ELEMENT 5

No.

Question

In the emiision designation F3E, the number 3 denotes ______.

Bandwidth of the
modulating signal

Which transmission has the narrowest bandwidth?

A3E

A3J

From the choices listed, what emission type do Amateur radio

Operatiors in the 144 MHz band commonly use to
communicate locally with using voice communications or
telephony?

QPSK

FSK

An electromagnetic field can be plotted graphically on the

_______ axis.

type of channel in this

frequency modulation
case one channel

F3E

X and Y axis of a graph X, Y, Z axis of a graph Y and Z axis of a graph X and Z axis of a graph

6
7

300, 000, 00 meters per second is the speed of light in

________.

How many symbols does the decimal numbering system have?

21 meters

3.57 meters

7.14 meters

air

water

vacuum

none

10

16

10

What is the frequency of a signal having a wavelength of 10.6

meters?

11

What emission type do Amateur Radio Operators in the HF

band commonly use to communicate with each other using
voice communications or telephony?

12

The positive peak of the wave signal is also known

3.8 MHz

28.3 MHz

29.3 MHz

Continuous Wave

Frequency Shift
Keying

Single Side Band

Trough

13

14

How many symbols does the Hexadecimal numbering system

have?

15

To reduce key clicks, the best technique is to ___________.

16

What is the wavelength of the frequency 435 MHz?

17

A sine wave with a peak voltage of 5 Volts has been measured.

What is the RMS value of this wave?

18

What emission type do Amateur Radio Operators in the HF

band commonly use to communicate with each other using
telegraphy or Morse Code?

19

A dBI unit specification in antennas denotes the antenna gain

reference to the ________.

10

16

7 meters

0.7 meter

21.1342 meters

25.8 meters

5 Volts

10 Volts

2.5 Volts

Continuous Wave

Frequency Shift
Keying

Single Side Band

Isotropic Wave

Isopole radiator

Marconi radiator

20

A sine wave with a peak-to-peak voltage of 20 Volts has been

measured. What is the RMS value of this sine wave?

10

7.07 Volts

20 Volts

3.6 MHz

26.3 MHz

1.2 GHz

25.68 MHz

166.67 meters

160 meters

160 centimeters

26.68 meters

7 meters

0.7 meter

21.1342 meters

26.68 meters

21

What is the frequency of a signal having a wavelength of 0.25

meters?

22

What is the wavelength of the frequency 1800 KHz?

23

What is the wavelegnth of a signal whose central carrier is

monitored at 14.195 MHz

24

The negative peak of the wave signal is also known as ______.

Floor

25

Which is a VHF amateur band allocation?

70 cm

trough

23 cm

6 meter band

10 meter band

ELEMENT 6
No.

Question

LCD

LED

Transistor

what is the device use to convert sound waves into electrical

signals?

Microphone

A CMOS logic circuit will generally have a fan-out of ______.

All quartz crystals used in communications, rely on utilizing the

_______.

The closest semiconductor "equivalent" to a vacuum tube

triode is ________.

What is a semiconductor device with both the active and

passive elements contained in a single package to perform a
complete electronic function?

lower than a standard

higher than a standard
7400 TTL (transistor7400 TTL
transistor logic

photoelectric effect

hall effect

piezoelectric effect

an NPN bipolar
transistor

a silicon controlled
rectifier

a field effect transistor

Printed Circuit Board

Integrated Circuit (IC)

Microphone

The very popular SANWA 360TR analod multimeter and its

various clones utilizes the D'Arsonval-Weston meter movement
which is basically ________.

moving magnet
system

moving coil system

tangent galvanometer

In electronics components, capacitors and inductors have

reactance. Capacitors do not like a sudden change in _______.

applied voltage

current flowing
through it

less than 1

Faraday effect

10

Resistor

What is a resistor with a continuously adjustible resistance

used for volume of brightness control?

Potentiometer

11

12

13

14

15

16

inefficient
performance

decreased
capacitance value

decreased current
capacity

production of gasses
in the electrolyte
which can cause an
explotion

17

What is a p-n device which is like a rectifier diode except that it

is usually intended to indicate flow of current, as a power ON
indicator or condition of a circuit?

LED

Loudspeaker

Microphone

LCD

18

What is an electrical device consisting of two or more coils

coupled together by magnetic induction usually converting
220V AC line to a lower secondary winding voltage for DC
power supplies?

Transformer

Turning Coil

Relay

Electromagnet

19

What is a protective device having a short length of wire that

melts when the current that passes through it exceeds a
predetermined (rated) value?

Terminal Post

Soldering Lead

Pilot Lamp

Fuse

20

The zener diode serves as a good simple voltage reference

because it maintains a relatively constant voltage across it
when ______.

forward biased

reverse biased

unbiased

biased by ___
alternating ___

21

What device is used in electronic circuits to introduce

inductance, frequently found in tuning and filter circuits?

Transistor

Coil

Thermistor

22

LCD (liquid crystal display) digital multimeters are fast replacing

D'Arsonval Weston analog meter, LCDs feature a sealed glass
panel containing a "liquid crystal". The molecules of the liquied
crystal are made to twist so that they can channel light
between two polarizing plastic sheets by subjecting them to
_______.

fluctuating magnetic
field

steady magnetic field

23

Although made obsolete with the invention of the diac, what

non-solid state device is a good component to use in
comparing SCRs (silicon controlled rectifier) and TRIACs?

gas triode

neon lamp

zener diode

24

Which of these works on the same principle as a CFL (compact

fluprescent lamp)?

light emitting diode

25

What is a two terminal device that conducts current easier in

only one direction?

Fuse

incandescent lamp

neon lamp

ELEMENT 7
No.

How does the feed-point impedance of a 1/2 wave dipole

antenna change as the antenna is lowered from 1/4 wave
above ground?

It peaks at about 1/2

wavelength above
ground

1 steadily increases

1 steadily decreases

To make your call sign easily copied when using voice

transmission, what should you do?

use any words which

use standard
start with the same
international
letters as your call
phonetics for each
sign for each letter of
letter of your call sign
your call

What does the expression "CQ DX" usually mean?

Question

Which of the following is a use for the IF shift control on a

receiver

What is the meaning of the Q signal "QRS"?

talk louder

A distress call

The caller is listening

for a station in
Germany

The caller is listening

for a Phillipine club
station

To change frequency
rapidly

To tune in stations
that are slightly off
frequency without
changing your
transmit frequency

To avoid interference
of stations very close
to the receive
frequency

Interfernce from static

Send more slowly

Send RST ____

Which of the following is a disadvantage of multiband

antennas?

They have poor

harmonic rejection

They must be used

with an antenna tuner

When is an amateur station allowed to use any means at its

disposal to assist another station in distress?

At any time when

transmitting to an
organized net

Only on authorized HF
frequencies

Which of the following (_____________________) would be

the best for a 100-watt HF mobile installation?

Which of the following frequencies is available to an amateur

radio operator holding a General Class license?

10

Which of these connector types is commonly used for RF

service at frequencies up to 146 MHz?

Octal

11

What would be the SWR if you feed a vertical antenna that has
a 25-ohm feed point impedance with 50-ohm coaxial cable?

1.04

12

What is meant by the term "73"?

28.020 MHz

Long Distance

13

What is the speed of Morse Code profienciency testing for

Class B?

5 WPM

14

15

16

If you are in contact with another station and you hear an

emergency call for help on your frequency. What should you
do?

______ the calling

Tell the calling station
station to the nearest
that the frequency is
emergency net
in use
frequency

17

What is the meaning of the abbreviation signal "K"?

"any station transmit"

it disrupts
it disrupts signals on
communications via
lower frequencies
satellite more than
more than those on
direct communications higher frequencies

18

19

"all received
correctly"

What does "connected" mean in a packet-radio link?

A telephone link is
working between the
two station

"end of message"

"called station only

transmit?

None because only

it enhances
areas on the negative
propagation on all HF
side of the Earth has
frequencies
affected

A transmitting station
A transmitting and
a message has
is sending date to only
receiving stations
reached an amateur one receiving station,
using a ___ no other
station for local
it repllies that the
station take place
delivery
date is being received
____ ____ ____
correctly

20

What information is contained in a station log?

Date and Time of

contact

Call sign of the station

contacted and the
signal report given

_____ _____
frequency of the
contact

what do you mean when using a signal report?

Recovery signal
strength tempo

Recovery signal speed

tone

Readibility signal
speed, tempo

Only messages for

other licensed
amateurs

Any message, as long

as the amateur
operator is not paid

Any message, as long

as the text of the
message is recorded
in the station log

21

22

23

24

25

Acknowledge the
station in distress and
Change to a different Immediately cease all
determine what
frequency
transmissions
assistance may be
needed

All of the choices