E0A03: Which of the following would be a practical way to estimate whether the RF fields produced by an amateur radio station are within permissible MPE limits?

Use a calibrated antenna analyzer

Use a hand calculator plus Smith-chart equations to calculate the fields

All of the choices are correct

E1A02: When using a transceiver that displays the carrier frequency of phone signals, which of the following displayed frequencies represents the lowest frequency at which a properly adjusted LSB emission will be totally within the band?

The exact lower band edge

300 Hz above the lower band edge

1 kHz above the lower band edge

E1B12: What is the highest modulation index permitted at the highest modulation frequency for angle modulation?

.5

2.0

3.0

E1C06: Which of the following statements concerning remotely controlled amateur stations is true?

Only Extra Class operators may be the control operator of a remote station

A control operator need not be present at the control point

Repeater and auxiliary stations may not be remotely controlled

E1D11: Which amateur stations are eligible to operate as Earth stations?

Any amateur station whose licensee has filed a pre-space notification with the FCC's International Bureau

Only those of General, Advanced or Amateur Extra Class operators

Only those of Amateur Extra Class operators

E1E12: What must the VE team do with the application form if the examinee does not pass the exam?

Maintain the application form with the VEC's records

Send the application form to the FCC and inform the FCC of the grade

Destroy the application form

E1F04: Which of the following geographic descriptions approximately describes "Line A"?

A line roughly parallel to and west of the US Atlantic coastline

A line roughly parallel to and north of the US-Mexican border and Gulf coastline

A line roughly parallel to and east of the US Pacific coastline

E2A10: Why may the received signal from an amateur satellite exhibit a rapidly repeating fading effect?

Because of ionospheric absorption

Because of the satellite's low orbital altitude

Because of the Doppler Effect

E2B08: Which of the following is a common method of transmitting accompanying audio with amateur fast-scan television?

Frequency-modulated sub-carrier

A separate VHF or UHF audio link

Frequency modulation of the video carrier

E2C06: During a VHF/UHF contest, in which band segment would you expect to find the highest level of activity?

At the top of each band, usually in a segment reserved for contests

In the middle of each band, usually on the national calling frequency

In the middle of the band, usually 25 kHz above the national calling frequency

E2D11: Which of the following data are used by the APRS network to communicate your location?

Polar coordinates

Time and frequency

Radio direction finding LOPs

E2E03: How is Forward Error Correction implemented?

By the receiving station repeating each block of three data characters

By transmitting a special algorithm to the receiving station along with the data characters

By varying the frequency shift of the transmitted signal according to a predefined algorithm

E3A01: What is the approximate maximum separation measured along the surface of the Earth between two stations communicating by Moon bounce?

500 miles, if the Moon is at perigee

2000 miles, if the Moon is at apogee

5000 miles, if the Moon is at perigee

E3B11: Which of the following describes gray-line propagation?

Backscatter contacts on the 10 meter band

Over the horizon propagation on the 6 and 2 meter bands

Tropospheric propagation on the 2 meter and 70 centimeter bands

E3C07: How does the radiation pattern of a horizontally polarized 3-element beam antenna vary with its height above ground?

The main lobe takeoff angle increases with increasing height

The horizontal beam width increases with height

The horizontal beam width decreases with height

E4A09: Which of the following describes a good method for measuring the intermodulation distortion of your own PSK signal?

Multiply the ALC level on the transmitter during a normal transmission by the average power output

Use an RF voltmeter coupled to the transmitter output using appropriate isolation to prevent damage to the meter

All of these choices are correct

E4B10: Which of the following describes a method to measure intermodulation distortion in an SSB transmitter?

Modulate the transmitter with two non-harmonically related radio frequencies and observe the RF output with a spectrum analyzer

Modulate the transmitter with two harmonically related audio frequencies and observe the RF output with a peak reading wattmeter

Modulate the transmitter with two harmonically related audio frequencies and observe the RF output with a logic analyzer

E4C02: Which of the following portions of a receiver can be effective in eliminating image signal interference?

A narrow IF filter

A notch filter

A properly adjusted product detector

E4D13: Which of the following can cause receiver desensitization?

Audio gain adjusted too low

Audio bias adjusted too high

Squelch gain misadjusted

E4E14: What is one type of electrical interference that might be caused by the operation of a nearby personal computer?

A loud AC hum in the audio output of your station receiver

A clicking noise at intervals of a few seconds

A whining type noise that continually pulses off and on

E5A08: What is the phase relationship between the current through and the voltage across a series resonant circuit at resonance?

The voltage leads the current by 90 degrees

The current leads the voltage by 90 degrees

The voltage and current are 180 degrees out of phase

E5B04: What is the time constant of a circuit having two 220-microfarad capacitors and two 1-megohm resistors, all in parallel?

55 seconds

110 seconds

440 seconds

E5C09: When using rectangular coordinates to graph the impedance of a circuit, what does the horizontal axis represent?

Reactive component

The sum of the reactive and resistive components

The difference between the resistive and reactive components

E5D03: What device is used to store electrical energy in an electrostatic field?

A battery

A transformer

An inductor

E6A17: What are the names of the three terminals of a field-effect transistor?

Gate 1, gate 2, drain

Emitter, base, collector

Emitter, base 1, base 2

E6B11: What is used to control the attenuation of RF signals by a PIN diode?

A sub-harmonic pump signal

Reverse voltage larger than the RF signal

Capacitance of an RF coupling capacitor

E6C07: In Figure E6-5, what is the schematic symbol for an AND gate?

2

3

4

E6D04: What function does a charge-coupled device (CCD) serve in a modern video camera?

It generates the horizontal pulses needed for electron beam scanning

It focuses the light used to produce a pattern of electrical charges corresponding to the image

It combines audio and video information to produce a composite RF signal

E6E11: Which of the following materials is likely to provide the highest frequency of operation when used in MMICs?

Silicon

Silicon nitride

Silicon dioxide

E6F07: What is a solid state relay?

A relay using transistors to drive the relay coil

A mechanical relay that latches in the on or off state each time it is pulsed

A passive delay line

E7A12: What is the name for logic which represents a logic "0" as a high voltage?

Reverse Logic

Assertive Logic

Positive Logic

E7B14: In Figure E7-2, what is the purpose of C2?

Emitter bypass

Input coupling

Hum filtering

E7C03: What advantage does a Pi-L-network have over a Pi-network for impedance matching between the final amplifier of a vacuum-tube transmitter and an antenna?

Higher efficiency

Lower losses

Greater transformation range

E7D13: What is the purpose of D1 in the circuit shown in Figure E7-3?

To provide line voltage stabilization

Peak clipping

Hum filtering

E7E01: Which of the following can be used to generate FM phone emissions?

A balanced modulator on the audio amplifier

A reactance modulator on the final amplifier

A balanced modulator on the oscillator

E7F03: What is the function of a decade counter digital IC?

It decodes a decimal number for display on a seven-segment LED display

It produces ten output pulses for every input pulse

It adds two decimal numbers together

E7G09: What will be the output voltage of the circuit shown in Figure E7-4 if R1 is 1000 ohms, RF is 10,000 ohms, and 0.23 volts dc is applied to the input?

0.23 volts

2.3 volts

-0.23 volts

E7H10: What information is contained in the lookup table of a direct digital frequency synthesizer?

The phase relationship between a reference oscillator and the output waveform

The phase relationship between a voltage-controlled oscillator and the output waveform

The synthesizer frequency limits and frequency values stored in the radio memories

E8A11: What is one use for a pulse modulated signal?

Linear amplification

PSK31 data transmission

Multiphase power transmission

E8B10: Which of these methods can be used to combine several separate analog information streams into a single analog radio frequency signal?

Frequency shift keying

A diversity combiner

Pulse compression

E8C07: What is the necessary bandwidth of a 4800-Hz frequency shift, 9600-baud ASCII FM transmission?

9.6 kHz

4.8 kHz

5.76 kHz

E8D05: If an RMS-reading AC voltmeter reads 65 volts on a sinusoidal waveform, what is the peak-to-peak voltage?

46 volts

92 volts

130 volts

E9A06: What is included in the total resistance of an antenna system?

Radiation resistance plus space impedance

Radiation resistance plus transmission resistance

Transmission-line resistance plus radiation resistance

E9B02: In the antenna radiation pattern shown in Figure E9-1, what is the front-to-back ratio?

36 dB

24 dB

14 dB

E9C12: When constructing a Beverage antenna, which of the following factors should be included in the design to achieve good performance at the desired frequency?

Its overall length must not exceed 1/4 wavelength

It must be mounted more than 1 wavelength above ground

It should be configured as a four-sided loop

E9D06: Why should an HF mobile antenna loading coil have a high ratio of reactance to resistance?

To swamp out harmonics

To maximize losses

To minimize the Q

E9E08: Which of the following measurements is characteristic of a mismatched transmission line?

An SWR less than 1:1

A reflection coefficient greater than 1

A dielectric constant greater than 1

E9F15: What impedance does a 1/2-wavelength transmission line present to a generator when the line is open at the far end?

Very low impedance

The same as the characteristic impedance of the line

The same as the output impedance of the generator

E9G02: What type of coordinate system is used in a Smith chart?

Voltage circles and current arcs

Voltage lines and current chords

Resistance lines and reactance chords

E9H09: Which of the following describes the construction of a receiving loop antenna?

A large circularly-polarized antenna

A small coil of wire tightly wound around a toroidal ferrite core

A vertical antenna coupled to a feed line through an inductive loop of wire