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  • Question
  • A typical signal strength received from a geosynchronous communication satellite is of the order of a few


  • Options
  • A. milliwatts
  • B. kilowatts
  • C. picowatts
  • D. watts

  • Correct Answer
  • picowatts 


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    • 1. The distance of a synchronous satellite from Earth's surface is __________ km.

    • Options
    • A. 300
    • B. 10000
    • C. 35900
    • D. 5
    • Discuss
    • 2. The echo heard by a telephone user on a satellite channel can be removed by using

    • Options
    • A. a vocoder
    • B. a multiplexer
    • C. echo suppressor
    • D. digital techniques
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following statement regarding link loss for a satellite is wrong?

    • Options
    • A. For fixed antenna, it is inversely proportional to f2
    • B. For fixed frequency, it is inversely proportional to the product of the antenna aperture areas
    • C. For a given satellite operating at a given frequency, it is inversely proportional to
    • D. Loss in down-link is negligible as compared to that in uplink
    • Discuss
    • 4. In envelope detection of an AM waveform

    • Options
    • A. One side band and full-ampiitude carrier are needed
    • B. Both side bands and full-amplitude carrier are needed
    • C. Only two side bands are needed
    • D. Upper side band and part of carrier are needed
    • Discuss
    • 5. The different access methods which permit many satellite users to operate in parallel through a single transponder without interfering with each other as

    • Options
    • A. Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)
    • B. Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
    • C. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. The degradation of satellite solar cells with time is mainly due to

    • Options
    • A. their bombardment by electrons
    • B. collection of meteoric dust
    • C. increase in resistivity of silicon
    • D. gradual leakage of charge carriers from the semiconductor material
    • Discuss
    • 7. The life time of a geosynchronous communication

    • Options
    • A. 5
    • B. 10
    • C. 20
    • D. 50
    • Discuss
    • 8. Shannon's Law relates

    • Options
    • A. antenna gain to frequency
    • B. noise power to bandwidth
    • C. information-carrying capacity to S/N ratio
    • D. transmission losses to noise
    • Discuss
    • 9. In selecting a satellite system, the First determining factor is its

    • Options
    • A. EIRP
    • B. antenna size
    • C. coverage a sea
    • D. antenna gain
    • Discuss
    • 10. The average noise temperature of Earth, as viewed from space, is __________ °K.

    • Options
    • A. 254
    • B. 303
    • C. 100
    • D. 500
    • Discuss


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