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Subelement 6
Feedlines and Antenna Systems
Section 6-10
vertical antennas - types, dimensions, characteristics
How do you calculate the length in metres (feet) of a quarter-wavelength vertical antenna?
  • Divide 468 (1532) by the antenna's operating frequency (in MHz)
  • Divide 300 (982) by the antenna's operating frequency (in MHz)
  • Correct Answer
    Divide 71.5 (234) by the antenna's operating frequency (in MHz)
  • Divide 150 (491) by the antenna's operating frequency (in MHz)
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If you made a quarter-wavelength vertical antenna for 21.125 MHz, how long would it be?
  • 3.6 metres (11.8 ft)
  • Correct Answer
    3.36 metres (11.0 ft)
  • 7.2 metres (23.6 ft)
  • 6.76 metres (22.2 ft)
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If you made a half-wavelength vertical antenna for 223 MHz, how long would it be?
  • Correct Answer
    64 cm (25.2 in)
  • 128 cm (50.4 in)
  • 105 cm (41.3 in)
  • 134.6 cm (53 in)
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Why is a 5/8-wavelength vertical antenna better than a 1/4-wavelength vertical antenna for VHF or UHF mobile operations?
  • A 5/8-wavelength antenna has less corona loss
  • Correct Answer
    A 5/8-wavelength antenna has more gain
  • A 5/8-wavelength antenna is easier to install on a car
  • A 5/8-wavelength antenna can handle more power
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If a magnetic-base whip antenna is placed on the roof of a car, in what direction does it send out radio energy?
  • Most of it is aimed high into the sky
  • Most of it goes equally in two opposite directions
  • Correct Answer
    It goes out equally well in all horizontal directions
  • Most of it goes in one direction
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What is an advantage of downward sloping radials on a ground plane antenna?
  • It increases the radiation angle
  • It brings the feed point impedance closer to 300 ohms
  • Correct Answer
    It brings the feed point impedance closer to 50 ohms
  • It lowers the radiation angle
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What happens to the feed point impedance of a ground-plane antenna when its radials are changed from horizontal to downward-sloping?
  • Correct Answer
    It increases
  • It decreases
  • It stays the same
  • It approaches zero
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Which of the following transmission lines will give the best match to the base of a quarter-wave ground-plane antenna?
  • 300 ohms balanced feed line
  • 75 ohms balanced feed line
  • 300 ohms coaxial cable
  • Correct Answer
    50 ohms coaxial cable
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The main characteristic of a vertical antenna is that it will:
  • Correct Answer
    receive signals equally well from all compass points around it
  • be very sensitive to signals coming from horizontal antennas
  • require few insulators
  • be easy to feed with TV ribbon feeder
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Why is a loading coil often used with an HF mobile vertical antenna?
  • Correct Answer
    To tune out capacitive reactance
  • To lower the losses
  • To lower the Q
  • To improve reception
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What is the main reason why so many VHF base and mobile antennas are 5/8 of a wavelength?
  • The angle of radiation is high giving excellent local coverage
  • Correct Answer
    The angle of radiation is low
  • It is easy to match the antenna to the transmitter
  • It's a convenient length on VHF
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