T0A03: What is connected to the green wire in a three-wire electrical AC plug?

Neutral

Hot

The white wire

T0B05: What is the purpose of a gin pole?

To temporarily replace guy wires

To be used in place of a safety harness

To provide a temporary ground

T0C03: What is the maximum power level that an amateur radio station may use at VHF frequencies before an RF exposure evaluation is required?

1500 watts PEP transmitter output

1 watt forward power

50 watts PEP reflected power

T1A08: Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations?

Frequency Spectrum Manager

FCC Regional Field Office

International Telecommunications Union

T1B09: Why should you not set your transmit frequency to be exactly at the edge of an amateur band or sub-band?

To allow for calibration error in the transmitter frequency display

So that modulation sidebands do not extend beyond the band edge

To allow for transmitter frequency drift

T1C03: What types of international communications are permitted by an FCC-licensed amateur station?

Communications incidental to conducting business or remarks of a personal nature

Only communications incidental to contest exchanges, all other communications are prohibited

Any communications that would be permitted on an international broadcast station

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

T1E01: When must an amateur station have a control operator?

Only when the station is being locally controlled

Only when the station is being remotely controlled

Only when the station is being automatically controlled

T1F01: What type of identification is being used when identifying a station on the air as 'Race Headquarters'?

Self-assigned designator

SSID

Broadcast station

T2A07: Which of the following is true when making a test transmission?

Station identification is not required if the transmission is less than 15 seconds

Station identification is not required if the transmission is less than 1 watt

Station identification is required only if your station can be heard

T2B02: What is the term used to describe the use of a sub-audible tone transmitted with normal voice audio to open the squelch of a receiver?

Carrier squelch

Tone burst

DTMF

T2C09: When may an amateur station use any means of radio communications at its disposal for essential communications in connection with immediate safety of human life and protection of property?

Only when FEMA authorizes it by declaring an emergency

Only when RACES authorizes it by declaring an emergency

Only when authorized by the local MARS program director

T3A05: When using a directional antenna, how might your station be able to access a distant repeater if buildings or obstructions are blocking the direct line of sight path?

Change from vertical to horizontal polarization

Try the long path

Increase the antenna SWR

T3B11: What is the approximate velocity of a radio wave as it travels through free space?

3000 kilometers per second

300,000 miles per hour

186,000 miles per hour

T3C01: Why are "direct" (not via a repeater) UHF signals rarely heard from stations outside your local coverage area?

They are too weak to go very far

FCC regulations prohibit them from going more than 50 miles

They collide with trees and shrubbery and fade out

T4A03: Which is a good reason to use a regulated power supply for communications equipment?

A regulated power supply has FCC approval

A fuse or circuit breaker regulates the power

Power consumption is independent of load

T4B09: Which of the following is an appropriate receive filter to select in order to minimize noise and interference for SSB reception?

500 Hz

1000 Hz

5000 Hz

T5A06: How much voltage does a mobile transceiver usually require?

About 30 volts

About 120 volts

About 240 volts

T5B02: What is another way to specify a radio signal frequency of 1,500,000 hertz?

1500 MHz

15 GHz

150 kHz

T5C04: What is the basic unit of inductance?

The coulomb

The farad

The ohm

T5D08: What is the current flowing through a 100-ohm resistor connected across 200 volts?

20,000 amperes

0.5 amperes

100 amperes

T6A03: What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

Inductance

Capacitance

Field strength

T6B10: Which semiconductor component has an emitter electrode?

Field effect transistor

Silicon diode

Bridge rectifier

T6C08: What is component 9 in figure T2?

Variable capacitor

Variable inductor

Variable transformer

T6D07: Which of the following is commonly used as a visual indicator?

FET

Zener diode

Bipolar transistor

T7A09: Which of the following devices is most useful for VHF weak-signal communication?

A quarter-wave vertical antenna

An omni-directional antenna

A mobile VHF FM transceiver

T7B09: What could be happening if another operator reports a variable high-pitched whine on the audio from your mobile transmitter?

Your microphone is picking up noise from an open window

You have the volume on your receiver set too high

You need to adjust your squelch control

T7C10: Why should the outer jacket of coaxial cable be resistant to ultraviolet light?

Ultraviolet resistant jackets prevent harmonic radiation

Ultraviolet light can increase losses in the cable's jacket

Ultraviolet and RF signals can mix together, causing interference

T7D06: Which of the following might damage a multimeter?

Measuring a voltage too small for the chosen scale

Leaving the meter in the milliamps position overnight

Not allowing it to warm up properly

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

T8B10: What do the initials LEO tell you about an amateur satellite?

The satellite battery is in Low Energy Operation mode

The satellite is performing a Lunar Ejection Orbit maneuver

The satellite uses Light Emitting Optics

T8C11: What name is given to an amateur radio station that is used to connect other amateur stations to the Internet?

A repeater

A digipeater

A beacon

T8D05: Which of the following emission modes may be used by a Technician Class operator between 219 and 220 MHz?

Spread spectrum

SSB voice

Fast-scan television

T9A09: What is the approximate length, in inches, of a 6 meter 1/2-wavelength wire dipole antenna?

6

50

236

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