Extra Class

The highest level of amateur radio license with full operating privileges on all amateur bands. Most technical exam. 50 questions, 37 needed to pass.

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E9A12

How much gain does an antenna have compared to a half-wavelength dipole if it has 6 dB gain over an isotropic radiator?

E9B07

What is the difference in radiated power between a lossless antenna with gain and an isotropic radiator driven by the same power?

E9B08

What is the far field of an antenna?

E9B09

What type of analysis is commonly used for modeling antennas?

E9B10

What is the principle of a Method of Moments analysis?

E9B11

What is a disadvantage of decreasing the number of wire segments in an antenna model below 10 segments per half-wavelength?

E9C01

What type of radiation pattern is created by two 1/4-wavelength vertical antennas spaced 1/2-wavelength apart and fed 180 degrees out of phase?

E9C02

What type of radiation pattern is created by two 1/4-wavelength vertical antennas spaced 1/4-wavelength apart and fed 90 degrees out of phase?

E9C03

What type of radiation pattern is created by two 1/4-wavelength vertical antennas spaced 1/2-wavelength apart and fed in phase?

E9C04

What happens to the radiation pattern of an unterminated long wire antenna as the wire length is increased?

E9C05

What is the purpose of feeding an off-center-fed dipole (OCFD) between the center and one end instead of at the midpoint?

E9C06

What is the effect of adding a terminating resistor to a rhombic or long-wire antenna?

E9C07

What is the approximate feed point impedance at the center of a two-wire half-wave folded dipole antenna?

E9C08

What is a folded dipole antenna?

E9C09

Which of the following describes a G5RV antenna?

E9C10

Which of the following describes a Zepp antenna?

E9C11

How is the far-field elevation pattern of a vertically polarized antenna affected by being mounted over seawater versus soil?

E9C12

Which of the following describes an extended double Zepp antenna?

E9C13

How does the radiation pattern of a horizontally polarized antenna vary with increasing height above ground?

E9C14

How does the radiation pattern of a horizontally-polarized antenna mounted above a long slope compare with the same antenna mounted above flat ground?

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Content for Extra Class exam questions is based on official FCC Part 97 regulations and the NCVEC question pool.