AMATEUR RADIO CLASS "A" EXAMINATION
ELEMENT X
PREPARED BY: HOMER M. ALBUFERA, 4F1KYW


1. The bending of radio waves as they pass over a terrain feature such as hill or mountain

diffraction
refraction
reflection
optical illusion

2. The bending of radio waves as they pass obliquely from one medium to another in which the velocity of propagation is different

diffraction
refraction
reflection

diffusion

3. The lowest layer in the ionosphere used for HF propagation is,

E layer
D layer
F2 layer
F1 layer

4. The most dense of all the ionized layer of the ionosphere is,

E
D
F1
F2

5. One way of minimizing fading is,

use of diversity antenna
use of two-transmitters
use higher frequencies
use lower frequencies


6. If the wavelength of a radio transmission is 20 meters, what is its operating frequency?

20 MHz
60 MHz
10 MHz
15 MHz

7. An antenna that uses the ground to complete its resonant circuit,

hertz
whip
marconi
faraday's antenna

8. The frequency range of UHF is,

3-30 MHz

30-300 MHz
300-3,000 MHz
3-30 GHz

9. One of this may cause ionic disturbance characterized by rapid fluttering sound, hence voice communications are poor

magnetic storm
highsolar flux index
sunspot activities
aurora borealis

10. The no signal area between the end of the mobile groundwave signal and the reflected skywave in HF propagation,

tilt zone
freznel zone
skip zone
MUF zone

11. The most usable layer for long distance communication in HF propagation using the ionosphere is,

E
F2
D
F1

12. In propagating space wave, the most practical frequency band to use is,

LF
MF
VHF
HF

13. Ordinary broadcast quarter wavelength antenna uses this kind of wave propagation,

space wave
ground wave
line of sight
sky wave

14. What type of modulation is largely contained in static and lightning radio waves?

AM
FM
PCM
PM

15. The direction of the electrostatic field of an antenna,

field characteristics
polarization
magnetization
directivity

16. The velocity of radio waves,

300,000,000 meters per second
30,000,000,000 meters per second
3,000,000 meters per second
300,000,000,000 meters per second

17. Antennas having both horizontal and vertical components have this type of polarization,

vertical
horizontal
circular
diagonal polarizaton

18.The dielectric effect of the air at the end of the antenna that effectively lengthens the antenna,

faraday effect
end effect
polarization effect
magnetization effect

19. An antenna complete in itself and capable of self oscillation,

hertz
gauss
marconi
phonetic

20. What is the current of an antenna if the power is 2,000 watts and the antenna impedance is 20 ohms?

100 amperes
10 amperes
40 amperes
4 amperes

21. The lowest radio frequency used in radio communications is,

1 KHz
5 KHz
10 KHz
20 KHz


22
.What is the relationship between the current and the radiated power of the antenna?

P=IR
P=IxIxR
P=IxRxR
P=IxIxE


23
. What determines the surge impedance of two-wire non-resonant RF transmission line?

impedance of the antenna
series inductance
shunt capacitance
diameter of the wire


24
. What kind of radio wave is the same day or night?

space wave
sky wave
direct wave
ground wave


25
. The kind of antenna that needs no grounding

hertz
marconi
AM broadcast
gauss antenna


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