This is the Multiple Choice Questions in Chapter 7: Transmission Lines from the book Electronic Communication Systems by George Kennedy. If you are looking for a reviewer in Communications Engineering this will definitely help. I can assure you that this will be a great help in reviewing the book in preparation for your Board Exam. Make sure to familiarize each and every questions to increase the chance of passing the ECE Board Exam.
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1. Indicate the false statement. The SWR on a transmission line is infinity; the line is terminated in
- a. a short circuit
- b. a complex impedance
- c. an open circuit
- d. a pure reactance
2. A (75 – j50)-Ω is connected to a coaxial transmission line of ZO = 75 Ω, at 10 GHz. The best method of matching consists in connecting
- a. a short-circuited stub at the load
- b. an inductance at the load
- c. a capacitance at some specific distance
- d. a short-circuited stub at some specific distance from the load
3. The velocity factor of a transmission line
- a. depends on the dielectric constant of the material used
- b. increases the velocity along the transmission line
- c. is govern by the skin effect
- d. is higher for a solid dielectric than for air
4. Impedance inversion may be obtained with
- a. a short-circuited stub
- b. an open-circuited stub
- c. a quarter-wave line
- d. a half-wave line
5. Short-circuited stubs are preferred to open-circuited stubs because the latter are
- a. more difficult to make and connect
- b. made of a transmission line with a different characteristic impedance
- c. liable to radiate
- d. incapable of giving a full range of reactances
6. For transmission-line load matching over a range of frequencies, it is best to use a
- a. balun
- b. broadband directional coupler
- c. double stub
- d. single stub of adjustable position
7. The main disadvantage of the two-hole directional coupler is
- a. low directional coupling
- b. poor directivity
- c. high SWR
- d. narrow bandwidth
8. To couple a coaxial line to a parallel-wire line, it is best to use a
- a. slotted line
- b. balun
- c. directional coupler
- d. quarter-wave transformer
9. Indicate the three types of transmission line energy losses.
- a. I2R, R, and temperature L
- b. Radiation, I2R, and dielectric heating
- c. Dielectric separation, insulation breakdown, and radiation
- d. Conductor heating, dielectric heating, and radiation resistance.
10. Indicate the true statement below. The directional coupler is
- a. a device used to connect a transmitter to a directional antenna
- b. a coupling device for matching impedance
- c. a device used to measure transmission line power
- d. an SWR measuring instrument
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