Technician exam question T7B04
Subelement T7, PRACTICAL CIRCUITS· Group T7B
Which of the following might be the cause of low RF power output from a solid-state transceiver?
- A.Poor amplifier noise figure
- B.Poor amplifier linearity
- C.Low SWR
- D.High SWR (correct answer)
WhyHigh SWR might be the cause of low RF power output from a solid-state transceiver. A high SWR reflects power back toward the transmitter instead of letting it reach the antenna, and most solid-state transceivers automatically reduce their output power to protect the final amplifier transistors when that happens, answer D. Poor noise figure (A) and poor linearity (B) are receiver- and distortion-related issues rather than causes of reduced output, and low SWR (C) is the opposite of a fault condition, a low SWR is what you want.
Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2026-2030 NCVEC Element 2 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.
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