ELEMENT IV

1. What reading on an SWR meter indicates perfect impedance match between the antenna and feed line?
C. 1 to 1
2. Which of the following precautions should be taken when measuring circuit resistance with an ohmmeter?
B. Ensure that the circuit is not powered
3. What is the minimum safe distance from a power line when installing an antenna?
D. So that if the antenna falls unexpectedly, no part of it can come closer than 10 feet to the power wires.
4. What is an instance in which the use of an instrument with analog readout may be preffered over an instrument with a numerical digital readout?
D. When adjusting turned circuits. - Justification: for trend measurements, like tune for peak or dip an analog meter beats the digital meter.
5. What type of filter should be connected to a TV receiver as the first step in trying to prevent RF overload from a nearby 2 M transmitter?
D. Band-reject filter
6. What is the source of a high-pitched whine that varies with engine speed in a mobile transceiver's receive audio?
B. The alternator
7. Which of the following controls could be used if the voice pitch of a single-sideband signal seems to high or low?
D. The receiver RIT or clarifier
8. Which of the following is a common used of coaxial cable?
B. Carry RF signals between a radio and antenna
9. Which instrument is used to measure electrical current?
D. An ammeter
10. What could be used in place of a regular speaker to help you copy signals in a noisy area?
C. A set of headphones
11. Where should __________transceiver's power negative connection be made?
A. At the back _______ block ground strap
12. Which of the following can be used to enter the operating frequency of a modern transceiver?
A. The keypad or VFO knob
13. Which of the following measurements are commonly used using a multimeter?
D. Voltage and resistance
14. What signals are used to conduct a two-tone test?
B. Two non-harmonically related audio signals
15. Which of the following can be the result of an incorrectly adjusted speech processor?
D. All of these choices are correct
16. Which of the following frequencies is in the 12 meter band?
D. 24.940 Mhz
17. Which of the following is true concerning access to frequencies?
C. No one has priority access to frequencies, common should be a guide
18. How can a ground loop be avoided
D.
ELEMENT III
1. What is the unit of voltage?
A. Volt
2. What is the unit of current?
B. Ampere
3. What is the unit of resistance?
C. Ohm
4. What is the unit of capacitance?
A. Farad
5. What is the unit of Inductance?
D. Henry
6. What is the unit of power?
B. Watt
7. What is the unit of frequency?
A. Hertz
8. What is the symbol used to denote voltage?
C. V
9. What is the symbol to denote current?
D. I
10. What is the unit symbol used to denote Resistance?
A. Greek letter omega
11. What is the unit symbol used to denote capacitance?
D. F
12. What is the unit symbol used to denote Inductance?
B. H
13. What is the unit symbol used to denote power?
B. W
14. What is the unit symbol used to denote frequency?
A. Hz
15. What component in a schematic diagram is represented by capital letter "L"?
A. Inductor
17. What component in a schematic diagram is represented by capital letter "M"?
C. Resistor
18. What is the formula to derive power, given the values of voltage and current?
B. Power=Current x Voltage
19. What is the formula to derive voltage, given values of current and resistance?
C. Voltage = current x resistance
20. Given the values for Power and current, what is the formula to determine the voltage?
D. Voltage = power/current
21. Given the values for power and voltage, what is the formula to determine the current?
A. Current = power/voltage
22. What is the formula to determine resistance if the values of voltage and current are provided?
B. Resistance = voltage / current
23. What is the formula to determine if the values of voltage and resistance are provided?
C. Current = voltage / resistance
24. What type of circuit that has its component junctions connected side by side?
D. Series circuit
25. What type of circuit that has component junctions at a common point?
D. Parallel circuit
27. What is the symbol used to denote "micro" in measurements?
B. Greek letter "miu"
27. What is the symbol used to denote"kilo" in measurements?
A. K
28. What is the symbol used to denote "mega" in measurements?
C. M
29. What is the symbol used to denote "milli" in measurements?
A. M
30. What is the symbol used to denote "giga" in measurements?
B. G
31. What is a good conductor of electricity?
A. Copper
32. What is a good insulator of electricity?
A. Rubber
33. In what manner can a 55 microfarad value capacitor also be written?
C. 55 uf
34. In what manner can a 168 megohm value resistor also be written?
B. 168 M
35. In what manner can a 1.2 gigahertz frequency also be written?
A. 1.2 GHz
36. In what manner can 325 kilohm resistor also be written?
C. 325 K
37. In what manner can 888 milliwatt power value also be written?
D. 888 mW
38. In what manner can a 1000 volt value can also be written?
A. 1KV
39. In what manner can a 1 watt power value can also be written?
B. 1000 mV
40. What is the good source of DC power supply?
D. Battery
41. What device or instrument is used to measure voltage in a circuit?
B. Voltmeter
42. What device or instrument is used to measure current in a circuit?
D. Ammeter
43. What device or instrument is used to measure the resistance value of a circuit?
A. Ohmmeter
44. How must a voltmeter be connected in order to measure the voltage of a component in a circuit?
C. Parallel to the component
45. How must a ammeter be connected in order to measure the current of a component in a circuit?
A. Series to the component
46. Wht electric value remains constant in a SERIES circuit?
A. Current
47. What electric value remains constant in a PARALLEL CIRCUIT?
B. VOLTAGE
48. What is the value of the resistor having the color bands as follows: violet-violet-blue-no color?
A. 77 mega-ohms
49. What is the value of the resistor having the color bands as follows: brown-red-yellow-no color?
A. 120 kilo-ohms
50. What is the value of the resistor having the color bands as follows: Orange-black-red-no color?
A. 300 ohms
51. What is the value of the resistor having the color band as follows: yellow-violet-violet-no color?
B. 470 Mefa-ohms
52. What is the value of the resistor having the color band as follows: black-brown-black-no color?
B. 1 ohm
53. What is the value of the resistor having the color band as follows: green-black-black-no color?
B 50 ohms
54. What is the value of the resistor having the color band as follows: gray-gray-orange-no color?
B. 88 kilo-ohms
55. What is the value of the resistor having the color band as follows: white-white-black-no color?
B. 99 ohms
56. What is the value of the resistor having the color band as follows: green-green-orange-no color?
C. 55 kilo-ohms
57. What is the value of the resistor having the color band as follows: red-red-brown-no color?
A. 220 ohms
58. What symbol denotes the positive polarity of a battery?
A. Plus sign(+)
59. What is the symbol denotes the negative polarity of a battery?
B. Minus sign(-)
60. What wire color often connects to a positive polarity of a battery source?
C. Red
61. What wire color often connects to a negative polarity of a battery source?
D. Black
62. What component is used to turn a circuit on or off?
B. Switch
63. What is the meaning of A.C in electricity?
A. Alternating Current
64. What is the meaning of D.C in Electricity?
B. Direct Current
65. What electrical value can be conducted if one reads 5 amperes on a component?
D. Current Value
66. What is the total inductance of 3 inductors connected in series with the following values: 3mH, 5mH and 22mH?
C. 30 my
67. What is the total inductance of 2 inductors - valued at 20 mH each and are connected in parallel?
D. 10mH
68. What is the total capacitance of 2 capacitors connected in series with the following values: C1=100mF, C2= 100mF?
B. 50 MF
69. What is the capacitance of a 3 capacitors connected in a parallel with the following values: C1=100mF, C2=100mF, C3=100mF?
A. 300mF
70. What is the total capacitance of 3 capacitors connected in parallel with the following: C=100mF, C2=200mF, C3=300mF?
D. 600mF
71. What is the total inductance of 2 pieces of 5mH inductors, connected in series?
C. 10mH
72. What is the total current of a circuit having a voltage source of 10V and a total resistance of 10 ohms?
A. 1A
73. What is the total voltage of a circuit having a .5A current flowing through a 70 ohms resistor?
D. Capacitance value
74. What electrical value can be concluded if one reads 5 micro farad on a component?
D. Capacitance value
75. What electrical value can be concluded if one reads 50 Watts on a component?
B. Power value
76. What electrical value can be concluded if one reads 77 Henry on a component?
A. Inductance Value
77. If one sees a plus (+) on a terminal of a battery, what is the polarity of this terminal?
A. Positive polarity
78. What is the total power dissipated by a load resistor supplied by 48V source and having a total current of 1A flow through it?
B. 48 Watts
79. What is the voltage across a load dissipating 15W of power and consumes 3A of current?
C. 5V
80. What is the current flowing through a load having a 12V measurement across it and dissipates 4W of power?
D. 0.333 A
81. In what component does one commonly find the resistance value in a circuit?
C. Resistor
82. In what component does one find the inductance value in a circuit?
B. Inductor
83. In what component does one commonly find the capacitance value in a circuit?
A. Capacitor
84. What are included in the high frequency range?
A. 3 MHz
85. What are included in the very high frequency range?
B. 30 MHz - 300 MHz
86. What are included in the ultra high frequency range?
C. 300 MHz - 3000 MHz
87. What is another way of writing 3000 MHz?
A. 3 GHz
88. If one sees a minus (-) sign on terminal of a battery, what is the polarity of this terminal?
B. Negative polarity
89. What does the acronym HF represent reference to frequency ranges?
B. High frequency
90. What does acronym VHF represent reference to frequency ranges?
A. Very high frequency
91. What does the acronym UHF represent reference to frequency ranges?
B. Ultra high frequency
92. In what frequency range does the 144 MHz phases shift keying signal belonging too?
D. VHF
ELEMENT II
1. On November 11, 1931, what law did the Philippine Legislature enact which is known as the Radio Control Law of the Philippines?
C. Act No. 3846
2. What is the government agency which grants permits for the use of radio frequencies for wireless telephone and telegraph systems and radio
communication systems including amateur radio stations and radio television broadcasting systems?
D. National Telecommunications Commission
3. What is the United Nations agency based in Geneva, Switzerland which coordinates the global use of the radio spectrum?
D. ITU
4. The Philippine is under what ITU region?
C. Region III
5. Who is illegible to use the amateur frequency bands allocated by the rules and regulations governing the Amateur radio service in this country?
D. Only duly licensed amateurs
6. What is the maximum effectivity period of license NTC may issue to a new qualified applicant or for renewal of license with appropriate
applications submitted?
C. 3 years
7. When should the application of renewal of the amateur license be filed before expiration?
B. At least 30 days
8. An expired license of not less than how many years maybe renewed upon filing of renewal application and payment to NTC of the prescribed fees
and sub charges with no requirement to retake the examinations and retaining the assigned call sign?
A. 2 years
9. After how many years may an expired license be renewed, subject to the payment of fess and sub charges and the assignment of a different call
sign from that of the former license without retaking the examination?
B. More than 2years but not led than 5 years
10. What may an amateur , whose license has expired for more than 5 years, do to become licensed again ( subject to the assignment of a different
call sign?
C. Pass the appropriate examination and pay prescribed fees for a new license to NTC
11. What type of modification of the amateur license can be filed with the NTC?
D. All of the above
12. What application should be filed with the NTC when an amateur license has been lost, mutilated or destroyed?
B. Duplicate license
13. What do you call a requirement before an amateur radio license is renewed to show proof of his/her involvement in any amateur radio activities?
C. Proof of amateur activity
14. A class amateur shall be authorized to operate on HF fixed radio station with output power not exceeding how much on single sideband
suppressed carrier?
B. 200 watts PEP
15. What general subject is covered by element 3 for class C examination?
C. Fundamentals of electronics and electricity
16. A class C amateur shall authorized to operate on HF fixed radio station with an output power not exceeding how much on CW?
B. 100 watts
17. What frequency range on 2 meter VHF can be used by amateurs in the Philippines?
A. 144,000 - 146, 000 MHz
18. What frequency range on 40 metre can be used by amateurs in the Philippines?
D. 7,000-7,200 MHz
19. What frequency range on 15 meter HF can be used by amateurs in the Philippines?
B. 21, 000-21,450 MHz
20. A class C amateur radio license is also known as ______ ?
C. Technical Class
21. What rating must a candidate obtain to pass the written examination provided that the rating of not less than 50% is received for any of the
prescribed elements?
A. 70%
22. What is the distinctive identification carried by all transmissios in the amateur radio service consisting of numbers and letters assigned by NTC?
C. Call sign
23. A class B amateur license is also known as _______?
B. General class
24. On what month does the expiration of a license issued by NTC fall, except those with privileges?
C. License's birth month
25. A class A amateur license is also known as _______ ?
A. Advance class
26. How many classes of amateurs are there in the Philippines?
C. 3
27. The technical class is known as _____?
C. Class C
28. If a class C amateur passes the examination for an upgrade to Class B, how does he effect the upgrade in his license?
D. Modification of amateur license
29. How should frequency bands allocated to a particular class of amateurs be used by duly authorized amateurs?
D. Non-interference basis
30. To facilitate the reception of distress calls using the emergency frequency on 2 meters, transmissions should be kept to a minimum and for how
long?
D. Not exceeding 1 minute
31. What should be an amateur without distress traffic do on the emergency frequency on 2 meters to make sure no distress traffic is taking place?
C. Listen for a reasonable period transmitting
32. When is a citizens of another country qualified to take the examination and apply for an amateur license here ?
C. When his country extends the same privilege to Filipino nationals as far as examination is concerned
33. Who in the amateur radio service is called an amateur or an amateur radio operator?
D. A person interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest
34. A radio station in the amateur service installed at specified fixed location and operated to communicate with amateur mobile station, amateur
portable station or another amateur fixed radio station is an ______?
C. Amateur fixed radio station
35. A radio station in the amateur service installed on board a vehicle or vessel and intended to be used while in motion or during halts at
unspecified points is an ______?
B. Amateur mobile station
36. What is the amateur station so designed that it may conveniently be moved about from place to place or personally carried and be operated
while in motion or temporary halts
C. Amateur portable station
37. What term means telecommunications by means of radio waves conducted by or among authorized amateurs on a non commercial basis?
D. Amateur radio communications
38. What is defined as a radio communication service using space stations on earth satellites the same purpose as those of the amateur radio
service?
B. Amateur satellite service
39. What is the general term applied to the use of radio waves?
A. Radio
40. What is defined as a reasonably complete and sufficient combination of distinct radio equipment intended for or capable of being used either for
transmission or reception of radio signals or both?
C. Radio apparatus
41. A station with one or more transmitters, receivers or combination of transmitters or receivers including the accessory equipment authorized at a
location for carrying on a radio communication service?
C. Radio station
42. The term of any transmission, immission, and reception of signs, signals, writings, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire,
radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems?
A. Telecommunications
43. Who is a class A amateur duly appointed board of a club or association to supervise and control the proper use of the fixed station of that
association or club?
44. What is the distress signal for radio telegraphy?
C. SOS
45. What is the distress signal for radio telephony?
D. Mayday
46. Into how amateur radio districts is the Philippines divided ?
D. 9
47. Baguio city belongs to what amateur radio district?
A. District 2
48. Dumaguete city is under what amateur radio district?
B. District 7
49. Bicol is in what amateur radio district?
D. District 4
50. Batangas is under what amateur radio district?
D. District 1
51. What provices belong to amateur radio district 6?
C. Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Capiz
52. If an amateur with a DU9XX call sign drives to Baguio city for a day, how should he identify his mobile station when transmitting in
radiotelephony?
C. DUIXX mobile 2
53. If an amateur with a DU9XX call sign operates temporarily a portable station in Zamboanga for less than a month, how should he identify in
radio telephony?
A. DU9XX portable 8
Where should be the amateur radio station license placed in the radio station?
C. Posted in a conspicuous place
55. When in any person permitted to transmit by voice while operating the amateur of a licensee?
B. When the lincensee controls directly the entire operation in accordance with proper amateur practice
56. What is strictly prohibited under the rules governing operation of amateur station?
D. All of the above
57. What shall an amateur do upon knowing his station is causing harmful interference to the operation of any existing station?
C. Cease operation immediately
58. What appropriate steps can the NTC take on the harmful interference caused by an amateur station?
All of the above
59. For how long is a portable operation allowed in any other area without obtaining a specific author?
A. Month
60. What is required if a continuous portable operation exceeds four (4) months in any other area?
C. Modification of the station license
61. NTC may grant the authorization to install and operate a repeater to whom?
D. Only to duly recognized amateur associations, clubs or societies
62. A least how many licensed members must a club have, as one of the requirements, to be accredited by the NTC?
C. 25
63. An amateur who is a citizen or foreign country may be authorized to operate temporarily in the Philippines provided he is a holder of a license
issued by the government and his country provides the same privilege to Filipino nationals. What do you call this partnership or arrangements on
amateur licensing between two countries?
B. Reciprocal Agreement
64. Which of the following is a ground for suspension/revocation of an amateur license?
D. All of the above
65. To secure a class B amateur license, a registered electronics and communications engineer shall be required to pass the examination for what
element?
B. Element II
66. What element shall be required from a holder of a valid 1st /2nd class commercial radiotelegraph operator certificate to pass to secure a class B
amateur license?
B. Element II
67. What is DW, DV, DU in a formation of amateur call sign?
B. Prefix
68. For an amateur call sign DU1ABC, what is the suffix?
D. 1ABC
69. Which one below is a valid amateur call sign in the Philippines?
D. DW1SWA
70. How much shall NTC fine any person who had been found to have violated the law with illegal possession and illegal transmission of an
amateur transceiver?
D. 2,000 and or imprisonment of more than 2 years for each and every offence
71. How much shall NTC fine a firm, company, corporation or association found to have illegally purchased a based transceiver?
C. P5,000
72. When shall an amateur make his station and document available for NTC inspection?
A. Any time upon request by an NTC representative or inspectors with a mission order
73. In April 2011, NTC issued Memorandum Circular 04-03-2011 on some frequencies which shall be used at times of disasters and national
emergencies: Which frequencies on 2m and 40 m shall be used by amateurs as calling frequencies under this MC?
B. 144.740 & 7.095 MHZ
74. What is not among the frequency bands allocated to the amateur radio service?
D. 25.000-27.990 MHZ
75. What document is issued by NTC authorizing possession of a radio transmitter or receiver?
C. Permit to possess
76. What is a document is issued by NTC authorizing the holder to purchase a radio transmitter or transceivers?
D. Purchase permit
77. What is required if a person wants to sell or transfer his transmitter or transceiver to another on a single transaction?
C. He must obtain a permit to sell or transfer from the NTC
78. What is the federation of national amateur radio societies worldwide which serves as the watchdog and spokesperson for the world amateur
radio community in the international level, wherein the Philippines is under its region 3?
D. IARU
79. What size of the call sign characters of the fixed amateur radio station shall be posted at the entrance to the premises?
B. At least 10 cm high
80. What size of the call sign characters shall be posted on the windshield of a vehicle or vessel of a mobile station?
C. At least 5.08 cm high
81. What size of the call sign characters shall be posted on the equipment itself for a portable station?
D. At least 0.635 cm
82. What is the coverage of element IV for class C examination?
C. Amateur radio practice
83. DU1XX had transferred is fixed station to pangasinan and after 4 months had his license modified. What should his new call sign be?
D. DU2XX
84. What document shall a duly accredited amateur club enter into with NTC for the management of its members in the proper use of the amateur
frequency bands and prevention of harmful interference?
B. Memorandum of agreement
85. What are some provinces under amateur district 4?
C. Camarines Notre, Catanduanes, Sorsogon
86. What regions are under amateur district 8?
A. Region IX, Region XII
87. How does DU1XX operating temporarily for 30 days in Ilocos Sur identify his station?
D. All of the above
88. Which element is not prescribed for class C examination?
A. Element I
89. If a class C amateur applies for renewal of his license for another 3 years but its 14 months expired and the prescribed license fee is P144.00 per
year, how much shall he pay NTC for his radio station license excluding filing fee?
C. P648
90. What do you call a radio station in the amateur service installed at a specified fixed location and operated to communicate with an amateur
mobile station, potable station or another amateur stations?
A. Amateur Fixed station
91. In an amateur band,what kind of messages should be transmitted?
C. Commercial and broadcast messages
92. To facilitate the reception of distress calls, all transmission on 145 MHz shall be kept to a minimum and shall not exceed how long?
C. 1 minute
93. The Philippines is divided into how many amateur radio districts?
B. 9
94. How long must be a radio logbook be kept?
A. 5 years
95. How long should a radio logbook with distress traffic be kept?
A. 5 years
96. What is the combination of letters and numbers to identify a radio station known as ?
D. Call sign
97. What government agency is responsible for the regulation of the amateur radio service?
C. NTC
98. What is one of the frequencies of the emergency channel on the 2 meter band?
B. 145 MHz +/-25 kHz
99. What is an amateur radio station intended to be used for operation during unspecified halts or while in motion?
A. Mobile station
100. What is the maximum number of letter in the suffix of a call sign does NTC issue?
C. 3

22. Under which of the following circumstances are amateur stations authorized to transmit signals related to broadcast, program production, or
news gathering, assuming no other means is available?
A. Only where such communication directly relate to immediate safety of human life or protection of property.
23. What might cause erratic changes in SWR readings?
B. A loose connection in an antenna or a feed line
24. How is an ammeter usually connected to na circuit?
A. In series with the circuit
25. What, in general terms , is standing waves ratio (SWR)?
A. A measure of how long well a load is matched to a transmission line
26. What should you do if you receive a report that your station's transmissions are causing splatter or interference on nearby frequencies?
D. Check your transmitter for off-frequency operation nor spurious emisions
27. Where must a filter be installed to reduce harmonic emissions?
A. Between the transmitter and the antenna
28. What electrical component is used to connect or disconnect electrical circuits?
B.
36. Which of the following can be determined with a field strength meter?
B. The radiation pattern of an antenna
37. What are the typical characteristic impedance of coaxial cables used for antenna feed lines at amateur station?
B. 50&75
38. What brief statement is often used in place of "CQ" to indicate that you are listening on a repeater?
B. Say your call sign
39. Which of the following is common practice during net operations to get the emmediate attention of the net control station when reporting an
emergency?
C. Begin your transmission with "priority" or 'emergency' followed by your call sign
40. What is the formula for converting frequency to wavelength in meters?
D. Wavelength in meters equals 300 divided by frequency in megahertz
41. Which of the following describes the common meaning of the term "repeater offset"?
C. The difference between the repeater's transmit and frequencies
42. Which of the following types of solder is best for radio and electronic use?
C. Rosin-core solder
43. Which of these items would be useful for a hidden transmitter hunt?
B. A directional antenna
44. What does antenna tuner do?
A. It matches the antenna system impedance to the transceiver's output impedance
45. Which of the following is a common use for the dual VFO feature on a transceiver?
C. To permit ease of monitoring the transmit and receive frequencies when they are not the same
46. What is an advantage of a digital voltmeter as compared to an analog voltmeter?
C. Better precision for most uses
47. What could be a symptom of a ground loop somewhere in your station?
A. You receive reports of ""hum" on your station's transmitted signal
48. What does an S-meter measure?
C. Received signal strength
49. Which of the following phone emissions uses the narrowest frequency bandwidth?
A. Single sideband
50. What is the appropriate length for a 1/2 wave dipole antenna cut for 3.550 MHz?
C. 131 feet
51. What is a logic probe?
A. A probe used for analyzing and trouble shooting logical state
52. An oscilloscope displays signals in what format?
A. Amplitude level and time duration
53. A grid-lip meter/solid state dip meter measures what parameter?
C. Resonant frequency of an LC tank circuit
54. Where do we use a frequency counter?
D. All of the above
55. What Is intermodulation interference?
B. Interference caused by the combining several signals in a nonlinear device producing unwanted frequencies
56. What is a receiver desensitization?
D. Overloading of a receiver front-end by a strong off-channel signal causing a reduction in sensitivity
57. What is cross-modulation?
A. The transfer of the amplitude modulation of a strong unwanted carrier onto the wanted carrier caused by non-linearity in the RF amplifier or
mixer of a receiver
58. What type of electical circuit is created when a fuse blows?
C. An open circuit
59. What term describes the process of combining an information signal with a radio signal?
B. Modulation
60. What is the meaning of "Your signal is full quieting?
A. Your signal is strong enough to overcome all receiver noise
61. If you are told your amateur station is causing television interference, what should you do?
A. First make sure your station is operating properly, and it does not cause interference to your own television
62. How many hertz are there in a kilohertz?
C. 1000
63. Approximately how long is the driven element of a Yagi antenna?
C. 1/2 wavelength
64. What could happen to your transceiver if you replace its blown 5 amp AC line fuse with a 30 amp fuse?
C.
72. What circuit blocks RF energy above and below certain limits?
A. A band-pass filter
73. Which of the following devices would you need to conduct Amateur radio communications using a data emissions?
B. A computer
74. What is a coaxial cable?
D. A center wire inside an insulating material covered by a metal sleeve or shield
75. What does a "TR switch means?
C. A transmit-receive change-over switch
76. What is a capture effect?
B. A phenomenon in FM reception in which only the stronger of two signals at, or near, the same frequency will be demodulated
77. What is used to test the linearity and output power of an SSB transceiver?
C. Two-tone sine wave test
78. A logic probe has three LED's (light emitting diode), red, green and amber, what does a flashing amber light indicate?
A. A pulse signal
79. What does a spectrum analyzer test instrument display?
B. Frequency domain waveforms
80. Why do we use a dummy load?
D. All of. The above choices
81. What is frequency drift?
D. All of the above choices
82. What is frequency tolerance?
A. Initial deviation of a crystal or oscillator frequency as compared to the absolute at 25°C
83. What does the term "frequency Stability Over Temperature means?
A. Frequency tolerance with respect to a range of temperature measured in PPM or parts per million
84. What does a term "Selectivity" means?
D. It is the ability of a receiver to a distinguish between a signal at the desired frequency and signals at adjacent frequencies
85. What does the term "Receiver Sensitivity" means?
A. It is a measure of a receiver's ability to reproduce very weak signals
86. What safety equipment item should you always add to home built equipment that is powered from 230 volt AC lines?
A. A fuse or circuit breaker in series with the equipment
87. What is the most important safety precaution to take when putting up an antenna tower?
D. Look for and stay clear of any overhead electrical wires
88. To avoid excessively high human exposure to RF Fields, how should amateur antennas generally be mounted?
B. As far away from accessible areas as possible
89. What are the frequency limits of the 2-meter band in ITU region 3?
D. 144,000-146,000 MHz
90. Considering RF safety, what precaution should you take whenever you make adjustmets to the feed line of a directional antenna system?
A. Be sure no one can activate the transmitter
91. If you are in the next control station of a daily HF net, what should you do if the frequency on which you normally meet is in use just before the
net begins?
C. Conduct the net on a clear frequency 3 to 5 kHz away from the regular net frequency
92. What is the purpose of the VOX sensitivity control?
C. To set the audio level at which the transmitter activates
93. What is the best instrument to use to check the signal quality of a CW or single sideband phone transmitter?
A. A monitoring oscilloscope
94. Which of the following statements about station grounding is true?
C. RF hotspot can occur in a station located above the ground floor if the equipment is grounded by a long ground wire
95. If a single sideband phone transmitter is 100% modulated , what will a speech processor do to the transmitter's power?
A. It will increase the output PEP
96. Why is it best not to draw the DC power for a 100- watt HF transceiver from an automobiles cigarette lighter socket?
B. The socket's wiring may not be adequate for the current being drawn by the transceiver
97. Which of the following is an advantage of a switched-mode power supply as compared to a linear power supply?
C. The relatively high frequency power oscillator allows the use of small, light weight and low cost transformers in the switched-mode supply
98. What would be the SWR if you feed a vertical antenna that has a 25-ohm feed point impedance with 50-ohm coaxial cable?
A. 2:1/2:01
99. What RF safety precaution should you take before beginning repairs on an antenna?
B. Be sure to turn off the transmitter and disconnect the feedline.
100. What is the best reason to use a headset with an attached microphone and VOX control when using a mobile station?
A. For safer, hands free operations
101. What is a device used for radiating electromagnetic signals fed into it from a radio transmitter into space, or for capturing a small portion of the
RF energy from space and then feeding it into a receiver for subsequent processing?
C. Antenna
102. What is an electromechanical device having one or more contacts that are opened and closed by a magnetic field generated by its own built-in
electromagnet that can be activated by an external circuit?
A. Relay
100. In a condition of series resonance, we can measure a current flow through that is ______.
A. Maximum
101. The best device for storing energy in a magnetic field is _______.
C. Coil
102. In a cathode ray tube that were popular before the time of LCD monitos, electrons are made to slam into the inner surface of the screen by
_____.
C. Strong electrostatic field
103. In a cathode ray tube, the electron beam is deflected to draw lines on the screen by a yoke made form coils of wire that uses _______.
B. Electromagnetic field