romikgosai/squad_modified huggingface dataset:
According to reciprocity, the efficiency of an antenna used as a receiving antenna is identical to the efficiency as defined above. The power that an antenna will deliver to a receiver (with a proper impedance match) is reduced by the same amount. In some receiving applications, the very inefficient antennas may have little impact on performance. At low frequencies, for example, atmospheric or man-made noise can mask antenna inefficiency. For example, CCIR Rep. 258-3 indicates man-made noise in a residential setting at 40 MHz is about 28 dB above the thermal noise floor. Consequently, an antenna with a 20 dB loss (due to inefficiency) would have little impact on system noise performance. The loss within the antenna will affect the intended signal and the noise/interference identically, leading to no reduction in signal to noise ratio (SNR).

Questions and answers:
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Q: What is the median level for measuring atmospheric noise?
A: thermal noise floor', '
Q: In what type of programs would low efficiency antennas not make a difference in effectiveness?
A: receiving', '
Q: At lesser frequencies what can account for incorrect assumptions about efficiency?
A: man-made noise', '
Q: What is SNR?
A: signal to noise ratio']
The definition of antenna gain or power gain already includes the effect of the antenna's efficiency. Therefore, if one is trying to radiate a signal toward a receiver using a transmitter of a given power, one need only compare the gain of various antennas rather than considering the efficiency as well. This is likewise true for a receiving antenna at very high (especially microwave) frequencies, where the point is to receive a signal which is strong compared to the receiver's noise temperature. However, in the case of a directional antenna used for receiving signals with the intention of rejecting interference from different directions, one is no longer concerned with the antenna efficiency, as discussed above. In this case, rather than quoting the antenna gain, one would be more concerned with the directive gain which does not include the effect of antenna (in)efficiency. The directive gain of an antenna can be computed from the published gain divided by the antenna's efficiency.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What else is also known as power gain?
A: antenna gain', '
Q: What is used to signal toward a reciever?
A: transmitter', '
Q: Which gain does not iclude the effect of an antenna?
A: directive gain', '
Q: Wats divided by the antennas efficiency?
A: published gain']
This is fortunate, since antennas at lower frequencies which are not rather large (a good fraction of a wavelength in size) are inevitably inefficient (due to the small radiation resistance Rr of small antennas). Most AM broadcast radios (except for car radios) take advantage of this principle by including a small loop antenna for reception which has an extremely poor efficiency. Using such an inefficient antenna at this low frequency (530–1650 kHz) thus has little effect on the receiver's net performance, but simply requires greater amplification by the receiver's electronics. Contrast this tiny component to the massive and very tall towers used at AM broadcast stations for transmitting at the very same frequency, where every percentage point of reduced antenna efficiency entails a substantial cost.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Small and minimal frequency antennas are know to be what?
A: inefficient', '
Q: What is added to to increase ability for reception?
A: small loop antenna', '
Q: How would this antenna rate in the greater scheme of things?
A: little effect', '
Q: When talking about much larger network what effect can reduced antenna effectiveness have?
A: substantial cost']
The polarization of an antenna refers to the orientation of the electric field (E-plane) of the radio wave with respect to the Earth's surface and is determined by the physical structure of the antenna and by its orientation; note that this designation is totally distinct from the antenna's directionality. Thus, a simple straight wire antenna will have one polarization when mounted vertically, and a different polarization when mounted horizontally. As a transverse wave, the magnetic field of a radio wave is at right angles to that of the electric field, but by convention, talk of an antenna's "polarization" is understood to refer to the direction of the electric field.

Questions and answers:
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Q: How many polarizations will a antenna have when mounted vertically?
A: one', '
Q: What is another name for electric-field?
A: E-plane', '
Q: When is a magnetic fields right angles to a electrical field?
A: transverse wave', '
Q: Whats understood in reference of direction of an E-plane?
A: polarization']
Reflections generally affect polarization. For radio waves, one important reflector is the ionosphere which can change the wave's polarization. Thus for signals received following reflection by the ionosphere (a skywave), a consistent polarization cannot be expected. For line-of-sight communications or ground wave propagation, horizontally or vertically polarized transmissions generally remain in about the same polarization state at the receiving location. Matching the receiving antenna's polarization to that of the transmitter can make a very substantial difference in received signal strength.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What mostly affects polarization?
A: Reflections', '
Q: What reflector can change the waves polarization?
A: ionosphere', "
Q: What will you be matching with the  receiving antenna's polarization?
A: transmitter", '
Q: What stays the same regarding polarization state at the recieving location?
A: polarized transmissions', '
Q: What is the name used for signals recieved following reflection by the ionosphere?
A: a skywave']
Polarization is predictable from an antenna's geometry, although in some cases it is not at all obvious (such as for the quad antenna). An antenna's linear polarization is generally along the direction (as viewed from the receiving location) of the antenna's currents when such a direction can be defined. For instance, a vertical whip antenna or Wi-Fi antenna vertically oriented will transmit and receive in the vertical polarization. Antennas with horizontal elements, such as most rooftop TV antennas in the United States, are horizontally polarized (broadcast TV in the U.S. usually uses horizontal polarization). Even when the antenna system has a vertical orientation, such as an array of horizontal dipole antennas, the polarization is in the horizontal direction corresponding to the current flow. The polarization of a commercial antenna is an essential specification.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: Whats predictable about an antenna's geometry?
A: Polarization", '
Q: The polarization of what antenna is essential specification?
A: commercial antenna', "
Q: Most rooftop antenna's are polarized in which direction?
A: horizontal", "
Q: What is a more complicated type of polarization from an antenna's geometry?
A: quad antenna"]
Polarization is the sum of the E-plane orientations over time projected onto an imaginary plane perpendicular to the direction of motion of the radio wave. In the most general case, polarization is elliptical, meaning that the polarization of the radio waves varies over time. Two special cases are linear polarization (the ellipse collapses into a line) as we have discussed above, and circular polarization (in which the two axes of the ellipse are equal). In linear polarization the electric field of the radio wave oscillates back and forth along one direction; this can be affected by the mounting of the antenna but usually the desired direction is either horizontal or vertical polarization. In circular polarization, the electric field (and magnetic field) of the radio wave rotates at the radio frequency circularly around the axis of propagation. Circular or elliptically polarized radio waves are designated as right-handed or left-handed using the "thumb in the direction of the propagation" rule. Note that for circular polarization, optical researchers use the opposite right hand rule from the one used by radio engineers.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What are electrical fields projected on to?
A: imaginary plane', '
Q: What is the imagenary plane perpindicular to?
A: radio wave', '
Q: What is the name to describe polarization of radio waves varies over times?
A: elliptical', '
Q: How many directions does the E-plane of the radio waves oscillates back and forth?
A: one direction']
It is best for the receiving antenna to match the polarization of the transmitted wave for optimum reception. Intermediate matchings will lose some signal strength, but not as much as a complete mismatch. A circularly polarized antenna can be used to equally well match vertical or horizontal linear polarizations. Transmission from a circularly polarized antenna received by a linearly polarized antenna (or vice versa) entails a 3 dB reduction in signal-to-noise ratio as the received power has thereby been cut in half.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What is the best for an recieving antenna for optimum reception?
A: match the polarization', '
Q: What loses signal strength?
A: Intermediate matchings', '
Q: What is used to match vertical and horizontal linear polarizations?
A: circularly polarized', '
Q: A transmission can cause reduction in what?
A: signal-to-noise ratio']
Maximum power transfer requires matching the impedance of an antenna system (as seen looking into the transmission line) to the complex conjugate of the impedance of the receiver or transmitter. In the case of a transmitter, however, the desired matching impedance might not correspond to the dynamic output impedance of the transmitter as analyzed as a source impedance but rather the design value (typically 50 ohms) required for efficient and safe operation of the transmitting circuitry. The intended impedance is normally resistive but a transmitter (and some receivers) may have additional adjustments to cancel a certain amount of reactance in order to "tweak" the match. When a transmission line is used in between the antenna and the transmitter (or receiver) one generally would like an antenna system whose impedance is resistive and near the characteristic impedance of that transmission line in order to minimize the standing wave ratio (SWR) and the increase in transmission line losses it entails, in addition to supplying a good match at the transmitter or receiver itself.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What requires matching of the empedance to an antenna system?
A: Maximum power transfer', '
Q: Why would a transmitter have additional adjustments?
A: "tweak" the match', '
Q: What is SWR?
A: standing wave ratio', '
Q: What is the desired design value for transmmiting circuitry?
A: 50 ohms']
In some cases this is done in a more extreme manner, not simply to cancel a small amount of residual reactance, but to resonate an antenna whose resonance frequency is quite different from the intended frequency of operation. For instance, a "whip antenna" can be made significantly shorter than 1/4 wavelength long, for practical reasons, and then resonated using a so-called loading coil. This physically large inductor at the base of the antenna has an inductive reactance which is the opposite of the capacitative reactance that such a vertical antenna has at the desired operating frequency. The result is a pure resistance seen at feedpoint of the loading coil; unfortunately that resistance is somewhat lower than would be desired to match commercial coax.[citation needed]

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What can be shorter than 1/4 wavelength long?
A: whip antenna', '
Q: What is the opposite of inductive reactance?
A: capacitative reactance', '
Q: What is at the base of the antenna?
A: loading coil', '
Q: Where is the resistance seen on the loading foil?
A: feedpoint']
So an additional problem beyond canceling the unwanted reactance is of matching the remaining resistive impedance to the characteristic impedance of the transmission line. In principle this can always be done with a transformer, however the turns ratio of a transformer is not adjustable. A general matching network with at least two adjustments can be made to correct both components of impedance. Matching networks using discrete inductors and capacitors will have losses associated with those components, and will have power restrictions when used for transmitting. Avoiding these difficulties, commercial antennas are generally designed with fixed matching elements or feeding strategies to get an approximate match to standard coax, such as 50 or 75 Ohms. Antennas based on the dipole (rather than vertical antennas) should include a balun in between the transmission line and antenna element, which may be integrated into any such matching network.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What is not adjustable when it comes to a transformer?
A: turns ratio', '
Q: How many ohms are in are in a standard coax?
A: 50 or 75', '
Q: A general matching network needs a minimum of how many adjustments to correct all components of impedance?
A: two adjustments', '
Q: What is included between the transmission line and the antenna element?
A: balun', '
Q: A balun should be integrated into what?
A: matching network']
Unlike the above antennas, traveling wave antennas are nonresonant so they have inherently broad bandwidth. They are typically wire antennas multiple wavelengths long, through which the voltage and current waves travel in one direction, instead of bouncing back and forth to form standing waves as in resonant antennas. They have linear polarization (except for the helical antenna). Unidirectional traveling wave antennas are terminated by a resistor at one end equal to the antenna's characteristic resistance, to absorb the waves from one direction. This makes them inefficient as transmitting antennas.

Questions and answers:
["
Q: What antenna's are nonresonant?
A: traveling wave antennas", "
Q: How long are the wire antenna's that the voltage and current waves travel in the same direction?
A: one direction", '
Q: What are undirectional traveling wave directions terminated by?
A: resistor', '
Q: What antenna does not have linear polarization?
A: helical antenna', "
Q: What is the resistor equal to?
A: antenna's characteristic resistance"]
The radiation pattern and even the driving point impedance of an antenna can be influenced by the dielectric constant and especially conductivity of nearby objects. For a terrestrial antenna, the ground is usually one such object of importance. The antenna's height above the ground, as well as the electrical properties (permittivity and conductivity) of the ground, can then be important. Also, in the particular case of a monopole antenna, the ground (or an artificial ground plane) serves as the return connection for the antenna current thus having an additional effect, particularly on the impedance seen by the feed line.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What is the radiation patter influenced by?
A: dielectric constant', '
Q: The ground is important for what antenna?
A: terrestrial antenna', '
Q: Whats another name for the ground?
A: artificial ground plane', '
Q: What does the artificial ground plane do for the antenna current?
A: return connection']
The net quality of a ground reflection depends on the topography of the surface. When the irregularities of the surface are much smaller than the wavelength, we are in the regime of specular reflection, and the receiver sees both the real antenna and an image of the antenna under the ground due to reflection. But if the ground has irregularities not small compared to the wavelength, reflections will not be coherent but shifted by random phases. With shorter wavelengths (higher frequencies), this is generally the case.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What is the net quality of the ground dependent of?
A: topography', '
Q: What is the reason for the receiver seeing both the ral antenna and image of the antenna?
A: reflection', '
Q: What frequencies is associated with shorter wavelengths?
A: higher frequencies', '
Q: When will reflections not be coherent?
A: ground has irregularities']
The phase of reflection of electromagnetic waves depends on the polarization of the incident wave. Given the larger refractive index of the ground (typically n=2) compared to air (n=1), the phase of horizontally polarized radiation is reversed upon reflection (a phase shift of  radians or 180°). On the other hand, the vertical component of the wave's electric field is reflected at grazing angles of incidence approximately in phase. These phase shifts apply as well to a ground modelled as a good electrical conductor.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What is the refractive index of the ground?
A: n=2', '
Q: When is polarized radiation reversed?
A: reflection', '
Q: What is the refractive index of air?
A: n=1', '
Q: Besides a ground, what has these phases apply well to?
A: electrical conductor']
When an electromagnetic wave strikes a plane surface such as the ground, part of the wave is transmitted into the ground and part of it is reflected, according to the Fresnel coefficients. If the ground is a very good conductor then almost all of the wave is reflected (180° out of phase), whereas a ground modeled as a (lossy) dielectric can absorb a large amount of the wave's power. The power remaining in the reflected wave, and the phase shift upon reflection, strongly depend on the wave's angle of incidence and polarization. The dielectric constant and conductivity (or simply the complex dielectric constant) is dependent on the soil type and is a function of frequency.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: Who proposed this theory?
A: Fresnel coefficients', '
Q: Is the ground has a great conductor, how much of the wave will be reflected?
A: 180° out of phase', '
Q: what is reflected and transmitted into the ground when a plane surface is struck?
A: electromagnetic wave', '
Q: What depends on the polarization and waves angle?
A: power remaining']
The effective area or effective aperture of a receiving antenna expresses the portion of the power of a passing electromagnetic wave which it delivers to its terminals, expressed in terms of an equivalent area. For instance, if a radio wave passing a given location has a flux of 1 pW / m2 (10−12 watts per square meter) and an antenna has an effective area of 12 m2, then the antenna would deliver 12 pW of RF power to the receiver (30 microvolts rms at 75 ohms). Since the receiving antenna is not equally sensitive to signals received from all directions, the effective area is a function of the direction to the source.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What is the portion of something that is reached by the radio transmission called?
A: aperture', '
Q: What effects the function of signals received by an antenna?
A: direction', '
Q: What is a measure of the power of an antenna?
A: microvolts', '
Q: How much power will be delivered to the reciever if the antenna has an effective area of 12 m/2?
A: 12 pW of RF power']
The bandwidth characteristics of a resonant antenna element can be characterized according to its Q, just as one uses to characterize the sharpness of an L-C resonant circuit. However it is often assumed that there is an advantage in an antenna having a high Q. After all, Q is short for "quality factor" and a low Q typically signifies excessive loss (due to unwanted resistance) in a resonant L-C circuit. However this understanding does not apply to resonant antennas where the resistance involved is the radiation resistance, a desired quantity which removes energy from the resonant element in order to radiate it (the purpose of an antenna, after all!). The Q is a measure of the ratio of reactance to resistance, so with a fixed radiation resistance (an element's radiation resistance is almost independent of its diameter) a greater reactance off-resonance corresponds to the poorer bandwidth of a very thin conductor. The Q of such a narrowband antenna can be as high as 15. On the other hand, a thick element presents less reactance at an off-resonant frequency, and consequently a Q as low as 5. These two antennas will perform equivalently at the resonant frequency, but the second antenna will perform over a bandwidth 3 times as wide as the "hi-Q" antenna consisting of a thin conductor.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: The properties of a usable radio frequency can be called its?
A: Q', '
Q: What is a measure of the comparison between reactance and resistance?
A: Q', '
Q: What is the largest Q that could be achieved with a slimmer band antenna?
A: 15', '
Q: What type of element would be used to encounter less reactance?
A: thick']
For example, at 30 MHz (10 m wavelength) a true resonant 1⁄4-wavelength monopole would be almost 2.5 meters long, and using an antenna only 1.5 meters tall would require the addition of a loading coil. Then it may be said that the coil has lengthened the antenna to achieve an electrical length of 2.5 meters. However, the resulting resistive impedance achieved will be quite a bit lower than the impedance of a resonant monopole, likely requiring further impedance matching. In addition to a lower radiation resistance, the reactance becomes higher as the antenna size is reduced, and the resonant circuit formed by the antenna and the tuning coil has a Q factor that rises and eventually causes the bandwidth of the antenna to be inadequate for the signal being transmitted. This is the major factor that sets the size of antennas at 1 MHz and lower frequencies.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: What can be added to allow for an antenna shorter than the needed height to produce desired results?
A: loading coil', '
Q: How would the resistive impedance from this scenario compare to if the antenna was the proper height?
A: lower', '
Q: The coil has lengthed the antenna to reach how much length electrically?
A: 2.5 meters', '
Q: What is the major thing that sets the size of antennas at lower frequencies?
A: reactance']
Consider a half-wave dipole designed to work with signals 1 m wavelength, meaning the antenna would be approximately 50 cm across. If the element has a length-to-diameter ratio of 1000, it will have an inherent resistance of about 63 ohms. Using the appropriate transmission wire or balun, we match that resistance to ensure minimum signal loss. Feeding that antenna with a current of 1 ampere will require 63 volts of RF, and the antenna will radiate 63 watts (ignoring losses) of radio frequency power. Now consider the case when the antenna is fed a signal with a wavelength of 1.25 m; in this case the reflected current would arrive at the feed out-of-phase with the signal, causing the net current to drop while the voltage remains the same. Electrically this appears to be a very high impedance. The antenna and transmission line no longer have the same impedance, and the signal will be reflected back into the antenna, reducing output. This could be addressed by changing the matching system between the antenna and transmission line, but that solution only works well at the new design frequency.

Questions and answers:
['
Q: How big would an antenna be used to with with one m wavelengths?
A: 50 cm', '
Q: How could the rection of output be adressed by?
A: changing the matching system', '
Q:  What unit is used to measure current?
A: ampere', '
Q: What effect occurs when the signal is reflected back into the antenna?
A: reducing output']