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

G0B05: Which of the following conditions will cause a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) to disconnect the 120 or 240 Volt AC line power to a device?

Current flowing from one or more of the hot wires to the neutral wire

Over-voltage on the hot wire

All of these choices are correct

G1A02: On which of the following bands is phone operation prohibited?

160 meters

17 meters

12 meters

G1B09: When may an amateur station transmit communications in which the licensee or control operator has a pecuniary (monetary) interest?

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

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

G1D10: What is the minimum age that one must be to qualify as an accredited Volunteer Examiner?

12 years

21 years

There is no age limit

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

G2A06: Which of the following is an advantage when using single sideband as compared to other analog voice modes on the HF amateur bands?

Very high fidelity voice modulation

Ease of tuning on receive and immunity to impulse noise

Less subject to static crashes (atmospherics)

G2B03: If propagation changes during your contact and you notice increasing interference from other activity on the same frequency, what should you do?

Tell the interfering stations to change frequency

Report the interference to your local Amateur Auxiliary Coordinator

Increase power to overcome interference

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

SK

BK

KN

G2D10: What is QRP operation?

Remote piloted model control

Transmission using Quick Response Protocol

Traffic relay procedure net operation

G2E12: How does the receiving station respond to an ARQ data mode packet containing errors?

Terminates the contact

Sends the packet back to the transmitting station

Requests a change in transmitting protocol

G3A05: What is the solar-flux index?

A measure of the highest frequency that is useful for ionospheric propagation between two points on the Earth

A count of sunspots which is adjusted for solar emissions

Another name for the American sunspot number

G3B03: Which of the following applies when selecting a frequency for lowest attenuation when transmitting on HF?

Select a frequency just above the LUF

Select a frequency just below the critical frequency

Select a frequency just above the critical frequency

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

Sporadic-E skip

Short-path skip

G4A12: Which of the following is a common use for the dual VFO feature on a transceiver?

To allow transmitting on two frequencies at once

To permit full duplex operation, that is transmitting and receiving at the same time

To facilitate computer interface

G4B07: Which of the following might be a use for a field strength meter?

A modulation monitor for a frequency or phase modulation transmitter

An overmodulation indicator for a SSB transmitter

A keying indicator for a RTTY or packet transmitter

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

G4D08: What frequency range is occupied by a 3 kHz LSB signal when the displayed carrier frequency is set to 7.178 MHz?

7.178 to 7.181 MHz

7.178 to 7.184 MHz

7.1765 to 7.1795 MHz

G4E07: Which of the following is the most likely to cause interfering signals to be heard in the receiver of an HF mobile installation in a recent model vehicle?

The battery charging system

The anti-lock braking system

The anti-theft circuitry

G5A06: How does a capacitor react to AC?

As the frequency of the applied AC increases, the reactance increases

As the amplitude of the applied AC increases, the reactance increases

As the amplitude of the applied AC increases, the reactance decreases

G5B01: A two-times increase or decrease in power results in a change of how many dB?

Approximately 2 dB

Approximately 6 dB

Approximately 12 dB

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

G6A07: Which of the following is a reason not to use wire-wound resistors in an RF circuit?

The resistor's tolerance value would not be adequate for such a circuit

The resistor could overheat

The resistor's internal capacitance would detune the circuit

G6B06: Which of the following is an advantage of using a Schottky diode in an RF switching circuit as compared to a standard silicon diode?

Lower inductance

Longer switching times

Higher breakdown voltage

G6C16: Which of the following describes a type-N connector?

A small bayonet connector used for data circuits

A threaded connector used for hydraulic systems

An audio connector used in surround-sound installations

G7A06: What portion of the AC cycle is converted to DC by a full-wave rectifier?

90 degrees

180 degrees

270 degrees

G7B04: Which of the following describes the function of a two input NOR gate?

Output is high when either or both inputs are low

Output is high only when both inputs are high

Output is low only when both inputs are high

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

G8A10: What is meant by flat-topping of a single-sideband phone transmission?

Signal distortion caused by insufficient collector current

The transmitter's automatic level control is properly adjusted

The transmitter's carrier is properly suppressed

G8B04: What is the name of the stage in a VHF FM transmitter that generates a harmonic of a lower frequency signal to reach the desired operating frequency?

Mixer

Reactance modulator

Pre-emphasis network

G9A10: What standing wave ratio will result from the connection of a 50-ohm feed line to a non-reactive load having a 10-ohm impedance?

2:1

50:1

1:5

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

G9C17: Approximately how long is each leg of a symmetrical delta-loop antenna?

1/4 wavelength

1/2 wavelength

2/3 wavelength

G9D07: Which of the following describes a log periodic antenna?

Impedance varies periodically as a function of frequency

Gain varies logarithmically as a function of frequency

SWR varies periodically as a function of boom length