3.3 KiB
3.3 KiB
T3C - Propagation modes: sporadic E, meteor scatter, auroral propagation, tropospheric ducting; F region skip; Line of sight and radio horizon
- T3C01 (C)
Why are simplex UHF signals rarely heard beyond their radio horizon? #card
- A. They are too weak to go very far
- B. FCC regulations prohibit them from going more than 50 miles
- C. UHF signals are usually not propagated by the ionosphere
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D. UHF signals are absorbed by the ionospheric D region
- T3C02 (C)
What is a characteristic of HF communication compared with communications on VHF and higher frequencies? #card
- A. HF antennas are generally smaller
- B. HF accommodates wider bandwidth signals
- C. Long-distance ionospheric propagation is far more common on HF
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D. There is less atmospheric interference (static) on HF
- T3C03 (B)
What is a characteristic of VHF signals received via auroral backscatter? #card
- A. They are often received from 10,000 miles or more
- B. They are distorted and signal strength varies considerably
- C. They occur only during winter nighttime hours
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D. They are generally strongest when your antenna is aimed west
- T3C04 (B)
Which of the following types of propagation is most commonly associated with occasional strong signals on the 10, 6, and 2 meter bands from beyond the radio horizon? #card
- A. Backscatter
- B. Sporadic E
- C. D region absorption
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D. Gray-line propagation
- T3C05 (A)
Which of the following effects may allow radio signals to travel beyond obstructions between the transmitting and receiving stations? #card
- A. Knife-edge diffraction
- B. Faraday rotation
- C. Quantum tunneling
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D. Doppler shift
- T3C06 (A)
What type of propagation is responsible for allowing over-the-horizon VHF and UHF communications to ranges of approximately 300 miles on a regular basis? #card
- A. Tropospheric ducting
- B. D region refraction
- C. F2 region refraction
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D. Faraday rotation
- T3C07 (B)
What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter? #card
- A. 33 centimeters
- B. 6 meters
- C. 2 meters
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D. 70 centimeters
- T3C08 (D)
What causes tropospheric ducting? #card
- A. Discharges of lightning during electrical storms
- B. Sunspots and solar flares
- C. Updrafts from hurricanes and tornadoes
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D. Temperature inversions in the atmosphere
- T3C09 (A)
What is generally the best time for long-distance 10 meter band propagation via the F region? #card
- A. From dawn to shortly after sunset during periods of high sunspot activity
- B. From shortly after sunset to dawn during periods of high sunspot activity
- C. From dawn to shortly after sunset during periods of low sunspot activity
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D. From shortly after sunset to dawn during periods of low sunspot activity
- T3C10 (A)
Which of the following bands may provide long-distance communications via the ionosphere’s F region during the peak of the sunspot cycle? #card
- A. 6 and 10 meters
- B. 23 centimeters
- C. 70 centimeters and 1.25 meters
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D. All these choices are correct
- T3C11 (C)
Why is the radio horizon for VHF and UHF signals more distant than the visual horizon? #card
- A. Radio signals move somewhat faster than the speed of light
- B. Radio waves are not blocked by dust particles
- C. The atmosphere refracts radio waves slightly
- D. Radio waves are blocked by dust particles