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Subelement 7

Feedlines - Matching and Antennas

Section 7-03

antenna feed arrangements - tee, gamma, stub

What term describes a method used to match a high-impedance transmission line to a lower impedance antenna by connecting the line to the driven element in two places, spaced a fraction of a wavelength on each side of the driven element centre?

  • The gamma match
  • The omega match
  • The stub match
  • Correct Answer
    The T match
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What term describes an unbalanced feed system in which the driven element of an antenna is fed both at the centre and a fraction of a wavelength to one side of centre?

  • The omega match
  • Correct Answer
    The gamma match
  • The stub match
  • The T match
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What term describes a method of antenna impedance matching that uses a short section of transmission line connected to the antenna feed line near the antenna and perpendicular to the feed line?

  • Correct Answer
    The stub match
  • The omega match
  • The delta match
  • The gamma match
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What would be the physical length of a typical coaxial stub that is electrically one quarter wavelength long at 14.1 MHz? (Assume a velocity factor of 0.66)

  • 20 metres (65.6 feet)
  • 2.33 metres (7.64 feet)
  • 0.25 metre (0.82 foot)
  • Correct Answer
    3.51 metres (11.5 feet)
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The driven element of a Yagi antenna is connected to a coaxial transmission line. The coax braid is connected to the centre of the driven element and the centre conductor is connected to a variable capacitor in series with an adjustable mechanical arrangement on one side of the driven element. The type of matching is:

  • Correct Answer
    gamma match
  • lambda match
  • "T" match
  • zeta match
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A quarter-wave stub, for use at 15 MHz, is made from a coaxial cable having a velocity factor of 0.8. Its physical length will be:

  • 12 m (39.4 ft)
  • 8 m (26.2 ft)
  • Correct Answer
    4 m (13.1 ft)
  • 7.5 m (24.6 ft)
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The matching of a driven element with a single adjustable mechanical and capacitive arrangement is descriptive of:

  • Correct Answer
    a "gamma" match
  • a "T" match
  • an "omega" match
  • a "Y" match
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A Yagi antenna uses a gamma match. The coaxial braid connects to:

  • Correct Answer
    the centre of the driven element
  • the variable capacitor
  • the adjustable gamma rod
  • the centre of the reflector
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A Yagi antenna uses a gamma match. The centre of the driven element connects to:

  • Correct Answer
    the coaxial line braid
  • the coaxial line centre conductor
  • the adjustable gamma rod
  • a variable capacitor
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A Yagi antenna uses a gamma match. The adjustable gamma rod connects to:

  • the coaxial line centre conductor
  • Correct Answer
    the variable capacitor
  • an adjustable point on the reflector
  • the centre of the driven element
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A Yagi antenna uses a gamma match. The variable capacitor connects to the:

  • an adjustable point on the director
  • center of the driven element
  • coaxial line braid
  • Correct Answer
    adjustable gamma rod
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