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G7A: Power supplies; transmitters and receivers; filters; schematic symbols

G7A01: What safety feature does a power-supply bleeder resistor provide?

It discharges the filter capacitors

It acts as a fuse for excess voltage

It removes shock hazards from the induction coils

It eliminates ground-loop current



G7A02: What components are used in a power-supply filter network?

Capacitors and inductors

Diodes

Transformers and transistors

Quartz crystals



G7A03: What should be the minimum peak-inverse-voltage rating of the rectifier in a full-wave power supply?

Double the normal peak output voltage of the power supply

One-quarter the normal output voltage of the power supply

Half the normal output voltage of the power supply

Equal to the normal output voltage of the power supply



G7A04: What should be the approximate minimum peak-inverse-voltage rating of the rectifier in a half-wave power supply?

Two times the normal peak output voltage of the power supply

One-half the normal peak output voltage of the power supply

Half the normal output voltage of the power supply

Equal to the normal output voltage of the power supply



G7A05: What should be the impedance of a low-pass filter as compared to the impedance of the transmission line into which it is inserted?

About the same

Substantially higher

Substantially lower

Twice the transmission line impedance



G7A06: Which of the following might be used to process signals from the balanced modulator and send them to the mixer in a single-sideband phone transmitter?

Filter

Carrier oscillator

IF amplifier

RF amplifier



G7A07: Which circuit is used to combine signals from the carrier oscillator and speech amplifier and send the result to the filter in a typical single-sideband phone transmitter?

Balanced modulator

Mixer

Detector

IF amplifier



G7A08: What circuit is used to process signals from the RF amplifier and local oscillator and send the result to the IF filter in a superheterodyne receiver?

Mixer

Balanced modulator

IF amplifier

Detector



G7A09: What circuit is used to process signals from the IF amplifier and BFO and send the result to the AF amplifier in a single-sideband phone superheterodyne receiver?

Product detector

RF oscillator

IF filter

Balanced modulator



G7A10: What is an advantage of a crystal controlled transmitter?

Stable output frequency

Excellent modulation clarity

Ease of switching between bands

Ease of changing frequency



G7A11: What is the simplest combination of stages that can be combined to implement a superheterodyne receiver?

HF oscillator, mixer, detector

RF amplifier, detector, audio amplifier

RF amplifier, mixer, if amplifier

HF oscillator, product detector, audio amplifier



G7A12: What type of receiver is suitable for CW and SSB reception but does not require a mixer stage or an IF amplifier?

A direct conversion receiver

A super-regenerative receiver

A TRF receiver

A super-heterodyne receiver



G7A13: What type of circuit is used in many FM receivers to convert signals coming from the IF amplifier to audio?

Discriminator

Product detector

Phase inverter

Mixer



G7A14: Which of the following is a desirable characteristic for capacitors used to filter the DC output of a switching power supply?

Low equivalent series resistance

High equivalent series resistance

Low Temperature coefficient

High Temperature coefficient



G7A15: Which of the following is an advantage of a switched-mode power supply as compared to a linear power supply?

High frequency operation allows the use of smaller components

Faster switching time makes higher output voltage possible

Fewer circuit components are required

All of these choices are correct



G7A16: What portion of the AC cycle is converted to DC by a half-wave rectifier?

180 degrees

90 degrees

270 degrees

360 degrees



G7A17: What portion of the AC cycle is converted to DC by a full-wave rectifier?

360 degrees

90 degrees

180 degrees

270 degrees



G7A18: What is the output waveform of an unfiltered full-wave rectifier connected to a resistive load?

A series of DC pulses at twice the frequency of the AC input

A series of DC pulses at the same frequency as the AC input

A sine wave at half the frequency of the AC input

A steady DC voltage



G7A19: Which symbol in figure G7-1 represents a fixed resistor?

Symbol 3

Symbol 2

Symbol 6

Symbol 12



Figure G7-1

G7A20: Which symbol in figure G7-1 represents a single cell battery?

Symbol 13

Symbol 5

Symbol 12

Symbol 8



G7A21: Which symbol in figure G7-1 represents a NPN transistor?

Symbol 4

Symbol 2

Symbol 10

Symbol 12



G7A22: Which symbol in figure G7-1 represents a variable capacitor?

Symbol 5

Symbol 2

Symbol 11

Symbol 12



G7A23: Which symbol in figure G7-1 represents a transformer?

Symbol 6

Symbol 4

Symbol 10

symbol 2



G7A24: Which symbol in figure G7-1 represents a single pole switch?

Symbol 11

Symbol 2

Symbol 3

Symbol 12





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