SPECIAL TOPICS – TRANSMISSION LINES a.

0
b. 1
1. The most commonly used transmission line is a c. 2
a. two-wire balanced line d. infinity
b. single wire
c. three-wire line 8. A 50 Ω coax is connected to a 73 Ω antenna.
d. coax The SWR is
a. 0.685
2. The characteristic impedance of a transmission b. 1
line does not depend upon its c. 1.46
a. length d. 2.92
b. conductor diameter
c. conductor spacing 9. The most desirable reflection coefficient is
d. none of the above a. 0
b. 0.5
3. Which of the following is not a common c. 1
transmission line impedance? d. infinity
a. 50 Ω
b. 75 Ω 10. A ratio expressing the percentage of incident
c. 120 Ω voltage reflected on a transmission line is know as
d. 300 Ω the
a. velocity factor
4. For maximum absorption of power at the b. standing wave ratio
antenna, the relationship between the c. reflection coefficient
characteristic impedance of the line ZO and the d. line efficiency
load impedance Zl should be
a. ZO = Zl 11. The minimum voltage along a transmission
b. ZO > Zl line is 260 V, while the maximum voltage is 390
c. ZO < Zl V. The SWR is
d. ZO = 0 a. 0.67
b. 1.0
5. The mismatch between antenna and c. 1.2
transmission line impedances cannot be corrected d. 1.5
for by
a. using an LC matching network 12. Three feet is one wavelength at a frequency of
b. adjusting antenna length a. 100 MHz
c. using a balun b. 164 MHz
d. adjusting the length of transmission line c. 300 MHz
d. 328 MHz
6. A pattern of voltage and current variations
along a transmission line not terminated in its 13. At very high frequencies, transmission lines
characteristic impedance is called are used as
a. an electric field a. tuned circuits
b. radio waves b. antennas
c. standing waves c. insulators
d. a magnetic field d. resistors
7. The desirable SWR on a transmission line is
 COMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS
2nd Edition by LOUIS E. FRENZEL
Chapter 9: Antennas and Transmission Lines
14. A shorted quarter-wave line at the operating frequency acts like a(n)
a. series resonant circuit
b. parallel resonant circuit
c. capacitor
d. inductor
15. A shorted half-wave line at the operating frequency acts like a(n)
a. capacitor
b. inductor
c. series resonant circuit
d. parallel resonant circuit
1. The chief advantage a. Has the same
of coaxial cable over impedance at all points
open-wire line is along the line
a. Minimized radiation b. Has a VSWR of 1:1
losses c. Has the same voltage
b. Low cost at points along the line
c. Low noise pick up d. Has a reflection
d. Low resistive losses coefficient at the load
equal to zero
2. The ratio of actual e. All the above
velocity to free-space
velocity is called 7. A flat line indicates
a. Velocity factor a. No reflection
b. Relative dielectric b. VSWR = 1
constant c. No physical
c. Velocity of imperfections
propagation d. a and b
d. Delay time
8. A nonlossy
4. In a balanced line, transmission line
the same current flows terminated with a short
in each line but is circuit has an
a. 45º out of phase a. In-phase reflected
b. 90º out of phase voltage that is equal in
c. 180º out of phase magnitude to the
d. 270º out of phase incident voltage
b. Opposite-phase
5. What is the length of reflected voltage that
a quarter-wavelength is equal in magnitude
section of RG-8A/U to the incident voltage
coaxial cable at a c. In-phase reflected
frequency of 144.2 Mhz voltage that is smaller in
if its velocity factor is magnitude than the
0.69. incident voltage
a. 52.1 cm d. Opposite-phase
b. 35.9 cm reflected voltage that is
c. 143.6 cm smaller in magnitude
d. 2.08 m than the incident
voltage
6. A nonlossy
transmission line that is 10. A 50-Ω transmission
terminated with a line that has a load
resistive load that is impedance of 300 Ω has
equal to the a VSWR of
characteristic a. 6:1
impedance of the line b. 1:6
c. 0.666:1
d. 1.5:1 ​ c. source
impedance
11. The input b.​ Load impedance
impedance of a
quarter-wavelength ​ ​
section of a 50-Ω ​ d. Iterative
transmission line that is Impedance
terminated with a short 4.​ The characteristic
is impedance of a
a. 50 Ω
b. 0 Ω(a short) transmission line
c. Infinite (open) does not depend on
d. 100 Ω its
a.​ Length​ b.
12. A device that is used conductor
to match an unbalanced spacing​ c.
transmission line to a
balanced transmission conductor
line is called a diameter​ d.
a. Quarter-wavelength dielectric
matching transformer constant
b. Balun 5.​ How many 600kHz
c. Shorted-stub section waves can be on a 5
d. Slotted line mile transmission line
1.​ Transmission media simultaneously?
are usually a.​ 16.13​ b. 18
categorized as ​ ​ c.
a.​ Fixed or unfixed 20.25​
​ ​ ​ d. 15.25
​ c. guided or 6.​ The transmission
unguided lines that permit
b.​ Determinate or most efficient
indeterminate transfer of
​ d. metallic or microwave energy
non-metallic are
​ a.​ Cavity resonators
2.​ Both twisted pair ​ b. faraday
cable and coaxial screen​ c.
cable transmit data in waveguide​ d.
the form of coaxial cable
a.​ Light​ b. 7.​ Determine the
electric current characteristic
​ c. induction impedance of a
​ d. heat coaxial cable with an
3.​ It is the input inductance of
impedance of a 0.2uH/ft and
transmission line capacitance of
either infinitely long 16pF/ft.
or terminated in a a.​ 50 ohms​
pure resistance equal ​ b. 60 ohms
to the line ​ c. 81.2 ohms
impedance. ​ d. 111.8
a.​ Characteristic ohms
impedance​ 8.​ If the 2 towers of a
2MHz antenna are
separated by 120
 electrical degrees, Coefficient​ d.
what is the tower F/B ratio
separation in feet? 13.​A flat line is
a.​ 150​​ considered to have
​ b. 250​ an SWR of
​ c. 500​ a.​ 1:1​​
​ d. 650 ​ b. 1:2​
9.​ Which of the ​ c. 1:0​
following is a major ​ d. 1:infinity
source of loss in a 14.​What is the reflection
transmission line? coefficient for a
a.​ Dielectric heating transmission line
​ b. radiation with incident voltage
​ c. conductor of 4 v and reflected
heating​ d. all voltage of 0.75v?
of these a.​ 20​ ​
10.​The tendency of ​ b. 2​
electrons to confine ​ c. 0.2​
their travel near the ​ d. 5
surface of the solid 15.​If a 75 ohm
conductor as the transmission line is
frequency of terminated with the
operation increases. load resistance of 50
a.​ Capture effect ohms, what is the
​ b. Doppler SWR along the line?
effect​ c. a.​ 1.5​​
skin effect​ d. ​ b. 0.67​
flywheel effect ​ c. 5​
11.​The fixed voltage and ​ d. 12
current wave 16.​Voltage minima are
patterns that result in called
a resonant a.​ Anti nodes​
transmission line due ​ b. nodes
to the vector addition ​ c. peak​
of the incident and ​ d. lowest
reflected travelling value
waves. 17.​A transmission line is
a.​ Radio waves connected to a
​ b. electric mismatch load.
waves​ c. Calculate the VSWR
magnetic waves decibel equivalent if
​ d. standing the reflection
waves coefficient is 0.25.
12.​It is the ratio of the a.​ 2.15 dB​
maximum voltage to ​ b. 4.44 dB
the minimum voltage ​ c. 8.6 dB
of a standing wave on ​ d. 5 dB
a transmission line 18.​The person
a.​ SWR​ responsible in
​ b. TDR​ publishing graphical
​ ​ c. device for solving
Reflection transmission line
problems.
 a.​ Charles Smith 22.​A form of
​ b. Philip transmission line
Smith​ c. used at high UHF and
Smith Chart​d. microwave
James Smith frequencies
19.​For the coaxial line, sandwiched between
the thickness of the 2 ground planes and
outer conductor is separated from each
0.125” while the by a dielectric.
outer conductor a.​ Stripline​
diameter is 1.25” and ​ b. microstrip
the diameter of the ​ c. coaxial line
inner conductor is ​ d. twin lead
0.75”. Solve for the 23.​A shorted
characteristic transmission line less
Impedance of the than quarter
line. wavelength will
a.​ 17.24 ohms​ exhibit ____
​ b. 30.6 ohms reactance
​ c. 75 ohms a.​ Inductive​
​ d. 74.5 ohms ​ b. capacitive
20.​Determine the ​ c. series LC
characteristic ​ d. parallel LC
impedance of a 24.​A transmission line
quarter wave consisting of center
matching section conductor, a plastic
which will eliminate insulation, a fine wire
standing waves and braid shield and
thereby provide a outer plastic
matched condition insulation as a jacket.
for a 300 ohm a.​ Coaxial cable
resistive load fed ​ b. twin lead
from a 72 ohm ​ c. waveguide
transmission line. ​ d. twisted
a.​ 50 ohms​ pair
​ b. 75 ohms 25.​RJ45 is the common
​ c. 150 ohms connector used in
​ d. 300 ohms what type of
21.​A transformer used transmission line?
to match a balanced a.​ Flat wire​
transmission line to ​ b. twisted
an unbalanced line pair​c. coaxial
a.​ Auto transformer cable​ d.
​ b. stub​ shielded pair
​ c. quarter
wave stub​ d.
balun
MODERN ELETRONIC COMMUNICATION
7th Edition by GARY M. MILLER
Chapter 11: Transmission Lines
13. A 50-Ω transmission line with a 300-Ω load impedance has a reflection coefficient of
a. 6
b. 0.166
c. 0.714
d. 1.4
14. A cable has an inductance of 1 nH/ft and capacitance of 1 nF/ft. The delay introduced by a 1-ft
section is
a. Not able to be calculated with the given information
b. 1 × 10-9
c. 1 × 10-18
d. 2 × 10-9
15. A transmission line can be used as a(n)
a. Inductor
b. Capacitor
c. Filter
d. Matching section
a. e . All the above