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- FCC Technician Exam Question Pool. Subelement 3AC.
- Radio Wave Propagation. 3 Questions.
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- 3C 1.1 A
- What is the IONOSPHERE?
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- A. That part of the upper atmosphere where enough ions and
- free electrons exist to affect radio wave propagation.
- B. The boundary between two air masses of different temperature
- and humidity, along which radio waves can travel.
- C. The ball that goes on the top of a mobile whip antenna.
- D. That part of the atmosphere where weather takes place.
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- 3C 1.2 A
- Which Ionospheric layer limits daytime radiocommunications
- in the 80 meter band to short distances?
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- A. D layer.
- B. F1 layer.
- C. E layer.
- D. F2 layer.
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- 3C 1.3 D
- What is the region of the outer atmosphere which
- makes long distance radiocommunications possible
- as a result of bending of radio waves?
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- A. Troposphere.
- B. Stratosphere.
- C. Magnetosphere.
- D. Ionosphere.
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- 3C 1.4 D
- Which layer of the Ionosphere is mainly
- responsible for long distance sky wave
- radiocommunication?
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- A. D layer.
- B. E layer.
- C. F1 layer.
- D. F2 layer.
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- 3C 1.5 B
- What are the two distinct sublayers
- of the F layer during the daytime?
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- A. Troposphere and Stratosphere.
- B. F1 and F2.
- C. Electrostatic and Electromagnetic.
- D. D and E.
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- 3C 1.8 B
- What is the lowest region of the Ionosphere that is
- useful for long distance radio wave propagation?
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- A. The D layer.
- B. The E layer.
- C. The F1 layer.
- D. The F2 layer.
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- 3C 1.11 C
- What type of solar radiation is most responsible for
- ionization in the outer atmosphere?
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- A. Thermal.
- B. Ionized particle.
- C. Ultraviolet.
- D. Microwave.
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- 3C 1.12 B
- What is the lowest Ionospheric layer?
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- A. The A layer.
- B. The D layer.
- C. The E layer.
- D. The F layer.
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- 3C 1.14 A
- What is the region of the outer atmosphere which
- makes Long Distance radiocommunications possible
- as a result of bending of the radio waves?
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- A. The Ionosphere.
- B. The Troposphere.
- C. The Magnetosphere.
- D. The Stratosphere.
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- 3C 2.1 D
- Which layer of the Ionosphere is most responsible for
- absorption of radio signals during daylight hours?
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- A. The E layer.
- B. The F1 layer.
- E. The F2 layer.
- D. The D layer.
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- 3C 2.2 A
- When is Ionospheric absorption most pronounced?
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- A. When radio waves enter the D Layer at low angles.
- B. When Tropospheric ducting occurs.
- C. When radio waves travel to the F Layer.
- D. When a temperature inversion occurs.
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- 3C 2.5 A
- During daylight hours, what effect does the D Layer
- of the Ionosphere have on 80 meter radio waves?
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- A. The D Layer absorbs the signals.
- B. The D Layer bends the radio waves out into space.
- C. The D Layer refracts the radio waves back to Earth.
- D. The D Layer has little or no effect
- on 80 meter radio wave propagation.
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- 3C 2.6 B
- What causes IONOSPHERIC ABSORPTION of radio wave?
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- A. A lack of D Layer ionization.
- B. D Layer ionization.
- C. The presence of ionized clouds in the E Layer.
- D. Splitting of the F Layer.
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- 3C 3.1 D
- What is the highest radio frequency that will
- be refracted back to Earth called?
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- A. Lowest Usable Frequency.
- B. Optimum Working Frequency.
- C. Ultra High Frequency.
- D. Critical Frequency.
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- 3C 3.2 D
- What causes the MAXIMUM USABLE FREQUENCY to vary?
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- A. Variations in the temperature of the air
- at Ionospheric levels.
- B. Upper atmospheric wind patterns.
- C. Intensity of auroral activity.
- D. The amount of ultraviolet and other types
- of radiation received from the Sun.
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- 3C 3.5 A
- What does the term MAXIMUM USABLE FREQUENCY refer to?
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- A. The maximum frequency that allows a radio signal to
- reach its destination in a single hop.
- B. The minimum frequency that allows a radio signal to
- reach its destination in a single hop.
- C. The maximum frequency that allows a radio signal to
- be absorbed in the lowest Ionospheric layer.
- D. The minimum frequency that allows a radio signal to
- be absorbed in the lowest Ionospheric layer.
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- 3C 4.1 D
- What is usually the condition of the
- Ionosphere just before sunrise?
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- A. Atmospheric attenuation is at a maximum.
- B. Ionization is at a maximum.
- C. The E layer is above the F layer.
- D. Ionization is at a minimum.
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- 3C 4.2 D
- At what time of day does maximum
- ionization of the Ionosphere occur?
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- A. Dusk.
- B. Midnight.
- C. Dawn.
- D. Midday.
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- 3C 4.3 D
- Which two daytime Ionospheric layers
- combine into one layer at night?
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- A. E and F1.
- B. D and E.
- C. E1 and E2.
- D. F1 and F2.
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- 3C 4.4 A
- Minimum ionization of the Ionosphere
- occurs daily at what time?
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- A. Shortly before Dawn.
- B. Just after Midday.
- C. Just after Dusk.
- D. Shortly before Midnight.
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- 3C 6.1 C
- When two stations are within each other's skip
- zone on the frequency being used, what mode of
- propagation would it be desirable to use?
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- A. Ground Wave propagation.
- B. Sky Wave propagation.
- C. Scatter Mode propagation.
- D. Ionospheric Ducting propagation.
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- 3C 6.3 B
- When is E Layer ionization at a maximum?
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- A. Dawn.
- B. Midday.
- C. Dusk.
- D. Midnight.
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- 3C 8.1 A
- What is the transmission path of a wave that travel directly
- from the transmitting antenna to the receiving antenna called?
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- A. Line of sight.
- B. The sky wave.
- C. The linear wave.
- D. The plane wave.
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- 3C 8.2 B
- How are VHF signals within the range
- of the visible horizon propagated?
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- A. By sky wave.
- B. By direct wave.
- C. By plane wave.
- D. By geometric wave.
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- 3C 9.1 D
- Ducting occurs in which region of the atmosphere?
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- A. F2.
- B. Ionosphere.
- C. Stratosphere.
- D. Troposphere.
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- 3C 9.2 A
- What effect does tropospheric bending
- have on 2 meter radio waves?
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- A. It increases the distance over which
- they can be transmitted.
- B. It decreases the distance over which
- they can be transmitted.
- C. It tends to garble 2 meter phone transmissions.
- D. It reverses the sideband of 2 meter phone transmissions.
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- 3C 9.3 D
- What atmospheric phenomenon causes
- tropospheric ducting of radio waves?
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- A. A very low pressure area.
- B. An Aurora to the North.
- C. Lightning between the transmitting and receiving station.
- D. A temperature inversion.
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- 3C 9.4 A
- Tropospheric ducting occurs as
- a result of what phenomenon?
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- A. A temperature inversion.
- B. Sun spots.
- C. An Aurora to the North.
- D. Lightning between the transmitting and receiving station.
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- 3C 9.5 B
- What atmospheric phenomenon causes VHF radio
- waves to be propagated several hundred miles
- through stable air masses over oceans?
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- A. Presence of a maritime polar air mass.
- B. A widespread temperature inversion.
- C. An overcast of cirriform clouds.
- D. Atmospheric pressure of roughly
- 29 inches of Mercury or higher.
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- 3C 9.6 D
- In what frequency range does
- tropospheric ducting occur most often?
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- A. LF.
- B. MF.
- C. HF.
- D. VHF.
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- End of Subelement 3AC.
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