 uW
C. 10.9 pW
B. 12.9 uW
D. 12.9 pW *
23.
Calculate the ghost width for a 17-in wide TV screen when
a reflected wave results from an object 3/8 mi behind a
receiver.
A. 3.21 in
C. 2.35 in
B. 4.27 in
D. 1.28 in *
24.
Determine the characteristic impedance of RG-8A/U coaxial
cable with D = 0.285 in and d = 0.08 in. It uses a polyethylene
dielectric.
A. 160 ohms
C. 150 ohms
B. 50 ohms *
D. 80 ohms
25.
A digital transmission has an error probability of 10-4 and is
9
10 bits long. Calculate the expected number of error bits and
the BER.
A. 105 , 104 *
C. 106, 105
B. 104 , 105
D. 105, 106
26.
Determine the number of bits required for a binary code to
represent 110 different possibilities.
A. 6
C. 8
B. 7 *
D. 9
27.
A receiver has a 20-dB noise figure (NF), a 1-MHz
bandwidth, a +5dBm third-order intercept point, and a 0-dB S/N.
Determine its sensitivity.
A. -74 dBm
C. -84 dBm
B. -94 dBm *
D. -104 dBm
28.
Determine the worst-case output S/N for a broadcast FM
program that has a maximum intelligence frequency of 5 kHz.
The input S/N is 2.
A. 10
C. 30 *
B. 20
D. 40
29.
An FM signal has a center frequency of 100 MHz but is
swinging between 100.001 MHz and 99.999 MHz at a rate of 100
times per second. Determine the intelligence frequency.
A. 100 Hz *
C. 1000 Hz
B. 2000 Hz
D. 500 Hz

30.
A 2.5 MHz carrier is modulated by a music signal that has a
frequency components ranging from 100 Hz to 5 kHz. What is the
range of frequencies generated for the upper sideband?
A. 2.5 MHz to 2.505 MHz
B. 2.495 MHz ro 2.505 MHz
C. 2.5001 MHz to 2.505 MHz *
D. 2.495 MHz to 2.499 MHz
31.
An AM broadcast station operates at its maximum allowed
output power of 80W at a percent modulation of 60%. What is
the upper sideband power?
A. 6.1 watts *
C. 9.23 watts
B. 18.47 watts
D. 12.2 watts
32.
Determine the side frequency voltage if the modulation
index is 70% and the carrier amplitude is 50V.
A. 25
C. 75
B. 17.5 *
D. 50
33. Determine the phase-shift represented by a 75 ns delay of a 4 MHz signal to a 75-ft cable with a
dielectric constant of 2.3
A. 108 degrees *
C. 52 degrees
B. 4.8 degrees
D. 250 degrees
34. By how much should two antennas be separated for space diversity in the 11 GHz band?
A. 5.5 m *
C. 9.5m
B. 7.5m
D. 11.5m
35. The refractive indices of core and cladding materials of a step index fiber are 1.48 and 1.45, respectively.
Calculate the fractional indices change.
A. 0.0002
C. 0.02 *
B. 0.002
D 0.2
36. How long does it take to dial the number 784-3745 using pulse dialing with .5s inter digit time?
A. 6.5s
C. 6.8s
*
B. 7.2s
D. 12.5s
37. Compute the bit rate for a 2000 baud 16-QAM signal.
A. 8000 bps *
C. 2000 bps
B. 4000 bps
D. 500 bps
38. Given a bandwidth of 6000 Hz for an ASK signal, what is the baud rate?
A. 3000 Hz
C. 12000 Hz
B. 2000 Hz
D. 6000 Hz *
39. A radiolink receiver has a noise figure of 8dB and an IF bandwidth of 12 MHz. What is the FM
improvement threshold in dBW?
A. -115.21 dBW *
C. -123.21 dBW
B. -125.21 dBW
D. -199.21 dBW
40. A LOS microwave radiolink requires an antenna with a 32-dB gain. The link operates at 6 GHz. What
diameter of parabolic dish is required? Assume an aperture efficiency of 55%.
A. 1.8 ft
C. 2.8 ft *
B. 2.0 ft
D. 3.4 ft
41. A transmission line operating at 125 MHz has Z0 = 40, = 0.02 (Np/m), and = 0.75 rad/m. Find the
line parameter L.
A. 38.2 nH/m *
C. 38.2 uH/m
B. 42.5 nH/m
D. 42.5 uH/m

42. A Satellite receiving system includes a dish antenna ( Teq = 35 K) connected via a coupling network (Teq=
40 K) to a microwave receiver (Teq=52 K referred to its input). What is the noise power to the receivers
input over a 1-MHz frequency range?
A. 1.75 x 10-15W *
C. 1.15 x 10-15W
B. 1.75 x 10-12W
D. 1.15 x 10-12W
43. For a total capacity of 36 Mbps and 64-QAM of digital modulation, what is the ideal RF bandwidth?
A.

4MHz

C. 6 MHz*

B.

5 MHz

D. 7MHz

44. Find the velocity of a satellite in a circular orbit 500 km above the earths surface
A. 76 km/s
C. 7.6 km/s *
B. 76 m/s
D. 7.6 km/s2
45. Calculate the length of the path to a geostationary satellite from an earth station where the angle of
elevation is 30.
A. 36,000 km
C. 39,000 km *
B. 36,000 mi
D. 39,000 mi
46. 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%
C. 92%
B. 91%
D. 93% *
47. What is the phase velocity of a rectangular waveguide with a wall separation of 3 cm and a desired
frequency of operation of 6 GHz?
A. 3.45 x 108 m/s
C. 4.53 x 108 m/s
B. 4.35 x 108 m/s
D. 5.43 x 108 m/s *

48.
A fiber is rated as having a bandwidth-distance product of
500MHz-km. Find its dispersion in ns/km.
A. 1 ns/km *
C. 3 ns/km
B. 2 ns/km
D. 4 ns/km
49.
A CDMA mobile measures the signal strength from the base
as -100dBm. What should the mobile transmitter power be set to
as a first approximation.
A. 450 mW
C. 250 mW *
B. 350 mW
D. 150 mW
50.
In ionosphere incidence angle is 60. The maximum usable
frequency fm is equal to
A. 2fc *
B. fc
C. 0.5 fc
D. sqrt. 3 x fc

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