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E5A01
What can cause the voltage across reactances in series to be larger than the voltage applied to them?

Resonance
Capacitance
Conductance
Resistance
E5A02
What is resonance in an electrical circuit?

The highest frequency that will pass current
The lowest frequency that will pass current
The frequency at which capacitive reactance equals inductive reactance
The frequency at which power factor is at a minimum
E5A03
What are the conditions for resonance to occur in an electrical circuit?

The power factor is at a minimum
Inductive and capacitive reactances are equal
The square root of the sum of the capacitive and inductive reactance is equal to the resonant frequency
The square root of the product of the capacitive and inductive reactance is equal to the resonant frequency
E5A04
When the inductive reactance of an electrical circuit equals its capacitive reactance, what is this condition called?

Reactive quiescence
High Q
Reactive equilibrium
Resonance
E5A05
What is the magnitude of the impedance of a series R-L-C circuit at resonance?

High, as compared to the circuit resistance
Approximately equal to capacitive reactance
Approximately equal to inductive reactance
Approximately equal to circuit resistance
E5A06
What is the magnitude of the impedance of a circuit with a resistor, an inductor and a capacitor all in parallel, at resonance?

Approximately equal to circuit resistance
Approximately equal to inductive reactance
Low, as compared to the circuit resistance
Approximately equal to capacitive reactance
E5A07
What is the magnitude of the current at the input of a series R-L-C circuit at resonance?

It is at a minimum
It is at a maximum
It is DC
It is zero
E5A08
What is the magnitude of the circulating current within the components of a parallel L-C circuit at resonance?

It is at a minimum
It is at a maximum
It is DC
It is zero
E5A09
What is the magnitude of the current at the input of a parallel R-L-C circuit at resonance?

It is at a minimum
It is at a maximum
It is DC
It is zero
E5A10
What is the relationship between the current through a resonant circuit and the voltage across the circuit?

The voltage leads the current by 90 degrees
The current leads the voltage by 90 degrees
The voltage and current are in phase
The voltage and current are 180 degrees out of phase
E5A11
What is the relationship between the current into (or out of) a parallel resonant circuit and the voltage across the circuit?

The voltage leads the current by 90 degrees
The current leads the voltage by 90 degrees
The voltage and current are in phase
The voltage and current are 180 degrees out of phase
E5A12
What is the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit that has a resonant frequency of 1.8 MHz and a Q of 95?

18.9 kHz
1.89 kHz
189 Hz
58.7 kHz
E5A13
What is the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit that has a resonant frequency of 7.1 MHz and a Q of 150?

211 kHz
16.5 kHz
47.3 kHz
21.1 kHz
E5A14
What is the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit that has a resonant frequency of 14.25 MHz and a Q of 150?

95 kHz
10.5 kHz
10.5 MHz
17 kHz
E5A15
What is the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit that has a resonant frequency of 21.15 MHz and a Q of 95?

4.49 kHz
44.9 kHz
22.3 kHz
222.6 kHz
E5A16
What is the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit that has a resonant frequency of 3.7 MHz and a Q of 118?

22.3 kHz
76.2 kHz
31.4 kHz
10.8 kHz
E5A17
What is the half-power bandwidth of a parallel resonant circuit that has a resonant frequency of 14.25 MHz and a Q of 187?

22.3 kHz
10.8 kHz
76.2 kHz
13.1 kHz
E5A18
What is the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit if R is 47 ohms, L is 50 microhenrys and C is 40 picofarads?

79.6 MHz
1.78 MHz
3.56 MHz
7.96 MHz
E5A19
What is the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit if R is 47 ohms, L is 40 microhenrys and C is 200 picofarads?

1.99 kHz
1.78 MHz
1.99 MHz
1.78 kHz
E5A20
What is the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit if R is 47 ohms, L is 50 microhenrys and C is 10 picofarads?

3.18 MHz
3.18 kHz
7.12 kHz
7.12 MHz
E5A21
What is the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit if R is 47 ohms, L is 25 microhenrys and C is 10 picofarads?

10.1 MHz
63.7 MHz
10.1 kHz
63.7 kHz
E5A22
What is the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit if R is 47 ohms, L is 3 microhenrys and C is 40 picofarads?

13.1 MHz
14.5 MHz
14.5 kHz
13.1 kHz
E5A23
What is the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit if R is 47 ohms, L is 4 microhenrys and C is 20 picofarads?

19.9 kHz
17.8 kHz
19.9 MHz
17.8 MHz
E5A24
What is the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit if R is 47 ohms, L is 8 microhenrys and C is 7 picofarads?

2.84 MHz
28.4 MHz
21.3 MHz
2.13 MHz
E5A25
What is the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit if R is 47 ohms, L is 3 microhenrys and C is 15 picofarads?

23.7 MHz
23.7 kHz
35.4 kHz
35.4 MHz
E5B03
What is the term for the time it takes for a charged capacitor in an RC circuit to discharge to 36.8% of its initial value of stored charge?

One discharge period
An exponential discharge rate of one
A discharge factor of one
One time constant
E5B04
The capacitor in an RC circuit is charged to what percentage of the supply voltage after two time constants?

36.8%
63.2%
86.5%
95%
E5B05
The capacitor in an RC circuit is discharged to what percentage of the starting voltage after two time constants?

86.5%
63.2%
36.8%
13.5%
E5B06
What is the time constant of a circuit having two 100-microfarad capacitors and two 470-kilohm resistors all in series?

47 seconds
101.1 seconds
103 seconds
220 seconds
E5B07
What is the time constant of a circuit having two 220-microfarad capacitors and two 1-megohm resistors all in parallel?

47 seconds
101.1 seconds
103 seconds
220 seconds
E5B08
What is the time constant of a circuit having a 220-microfarad capacitor in series with a 470-kilohm resistor?

47 seconds
80 seconds
103 seconds
220 seconds
E5B09
How long does it take for an initial charge of 20 V DC to decrease to 7.36 V DC in a 0.01-microfarad capacitor when a 2-megohm resistor is connected across it?

0.02 seconds
0.08 seconds
450 seconds
1350 seconds
E5B10
How long does it take for an initial charge of 20 V DC to decrease to 0.37 V DC in a 0.01-microfarad capacitor when a 2-megohm resistor is connected across it?

0.02 seconds
0.08 seconds
450 seconds
1350 seconds
E5B11
How long does it take for an initial charge of 800 V DC to decrease to 294 V DC in a 450-microfarad capacitor when a 1-megohm resistor is connected across it?

0.02 seconds
0.08 seconds
450 seconds
1350 seconds
E5C01
What type of graph can be used to calculate impedance along transmission lines?

A Smith chart
A logarithmic chart
A Jones chart
A radiation pattern chart
E5C02
What type of coordinate system is used in a Smith chart?

Voltage circles and current arcs
Resistance circles and reactance arcs
Voltage lines and current chords
Resistance lines and reactance chords
E5C03
What type of calculations can be performed using a Smith chart?

Beam headings and radiation patterns
Satellite azimuth and elevation bearings
Impedance and SWR values in transmission lines
Circuit gain calculations
E5C04
What are the two families of circles that make up a Smith chart?

Resistance and voltage
Reactance and voltage
Resistance and reactance
Voltage and impedance
E5C05
What type of chart is shown in Figure E5-1?

Smith chart
Free-space radiation directivity chart
Vertical-space radiation pattern chart
Horizontal-space radiation pattern chart
E5C06
On the Smith chart shown in Figure E5-1, what is the name for the large outer circle bounding the coordinate portion of the chart?

Prime axis
Reactance axis
Impedance axis
Polar axis
E5C07
On the Smith chart shown in Figure E5-1, what is the only straight line shown?

The reactance axis
The current axis
The voltage axis
The resistance axis
E5C08
What is the process of normalizing with regard to a Smith chart?

Reassigning resistance values with regard to the reactance axis
Reassigning reactance values with regard to the resistance axis
Reassigning impedance values with regard to the prime center
Reassigning prime center with regard to the reactance axis
E5C09
What is the third family of circles, which are added to a Smith chart during the process of solving problems?

Standing-wave ratio circles
Antenna-length circles
Coaxial-length circles
Radiation-pattern circles
E5C10
In rectangular coordinates, what is the impedance of a network comprised of a 10-microhenry inductor in series with a 40-ohm resistor at 500 MHz?

40 + j31,400
40 - j31,400
31,400 + j40
31,400 - j40
E5C11
In polar coordinates, what is the impedance of a network comprised of a 100-picofarad capacitor in parallel with a 4,000-ohm resistor at 500 kHz?

2490 ohms, ∠ 51.5 degrees
4000 ohms, ∠ 38.5 degrees
2490 ohms, ∠ -51.5 degrees
5112 ohms, ∠ -38.5 degrees
E5C13
What are the curved lines on a Smith chart?

Portions of current circles
Portions of voltage circles
Portions of resistance circles
Portions of reactance circles
E5C14
How are the wavelength scales on a Smith chart calibrated?

In portions of transmission line electrical frequency
In portions of transmission line electrical wavelength
In portions of antenna electrical wavelength
In portions of antenna electrical frequency
E5D01
What is the phase angle between the voltage across and the current through a series R-L-C circuit if XC is 25 ohms, R is 100 ohms, and XL is 100 ohms?

36.9 degrees with the voltage leading the current
53.1 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
36.9 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
53.1 degrees with the voltage leading the current
E5D02
What is the phase angle between the voltage across and the current through a series R-L-C circuit if XC is 500 ohms, R is 1 kilohm, and XL is 250 ohms?

68.2 degrees with the voltage leading the current
14.0 degrees with the voltage leading the current
14.0 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
68.2 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
E5D03
What is the phase angle between the voltage across and the current through a series R-L-C circuit if XC is 50 ohms, R is 100 ohms, and XL is 25 ohms?

76 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
14 degrees with the voltage leading the current
76 degrees with the voltage leading the current
14 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
E5D04
What is the phase angle between the voltage across and the current through a series R-L-C circuit if XC is 100 ohms, R is 100 ohms, and XL is 75 ohms?

14 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
14 degrees with the voltage leading the current
76 degrees with the voltage leading the current
76 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
E5D05
What is the phase angle between the voltage across and the current through a series R-L-C circuit if XC is 50 ohms, R is 100 ohms, and XL is 75 ohms?

76 degrees with the voltage leading the current
76 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
14 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
14 degrees with the voltage leading the current
E5D06
What is the relationship between the current through and the voltage across a capacitor?

Voltage and current are in phase
Voltage and current are 180 degrees out of phase
Voltage leads current by 90 degrees
Current leads voltage by 90 degrees
E5D07
What is the relationship between the current through an inductor and the voltage across an inductor?

Voltage leads current by 90 degrees
Current leads voltage by 90 degrees
Voltage and current are 180 degrees out of phase
Voltage and current are in phase
E5D08
What is the phase angle between the voltage across and the current through a series RLC circuit if XC is 25 ohms, R is 100 ohms, and XL is 50 ohms?

14 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
14 degrees with the voltage leading the current
76 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
76 degrees with the voltage leading the current
E5D09
What is the phase angle between the voltage across and the current through a series RLC circuit if XC is 75 ohms, R is 100 ohms, and XL is 100 ohms?

76 degrees with the voltage leading the current
14 degrees with the voltage leading the current
14 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
76 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
E5D10
What is the phase angle between the voltage across and the current through a series RLC circuit if XC is 75 ohms, R is 100 ohms, and XL is 50 ohms?

76 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
14 degrees with the voltage leading the current
14 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
76 degrees with the voltage leading the current
E5D11
What is the phase angle between the voltage across and the current through a series RLC circuit if XC is 250 ohms, R is 1 kilohm, and XL is 500 ohms?

81.47 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
81.47 degrees with the voltage leading the current
14.04 degrees with the voltage lagging the current
14.04 degrees with the voltage leading the current
E5E01
In polar coordinates, what is the impedance of a network comprised of a 100-ohm-reactance inductor in series with a 100-ohm resistor?

121 ohms, ∠ 35 degrees
141 ohms, ∠ 45 degrees
161 ohms, ∠ 55 degrees
181 ohms, ∠ 65 degrees
E5E02
In polar coordinates, what is the impedance of a network comprised of a 100-ohm-reactance inductor, a 100-ohm-reactance capacitor, and a 100-ohm resistor all connected in series?

100 ohms, ∠ 90 degrees
10 ohms, ∠ 0 degrees
10 ohms, ∠ 100 degrees
100 ohms, ∠ 0 degrees
E5E03
In polar coordinates, what is the impedance of a network comprised of a 300-ohm-reactance capacitor, a 600-ohm-reactance inductor, and a 400-ohm resistor, all connected in series?

500 ohms, ∠ 37 degrees
400 ohms, ∠ 27 degrees
300 ohms, ∠ 17 degrees
200 ohms, ∠ 10 degrees
E5E04
In polar coordinates, what is the impedance of a network comprised of a 400-ohm-reactance capacitor in series with a 300-ohm resistor?

240 ohms, ∠ 36.9 degrees
240 ohms, ∠ -36.9 degrees
500 ohms, ∠ 53.1 degrees
500 ohms, ∠ -53.1 degrees
E5E05
In polar coordinates, what is the impedance of a network comprised of a 400-ohm-reactance inductor in parallel with a 300-ohm resistor?

240 ohms, ∠ 36.9 degrees
240 ohms, ∠ -36.9 degrees
500 ohms, ∠ 53.1 degrees
500 ohms, ∠ -53.1 degrees
E5E06
In polar coordinates, what is the impedance of a network comprised of a 100-ohm-reactance capacitor in series with a 100-ohm resistor?

121 ohms, ∠ -25 degrees
191 ohms, ∠ -85 degrees
161 ohms, ∠ -65 degrees
141 ohms, ∠ -45 degrees
E5E07
In polar coordinates, what is the impedance of a network comprised of a 100-ohm-reactance capacitor in parallel with a 100-ohm resistor?

31 ohms, ∠ -15 degrees
51 ohms, ∠ -25 degrees
71 ohms, ∠ -45 degrees
91 ohms, ∠ -65 degrees
E5E08
In polar coordinates, what is the impedance of a network comprised of a 300-ohm-reactance inductor in series with a 400-ohm resistor?

400 ohms, ∠ 27 degrees
500 ohms, ∠ 37 degrees
500 ohms, ∠ 47 degrees
700 ohms, ∠ 57 degrees
E5E09
When using rectangular coordinates to graph the impedance of a circuit, what does the horizontal axis represent?

The voltage or current associated with the resistive component
The voltage or current associated with the reactive component
The sum of the reactive and resistive components
The difference between the resistive and reactive components
E5E10
When using rectangular coordinates to graph the impedance of a circuit, what does the vertical axis represent?

The voltage or current associated with the resistive component
The voltage or current associated with the reactive component
The sum of the reactive and resistive components
The difference between the resistive and reactive components
E5E11
What do the two numbers represent that are used to define a point on a graph using rectangular coordinates?

The horizontal and inverted axes
The vertical and inverted axes
The coordinate values along the horizontal and vertical axes
The phase angle with respect to its prime center
E5E12
If you plot the impedance of a circuit using the rectangular coordinate system and find the impedance point falls on the right side of the graph on the horizontal line, what do you know about the circuit?

It has to be a direct current circuit
It contains resistance and capacitive reactance
It contains resistance and inductive reactance
It is equivalent to a pure resistance
E5E13
Why would you plot the impedance of a circuit using the polar coordinate system?

To display the data on an XY chart
To give a visual representation of the phase angle
To graphically represent the DC component
To show the reactance which is present
E5E14
What coordinate system can be used to display the resistive, inductive, and/or capacitive reactance components of an impedance?

Maidenhead grid
National Bureau of Standards
Faraday
Rectangular
E5E15
What coordinate system can be used to display the phase angle of a circuit containing resistance, inductive and/or capacitive reactance?

Maidenhead grid
National Bureau of Standards
Faraday
Polar
E5E16
In polar coordinates, what is the impedance of a circuit of 100 -j100 ohms impedance?

141 ohms, ∠ -45 degrees
100 ohms, ∠ 45 degrees
100 ohms, ∠ -45 degrees
141 ohms, ∠ 45 degrees
E5E17
In polar coordinates, what is the impedance of a circuit that has an admittance of 7.09 millisiemens at 45 degrees?

5.03 x 10(-5) ohms, ∠ 45 degrees
141 ohms, ∠ -45 degrees
19,900 ohms, ∠ -45 degrees
141 ohms, ∠ 45 degrees
E5E18
In rectangular coordinates, what is the impedance of a circuit that has an admittance of 5 millisiemens at -30 degrees?

173 - j100 ohms
200 + j100 ohms
173 + j100 ohms
200 - j100 ohms
E5E19
In rectangular coordinates, what is the admittance of a circuit that has an impedance of 240 ohms at 36.9 degrees?

3.33 x 10(-3) - j2.50 x 10(-3) siemens
3.33 x 10(-3) + j2.50 x 10(-3) siemens
192 + j144 siemens
3.33 - j2.50 siemens
E5E20
In polar coordinates, what is the impedance of a series circuit consisting of a resistance of 4 ohms, an inductive reactance of 4 ohms, and a capacitive reactance of 1 ohm?

6.4 ohms, ∠ 53 degrees
5 ohms, ∠ 37 degrees
5 ohms, ∠ 45 degrees
10 ohms, ∠ -51 degrees
E5E21
Which point on Figure E5-2 best represents that impedance of a series circuit consisting of a 400 ohm resistor and a 38 picofarad capacitor at 14 MHz?

Point 2
Point 4
Point 5
Point 6
E5E22
Which point in Figure E5-2 best represents the impedance of a series circuit consisting of a 300 ohm resistor and an 18 microhenry inductor at 3.505 MHZ?

Point 1
Point 3
Point 7
Point 8
E5E23
Which point on Figure E5-2 best represents the impedance of a series circuit consisting of a 300 ohm resistor and a 19 picofarad capacitor at 21.200 MHz?

Point 1
Point 3
Point 7
Point 8
E5F01
What is the result of skin effect?

As frequency increases, RF current flows in a thinner layer of the conductor, closer to the surface
As frequency decreases, RF current flows in a thinner layer of the conductor, closer to the surface
Thermal effects on the surface of the conductor increase the impedance
Thermal effects on the surface of the conductor decrease the impedance
E5F02
What effect causes most of an RF current to flow along the surface of a conductor?

Layer effect
Seeburg effect
Skin effect
Resonance effect
E5F03
Where does almost all RF current flow in a conductor?

Along the surface of the conductor
In the center of the conductor
In a magnetic field around the conductor
In a magnetic field in the center of the conductor
E5F04
Why does most of an RF current flow near the surface of a conductor?

Because a conductor has AC resistance due to self-inductance
Because the RF resistance of a conductor is much less than the DC resistance
Because of the heating of the conductor's interior
Because of skin effect
E5F05
Why is the resistance of a conductor different for RF currents than for direct currents?

Because the insulation conducts current at high frequencies
Because of the Heisenburg Effect
Because of skin effect
Because conductors are non-linear devices
E5F06
What device is used to store electrical energy in an electrostatic field?

A battery
A transformer
A capacitor
An inductor
E5F07
What unit measures electrical energy stored in an electrostatic field?

Coulomb
Joule
Watt
Volt
E5F08
What is a magnetic field?

Current through the space around a permanent magnet
The space through which a magnetic force acts
The space between the plates of a charged capacitor, through which a magnetic force acts
The force that drives current through a resistor
E5F09
In what direction is the magnetic field oriented about a conductor in relation to the direction of electron flow?

In the same direction as the current
In a direction opposite to the current
In all directions; omnidirectional
In a direction determined by the left-hand rule
E5F10
What determines the strength of a magnetic field around a conductor?

The resistance divided by the current
The ratio of the current to the resistance
The diameter of the conductor
The amount of current
E5F11
What is the term for energy that is stored in an electromagnetic or electrostatic field?

Amperes-joules
Potential energy
Joules-coulombs
Kinetic energy
E5G01
What is the Q of a parallel R-L-C circuit if the resonant frequency is 14.128 MHz, L is 2.7 microhenrys and R is 18 kilohms?

75.1
7.51
71.5
0.013
E5G02
What is the Q of a parallel R-L-C circuit if the resonant frequency is 4.468 MHz, L is 47 microhenrys and R is 180 ohms?

0.00735
7.35
0.136
13.3
E5G03
What is the Q of a parallel R-L-C circuit if the resonant frequency is 7.125 MHz, L is 8.2 microhenrys and R is 1 kilohm?

36.8
0.273
0.368
2.72
E5G04
What is the Q of a parallel R-L-C circuit if the resonant frequency is 7.125 MHz, L is 12.6 microhenrys and R is 22 kilohms?

22.1
39
25.6
0.0256
E5G05
What is the Q of a parallel R-L-C circuit if the resonant frequency is 3.625 MHz, L is 42 microhenrys and R is 220 ohms?

23
0.00435
4.35
0.23
E5G06
Why is a resistor often included in a parallel resonant circuit?

To increase the Q and decrease the skin effect
To decrease the Q and increase the resonant frequency
To decrease the Q and increase the bandwidth
To increase the Q and decrease the bandwidth
E5G07
What is the term for an out-of-phase, nonproductive power associated with inductors and capacitors?

Effective power
True power
Peak envelope power
Reactive power
E5G08
In a circuit that has both inductors and capacitors, what happens to reactive power?

It is dissipated as heat in the circuit
It goes back and forth between magnetic and electric fields, but is not dissipated
It is dissipated as kinetic energy in the circuit
It is dissipated in the formation of inductive and capacitive fields
E5G09
In a circuit where the AC voltage and current are out of phase, how can the true power be determined?

By multiplying the apparent power times the power factor
By subtracting the apparent power from the power factor
By dividing the apparent power by the power factor
By multiplying the RMS voltage times the RMS current
E5G10
What is the power factor of an R-L circuit having a 60 degree phase angle between the voltage and the current?

1.414
0.866
0.5
1.73
E5G11
How many watts are consumed in a circuit having a power factor of 0.2 if the input is 100-V AC at 4 amperes?

400 watts
80 watts
2000 watts
50 watts
E5G12
Why would the power used in a circuit be less than the product of the magnitudes of the AC voltage and current?

Because there is a phase angle greater than zero between the current and voltage
Because there are only resistances in the circuit
Because there are no reactances in the circuit
Because there is a phase angle equal to zero between the current and voltage
E5G13
What is the Q of a parallel RLC circuit if the resonant frequency is 14.128 MHz, L is 4.7 microhenrys and R is 18 kilohms?

4.31
43.1
13.3
0.023
E5G14
What is the Q of a parallel RLC circuit if the resonant frequency is 14.225 MHz, L is 3.5 microhenrys and R is 10 kilohms?

7.35
0.0319
71.5
31.9
E5G15
What is the Q of a parallel RLC circuit if the resonant frequency is 7.125 MHz, L is 10.1 microhenrys and R is 100 ohms?

0.221
4.52
0.00452
22.1
E5G16
What is the Q of a parallel RLC circuit if the resonant frequency is 3.625 MHz, L is 3 microhenrys and R is 2.2 kilohms?

0.031
32.2
31.1
25.6
E5H01
What is the effective radiated power of a repeater station with 50 watts transmitter power output, 4-dB feed line loss, 2-dB duplexer loss, 1-dB circulator loss and 6-dBd antenna gain?

199 watts
39.7 watts
45 watts
62.9 watts
E5H02
What is the effective radiated power of a repeater station with 50 watts transmitter power output, 5-dB feed line loss, 3-dB duplexer loss, 1-dB circulator loss and 7-dBd antenna gain?

79.2 watts
315 watts
31.5 watts
40.5 watts
E5H03
What is the effective radiated power of a station with 75 watts transmitter power output, 4-dB feed line loss and 10-dBd antenna gain?

600 watts
75 watts
150 watts
299 watts
E5H04
What is the effective radiated power of a repeater station with 75 watts transmitter power output, 5-dB feed line loss, 3-dB duplexer loss, 1-dB circulator loss and 6-dBd antenna gain?

37.6 watts
237 watts
150 watts
23.7 watts
E5H05
What is the effective radiated power of a station with 100 watts transmitter power output, 1-dB feed line loss and 6-dBd antenna gain?

350 watts
500 watts
20 watts
316 watts
E5H06
What is the effective radiated power of a repeater station with 100 watts transmitter power output, 5-dB feed line loss, 3-dB duplexer loss, 1-dB circulator loss and 10-dBd antenna gain?

794 watts
126 watts
79.4 watts
1260 watts
E5H07
What is the effective radiated power of a repeater station with 120 watts transmitter power output, 5-dB feed line loss, 3-dB duplexer loss, 1-dB circulator loss and 6-dBd antenna gain?

601 watts
240 watts
60 watts
79 watts
E5H08
What is the effective radiated power of a repeater station with 150 watts transmitter power output, 2-dB feed line loss, 2.2-dB duplexer loss and 7-dBd antenna gain?

1977 watts
78.7 watts
420 watts
286 watts
E5H09
What is the effective radiated power of a repeater station with 200 watts transmitter power output, 4-dB feed line loss, 3.2-dB duplexer loss, 0.8-dB circulator loss and 10-dBd antenna gain?

317 watts
2000 watts
126 watts
300 watts
E5H10
What is the effective radiated power of a repeater station with 200 watts transmitter power output, 2-dB feed line loss, 2.8-dB duplexer loss, 1.2-dB circulator loss and 7-dBd antenna gain?

159 watts
252 watts
632 watts
63.2 watts
E5H11
What term describes station output (including the transmitter, antenna and everything in between), when considering transmitter power and system gains and losses?

Power factor
Half-power bandwidth
Effective radiated power
Apparent power
E5H12
What is reactive power?

Wattless, nonproductive power
Power consumed in wire resistance in an inductor
Power lost because of capacitor leakage
Power consumed in circuit Q
E5H13
What is the power factor of an RL circuit having a 45 degree phase angle between the voltage and the current?

0.866
1.0
0.5
0.707
E5H14
What is the power factor of an RL circuit having a 30 degree phase angle between the voltage and the current?

1.73
0.5
0.866
0.577
E5H15
How many watts are consumed in a circuit having a power factor of 0.6 if the input is 200V AC at 5 amperes?

200 watts
1000 watts
1600 watts
600 watts
E5H16
How many watts are consumed in a circuit having a power factor of 0.71 if the apparent power is 500 watts?

704 W
355 W
252 W
1.42 mW
E5I01
What is photoconductivity?

The conversion of photon energy to electromotive energy
The increased conductivity of an illuminated semiconductor junction
The conversion of electromotive energy to photon energy
The decreased conductivity of an illuminated semiconductor junction
E5I02
What happens to the conductivity of a photoconductive material when light shines on it?

It increases
It decreases
It stays the same
It becomes unstable
E5I03
What happens to the resistance of a photoconductive material when light shines on it?

It increases
It becomes unstable
It stays the same
It decreases
E5I04
What happens to the conductivity of a semiconductor junction when light shines on it?

It stays the same
It becomes unstable
It increases
It decreases
E5I05
What is an optocoupler?

A resistor and a capacitor
A frequency modulated helium-neon laser
An amplitude modulated helium-neon laser
An LED and a phototransistor
E5I06
What is an optoisolator?

An LED and a phototransistor
A P-N junction that develops an excess positive charge when exposed to light
An LED and a capacitor
An LED and a solar cell
E5I07
What is an optical shaft encoder?

An array of neon or LED indicators whose light transmission path is controlled by a rotating wheel
An array of optocouplers whose light transmission path is controlled by a rotating wheel
An array of neon or LED indicators mounted on a rotating wheel in a coded pattern
An array of optocouplers mounted on a rotating wheel in a coded pattern
E5I08
What characteristic of a crystalline solid will photoconductivity change?

The capacitance
The inductance
The specific gravity
The resistance
E5I09
Which material will exhibit the greatest photoconductive effect when visible light shines on it?

Potassium nitrate
Lead sulfide
Cadmium sulfide
Sodium chloride
E5I10
Which material will exhibit the greatest photoconductive effect when infrared light shines on it?

Potassium nitrate
Lead sulfide
Cadmium sulfide
Sodium chloride
E5I11
Which material is affected the most by photoconductivity?

A crystalline semiconductor
An ordinary metal
A heavy metal
A liquid semiconductor
E5I12
What characteristic of optoisolators is often used in power supplies?

They have low impedance between the light source and the phototransistor
They have very high impedance between the light source and the phototransistor
They have low impedance between the light source and the LED
They have very high impedance between the light source and the LED
E5I13
What characteristic of optoisolators makes them suitable for use with a triac to form the solid-state equivalent of a mechanical relay for a 120 V AC household circuit?

Optoisolators provide a low impedance link between a control circuit and a power circuit
Optoisolators provide impedance matching between the control circuit and power circuit
Optoisolators provide a very high degree of electrical isolation between a control circuit and a power circuit
Optoisolators eliminate (isolate) the effects of reflected light in the control circuit
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