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1-9. At very high frequencies, ordinary
insulators in a two-wire transmission line
display the characteristics of what
electrical component?
1. An inductor
2. A resistor
3. A capacitor
4. A transformer
1-10. At very high frequencies, which of the
following devices works best as an
insulator?
1. Open half-wave section
2. Open quarter-wave section
3. Shorted half-wave section
4. Shorted quarter-wave section
1-11. The range of operating frequencies is
determined by which of the following
wave-guide dimensions?
1. The widest
2. The longest
3. The shortest
4. The narrowest
1-12. If frequency is decreased, what change, if
any, will be required in the dimensions of
the wave-guide bus bar?
1. Decrease in dimensions
2. Increase in dimensions
3. None
1-13. The cutoff frequency for a wave-guide is
controlled by the physical dimensions of
the wave-guide and is defined as the
frequency at which two quarter-
wavelengths are
1. shorter than the "a" dimension
2. shorter than the "b" dimension
3. longer than the "b" dimension
4. longer than the "a" dimension
1-14. In practical applications, which of the
following dimensions describes the wide
dimension of the wave-guide at the
operating frequency?
1. 0.1 wavelength
2. 0.2 wavelength
3. 0.5 wavelength
4. 0.7 wavelength
1-15. Which of the following fields is/are
present in wave guides?
1. E field only
2. H field only
3. E and H fields
4. Stationary field
1-16. A difference in potential across a
dielectric causes which of the following
fields to develop?
1. Electric field only
2. Magnetic field only
3. Electromagnetic field
Figure 1A.Electric field.
IN ANSWERING QUESTION 1-17, REFER
TO FIGURE 1A.
1-17. What information is indicated by the
number of arrows between the plates of
the capacitor?
1. The amount of capacitance
2. The amount of current flow
3. The strength of the electric field
4. The strength of the magnetic field