G0A08: Which of the following steps must an amateur operator take to ensure compliance with RF safety regulations when transmitter power exceeds levels specified in part 97.13?

Post a copy of FCC Part 97 in the station

Post a copy of OET Bulletin 65 in the station

All of these choices are correct

G0B08: What should be done by any person preparing to climb a tower that supports electrically powered devices?

Notify the electric company that a person will be working on the tower

Unground the base of the tower

All of these choices are correct

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

G1B01: What is the maximum height above ground to which an antenna structure may be erected without requiring notification to the FAA and registration with the FCC, provided it is not at or near a public use airport?

50 feet

100 feet

300 feet

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

G1D01: Which of the following is a proper way to identify when transmitting using phone on General Class frequencies if you have a CSCE for the required elements but your upgrade from Technician has not appeared in the FCC database?

Give your call sign followed by the words "General Class"

No special identification is needed

Give your call sign followed the abbreviation 'CSCE'

G1E02: When may a 10 meter repeater retransmit the 2 meter signal from a station having a Technician Class control operator?

Under no circumstances

Only if the station on 10 meters is operating under a Special Temporary Authorization allowing such retransmission

Only during an FCC declared general state of communications emergency

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

Lower sideband

Vestigial sideband

Double sideband

G2B08: What is the 'DX window' in a voluntary band plan?

An FCC rule that prohibits contacts between stations within the United States and possessions on that band segment

An FCC rule that allows only digital contacts in that portion of the band

A portion of the band that has been voluntarily set aside for digital contacts only

G2C06: What does the term 'zero beat' mean in CW operation?

Matching the speed of the transmitting station

Operating split to avoid interference on frequency

Sending without error

G2D06: How is a directional antenna pointed when making a 'long-path' contact with another station?

Toward the rising Sun

Along the gray line

Toward the north

G2E02: How many data bits are sent in a single PSK31 character?

5

7

8

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

G3B09: What is the approximate maximum distance along the Earth's surface that is normally covered in one hop using the F2 region?

180 miles

1,200 miles

12,000 miles

G3C04: What does the term 'critical angle' mean as used in radio wave propagation?

The long path azimuth of a distant station

The short path azimuth of a distant station

The lowest takeoff angle that will return a radio wave to the Earth under specific ionospheric conditions

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

G4B04: What signal source is connected to the vertical input of an oscilloscope when checking the RF envelope pattern of a transmitted signal?

The local oscillator of the transmitter

An external RF oscillator

The transmitter balanced mixer output

G4C01: Which of the following might be useful in reducing RF interference to audio-frequency devices?

Bypass inductor

Forward-biased diode

Reverse-biased diode

G4D01: What is the purpose of a speech processor as used in a modern transceiver?

Increase transmitter bass response for more natural sounding SSB signals

Prevent distortion of voice signals

Decrease high-frequency voice output to prevent out of band operation

G4E05: Which of the following most limits the effectiveness of an HF mobile transceiver operating in the 75 meter band?

'Picket Fencing' signal variation

The wire gauge of the DC power line to the transceiver

FCC rules limiting mobile output power on the 75 meter band

G5A13: Which of the following devices can be used for impedance matching at radio frequencies?

A transformer

A Pi-network

A length of transmission line

G5B14: What is the output PEP from a transmitter if an oscilloscope measures 500 volts peak-to-peak across a 50-ohm resistor connected to the transmitter output?

8.75 watts

2500 watts

5000 watts

G5C08: What is the equivalent capacitance of two 5000 picofarad capacitors and one 750 picofarad capacitor connected in parallel?

576.9 picofarads

1733 picofarads

3583 picofarads

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

G6B09: Which of the following describes the construction of a MOSFET?

The gate is formed by a back-biased junction

The source is separated from the drain by a thin insulating layer

The source is formed by depositing metal on silicon

G6C12: Which of the following connectors would be a good choice for a serial data port?

PL-259

Type N

Type SMA

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

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

G8A07: Which of the following phone emissions uses the narrowest frequency bandwidth?

Double sideband

Phase modulation

Frequency modulation

G8B09: Why is it good to match receiver bandwidth to the bandwidth of the operating mode?

It is required by FCC rules

It minimizes power consumption in the receiver

It improves impedance matching of the antenna

G9A06: In what values are RF feed line losses usually expressed?

ohms per 1000 ft

dB per 1000 ft

ohms per 100 ft

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

G9C20: How does the gain of two 3-element horizontally polarized Yagi antennas spaced vertically 1/2 wavelength apart typically compare to the gain of a single 3-element Yagi?

Approximately 1.5 dB higher

Approximately 6 dB higher

Approximately 9 dB higher

G9D08: Why is a Beverage antenna not used for transmitting?

Its impedance is too low for effective matching

It has poor directivity

All of these choices are correct