G0A13: What precaution should be taken when installing a ground-mounted antenna?

It should not be installed higher than you can reach

It should not be installed in a wet area

It should limited to 10 feet in height

G0B07: Which of the following should be observed for safety when climbing on a tower using a safety belt or harness?

Never lean back and rely on the belt alone to support your weight

Ensure that all heavy tools are securely fastened to the belt D-ring

Make sure that your belt is grounded at all times

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

G1B07: What are the restrictions on the use of abbreviations or procedural signals in the Amateur Service?

Only "Q" codes are permitted

They are not permitted

Only "10 codes" are permitted

G1C08: What is the maximum symbol rate permitted for RTTY or data emission transmitted at frequencies below 28 MHz?

56 kilobaud

19.6 kilobaud

1200 baud

G1D08: Which of the following criteria must be met for a non-U.S. citizen to be an accredited Volunteer Examiner?

The person must be a resident of the U.S. for a minimum of 5 years

The person's home citizenship must be in the ITU 2 region

None of these choices is correct; non-U.S. citizens cannot be volunteer examiners

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

G2A04: Which mode is most commonly used for voice communications on the 17 and 12 meter bands?

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

Change to a different frequency

Immediately cease all transmissions

G2C05: What is the best speed to use answering a CQ in Morse Code?

The fastest speed at which you are comfortable copying

A slow speed until contact is established

5 wpm, as all operators licensed to operate CW can copy this speed

G2D07: Which of the following is required by the FCC rules when operating in the 60 meter band?

You must keep a log of the date, time, frequency, power level and stations worked

You must keep a log of all third party traffic

You must keep a log of the manufacturer of your equipment and the antenna used

G2E01: Which mode is normally used when sending an RTTY signal via AFSK with an SSB transmitter?

USB

DSB

CW

G3A13: What does the A-index indicate?

The relative position of sunspots on the surface of the Sun

The amount of polarization of the Sun's electric field

The solar radio flux at Boulder, Colorado

G3B07: What does LUF stand for?

The Longest Universal Function for communications between two points

The Lowest Usable Frequency during a 24 hour period

The Longest Universal Function during a 24 hour period

G3C11: Which of the following antenna types will be most effective for skip communications on 40 meters during the day?

Vertical antennas

Left-hand circularly polarized antennas

Right-hand circularly polarized antenna

G4A04: What reading on the plate current meter of a vacuum tube RF power amplifier indicates correct adjustment of the plate tuning control?

A pronounced peak

No change will be observed

A slow, rhythmic oscillation

G4B14: What is an instance in which the use of an instrument with analog readout may be preferred over an instrument with a numerical digital readout?

When testing logic circuits

When high precision is desired

When measuring the frequency of an oscillator

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

G4D06: Where is an S meter found?

In an SWR bridge

In a transmitter

In a conductance bridge

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

G5A03: Which of the following causes opposition to the flow of alternating current in an inductor?

Conductance

Reluctance

Admittance

G5B12: What would be the RMS voltage across a 50-ohm dummy load dissipating 1200 watts?

173 volts

346 volts

692 volts

G5C09: What is the capacitance of three 100 microfarad capacitors connected in series?

.30 microfarads

.33 microfarads

300 microfarads

G6A09: What is an advantage of using a ferrite core toroidal inductor?

Large values of inductance may be obtained

The magnetic properties of the core may be optimized for a specific range of frequencies

Most of the magnetic field is contained in the core

G6B01: What is the peak-inverse-voltage rating of a rectifier?

The maximum voltage the rectifier will handle in the conducting direction

1.4 times the AC frequency

2.8 times the AC frequency

G6C08: How is an LED biased when emitting light?

Beyond cutoff

At the Zener voltage

Reverse Biased

G7A05: What portion of the AC cycle is converted to DC by a half-wave rectifier?

90 degrees

270 degrees

360 degrees

G7B07: What are the basic components of virtually all sine wave oscillators?

An amplifier and a divider

A frequency multiplier and a mixer

A circulator and a filter operating in a feed-forward loop

G7C11: What is meant by the term "software defined radio" (SDR)?

A radio which provides computer interface for automatic logging of band and frequency

A radio which uses crystal filters designed using software

A computer model which can simulate performance of a radio to aid in the design process

G8A05: What type of modulation varies the instantaneous power level of the RF signal?

Frequency shift keying

Pulse position modulation

Frequency modulation

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

G9A12: What would be the SWR if you feed a vertical antenna that has a 25-ohm feed-point impedance with 50-ohm coaxial cable?

2.5:1

1.25:1

You cannot determine SWR from impedance values

G9B07: How does the feed-point impedance of a 1/2 wave dipole antenna change as the antenna is lowered from 1/4 wave above ground?

It steadily increases

It peaks at about 1/8 wavelength above ground

It is unaffected by the height above ground

G9C08: What is meant by the "main lobe" of a directive antenna?

The magnitude of the maximum vertical angle of radiation

The point of maximum current in a radiating antenna element

The maximum voltage standing wave point on a radiating element

G9D04: What is the primary purpose of antenna traps?

To notch spurious frequencies

To provide balanced feed-point impedance

To prevent out of band operation