T0A02: How does current flowing through the body cause a health hazard?

By heating tissue

It disrupts the electrical functions of cells

It causes involuntary muscle contractions

T0B02: What is a good precaution to observe before climbing an antenna tower?

Make sure that you wear a grounded wrist strap

Remove all tower grounding connections

All of the these choices are correct

T0C05: Why do exposure limits vary with frequency?

Lower frequency RF fields have more energy than higher frequency fields

Lower frequency RF fields do not penetrate the human body

Higher frequency RF fields are transient in nature

T1A06: What is the FCC Part 97 definition of telecommand?

An instruction bulletin issued by the FCC

A one-way radio transmission of measurements at a distance from the measuring instrument

An instruction from a VEC

T1B11: What emission modes are permitted in the mode-restricted sub-bands at 50.0 to 50.1 MHz and 144.0 to 144.1 MHz?

CW and RTTY

SSB only

CW and SSB

T1C07: What may result when correspondence from the FCC is returned as undeliverable because the grantee failed to provide the correct mailing address?

Fine or imprisonment

Require the licensee to be re-examined

A reduction of one rank in operator class

T1D09: Under which of the following circumstances are amateur stations authorized to transmit signals related to broadcasting, program production, or news gathering, assuming no other means is available?

Only when broadcasting communications to or from the space shuttle.

Only where noncommercial programming is gathered and supplied exclusively to the National Public Radio network

Only when using amateur repeaters linked to the Internet

T1E03: Who must designate the station control operator?

The FCC

The frequency coordinator

The ITU

T1F02: When using tactical identifiers, how often must your station transmit the station's FCC-assigned call sign?

Never, the tactical call is sufficient

Once during every hour

At the end of every communication

T2A01: What is the most common repeater frequency offset in the 2 meter band?

plus 500 kHz

minus 500 kHz

Only plus 600 kHz

T2B05: What determines the amount of deviation of an FM signal?

Both the frequency and amplitude of the modulating signal

The frequency of the modulating signal

The relative phase of the modulating signal and the carrier

T2C10: What is the preamble in a formal traffic message?

The first paragraph of the message text

The message number

The priority handling indicator for the message

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

T3B03: What are the two components of a radio wave?

AC and DC

Voltage and current

Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation

T3C06: What mode is responsible for allowing over-the-horizon VHF and UHF communications to ranges of approximately 300 miles on a regular basis?

D layer refraction

F2 layer refraction

Faraday rotation

T4A02: What could be used in place of a regular speaker to help you copy signals in a noisy area?

A video display

A low pass filter

A boom microphone

T4B03: What is the purpose of the squelch control on a transceiver?

To set the highest level of volume desired

To set the transmitter power level

To adjust the automatic gain control

T5A01: Electrical current is measured in which of the following units?

Volts

Watts

Ohms

T5B09: What is the approximate amount of change, measured in decibels (dB), of a power increase from 5 watts to 10 watts?

2 dB

5 dB

10 dB

T5C06: What is the abbreviation that refers to radio frequency signals of all types?

AF

HF

VHF

T5D11: What is the voltage across a 10-ohm resistor if a current of 1 ampere flows through it?

1 volt

11 volts

9 volts

T6A09: What electrical component is used to protect other circuit components from current overloads?

Capacitor

Shield

Inductor

T6B10: Which semiconductor component has an emitter electrode?

Field effect transistor

Silicon diode

Bridge rectifier

T6C06: What is component 6 in figure T2?

Resistor

Regulator IC

Transistor

T6D01: Which of the following devices or circuits changes an alternating current into a varying direct current signal?

Transformer

Amplifier

Reflector

T7A12: Which term describes the ability of a receiver to discriminate between multiple signals?

Tuning rate

Sensitivity

Noise floor

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

T7C06: What does an SWR reading of 4:1 mean?

An antenna loss of 4 dB

A good impedance match

An antenna gain of 4

T7D02: What is the correct way to connect a voltmeter to a circuit?

In series with the circuit

In quadrature with the circuit

In phase with the circuit

T8A10: What is the typical bandwidth of analog fast-scan TV transmissions on the 70 cm band?

More than 10 MHz

About 3 MHz

About 1 MHz

T8B01: Who may be the control operator of a station communicating through an amateur satellite or space station?

Only an Amateur Extra Class operator

A General Class licensee or higher licensee who has a satellite operator certification

Only an Amateur Extra Class operator who is also an AMSAT member

T8C03: What popular operating activity involves contacting as many stations as possible during a specified period of time?

Net operations

Public service events

Simulated emergency exercises

T8D02: What does the term APRS mean?

Associated Public Radio Station

Auto Planning Radio Set-up

Advanced Polar Radio System

T9A10: In which direction is the radiation strongest from a half-wave dipole antenna in free space?

Equally in all directions

Off the ends of the antenna

In the direction of the feedline

T9B01: Why is it important to have a low SWR in an antenna system that uses coaxial cable feedline?

To reduce television interference

To prolong antenna life

All of these choices are correct