T0A11: Which of the following is good practice when installing ground wires on a tower for lightning protection?

Put a loop in the ground connection to prevent water damage to the ground system

Make sure that all bends in the ground wires are clean, right angle bends

All of these choices are correct

T0B06: What is the minimum safe distance from a power line to allow when installing an antenna?

Half the width of your property

The height of the power line above ground

1/2 wavelength at the operating frequency

T0C11: What is meant by "duty cycle" when referring to RF exposure?

The difference between lowest usable output and maximum rated output power of a transmitter

The difference between PEP and average power of an SSB signal

The amount of time the operator spends transmitting

T1A06: What is the FCC Part 97 definition of telecommand?

An instruction bulletin issued by the FCC

A one-way radio transmission of measurements at a distance from the measuring instrument

An instruction from a VEC

T1B08: What do the FCC rules mean when an amateur frequency band is said to be available on a secondary basis?

Secondary users of a frequency have equal rights to operate

Amateurs are only allowed to use the frequency at night

Secondary users are not allowed on amateur bands

T1C07: What may result when correspondence from the FCC is returned as undeliverable because the grantee failed to provide the correct mailing address?

Fine or imprisonment

Require the licensee to be re-examined

A reduction of one rank in operator class

T1D11: Which of the following types of communications are permitted in the Amateur Radio Service?

Retransmission of entertainment programming from a commercial radio or TV station

Retransmission of entertainment material from a public radio or TV station

Communications on a regular basis that could reasonably be furnished alternatively through other radio services

T1E07: When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper operation of the station?

All licensed amateurs who are present at the operation

Only the station licensee

Only the control operator

T1F04: Which of the following is an acceptable language for use for station identification when operating in a phone sub-band?

Any language recognized by the United Nations

Any language recognized by the ITU

English, French, or Spanish

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

T2B04: Which of the following common problems might cause you to be able to hear but not access a repeater even when transmitting with the proper offset?

The repeater receiver requires audio tone burst for access

The repeater receiver requires a CTCSS tone for access

The repeater receiver may require a DCS tone sequence for access

T2C07: What should you do to minimize disruptions to an emergency traffic net once you have checked in?

Whenever the net frequency is quiet, announce your call sign and location

Move 5 kHz away from the net's frequency and use high power to ask other hams to keep clear of the net frequency

Wait until the net frequency is quiet, then ask for any emergency traffic for your area

T3A09: Which of the following is a common effect of "skip" reflections between the Earth and the ionosphere?

The sidebands become reversed at each reflection

The apparent frequency of the received signal is shifted by a random amount

Signals at frequencies above 30 MHz become stronger with each reflection

T3B02: What term describes the number of times per second that an alternating current reverses direction?

Pulse rate

Speed

Wavelength

T3C07: What band is best suited to communicating via meteor scatter?

10 meters

2 meters

70 cm

T4A08: Which type of conductor is best to use for RF grounding?

Round stranded wire

Round copper-clad steel wire

Twisted-pair cable

T4B01: What may happen if a transmitter is operated with the microphone gain set too high?

The output power might be too high

The frequency might vary

The SWR might increase

T5A04: What is the name for a current that flows only in one direction?

Alternating current

Normal current

Smooth current

T5B03: How many volts are equal to one kilovolt?

One one-thousandth of a volt

One hundred volts

One million volts

T5C05: What is the unit of frequency?

Henry

Farad

Tesla

T5D12: What is the voltage across a 10-ohm resistor if a current of 2 amperes flows through it?

8 volts

0.2 volts

12 volts

T6A09: What electrical component is used to protect other circuit components from current overloads?

Capacitor

Shield

Inductor

T6B02: What electronic component allows current to flow in only one direction?

Resistor

Fuse

Driven Element

T6C07: What is component 8 in figure T2?

Resistor

Inductor

Regulator IC

T6D08: Which of the following is used together with an inductor to make a tuned circuit?

Resistor

Zener diode

Potentiometer

T7A13: Where is an RF preamplifier installed?

At the output of the transmitter's power amplifier

Between a transmitter and antenna tuner

At the receiver's audio output

T7B10: What might be the problem if you receive a report that your audio signal through the repeater is distorted or unintelligible?

Your transmitter may be slightly off frequency

Your batteries may be running low

You could be in a bad location

T7C06: What does an SWR reading of 4:1 mean?

An antenna loss of 4 dB

A good impedance match

An antenna gain of 4

T7D05: What instrument is used to measure resistance?

An oscilloscope

A spectrum analyzer

A noise bridge

T8A01: Which of the following is a form of amplitude modulation?

Spread-spectrum

Packet radio

Phase shift keying

T8B08: What is meant by the statement that a satellite is operating in "mode U/V"?

The satellite uplink is in the 15 meter band and the downlink is in the 10 meter band

The satellite operates using ultraviolet frequencies

The satellite frequencies are usually variable

T8C06: For what purpose is a temporary "1 by 1" format (letter-number-letter) call sign assigned?

To designate an experimental station

To honor a deceased relative who was a radio amateur

All of these choices are correct

T8D10: Which of the following can be used to transmit CW in the amateur bands?

Straight Key

Electronic Keyer

Computer Keyboard

T9A04: What is a disadvantage of the "rubber duck" antenna supplied with most handheld radio transceivers?

It transmits a circularly polarized signal

If the rubber end cap is lost it will unravel very quickly

All of these choices are correct

T9B09: What might cause erratic changes in SWR readings?

The transmitter is being modulated

The transmitter is being over-modulated

Interference from other stations is distorting your signal