G0A10: What is one thing that can be done if evaluation shows that a neighbor might receive more than the allowable limit of RF exposure from the main lobe of a directional antenna?

Change from horizontal polarization to vertical polarization

Change from horizontal polarization to circular polarization

Use an antenna with a higher front-to-back ratio

G0B13: What must you do when powering your house from an emergency generator?

Insure that the generator is not grounded

Insure that all lightning grounds are disconnected

All of these choices are correct

G1A11: Which of the following frequencies is available to a control operator holding a General Class license?

28.020 MHz

28.350 MHz

28.550 MHz

G1B11: How does the FCC require an amateur station to be operated in all respects not specifically covered by the Part 97 rules?

In conformance with the rules of the IARU

In conformance with Amateur Radio custom

All of these choices are correct

G1C03: What is the maximum bandwidth permitted by FCC rules for Amateur Radio stations when transmitting on USB frequencies in the 60 meter band?

5.6 kHz

1.8 kHz

3 kHz

G1D03: On which of the following band segments may you operate if you are a Technician Class operator and have a CSCE for General Class privileges?

Only the Technician band segments until your upgrade is posted on the FCC database

Only on the Technician band segments until your license arrives in the mail

On any General or Technician Class band segment except 30 and 60 meters

G1E08: Which of the following is a requirement for a non-licensed person to communicate with a foreign Amateur Radio station from a station with an FCC granted license at which a licensed control operator is present?

Information must be exchanged in English

The control operator must have at least a General Class license

All of these choices are correct

G2A05: Which mode of voice communication is most commonly used on the high frequency amateur bands?

Frequency modulation

Double sideband

Phase modulation

G2B11: What frequency should be used to send a distress call?

Only frequencies authorized for RACES or ARES stations

Only frequencies that are within your operating privileges

Only frequencies used by police, fire or emergency medical services

G2C11: What does the Q signal 'QRV' mean?

You are sending too fast

There is interference on the frequency

I am quitting for the day

G2D04: Which of the following describes an azimuthal projection map?

A world map that shows accurate land masses

A world map that shows the angle at which an amateur satellite crosses the equator

A world map that shows the number of degrees longitude that an amateur satellite appears to move westward at the equator with each orbit

G2E08: What segment of the 80 meter band is most commonly used for data transmissions?

3500 ' 3525 kHz

3700 ' 3750 kHz

3775 ' 3825 kHz

G3A04: Which of the following amateur radio HF frequencies are least reliable for long distance communications during periods of low solar activity?

3.5 MHz and lower

7 MHz

10 MHz

G3B07: What does LUF stand for?

The Longest Universal Function for communications between two points

The Lowest Usable Frequency during a 24 hour period

The Longest Universal Function during a 24 hour period

G3C02: Where on the Earth do ionospheric layers reach their maximum height?

Where the Sun is on the opposite side of the Earth

Where the Sun is rising

Where the Sun has just set

G4A02: What is one advantage of selecting the opposite or "reverse" sideband when receiving CW signals on a typical HF transceiver?

Interference from impulse noise will be eliminated

More stations can be accommodated within a given signal passband

Accidental out of band operation can be prevented

G4B02: Which of the following is an advantage of an oscilloscope versus a digital voltmeter?

An oscilloscope uses less power

Complex impedances can be easily measured

Input impedance is much lower

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

G4D05: How does an S meter reading of 20 dB over S-9 compare to an S-9 signal, assuming a properly calibrated S meter?

It is 10 times weaker

It is 20 times weaker

It is 20 times stronger

G4E10: What is the reason a series diode is connected between a solar panel and a storage battery that is being charged by the panel?

The diode serves to regulate the charging voltage to prevent overcharge

The diode limits the current flowing from the panel to a safe value

The diode greatly increases the efficiency during times of high illumination

G5A04: Which of the following causes opposition to the flow of alternating current in a capacitor?

Conductance

Reluctance

Admittance

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

G5C15: What is the total resistance of a 10 ohm, a 20 ohm, and a 50 ohm resistor in parallel?

0.17 ohms

10000 ohms

80 ohms

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

G6B14: What is the minimum allowable discharge voltage for maximum life of a standard 12 volt lead acid battery?

6 volts

8.5 volts

12 volts

G6C11: What is a microprocessor?

A low power analog signal processor used as a microwave detector

A microwave detector, amplifier, and local oscillator on a single integrated circuit

A low voltage amplifier used in a microwave transmitter modulator stage

G7A01: What safety feature does a power-supply bleeder resistor provide?

It acts as a fuse for excess voltage

It removes shock hazards from the induction coils

It eliminates ground-loop current

G7B12: Which of these classes of amplifiers has the highest efficiency?

Class A

Class B

Class AB

G7C02: Which circuit is used to combine signals from the carrier oscillator and speech amplifier and send the result to the filter in a typical single-sideband phone transmitter?

Discriminator

Detector

IF amplifier

G8A12: What signal(s) would be found at the output of a properly adjusted balanced modulator?

Either upper or lower sideband, but not both

Both upper and lower sidebands and the carrier

The modulating signal and the unmodulated carrier

G8B12: What is the relationship between transmitted symbol rate and bandwidth?

Symbol rate and bandwidth are not related

Lower symbol rates require higher bandwidth

Bandwidth is constant for data mode signals

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

G9B06: Where should the radial wires of a ground-mounted vertical antenna system be placed?

As high as possible above the ground

Parallel to the antenna element

At the top of the antenna

G9C18: What happens when the feed point of a quad antenna is changed from the center of either horizontal wire to the center of either vertical wire?

The polarization of the radiated signal changes from vertical to horizontal

The direction of the main lobe is reversed

The radiated signal changes to an omnidirectional pattern

G9D09: Which of the following is an application for a Beverage antenna?

Directional transmitting for low HF bands

Portable direction finding at higher HF frequencies

Portable direction finding at lower HF frequencies