E4E  Component mounting techniques (i.e., surface, dead bug {raised},

circuit board); direction finding: techniques and equipment; fox

hunting

 

E4E01 (D)

What circuit construction technique uses leadless components mounted between circuit board pads?

A.  Raised mounting

B.  Integrated circuit mounting

C.  Hybrid device mounting

D.  Surface mounting

 

E4E02 (A)

What is the main drawback of a wire-loop antenna for direction finding?

A.  It has a bidirectional pattern broadside to the loop

B.  It is non-rotatable

C.  It receives equally well in all directions

D.  It is practical for use only on VHF bands

 

E4E03 (B)

What pattern is desirable for a direction-finding antenna?

A.  One which is non-cardioid

B.  One with good front-to-back and front-to-side ratios

C.  One with good top-to-bottom and side-to-side ratios

D.  One with shallow nulls

 

E4E04 (C)

What is the triangulation method of direction finding?

A.  The geometric angle of ground waves and sky waves from the signal source are used to locate the source

B.  A fixed receiving station plots three beam headings from the signal source on a map

C.  Beam headings from several receiving stations are used to plot the signal source on a map

D.  A fixed receiving station uses three different antennas to plot the location of the signal source

 

E4E05 (D)

Why is an RF attenuator desirable in a receiver used for direction finding?

A.  It narrows the bandwidth of the received signal

B.  It eliminates the effects of isotropic radiation

C.  It reduces loss of received signals caused by antenna pattern nulls

D.  It prevents receiver overload from extremely strong signals

 

E4E06 (A)

What is a sense antenna?

A.  A vertical antenna added to a loop antenna to produce a cardioid reception pattern

B.  A horizontal antenna added to a loop antenna to produce a cardioid reception pattern

C.  A vertical antenna added to an Adcock antenna to produce a omnidirectional reception pattern

D.  A horizontal antenna added to an Adcock antenna to produce a omnidirectional reception pattern

 

E4E07 (D)

What type of antenna is most useful for sky-wave reception in radio direction finding?

A.  A log-periodic dipole array

B.  An isotropic antenna

C.  A circularly-polarized antenna

D.  An Adcock antenna

 

E4E08 (C)

What is a loop antenna?

A.  A large circularly-polarized antenna

B.  A small coil of wire tightly wound around a toroidal ferrite core

C.  Several turns of wire wound in the shape of a large open coil

D.  Any antenna coupled to a feed line through an inductive loop of wire

 

E4E09 (D)

How can the output voltage of a loop antenna be increased?

A.  By reducing the permeability of the loop shield

B.  By increasing the number of wire turns in the loop and reducing the area of the loop structure

C.  By reducing either the number of wire turns in the loop or the area of the loop structure

D.  By increasing either the number of wire turns in the loop or the area of the loop structure

 

E4E10 (B)

Why is an antenna system with a cardioid pattern desirable for a direction-finding system?

A.  The broad-side responses of the cardioid pattern can be aimed at the desired station

B.  The deep null of the cardioid pattern can pinpoint the direction of the desired station

C.  The sharp peak response of the cardioid pattern can pinpoint the direction of the desired station

D.  The high-radiation angle of the cardioid pattern is useful for short-distance direction finding

 

E4E11 (C)

What type of terrain can cause errors in direction finding?

A.  Homogeneous terrain

B.  Smooth grassy terrain

C.  Varied terrain

D.  Terrain with no buildings or mountains

 

E4E12 (A)

What is the activity known as fox hunting?

A.  Amateurs using receivers and direction-finding techniques attempt to locate a hidden transmitter

B.  Amateurs using transmitting equipment and direction-finding techniques attempt to locate a hidden receiver

C.  Amateurs helping the government track radio-transmitter collars attached to animals

D.  Amateurs assemble stations using generators and portable antennas to test their emergency communications skills


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