G0A09: What type of instrument can be used to accurately measure an RF field?

A receiver with an S meter

A betascope with a dummy antenna calibrated at 50 ohms

An oscilloscope with a high-stability crystal marker generator

G0B01: Which wire or wires in a four-conductor line cord should be attached to fuses or circuit breakers in a device operated from a 240-VAC single-phase source?

Only the neutral wire

Only the ground wire

All wires

G1A07: Which of the following frequencies is within the General Class portion of the 75 meter phone band?

1875 kHz

3750 kHz

4005 kHz

G1B05: When may music be transmitted by an amateur station?

At any time, as long as it produces no spurious emissions

When it is unintentionally transmitted from the background at the transmitter

When it is transmitted on frequencies above 1215 MHz

G1C01: What is the maximum transmitting power an amateur station may use on 10.140 MHz?

1000 watts PEP output

1500 watts PEP output

2000 watts PEP output

G1D09: How long is a Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE) valid for exam element credit?

30 days

180 days

For as long as your current license is valid

G1E07: With which foreign countries is third party traffic prohibited, except for messages directly involving emergencies or disaster relief communications?

Countries in ITU Region 2

Countries in ITU Region 1

Any country which is not a member of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)

G2A11: What does the expression "CQ DX" usually indicate?

A general call for any station

The caller is listening for a station in Germany

A distress call

G2B05: What is the customary minimum frequency separation between SSB signals under normal conditions?

Between 150 and 500 Hz

Approximately 6 kHz

Approximately 10 kHz

G2C04: What does it mean when a CW operator sends "CL" at the end of a transmission?

Keep frequency clear

Operating full break-in

Listening only for a specific station or stations

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

G3A01: What is the sunspot number?

A 3 digit identifier which is used to track individual sunspots

A measure of the radio flux from the Sun measured at 10.7 cm

A measure of the sunspot count based on radio flux measurements

G3B10: What is the approximate maximum distance along the Earth's surface that is normally covered in one hop using the E region?

180 miles

2,500 miles

12,000 miles

G3C12: Which ionospheric layer is the most absorbent of long skip signals during daylight hours on frequencies below 10 MHz?

The F2 layer

The F1 layer

The E layer

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

Q Multiplier

G4B16: What signals are used to conduct a two-tone test?

Two audio signals of the same frequency shifted 90-degrees

Two swept frequency tones

Two audio frequency range square wave signals of equal amplitude

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

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

G4E06: What is one disadvantage of using a shortened mobile antenna as opposed to a full size antenna?

Short antennas are more likely to cause distortion of transmitted signals

Short antennas can only receive vertically polarized signals

Harmonic radiation may increase

G5A05: How does an inductor react to AC?

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

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

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

G5B10: What percentage of power loss would result from a transmission line loss of 1 dB?

10.9%

12.2%

25.9%

G5C01: What causes a voltage to appear across the secondary winding of a transformer when an AC voltage source is connected across its primary winding?

Capacitive coupling

Displacement current coupling

Mutual capacitance

G6A01: Which of the following is an important characteristic for capacitors used to filter the DC output of a switching power supply?

High equivalent series resistance

Low Temperature coefficient

High Temperature coefficient

G6B11: Which of the following solid state devices is most like a vacuum tube in its general operating characteristics?

A bipolar transistor

A tunnel diode

A varistor

G6C18: What is a type SMA connector?

A large bayonet-type connector usable at power levels in excess of 1 KW

A connector designed for serial multiple access signals

A type of push-on connector intended for high-voltage applications

G7A09: Which symbol in figure G7-1 represents a field effect transistor?

Symbol 2

Symbol 5

Symbol 4

G7B09: What determines the frequency of an LC oscillator?

The number of stages in the counter

The number of stages in the divider

The time delay of the lag circuit

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

G8A01: What is the name of the process that changes the envelope of an RF wave to carry information?

Phase modulation

Frequency modulation

Spread spectrum modulation

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

G9A02: What are the typical characteristic impedances of coaxial cables used for antenna feed lines at amateur stations?

25 and 30 ohms

80 and 100 ohms

500 and 750 ohms

G9B01: What is one disadvantage of a directly fed random-wire antenna?

It must be longer than 1 wavelength

It produces only vertically polarized radiation

It is not effective on the higher HF bands

G9C12: Which of the following is an advantage of using a gamma match for impedance matching of a Yagi antenna to 50-ohm coax feed line?

It does not require any inductors or capacitors

It is useful for matching multiband antennas

All of these choices are correct

G9D11: Which of the following is a disadvantage of multiband antennas?

They present low impedance on all design frequencies

They must be used with an antenna tuner

They must be fed with open wire line