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

G0B01: Which wire or wires in a four-conductor line cord should be attached to fuses or circuit breakers in a device operated from a 240-VAC single-phase source?

Only the neutral wire

Only the ground wire

All wires

G1A01: On which of the following bands is a General Class license holder granted all amateur frequency privileges?

60, 20, 17, and 12 meters

160, 80, 40, and 10 meters

160, 30, 17, 15, 12, and 10 meters

G1B09: When may an amateur station transmit communications in which the licensee or control operator has a pecuniary (monetary) interest?

Only when there is no other means of communications readily available

When other amateurs are being notified of the sale of any item with a monetary value less than $200 and such activity is not done on a regular basis

Never

G1C02: What is the maximum transmitting power an amateur station may use on the 12 meter band?

1500 PEP output, except for 200 watts PEP output in the Novice portion

200 watts PEP output

An effective radiated power equivalent to 50 watts from a half-wave dipole

G1D04: Which of the following is a requirement for administering a Technician Class operator examination?

At least two VEC accredited General Class or higher VEs must be present

At least two General Class or higher VEs must be present, but only one need be VEC accredited

At least three VEs of Technician Class or higher must be present

G1E06: Which of the following applies in the event of interference between a coordinated repeater and an uncoordinated repeater?

The licensee of the coordinated repeater has primary responsibility to resolve the interference

Both repeater licensees share equal responsibility to resolve the interference

The frequency coordinator bears primary responsibility to resolve the interference

G2A10: Which of the following statements is true of SSB VOX operation?

The received signal is more natural sounding

Frequency spectrum is conserved

Provides more power output

G2B10: When may the FCC restrict normal frequency operations of amateur stations participating in RACES?

When they declare a temporary state of communication emergency

When they seize your equipment for use in disaster communications

Only when all amateur stations are instructed to stop transmitting

G2C03: What does it mean when a CW operator sends "KN" at the end of a transmission?

Listening for novice stations

Operating full break-in

Closing station now

G2D10: What is QRP operation?

Remote piloted model control

Transmission using Quick Response Protocol

Traffic relay procedure net operation

G2E03: What part of a data packet contains the routing and handling information?

Directory

Preamble

Footer

G3A16: What is a possible benefit to radio communications resulting from periods of high geomagnetic activity?

Higher signal strength for HF signals passing through the polar regions

Improved HF long path propagation

Reduced long delayed echoes

G3B08: What does MUF stand for?

The Minimum Usable Frequency for communications between two points

The Minimum Usable Frequency during a 24 hour period

The Maximum Usable Frequency during a 24 hour period

G3C07: What makes HF scatter signals often sound distorted?

The ionospheric layer involved is unstable

Ground waves are absorbing much of the signal

The E-region is not present

G4A05: What is a purpose of using Automatic Level Control (ALC) with a RF power amplifier?

To balance the transmitter audio frequency response

To reduce harmonic radiation

To increase overall efficiency

G4B13: What is a use for an antenna analyzer other than measuring the SWR of an antenna system?

Measuring the front to back ratio of an antenna

Measuring the turns ratio of a power transformer

Determining the gain of a directional antenna

G4C12: Which of the following is an advantage of a receiver Digital Signal Processor IF filter as compared to an analog filter?

Fewer digital components are required

Mixing products are greatly reduced

The DSP filter is much more effective at VHF frequencies

G4D04: What does an S meter measure?

Conductance

Impedance

Transmitter power output

G4E01: What is a "capacitance hat", when referring to a mobile antenna?

A device to increase the power handling capacity of a mobile whip antenna

A device that allows automatic band-changing for a mobile antenna

A device that allows remote tuning of a mobile antenna

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

Conductance

Reluctance

Admittance

G5B05: How many watts are dissipated when a current of 7.0 milliamperes flows through 1.25 kilohms?

Approximately 61 watts

Approximately 11 milliwatts

Approximately 11 watts

G5C04: What is the total resistance of three 100-ohm resistors in parallel?

.30 ohms

.33 ohms

300 ohms

G6A10: How should the winding axes of solenoid inductors be placed to minimize their mutual inductance?

In line

Parallel to each other

Interleaved

G6B10: Which element of a triode vacuum tube is used to regulate the flow of electrons between cathode and plate?

Heater

Screen Grid

Trigger electrode

G6C11: What is a microprocessor?

A low power analog signal processor used as a microwave detector

A microwave detector, amplifier, and local oscillator on a single integrated circuit

A low voltage amplifier used in a microwave transmitter modulator stage

G7A09: Which symbol in figure G7-1 represents a field effect transistor?

Symbol 2

Symbol 5

Symbol 4

G7B03: Which of the following describes the function of a two input AND gate?

Output is high when either or both inputs are low

Output is low when either or both inputs are high

Output is low only when both inputs are high

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

G8A09: What control is typically adjusted for proper ALC setting on an amateur single sideband transceiver?

The RF clipping level

Antenna inductance or capacitance

Attenuator level

G8B06: What is the total bandwidth of an FM-phone transmission having a 5 kHz deviation and a 3 kHz modulating frequency?

3 kHz

5 kHz

8 kHz

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

G9B05: How does antenna height affect the horizontal (azimuthal) radiation pattern of a horizontal dipole HF antenna?

If the antenna is too high, the pattern becomes unpredictable

Antenna height has no effect on the pattern

If the antenna is less than 1/2 wavelength high, radiation off the ends of the wire is eliminated

G9C18: What happens when the feed point of a quad antenna is changed from the center of either horizontal wire to the center of either vertical wire?

The polarization of the radiated signal changes from vertical to horizontal

The direction of the main lobe is reversed

The radiated signal changes to an omnidirectional pattern

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