T0A06: What is a good way to guard against electrical shock at your station?

Use three-wire cords and plugs for all AC powered equipment

Connect all AC powered station equipment to a common safety ground

Use a circuit protected by a ground-fault interrupter

T0B10: Which of the following is true concerning grounding conductors used for lightning protection?

Only non-insulated wire must be used

Wires must be carefully routed with precise right-angle bends

Common grounds must be avoided

T0C09: How can you make sure your station stays in compliance with RF safety regulations?

By informing the FCC of any changes made in your station

By making sure your antennas have low SWR

All of these choices are correct

T1A04: Which of the following meets the FCC definition of harmful interference?

Radio transmissions that annoy users of a repeater

Unwanted radio transmissions that cause costly harm to radio station apparatus

Static from lightning storms

T1B09: Why should you not set your transmit frequency to be exactly at the edge of an amateur band or sub-band?

To allow for calibration error in the transmitter frequency display

So that modulation sidebands do not extend beyond the band edge

To allow for transmitter frequency drift

T1C02: Which of the following is a valid US amateur radio station call sign?

KMA3505

KDKA

11Q1176

T1D06: Which of the following types of transmissions are prohibited?

Transmissions to establish one-way communications

Transmissions to establish model aircraft control

Transmissions for third party communications

T1E02: Who is eligible to be the control operator of an amateur station?

Only a person holding an amateur service license from any country that belongs to the United Nations

Only a citizen of the United States

Only a person over the age of 18

T1F07: Which of the following restrictions apply when appending a self-assigned call sign indicator?

It must be more than three letters and less than five letters

It must be less than five letters

It must start with the letters AA through AL, K, N, or W and be not less than two characters or more than five characters in length

T2A07: Which of the following is true when making a test transmission?

Station identification is not required if the transmission is less than 15 seconds

Station identification is not required if the transmission is less than 1 watt

Station identification is required only if your station can be heard

T2B10: What is the "Q" signal used to indicate that you are receiving interference from other stations?

QRN

QTH

QSB

T2C07: What should you do to minimize disruptions to an emergency traffic net once you have checked in?

Whenever the net frequency is quiet, announce your call sign and location

Move 5 kHz away from the net's frequency and use high power to ask other hams to keep clear of the net frequency

Wait until the net frequency is quiet, then ask for any emergency traffic for your area

T3A03: What antenna polarization is normally used for long-distance weak-signal CW and SSB contacts using the VHF and UHF bands?

Right-hand circular

Left-hand circular

Vertical

T3B06: What is the formula for converting frequency to wavelength in meters?

Wavelength in meters equals frequency in hertz multiplied by 300

Wavelength in meters equals frequency in hertz divided by 300

Wavelength in meters equals frequency in megahertz divided by 300

T3C01: Why are "direct" (not via a repeater) UHF signals rarely heard from stations outside your local coverage area?

They are too weak to go very far

FCC regulations prohibit them from going more than 50 miles

They collide with trees and shrubbery and fade out

T4A04: Where must a filter be installed to reduce harmonic emissions?

Between the receiver and the transmitter

At the station power supply

At the microphone

T4B01: What may happen if a transmitter is operated with the microphone gain set too high?

The output power might be too high

The frequency might vary

The SWR might increase

T5A04: What is the name for a current that flows only in one direction?

Alternating current

Normal current

Smooth current

T5B04: How many volts are equal to one microvolt?

One million volts

One thousand kilovolts

One one-thousandth of a volt

T5C04: What is the basic unit of inductance?

The coulomb

The farad

The ohm

T5D01: What formula is used to calculate current in a circuit?

Current (I) equals voltage (E) multiplied by resistance (R)

Current (I) equals voltage (E) added to resistance (R)

Current (I) equals voltage (E) minus resistance (R)

T6A01: What electrical component is used to oppose the flow of current in a DC circuit?

Inductor

Voltmeter

Transformer

T6B02: What electronic component allows current to flow in only one direction?

Resistor

Fuse

Driven Element

T6C07: What is component 8 in figure T2?

Resistor

Inductor

Regulator IC

T6D11: Which of the following is a common use of coaxial cable?

Carry dc power from a vehicle battery to a mobile radio

Secure masts, tubing, and other cylindrical objects on towers

Connect data signals from a TNC to a computer

T7A08: Which of the following circuits combines a speech signal and an RF carrier?

Beat frequency oscillator

Discriminator

Noise blanker

T7B10: What might be the problem if you receive a report that your audio signal through the repeater is distorted or unintelligible?

Your transmitter may be slightly off frequency

Your batteries may be running low

You could be in a bad location

T7C01: What is the primary purpose of a dummy load?

To prevent over-modulation of your transmitter

To improve the radiation from your antenna

To improve the signal to noise ratio of your receiver

T7D10: What is probably happening when an ohmmeter, connected across a circuit, initially indicates a low resistance and then shows increasing resistance with time?

The ohmmeter is defective

The circuit contains a large inductor

The circuit is a relaxation oscillator

T8A02: What type of modulation is most commonly used for VHF packet radio transmissions?

SSB

AM

Spread Spectrum

T8B02: How much transmitter power should be used on the uplink frequency of an amateur satellite or space station?

The maximum power of your transmitter

No more than half the rating of your linear amplifier

Never more than 1 watt

T8C06: For what purpose is a temporary "1 by 1" format (letter-number-letter) call sign assigned?

To designate an experimental station

To honor a deceased relative who was a radio amateur

All of these choices are correct

T8D05: Which of the following emission modes may be used by a Technician Class operator between 219 and 220 MHz?

Spread spectrum

SSB voice

Fast-scan television

T9A09: What is the approximate length, in inches, of a 6 meter 1/2-wavelength wire dipole antenna?

6

50

236

T9B07: Which of the following is true of PL-259 type coax connectors?

They are good for UHF frequencies

They are water tight

They are a bayonet type connector