Ham General License Practice Quiz
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G0A03: How can you determine that your station complies with FCC RF exposure regulations?
By calculation based on FCC OET Bulletin 65
By calculation based on computer modeling
By measurement of field strength using calibrated equipment
All of these choices are correct
G0B08: What should be done by any person preparing to climb a tower that supports electrically powered devices?
Notify the electric company that a person will be working on the tower
Make sure all circuits that supply power to the tower are locked out and tagged
Unground the base of the tower
All of these choices are correct
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
Move to a clear frequency
G1B09: When may an amateur station transmit communications in which the licensee or control operator has a pecuniary (monetary) interest?
When other amateurs are being notified of the sale of apparatus normally used in an amateur station and such activity is not done on a regular basis
Only when there is no other means of communications readily available
When other amateurs are being notified of the sale of any item with a monetary value less than $200 and such activity is not done on a regular basis
Never
G1C04: Which of the following is a limitation on transmitter power on the 14 MHz band?
Only the minimum power necessary to carry out the desired communications should be used
Power must be limited to 200 watts when transmitting between 14.100 MHz and 14.150 MHz
Power should be limited as necessary to avoid interference to another radio service on the frequency
Effective radiated power cannot exceed 3000 watts
G1D04: Which of the following is a requirement for administering a Technician Class operator examination?
At least three VEC accredited General Class or higher VEs must be present
At least two VEC accredited General Class or higher VEs must be present
At least two General Class or higher VEs must be present, but only one need be VEC accredited
At least three VEs of Technician Class or higher must be present
G1E06: Which of the following applies in the event of interference between a coordinated repeater and an uncoordinated repeater?
The licensee of the non-coordinated repeater has primary responsibility to resolve the interference
The licensee of the coordinated repeater has primary responsibility to resolve the interference
Both repeater licensees share equal responsibility to resolve the interference
The frequency coordinator bears primary responsibility to resolve the interference
G2A03: Which of the following is most commonly used for SSB voice communications in the VHF and UHF bands?
Upper sideband
Lower sideband
Vestigial sideband
Double sideband
G2B02: What is the first thing you should do if you are communicating with another amateur station and hear a station in distress break in?
Continue your communication because you were on frequency first
Acknowledge the station in distress and determine what assistance may be needed
Change to a different frequency
Immediately cease all transmissions
G2C10: What does the Q signal "QRQ" mean?
Slow down
Send faster
Zero beat my signal
Quitting operation
G2D02: Which of the following are objectives of the Amateur Auxiliary?
To conduct efficient and orderly amateur licensing examinations
To encourage amateur self regulation and compliance with the rules
To coordinate repeaters for efficient and orderly spectrum usage
To provide emergency and public safety communications
G2E05: Which of the following describes Baudot code?
A 7-bit code with start, stop and parity bits
A code using error detection and correction
A 5-bit code with additional start and stop bits
A code using SELCAL and LISTEN
G3A07: At what point in the solar cycle does the 20 meter band usually support worldwide propagation during daylight hours?
At the summer solstice
Only at the maximum point of the solar cycle
Only at the minimum point of the solar cycle
At any point in the solar cycle
G3B11: What happens to HF propagation when the Lowest Usable Frequency (LUF) exceeds the Maximum Usable Frequency (MUF)?
No HF radio frequency will support ordinary skywave communications over the path
HF communications over the path are enhanced
Double hop propagation along the path is more common
Propagation over the path on all HF frequencies is enhanced
G3C09: What type of radio wave propagation allows a signal to be detected at a distance too far for ground wave propagation but too near for normal sky-wave propagation?
Faraday rotation
Scatter
Sporadic-E skip
Short-path skip
G4A06: What type of device is often used to enable matching the transmitter output to an impedance other than 50 ohms?
Balanced modulator
SWR Bridge
Antenna coupler
Q Multiplier
G4B08: Which of the following instruments may be used to monitor relative RF output when making antenna and transmitter adjustments?
A field-strength meter
An antenna noise bridge
A multimeter
A Q meter
G4C08: Which of the following would reduce RF interference caused by common-mode current on an audio cable?
Placing a ferrite bead around the cable
Adding series capacitors to the conductors
Adding shunt inductors to the conductors
Adding an additional insulating jacket to the cable
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
It is 100 times stronger
G4E09: What is the approximate open-circuit voltage from a modern, well-illuminated photovoltaic cell?
0.02 VDC
0.5 VDC
0.2 VDC
1.38 VDC
G5A03: Which of the following causes opposition to the flow of alternating current in an inductor?
Conductance
Reluctance
Admittance
Reactance
G5B07: Which value of an AC signal results in the same power dissipation as a DC voltage of the same value?
The peak-to-peak value
The peak value
The RMS value
The reciprocal of the RMS value
G5C07: What is the turns ratio of a transformer used to match an audio amplifier having a 600-ohm output impedance to a speaker having a 4-ohm impedance?
12.2 to 1
24.4 to 1
150 to 1
300 to 1
G6A12: What is a common name for an inductor used to help smooth the DC output from the rectifier in a conventional power supply?
Back EMF choke
Repulsion coil
Charging inductor
Filter choke
G6B07: What are the stable operating points for a bipolar transistor used as a switch in a logic circuit?
Its saturation and cut-off regions
Its active region (between the cut-off and saturation regions)
Its peak and valley current points
Its enhancement and deletion modes
G6C13: Which of these connector types is commonly used for RF service at frequencies up to 150 MHz?
Octal
RJ-11
PL-259
DB-25
G7A04: What is the peak-inverse-voltage across the rectifier in a half-wave power supply?
One-half the normal peak output voltage of the power supply
One-half the normal output voltage of the power supply
Equal to the normal output voltage of the power supply
Two times the normal peak output voltage of the power supply
G7B14: Which of the following describes a linear amplifier?
Any RF power amplifier used in conjunction with an amateur transceiver
An amplifier in which the output preserves the input waveform
A Class C high efficiency amplifier
An amplifier used as a frequency multiplier
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
All of the these choices are correct
G8A05: What type of modulation varies the instantaneous power level of the RF signal?
Frequency shift keying
Pulse position modulation
Frequency modulation
Amplitude modulation
G8B09: Why is it good to match receiver bandwidth to the bandwidth of the operating mode?
It is required by FCC rules
It minimizes power consumption in the receiver
It improves impedance matching of the antenna
It results in the best signal to noise ratio
G9A11: What standing wave ratio will result from the connection of a 50-ohm feed line to a non-reactive load having a 50-ohm impedance?
2:1
1:1
50:50
0:0
G9B09: Which of the following is an advantage of a horizontally polarized as compared to vertically polarized HF antenna?
Lower ground reflection losses
Lower feed-point impedance
Shorter Radials
Lower radiation resistance
G9C03: Which statement about a three-element, single-band Yagi antenna is true?
The reflector is normally the shortest parasitic element
The director is normally the shortest parasitic element
The driven element is the longest parasitic element
Low feed-point impedance increases bandwidth
G9D06: Which of the following is an advantage of a log periodic antenna?
Wide bandwidth
Higher gain per element than a Yagi antenna
Harmonic suppression
Polarization diversity
