G0A01: What is one way that RF energy can affect human body tissue?

It causes radiation poisoning

It causes the blood count to reach a dangerously low level

It cools body tissue

G0B14: Which of the following is covered by the National Electrical Code?

Acceptable bandwidth limits

Acceptable modulation limits

RF exposure limits of the human body

G1A04: Which of the following amateur bands is restricted to communication on only specific channels, rather than frequency ranges?

11 meters

12 meters

30 meters

G1B03: Which of the following is a purpose of a beacon station as identified in the FCC Rules?

Automatic identification of repeaters

Transmission of bulletins of general interest to Amateur Radio licensees

Identifying net frequencies

G1C11: What is the maximum symbol rate permitted for RTTY or data emission transmissions on the 2 meter band?

56 kilobaud

1200 baud

300 baud

G1D07: Volunteer Examiners are accredited by what organization?

The Federal Communications Commission

The Universal Licensing System

The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

G1E09: What language must you use when identifying your station if you are using a language other than English in making a contact using phone emission?

The language being used for the contact

Any language if the US has a third party agreement with that country

Any language of a country that is a member of the ITU

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)

G2B01: Which of the following is true concerning access to frequencies?

Nets always have priority

QSO's in process always have priority

Contest operations must always yield to non-contest use of frequencies

G2C07: When sending CW, what does a 'C' mean when added to the RST report?

Report was read from S meter reading rather than estimated

100 percent copy

Key clicks

G2D05: When is it permissible to communicate with amateur stations in countries outside the areas administered by the Federal Communications Commission?

Only when the foreign country has a formal third party agreement filed with the FCC

When the contact is with amateurs in any country as long as the communication is conducted in English

Only when the foreign country is a member of the International Amateur Radio Union

G2E10: What is a major advantage of MFSK16 compared to other digital modes?

It is much higher speed than RTTY

It is much narrower bandwidth than most digital modes

It has built-in error correction

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

G3B02: Which of the following is a good indicator of the possibility of sky-wave propagation on the 6 meter band?

Long skip sky-wave propagation on the 10 meter band

Severe attenuation of signals on the 10 meter band

Long delayed echoes on the 10 meter band

G3C01: Which of the following ionospheric layers is closest to the surface of the Earth?

The E layer

The F1 layer

The F2 layer

G4A10: What is the purpose of an electronic keyer?

Automatic transmit/receive switching

VOX operation

Computer interface for PSK and RTTY operation

G4B05: Why is high input impedance desirable for a voltmeter?

It improves the frequency response

It decreases battery consumption in the meter

It improves the resolution of the readings

G4C09: How can a ground loop be avoided?

Connect all ground conductors in series

Connect the AC neutral conductor to the ground wire

Avoid using lock washers and star washers when making ground connections

G4D04: What does an S meter measure?

Conductance

Impedance

Transmitter power output

G4E08: What is the name of the process by which sunlight is changed directly into electricity?

Photon emission

Photosynthesis

Photon decomposition

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

G5B11: What is the ratio of peak envelope power to average power for an unmodulated carrier?

.707

1.414

2.00

G5C04: What is the total resistance of three 100-ohm resistors in parallel?

.30 ohms

.33 ohms

300 ohms

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

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

G6C06: Which of the following describes an integrated circuit operational amplifier?

Digital

MMIC

Programmable Logic

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

Symbol 1

Symbol 7

Symbol 11

G7B14: Which of the following describes a linear amplifier?

Any RF power amplifier used in conjunction with an amateur transceiver

A Class C high efficiency amplifier

An amplifier used as a frequency multiplier

G7C10: How is Digital Signal Processor filtering accomplished?

By using direct signal phasing

By differential spurious phasing

By converting the signal from digital to analog and taking the difference of mixing products

G8A02: What is the name of the process that changes the phase angle of an RF wave to convey information?

Phase convolution

Angle convolution

Radian inversion

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

G9A05: How does the attenuation of coaxial cable change as the frequency of the signal it is carrying increases?

It is independent of frequency

It decreases

It reaches a maximum at approximately 18 MHz

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

G9C09: What is the approximate maximum theoretical forward gain of a three element, single-band Yagi antenna?

9.7 dBd

5.4 times the gain of a dipole

All of these choices are correct

G9D06: Which of the following is an advantage of a log periodic antenna?

Higher gain per element than a Yagi antenna

Harmonic suppression

Polarization diversity