G0A11: What precaution should you take if you install an indoor transmitting antenna?

Locate the antenna close to your operating position to minimize feed-line radiation

Position the antenna along the edge of a wall to reduce parasitic radiation

No special precautions are necessary if SSB and CW are the only modes used

G0B04: Which of the following is a primary reason for not placing a gasoline-fueled generator inside an occupied area?

Danger of engine over torque

Lack of oxygen for adequate combustion

Lack of nitrogen for adequate combustion

G1A15: What is the appropriate action if, when operating on either the 30 or 60 meter bands, a station in the primary service interferes with your contact?

Notify the FCC's regional Engineer in Charge of the interference

Increase your transmitter's power to overcome the interference

Attempt to contact the station and request that it stop the interference

G1B04: Which of the following must be true before amateur stations may provide communications to broadcasters for dissemination to the public?

The communications must be approved by a local emergency preparedness official and conducted on officially designated frequencies

The FCC must have declared a state of emergency

All of these choices are correct

G1C09: What is the maximum symbol rate permitted for RTTY or data emission transmitted on the 1.25 meter and 70 centimeter bands?

19.6 kilobaud

1200 baud

300 baud

G1D01: Which of the following is a proper way to identify when transmitting using phone on General Class frequencies if you have a CSCE for the required elements but your upgrade from Technician has not appeared in the FCC database?

Give your call sign followed by the words "General Class"

No special identification is needed

Give your call sign followed the abbreviation 'CSCE'

G1E03: In what ITU region is operation in the 7.175 to 7.300 MHz band permitted for a control operator holding an FCC-issued General Class license?

Region 1

Region 3

All three regions

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

G2B06: What is a practical way to avoid harmful interference when selecting a frequency to call CQ on CW or phone?

Listen for 2 minutes before calling CQ

Send the letter "V" in Morse code several times and listen for a response

Send 'QSY' on CW or if using phone, announce 'the frequency is in use', then send your call and listen for a response

G2C04: What does it mean when a CW operator sends "CL" at the end of a transmission?

Keep frequency clear

Operating full break-in

Listening only for a specific station or stations

G2D11: Which HF antenna would be the best to use for minimizing interference?

A quarter-wave vertical antenna

An isotropic antenna

An omnidirectional antenna

G2E03: What part of a data packet contains the routing and handling information?

Directory

Preamble

Footer

G3A12: What does the K-index indicate?

The relative position of sunspots on the surface of the Sun

The stability of the Sun's magnetic field

The solar radio flux at Boulder, Colorado

G3B09: What is the approximate maximum distance along the Earth's surface that is normally covered in one hop using the F2 region?

180 miles

1,200 miles

12,000 miles

G3C05: Why is long distance communication on the 40, 60, 80 and 160 meter bands more difficult during the day?

The F layer absorbs signals at these frequencies during daylight hours

The F layer is unstable during daylight hours

The E layer is unstable during daylight hours

G4A07: What condition can lead to permanent damage when using a solid-state RF power amplifier?

Exceeding the Maximum Usable Frequency

Low input SWR

Shorting the input signal to ground

G4B15: What type of transmitter performance does a two-tone test analyze?

Carrier and undesired sideband suppression

Percentage of frequency modulation

Percentage of carrier phase shift

G4C07: What is one good way to avoid unwanted effects of stray RF energy in an amateur station?

Install an RF filter in series with the ground wire

Use a ground loop for best conductivity

Install a few ferrite beads on the ground wire where it connects to your station

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

G4E06: What is one disadvantage of using a shortened mobile antenna as opposed to a full size antenna?

Short antennas are more likely to cause distortion of transmitted signals

Short antennas can only receive vertically polarized signals

Harmonic radiation may increase

G5A10: What unit is used to measure impedance?

Volt

Ampere

Watt

G5B14: What is the output PEP from a transmitter if an oscilloscope measures 500 volts peak-to-peak across a 50-ohm resistor connected to the transmitter output?

8.75 watts

2500 watts

5000 watts

G5C12: What is the capacitance of a 20 microfarad capacitor in series with a 50 microfarad capacitor?

.07 microfarads

70 microfarads

1000 microfarads

G6A11: Why would it be important to minimize the mutual inductance between two inductors?

To increase the energy transfer between circuits

To reduce conducted emissions

To increase the self-resonant frequency of the inductors

G6B10: Which element of a triode vacuum tube is used to regulate the flow of electrons between cathode and plate?

Heater

Screen Grid

Trigger electrode

G6C01: Which of the following is an analog integrated circuit?

NAND Gate

Microprocessor

Frequency Counter

G7A11: Which symbol in figure G7-1 represents an NPN junction transistor?

Symbol 1

Symbol 7

Symbol 11

G7B02: Which of the following is an advantage of using the binary system when processing digital signals?

The binary number system is most accurate

Binary numbers are more compatible with analog circuitry

All of these choices are correct

G7C09: Which of the following is needed for a Digital Signal Processor IF filter?

An analog to digital converter

A digital to analog converter

A digital processor chip

G8A05: What type of modulation varies the instantaneous power level of the RF signal?

Frequency shift keying

Pulse position modulation

Frequency modulation

G8B05: Why isn't frequency modulated (FM) phone used below 29.5 MHz?

The transmitter efficiency for this mode is low

Harmonics could not be attenuated to practical levels

The frequency stability would not be adequate

G9A09: What standing wave ratio will result from the connection of a 50-ohm feed line to a non-reactive load having a 200-ohm impedance?

1:4

2:1

1:2

G9B12: What is the approximate length for a 1/4-wave vertical antenna cut for 28.5 MHz?

11 feet

16 feet

21 feet

G9C07: What does "front-to-back ratio" mean in reference to a Yagi antenna?

The number of directors versus the number of reflectors

The relative position of the driven element with respect to the reflectors and directors

The ratio of forward gain to dipole gain

G9D08: Why is a Beverage antenna not used for transmitting?

Its impedance is too low for effective matching

It has poor directivity

All of these choices are correct