Microwave Communications and Satellite Communications

1.

Calculate the length (in km) of the path to a

geosynchronous satellite from an earth station where the
angle of elevation is 30 degrees.
3
3
A. 1.2 x 10
C. 18 x 10
3
3
B. 39 x 10 *
D. 9 x 10

2.

A satellite receiver has a noise figure of 1.6 dB. Find the

equivalent noise temperature.
A. 144 K
C. 129 K *
B. 289 K
D. 40.6 K

3.

A satellite transmitter operates at a 4 GHz with a

transmitter power of 7W and an antenna gain of 40 dBi.
The receiver has antenna gain of 30 dBi, and the path
length is 40,000 km. Calculate the signal strength at the
receiver.
A. 88 dBm *
C. 77 dBm
B. 98 dBm
D. 79.8 dBm

4.

Calculate the angle of declination for an antenna using a

polar mount at a latitude of 45 degrees.
A. 3.2 deg.
C. 4.2 deg.
B. 1.3 deg.
D. 6.81 deg.*

5.

The GCE-transmit subsystem in earth station performs

what function(s)
A. Up conversion *
C. Modulation and multiplexing
B. Down conversion D. Demodulation and demultiplexing

6.

Find the velocity and the orbital period of a satellite in a

circular orbit 500 km above the earths surface.
A. 1.6 hours *
C. 3.2 hours
B. 2 hours
D. 0.5 hours

7.

A microwave communications system, space loss

calculation formula is:
A. 92.4 + 10logF + 20logD
C. 94.2 + 10logF + 20logD
B. 92.4 + 20logF + 20logD *
D. 94.2 + 20logF + 20logD

8.

If Ns = 250, determine the earth radius k-factor.

A. 1.23 *
C. 1.29
B. 1.33
D. 1.98

9.

Where in the spectrum band should the line of sight or

direct waves is appropriate for radio transmission and
reception?
A. VLF band
C. UHF band *
B. HF band
D. LF band

10. A microwave antenna is 600ft high. The receive antenna is

240 feet high. The maximum transmission distance is
A. 56.5 miles *
C. 25.6 miles
B. 223 miles
D. 45.6 miles

B. space

D. quad*

17. The curvature of the Earth presents a horizon to space

wave propagation known as
A. optical horizon
C. radio horizon*
B. vertical horizon
D. azimuth
18. Suppose there is an obstacle midway between the
transmitter and receiver in 45 km communication link. By
how much must the path between the towers clear the
obstacle in order to avoid diffraction at a frequency of 11
GHz?
A. 1.01 m
C. 22.24 m
B. 20.22 m
D. 10.5 m*
19. Keplers Second Law states that
A. a satellite will orbit a primary body following an
elliptical path
B. the square of the periodic time of orbit is proportional
to the cube of the main distance between the
primary and the satellite
C. harmonic law
D. for equal intervals of time, a satellite will sweep out
equal areas in the orbital plane
20. The line joining a perigee and apogee through the center
of the Earth
A. minor axis
C. barycenter
B. major apogee
D. line of apsides*
21. What angle of inclination will provide a rotation of the line
of apsides equal to
zero?
A. 63.4 *
C. 64.5
B. 64.3
D. 65.4
22. Satellites with orbital patterns like Molniya are sometimes
classified as having a
A. LEO
C. GEO
B. MEO
D. HEO*
23. What is generally accepted minimum usable elevation
angle?
A. 2 degrees
C. 7 degrees
B. 5 degrees*
D. 3 degrees
24. A footprint that covers 42 percent of the Earths surface.
A. spot beam
C. hemispherical beam
B. zonal beam
D. global beam*
25. Communication satellites operating in the C-band are
allocated a total bandwidth of
A. 10 MHz
C. 12 MHz
B. 500 MHz*
D. 36 MHz

11. Required number of geo-sats for worldwide coverage

A. 1
C. 6
B. 4
D. 3 *

26. It is a measure of the microwave power radiated from an

antenna as a functions of angular direction, from the
antenna axis.
A. antenna pattern
C. beamwidth *
B. polarization
D. sidelobes

12. Microwave system uses.

A. Yagi-Uda
B. Turnstile

27. The k-factor under normal atmospheric conditions in a

microwave radio, data profile calculation is equal to ___.
A. 2/3
C. 4/3 *
B. 0
D. infinity

C. Log periodic
D. parabolic *

13. Common up and down converter IF for microwave.

A. 70 MHz *
C. 10.7 MHz
B. 120 MHz
D. 500 MHz

28. Atmospheric condition is controlled by

A. pressure
C. humidity
B. temperature
D. all of these *

14. Common IF for radar is

A. 30 MHz *
B. 70 MHz

29. A microwave link between the earth station and the downtown terminal.
A. STL
C. Down-link
B. Up-link
D. Terrestrial link*

C. 60 MHz
D. 90 MHz

15. One of the following are advantages of microwave radio

except
A. fewer repeaters are necessary for amplification
B. transient time is more critical in microwave frequency*
C. distances between switching centers are less
D. minimum crosstalk exist between voice channels

16. A form of diversity that provides the most reliable

transmission.
A. polarization
C. hybrid

30. A microwave system that requires the use of repeater

A. intervening terrain is favorable
B. distances involved are greater*
C. the required reliability
D. all of these