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B-006-07: Isotropic source, polarization via element orientation

B-006-07-01: What does horizontal wave polarization mean?

The electric lines of force of a radio wave are parallel to the earth's surface

The electric and magnetic lines of force of a radio wave are perpendicular to the earth's surface

The electric lines of force of a radio wave are perpendicular to the earth's surface

The magnetic lines of force of a radio wave are parallel to the earth's surface



B-006-07-02: What does vertical wave polarization mean?

The electric lines of force of a radio wave are perpendicular to the earth's surface

The magnetic lines of force of a radio wave are perpendicular to the earth's surface

The electric and magnetic lines of force of a radio wave are parallel to the earth's surface

The electric lines of force of a radio wave are parallel to the earth's surface



B-006-07-03: What electromagnetic wave polarization does a Yagi antenna have when its elements are parallel to the earth's surface?

Horizontal

Helical

Vertical

Circular



B-006-07-04: What electromagnetic wave polarization does a half-wavelength antenna have when it is perpendicular to the earth's surface?

Vertical

Circular

Horizontal

Parabolical



B-006-07-05: Polarization of an antenna is determined by:

the electric field

the height of the antenna

the type of antenna

the magnetic field



B-006-07-06: An isotropic antenna is a:

hypothetical point source

infinitely long piece of wire

dummy load

half-wave reference dipole



B-006-07-07: What is the antenna radiation pattern for an isotropic radiator?

A sphere

A parabola

A cardioid

A unidirectional cardioid



B-006-07-08: VHF signals from a mobile station using a vertical whip antenna will normally be best received using a:

vertical ground-plane antenna

random length of wire

horizontal ground-plane antenna

horizontal dipole antenna



B-006-07-09: A dipole antenna will emit a vertically polarized wave if it is:

mounted vertically

fed with the correct type of RF

too near to the ground

parallel with the ground



B-006-07-10: If an electromagnetic wave leaves an antenna vertically polarized, it will arrive at the receiving antenna, by ground wave:

vertically polarized

polarized at right angles to original

horizontally polarized

polarized in any plane



B-006-07-11: Compared with a horizontal antenna, a vertical antenna will receive a vertically polarized radio wave:

at greater strength

at weaker strength

without any comparative difference

if the antenna changes the polarization





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