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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E9E09

Which of the following is used to shunt feed a grounded tower at its base?

E9E11

What is the purpose of using multiple driven elements connected through phasing lines?

E9F01

What is the velocity factor of a transmission line?

E9F02

Which of the following has the biggest effect on the velocity factor of a transmission line?

E9F03

Why is the electrical length of a coaxial cable longer than its physical length?

E9F04

What impedance does a 1/2-wavelength transmission line present to an RF generator when the line is shorted at the far end?

E9F05

What is microstrip?

E9F06

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?

E9F07

How does parallel conductor transmission line compare to coaxial cable with a plastic dielectric?

E9F08

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?

E9F09

What impedance does a 1/4-wavelength transmission line present to an RF generator when the line is shorted at the far end?

E9F10

What impedance does a 1/8-wavelength transmission line present to an RF generator when the line is shorted at the far end?

E9F11

What impedance does a 1/8-wavelength transmission line present to an RF generator when the line is open at the far end?

E9F12

What impedance does a 1/4-wavelength transmission line present to an RF generator when the line is open at the far end?

E9G01

Which of the following can be calculated using a Smith chart?

E9G02

What type of coordinate system is used in a Smith chart?

E9G03

Which of the following is often determined using a Smith chart?

E9G04

What are the two families of circles and arcs that make up a Smith chart?

E9G05

Which of the following is a common use for a Smith chart?

E9G08

How is a Smith chart normalized?

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