ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN E-5
ADVANCEMENT EXAM WITH BOTH
QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY SURFACE SEARCH AND NAVIGATION RADAR, WITH LIMITED AIR
SEARCH CAPABILITIES FOR CVN'S? CORRECT ANSWER AN/SPS-67(V) 1
WHICH RADAR PERFORMS NAVIGATION, STATION KEEPING AND GENERAL SURFACE
SEARCH DUTIES ON DDG 51 CLASS SHIPS? CORRECT ANSWER AN/SPS-67(V) 3
WHICH FREQUENCY RANGE DOES THE AN-SPS-67 (V) RADAR SET OPERATE IN USING A
COAXIAL MAGNETRON AS THE TRANSMITTER OUTPUT TUBE? CORRECT ANSWER 5450
TO 5825-MHZ
THE AN/SPS-55 RADAR DETECTS TARGETS FROM AS CLOSE AS 50 YARDS TO AS FAR AS
HOW MANY NAUTICAL MILES? CORRECT ANSWER 50
HOW MANY MAJOR GROUPS DOES THE AN/GPN-27 RADAR INCLUDE? CORRECT
ANSWER 3
WHO USUALLY MAINTAIN THE HEIGHT-FINDING RADARS INSTALLED ABOARD NAVY
SHIPS? CORRECT ANSWER FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIANS
CARRIER-CONTROLLED APPROACH (CCA) ALONG WITH WHICH OTHER SYSTEMS GUIDE
AIRCRAFT TO SAFE LANDINGS, EVEN UNDER CONDITION APPROACHING ZERO
VISIBILITY? CORRECT ANSWER GROUND CONTROLLED APPROACH (GCA)
WHICH SYSTEM PROVIDES SAFE AND RELIABLE FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING FOR
PRECISION APPROACH LANDING SYSTEM (PALS)-EQUIPPED CARRIER-BASED AIRCRAFT,
DURING DAYLIGHT OR DARKNESS? CORRECT ANSWER AN/SPS-46(V)1
,HOW MANY UNITS CATEGORIZED INTO FOUR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS DOES THE AN/SPN-
46(V)1 SYSTEM CONSIST OF? CORRECT ANSWER 26
WHICH RADAR SET PROVIDES BOTH AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION DATA FOR PRECISION
APPROACHES TO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS DURING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS?
CORRECT ANSWER AN/SPS-35
WHAT IS A SURVEILLANCE AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR USED ON CARRIERS AND
AMPHIBIOUS -TYPE SHIPS WHICH OPERATES IN A 2-4 GHZ FREQUENCY BAND (S-BAND)
AND PROVIDES AIR NAVIGATIONAL DATA FOR CONTROL AND IDENTIFICATION OF
AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA OF THE SHIP? CORRECT ANSWER AN-SPN-43
WHAT IS A RANGE RATE RADAR SET THAT COMPUTES, INDICATES, AND RECORDS THE
SPEED OF AIRCRAFT MAKING A LANDING APPROACH TO THE CARRIER? CORRECT
ANSWER AN/SPN-44
WHICH PRECISION APPROACH RADAR (PAR) IS USED AT NAVAL AIR STATIONS (NAS) AND
MARINE CORPS AIR STATIONS (MCAS) FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OPERATIONS?
CORRECT ANSWER AN/FPN-63(V)
WHAT IS A POLAR-COORDINATE DISPLAY OF THE SURROUNDING AREA WITH THE ORIGIN
OF THE SWEEP (NORMALLY LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN) REPRESENTING
YOUR RADAR? CORRECT ANSWER PLANNED POSITION INDICATOR (PPI)
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON RADAR INDICATOR GROUP, AT THE TIME OF THIS
PUBLICATION, USED IN THE NAVY? CORRECT ANSWER AN/SPA-25G
WHAT IS A METHOD OF GETTING FROM ONE KNOWN POINT TO SOME DISTANT POINT
KNOWN AS? CORRECT ANSWER NAVIGATION
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION PRIMARILY DEALS WITH FIXING THE LOCATION OF THE
PLATFORM TO ENABLE INSTALLED WEAPON SYSTEMS TO FUNCTION AGAINST
INTENDED TARGETS, PREVENT OWNSHIP LOSS TO OR INTERFERENCE WITH FRIENDLY
WEAPON SYSTEMS, AND COORDINATE OWNSHIP WEAPONS SYSTEMS WITH THOSE OF
OTHER PLATFORMS TO ACHEIVE MAXIMUM EFFECT? CORRECT ANSWER TACTICAL
, WHAT IS THE ESTIMATING OF THE SHIP'S POSITION BETWEEN KNOWN NAVIGATIONAL
POINTS OR FIXES? CORRECT ANSWER DEAD RECKONING
WHICH BRANCH OF NAVIGATION IS A SHIP'S POSITION DETERMINED BY REFERRING TO
LANDMARKS WITH KNOWN POSITIONS ON THE EARTH? CORRECT ANSWER PILOTING
WHICH LONG-DISTANCE RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS USED BY SHIPS AT SEA TO
OBTAIN A POSITION FIX? CORRECT ANSWER LONG RANGE AID TO NAVIGATION
(LORAN)
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION INVOLVES COMPARING THE PHASE ANGLES OF TWO OR
MORE RADIO SIGNALS THAT ARE SYNCHRONIZED TO A COMMON TIME BASE?
CORRECT ANSWER HYBERBOLIC
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY COMPUTES THE LATITUDE AND
LONGITUDE OF THE SHIP BY SENSING ACCELERATION? CORRECT ANSWER SHIPS
INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM (SINS)
WHAT ARE USED TO MEASURE CHANGES IN SPEED OR DIRECTION ALONG THE AXIS IN
WHICH THEY LIE? CORRECT ANSWER ACCELEROMETERS
WHICH MODEL OF SINSs ARE INSTALLED OR BEING INSTALLED ON SURFACE
COMBATANTS AS OF THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION? CORRECT ANSWER AN/WSN-5
WHICH ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE ALLOWED SCIENTISTS TO REALIZE THAT NAVIGATION
BASED ON SATELLITE SIGNALS WAS POSSIBLE? CORRECT ANSWER SPUTNIK I
WHICH ALTITUDE ARE NAVY NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE SYSTEM (NNSS) SATELLITES
PLACED IN A CIRCULAR POLAR ORBIT? CORRECT ANSWER 500-700 NM
WHICH RADIO NAVIGATION SET IS AN AUTOMATIC SHIPBOARD NAVIGATION SET THAT
PROVIDES A CONTINUOUS DISPLAY OF THE SHIP'S POSITION? CORRECT ANSWER
AN/SRN-19 (V) 2
ADVANCEMENT EXAM WITH BOTH
QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY SURFACE SEARCH AND NAVIGATION RADAR, WITH LIMITED AIR
SEARCH CAPABILITIES FOR CVN'S? CORRECT ANSWER AN/SPS-67(V) 1
WHICH RADAR PERFORMS NAVIGATION, STATION KEEPING AND GENERAL SURFACE
SEARCH DUTIES ON DDG 51 CLASS SHIPS? CORRECT ANSWER AN/SPS-67(V) 3
WHICH FREQUENCY RANGE DOES THE AN-SPS-67 (V) RADAR SET OPERATE IN USING A
COAXIAL MAGNETRON AS THE TRANSMITTER OUTPUT TUBE? CORRECT ANSWER 5450
TO 5825-MHZ
THE AN/SPS-55 RADAR DETECTS TARGETS FROM AS CLOSE AS 50 YARDS TO AS FAR AS
HOW MANY NAUTICAL MILES? CORRECT ANSWER 50
HOW MANY MAJOR GROUPS DOES THE AN/GPN-27 RADAR INCLUDE? CORRECT
ANSWER 3
WHO USUALLY MAINTAIN THE HEIGHT-FINDING RADARS INSTALLED ABOARD NAVY
SHIPS? CORRECT ANSWER FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIANS
CARRIER-CONTROLLED APPROACH (CCA) ALONG WITH WHICH OTHER SYSTEMS GUIDE
AIRCRAFT TO SAFE LANDINGS, EVEN UNDER CONDITION APPROACHING ZERO
VISIBILITY? CORRECT ANSWER GROUND CONTROLLED APPROACH (GCA)
WHICH SYSTEM PROVIDES SAFE AND RELIABLE FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING FOR
PRECISION APPROACH LANDING SYSTEM (PALS)-EQUIPPED CARRIER-BASED AIRCRAFT,
DURING DAYLIGHT OR DARKNESS? CORRECT ANSWER AN/SPS-46(V)1
,HOW MANY UNITS CATEGORIZED INTO FOUR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS DOES THE AN/SPN-
46(V)1 SYSTEM CONSIST OF? CORRECT ANSWER 26
WHICH RADAR SET PROVIDES BOTH AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION DATA FOR PRECISION
APPROACHES TO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS DURING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS?
CORRECT ANSWER AN/SPS-35
WHAT IS A SURVEILLANCE AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR USED ON CARRIERS AND
AMPHIBIOUS -TYPE SHIPS WHICH OPERATES IN A 2-4 GHZ FREQUENCY BAND (S-BAND)
AND PROVIDES AIR NAVIGATIONAL DATA FOR CONTROL AND IDENTIFICATION OF
AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA OF THE SHIP? CORRECT ANSWER AN-SPN-43
WHAT IS A RANGE RATE RADAR SET THAT COMPUTES, INDICATES, AND RECORDS THE
SPEED OF AIRCRAFT MAKING A LANDING APPROACH TO THE CARRIER? CORRECT
ANSWER AN/SPN-44
WHICH PRECISION APPROACH RADAR (PAR) IS USED AT NAVAL AIR STATIONS (NAS) AND
MARINE CORPS AIR STATIONS (MCAS) FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OPERATIONS?
CORRECT ANSWER AN/FPN-63(V)
WHAT IS A POLAR-COORDINATE DISPLAY OF THE SURROUNDING AREA WITH THE ORIGIN
OF THE SWEEP (NORMALLY LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN) REPRESENTING
YOUR RADAR? CORRECT ANSWER PLANNED POSITION INDICATOR (PPI)
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON RADAR INDICATOR GROUP, AT THE TIME OF THIS
PUBLICATION, USED IN THE NAVY? CORRECT ANSWER AN/SPA-25G
WHAT IS A METHOD OF GETTING FROM ONE KNOWN POINT TO SOME DISTANT POINT
KNOWN AS? CORRECT ANSWER NAVIGATION
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION PRIMARILY DEALS WITH FIXING THE LOCATION OF THE
PLATFORM TO ENABLE INSTALLED WEAPON SYSTEMS TO FUNCTION AGAINST
INTENDED TARGETS, PREVENT OWNSHIP LOSS TO OR INTERFERENCE WITH FRIENDLY
WEAPON SYSTEMS, AND COORDINATE OWNSHIP WEAPONS SYSTEMS WITH THOSE OF
OTHER PLATFORMS TO ACHEIVE MAXIMUM EFFECT? CORRECT ANSWER TACTICAL
, WHAT IS THE ESTIMATING OF THE SHIP'S POSITION BETWEEN KNOWN NAVIGATIONAL
POINTS OR FIXES? CORRECT ANSWER DEAD RECKONING
WHICH BRANCH OF NAVIGATION IS A SHIP'S POSITION DETERMINED BY REFERRING TO
LANDMARKS WITH KNOWN POSITIONS ON THE EARTH? CORRECT ANSWER PILOTING
WHICH LONG-DISTANCE RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS USED BY SHIPS AT SEA TO
OBTAIN A POSITION FIX? CORRECT ANSWER LONG RANGE AID TO NAVIGATION
(LORAN)
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION INVOLVES COMPARING THE PHASE ANGLES OF TWO OR
MORE RADIO SIGNALS THAT ARE SYNCHRONIZED TO A COMMON TIME BASE?
CORRECT ANSWER HYBERBOLIC
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY COMPUTES THE LATITUDE AND
LONGITUDE OF THE SHIP BY SENSING ACCELERATION? CORRECT ANSWER SHIPS
INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM (SINS)
WHAT ARE USED TO MEASURE CHANGES IN SPEED OR DIRECTION ALONG THE AXIS IN
WHICH THEY LIE? CORRECT ANSWER ACCELEROMETERS
WHICH MODEL OF SINSs ARE INSTALLED OR BEING INSTALLED ON SURFACE
COMBATANTS AS OF THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION? CORRECT ANSWER AN/WSN-5
WHICH ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE ALLOWED SCIENTISTS TO REALIZE THAT NAVIGATION
BASED ON SATELLITE SIGNALS WAS POSSIBLE? CORRECT ANSWER SPUTNIK I
WHICH ALTITUDE ARE NAVY NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE SYSTEM (NNSS) SATELLITES
PLACED IN A CIRCULAR POLAR ORBIT? CORRECT ANSWER 500-700 NM
WHICH RADIO NAVIGATION SET IS AN AUTOMATIC SHIPBOARD NAVIGATION SET THAT
PROVIDES A CONTINUOUS DISPLAY OF THE SHIP'S POSITION? CORRECT ANSWER
AN/SRN-19 (V) 2
