G0A13: What precaution should be taken when installing a ground-mounted antenna?

It should not be installed higher than you can reach

It should not be installed in a wet area

It should limited to 10 feet in height

G0B06: Why must the metal enclosure of every item of station equipment be grounded?

It prevents blowing of fuses in case of an internal short circuit

It prevents signal overload

It ensures that the neutral wire is grounded

G1A13: Which, if any, amateur band is shared with the Citizens Radio Service?

10 meters

12 meters

15 meters

G1B02: With which of the following conditions must beacon stations comply?

A beacon station may not use automatic control

The frequency must be coordinated with the National Beacon Organization

The frequency must be posted on the Internet or published in a national periodical

G1C06: Which of the following is a limitation on transmitter power on 1.8 MHz band?

200 watts PEP output

1000 watts PEP output

1200 watts PEP output

G1D02: What license examinations may you administer when you are an accredited VE holding a General Class operator license?

General and Technician

General only

Extra, General and Technician

G1E07: With which foreign countries is third party traffic prohibited, except for messages directly involving emergencies or disaster relief communications?

Countries in ITU Region 2

Countries in ITU Region 1

Any country which is not a member of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)

G2A09: Why do most amateur stations use lower sideband on the 160, 75 and 40 meter bands?

Lower sideband is more efficient than upper sideband at these frequencies

Lower sideband is the only sideband legal on these frequency bands

Because it is fully compatible with an AM detector

G2B07: Which of the following complies with good amateur practice when choosing a frequency on which to initiate a call?

Check to see if the channel is assigned to another station

Identify your station by transmitting your call sign at least 3 times

All of these choices are correct

G2C08: What prosign is sent to indicate the end of a formal message when using CW?

SK

BK

KN

G2D03: What skills learned during 'hidden transmitter hunts' are of help to the Amateur Auxiliary?

Identification of out of band operation

Identification of different call signs

Hunters have an opportunity to transmit on non-amateur frequencies

G2E11: What does the abbreviation "MFSK" stand for?

Manual Frequency Shift Keying

Manual Frequency Sideband Keying

Multi (or Multiple) Frequency Sideband Keying

G3A10: What causes HF propagation conditions to vary periodically in a 28-day cycle?

Long term oscillations in the upper atmosphere

Cyclic variation in the Earth's radiation belts

The position of the Moon in its orbit

G3B05: What usually happens to radio waves with frequencies below the Maximum Usable Frequency (MUF) and above the Lowest Usable Frequency (LUF) when they are sent into the ionosphere?

They pass through the ionosphere

They are amplified by interaction with the ionosphere

They are bent and trapped in the ionosphere to circle the Earth

G3C07: What makes HF scatter signals often sound distorted?

The ionospheric layer involved is unstable

Ground waves are absorbing much of the signal

The E-region is not present

G4A01: What is the purpose of the "notch filter" found on many HF transceivers?

To restrict the transmitter voice bandwidth

To eliminate receiver interference from impulse noise sources

To enhance the reception of a specific frequency on a crowded band

G4B13: What is a use for an antenna analyzer other than measuring the SWR of an antenna system?

Measuring the front to back ratio of an antenna

Measuring the turns ratio of a power transformer

Determining the gain of a directional antenna

G4C03: What sound is heard from an audio device or telephone if there is interference from a nearby single-sideband phone transmitter?

A steady hum whenever the transmitter is on the air

On-and-off humming or clicking

Clearly audible speech

G4D07: How much must the power output of a transmitter be raised to change the S- meter reading on a distant receiver from S8 to S9?

Approximately 1.5 times

Approximately 2 times

Approximately 8 times

G4E04: Why is it best NOT to draw the DC power for a 100-watt HF transceiver from an automobile's auxiliary power socket?

The socket is not wired with an RF-shielded power cable

The DC polarity of the socket is reversed from the polarity of modern HF

Drawing more than 50 watts from this socket could cause the engine to overheat

G5A01: What is impedance?

The electric charge stored by a capacitor

The inverse of resistance

The force of repulsion between two similar electric fields

G5B11: What is the ratio of peak envelope power to average power for an unmodulated carrier?

.707

1.414

2.00

G5C13: Which of the following components should be added to a capacitor to increase the capacitance?

An inductor in series

A resistor in series

A capacitor in series

G6A04: Which of the following is an advantage of an electrolytic capacitor?

Tight tolerance

Non-polarized

Inexpensive RF capacitor

G6B05: What is the approximate junction threshold voltage of a conventional silicon diode?

0.1 volt

0.3 volts

1.0 volts

G6C12: Which of the following connectors would be a good choice for a serial data port?

PL-259

Type N

Type SMA

G7A03: What is the peak-inverse-voltage across the rectifiers in a full-wave bridge power supply?

One-quarter the normal output voltage of the power supply

Half the normal output voltage of the power supply

Double the normal peak output voltage of the power supply

G7B03: Which of the following describes the function of a two input AND gate?

Output is high when either or both inputs are low

Output is low when either or both inputs are high

Output is low only when both inputs are high

G7C11: What is meant by the term "software defined radio" (SDR)?

A radio which provides computer interface for automatic logging of band and frequency

A radio which uses crystal filters designed using software

A computer model which can simulate performance of a radio to aid in the design process

G8A11: What happens to the RF carrier signal when a modulating audio signal is applied to an FM transmitter?

The carrier frequency changes proportionally to the amplitude and frequency of the modulating signal

The carrier amplitude changes proportionally to the instantaneous frequency of the modulating signal

The carrier phase changes proportionally to the instantaneous amplitude of the modulating signal

G8B01: What receiver stage combines a 14.250 MHz input signal with a 13.795 MHz oscillator signal to produce a 455 kHz intermediate frequency (IF) signal?

BFO

VFO

Discriminator

G9A03: What is the characteristic impedance of flat ribbon TV type twinlead?

50 ohms

75 ohms

100 ohms

G9B05: How does antenna height affect the horizontal (azimuthal) radiation pattern of a horizontal dipole HF antenna?

If the antenna is too high, the pattern becomes unpredictable

Antenna height has no effect on the pattern

If the antenna is less than 1/2 wavelength high, radiation off the ends of the wire is eliminated

G9C08: What is meant by the "main lobe" of a directive antenna?

The magnitude of the maximum vertical angle of radiation

The point of maximum current in a radiating antenna element

The maximum voltage standing wave point on a radiating element

G9D11: Which of the following is a disadvantage of multiband antennas?

They present low impedance on all design frequencies

They must be used with an antenna tuner

They must be fed with open wire line