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.
Which of the following is used to shunt feed a grounded tower at its base?
What is the purpose of using multiple driven elements connected through phasing lines?
What is the velocity factor of a transmission line?
Which of the following has the biggest effect on the velocity factor of a transmission line?
Why is the electrical length of a coaxial cable longer than its physical length?
What impedance does a 1/2-wavelength transmission line present to an RF generator when the line is shorted at the far end?
What is microstrip?
What is the approximate physical length of an air-insulated, parallel conductor transmission line that is electrically 1/2 wavelength long at 14.10 MHz?
How does parallel conductor transmission line compare to coaxial cable with a plastic dielectric?
Which of the following is a significant difference between foam dielectric coaxial cable and solid dielectric coaxial cable, assuming all other parameters are the same?
What impedance does a 1/4-wavelength transmission line present to an RF generator when the line is shorted at the far end?
What impedance does a 1/8-wavelength transmission line present to an RF generator when the line is shorted at the far end?
What impedance does a 1/8-wavelength transmission line present to an RF generator when the line is open at the far end?
What impedance does a 1/4-wavelength transmission line present to an RF generator when the line is open at the far end?
Which of the following can be calculated using a Smith chart?
What type of coordinate system is used in a Smith chart?
Which of the following is often determined using a Smith chart?
What are the two families of circles and arcs that make up a Smith chart?
Which of the following is a common use for a Smith chart?
How is a Smith chart normalized?
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Content for Extra Class exam questions is based on official FCC Part 97 regulations and the NCVEC question pool.