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The velocity factor of a transmission line |
depends on the dielectric constant of the material used |
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Impedance inversion may be obtained with |
a quarter-wave line |
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For transmission-line load matching over a range of frequencies, it is best to use a |
double stub |
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The main disadvantage of the two-hole directional coupler is |
narrow bandwidth |
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To couple a coaxial line to a parallel-wire line, it is best to use a |
Balun |
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Indicate the three types of transmission line energy losses. |
Radiation, I2R, and dielectric heating |
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Indicate the true statement below. The directional coupler is |
a coupling device for matching impedance |
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An ungrounded antenna near the ground |
acts as a single antenna of twice the height |
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Full-duplex transmission means |
Two-way simultaneous transmission |
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A passive _________ is an electronic device which reduces signal strength by a specified amount in dB. |
Attenuator |
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The signal quality of the calls is constantly monitored by the base station, when the quality of the calls drops below a certain specified level. The base request the MTSO to try and find a better cell site. |
Roaming |
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A digital identification associated with a cellular system. |
MIN |
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Cause a herringbone pattern in facsimile |
Crosstalk |
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A device that converts a 2-wire circuit to a 4-wire circuit. |
Hybrid circuit |
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______ of a data reduction says that when reducing a set of data into the form of an underlying mode, one should be maximally non-committal with respect to missing data. |
Jaynes maximum entropy principle |
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Combination of madulator, channel, and detector. |
Discrete channel |
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How many simultaneous calls does each DECT system can support? |
12 |
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If you find that an SAW filter output is 6 dB down from the input of a receiver during test, ______ |
This is normal. |
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What is a leased line? |
A permanent circuit for a private use within a communication network |
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What is the number of channels of a cellular system with an allocated spectrum of 25 MHz and with a channel of 30 kHz bandwidth? |
833 |
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GSM uses what digital modulation technique? |
GMSK |
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What is the power output of Personal Communication System (PCS)? |
10 mW |
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The signals designed to keep the receivers and transmitters aligned. |
Pilot carrier signals |
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If the spacing of a two-wire open air transmission line is 12 inches and the conductor diameter is 0.25 inch, the characteristic impedance is |
547 Ω |
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The impedance of the quarterwave transformer used to match a 600 Ω line to a 300 Ω load is |
424 Ω |
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When a line and a load are match the reflection coefficient is |
Zero |
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When line is terminated in an open circuit load, the reflection coefficient is |
Unity |
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A 300 ohms line is terminated in a resistance load of 200 ohms, the VSWR is |
1.5 |
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If the reflection coefficient is 0.5, the standing wave ratio is |
3 |
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To least the fault of the given line, a signal is fed to the line, 30 µs later the signal returned. What is the distance of the fault? |
4500 m |
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The telephone set is powered by the central office on the ring side at |
– 42 to -52 Vdc |
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The physical connection between the telephone set and the switching equipment is called the |
Subscriber loop |
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A cell in the cellular telephone system means |
Small area |
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What is the typical power output of a cellular phone? |
3W |
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The number of transmit/receive channels in the cellular system is |
666 |
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When the message is transferred from one cell site transmitter to another cell site transmitter as the caller crosses a boundary __________ process takes place. |
Hand off |
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What is the frequency deviation of the cellular telephone system? |
±12 kHz |
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What type of connector arrangement wherein a customer may move to another location and still retain the same telephone number. |
TPS |
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The transmission of information from multiple sources occurring on the same facility but not as the same time. |
TDM |
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Termination refers to |
Load connected to the output end of a transmission line |
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Under ordinary circumstances, the CCITT recommends that the number of circuits in tandem must not exceed |
12 |
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The GSM cellular radio system uses GMSK in a 200-kHz, with a channel data rate of 270.833 kbps. Calculate the frequency shift between mark and space in kHz? |
135.4165 |
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A multiple access technique used in GSM cellular system. |
TDMA |
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The central office detects a request for service from a telephone by |
A flow of loop current |
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What type of transmitter is most commonly used in a conventional telephone handset? |
Carbon |
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In digital multiplexing systems, bit interleaving is used in |
Higher level systems |
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A technique that divides the group of channels into smaller groupings or segments of mutually exclusive frequencies; cell sites, which are within the reuse distance is assigned their own segment of the channel group |
Segmentation |
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In a spread spectrum system, the tendency for a stronger signals to interfere with the reception of weaker signals. |
near-far effect |
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Technique used in spread spectrum that adds a high-bit rate pseudorandom code to a low bit rate information signal to generate a high-bit rate pseudorandom signal closely resembling noise that contains both the original data signal and pseudorandom noise. |
direct-sequence |
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Circular waveguides use TM01 mode because: |
of its circular symmetry |