HAM FREE HAM Radio Extra Class Test Radio Wave Propagation Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

What is the primary cause of auroral propagation on the VHF and UHF bands?

Accepted Answer

Charged particles from the Sun interacting with the Earth's magnetic field

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Temperature inversions in the troposphere

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Reflection from meteor trails

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Ducting caused by weather fronts

Question 2

Which propagation mode is most commonly associated with signals in the 50 MHz band traveling distances of 1,000 to 2,500 km?

Accepted Answer

Sporadic E (Es) propagation

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Tropospheric ducting

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Ground wave propagation

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Moonbounce (EME)

Question 3

What does the term 'Maximum Usable Frequency' (MUF) refer to in HF propagation?

Accepted Answer

The highest frequency that will be refracted back to Earth by the ionosphere for a given path

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The maximum power output allowed on a frequency

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The highest frequency at which a radio can transmit

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The frequency at which atmospheric noise is lowest

Question 4

What effect does the D layer of the ionosphere primarily have on HF signals during daytime?

Accepted Answer

It absorbs HF signals, particularly on lower frequencies

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It refracts HF signals to enable long-distance communication

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It amplifies weak HF signals passing through it

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It has no measurable effect on HF propagation

Question 5

Which type of propagation allows microwave signals to travel well beyond the normal line-of-sight range by scattering off turbulence in the lower atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Tropospheric scatter

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Ionospheric refraction

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Knife-edge diffraction

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Gray-line propagation

Question 6

What is a characteristic of transequatorial propagation (TEP)?

Accepted Answer

It supports propagation on VHF frequencies across the geomagnetic equator during equinox periods

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It only works on frequencies below 3 MHz

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It requires both stations to be in the same hemisphere

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It is caused by tropospheric temperature inversions