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4-45. Adding more elements to a collinear
antenna array produces which of the
following effects?
1. Increased gain
2. Decreased gain
3. Decreased directivity
4. Mismatched impedances
4-46. What is the maximum number of
elements ordinarily used in a collinear
array?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
4-47. Constructing a collinear array with
elements longer than 1/2 wavelength has
which of the following effects on antenna
characteristics?
1. Increased gain
2. Decreased gain
3. Increased frequency range
4. Decreased frequency range
4-48. In a two-element collinear array,
maximum gain is obtained when the
center-to-center spacing between the
ends of the elements is approximately
what electrical distance?
1. Wavelength
2. 0.15 wavelength
3. 0.5 wavelength
4. 0.75 wavelength
4-49. Compared with collinear arrays,
broadside arrays have which of the
following advantages?
1. Sharper tuning
2. Broader bandwidth
3. Broader frequency response
4. Less coupling between dipole
4-50. Optimum gain is obtained from a
broadside array when the spacing of its
elements is which of the following
distances?
1. One-half wavelength
2. One-quarter wavelength
3. Greater than one-half wavelength
4. Slightly less than one-quarter
4-51. An end-fire array physically resembles
the collinear array except that it is more
compact. What disadvantage does the
endfire array possess?
1. It has lower gain
2. It has low radiation resistance
3. It has loose coupling
4. Each of the above
4-52. What is the range of electrical spacing
between the elements of an end-fire
array?
1. 3/4 to 1 wavelength
2. 1/2 to 3/4 wavelength
3. 1/4 to 1/2 wavelength
4. 1/8 to 1/4 wavelength
4-53. The end-fire array produces what type of
lobes, if any, along the axis of the array?
1. Minor lobes
2. Major lobes
3. None
4-54. Assuming that the elements are correctly
spaced, the directivity of an end-fire
array may be increased by which of the
following actions?
1. Increasing the frequency
2. Decreasing the frequency
3. Decreasing the number of elements
4. Increasing the number of elements