G0A03: How can you determine that your station complies with FCC RF exposure regulations?

By calculation based on FCC OET Bulletin 65

By calculation based on computer modeling

By measurement of field strength using calibrated equipment

G0B16: When might a lead acid storage battery give off explosive hydrogen gas?

When stored for long periods of time

When being discharged

When not placed on a level surface

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

G1B12: Who or what determines 'good engineering and good amateur practice' as applied to the operation of an amateur station in all respects not covered by the Part 97 rules?

The Control Operator

The IEEE

The ITU

G1C09: What is the maximum symbol rate permitted for RTTY or data emission transmitted on the 1.25 meter and 70 centimeter bands?

19.6 kilobaud

1200 baud

300 baud

G1D08: Which of the following criteria must be met for a non-U.S. citizen to be an accredited Volunteer Examiner?

The person must be a resident of the U.S. for a minimum of 5 years

The person's home citizenship must be in the ITU 2 region

None of these choices is correct; non-U.S. citizens cannot be volunteer examiners

G1E05: What types of messages for a third party in another country may be transmitted by an amateur station?

Any message, as long as the amateur operator is not paid

Only messages for other licensed amateurs

Any messages, as long as the text of the message is recorded in the station log

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

G2B04: When selecting a CW transmitting frequency, what minimum frequency separation should you allow in order to minimize interference to stations on adjacent frequencies?

5 to 50 Hz

1 to 3 kHz

3 to 6 kHz

G2C09: What does the Q signal "QSL" mean?

Send slower

We have already confirmed by card

We have worked before

G2D11: Which HF antenna would be the best to use for minimizing interference?

A quarter-wave vertical antenna

An isotropic antenna

An omnidirectional antenna

G2E04: What segment of the 20 meter band is most often used for data transmissions?

14.000 - 14.050 MHz

14.150 - 14.225 MHz

14.275 - 14.350 MHz

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

G3B01: How might a sky-wave signal sound if it arrives at your receiver by both short path and long path propagation?

Periodic fading approximately every 10 seconds

Signal strength increased by 3 dB

The signal might be cancelled causing severe attenuation

G3C08: Why are HF scatter signals in the skip zone usually weak?

Signals are scattered from the magnetosphere which is not a good reflector

Propagation is through ground waves which absorb most of the signal energy

Propagations is through ducts in F region which absorb most of the energy

G4A08: What is the correct adjustment for the load or coupling control of a vacuum tube RF power amplifier?

Minimum SWR on the antenna

Minimum plate current without exceeding maximum allowable grid current

Highest plate voltage while minimizing grid current

G4B02: Which of the following is an advantage of an oscilloscope versus a digital voltmeter?

An oscilloscope uses less power

Complex impedances can be easily measured

Input impedance is much lower

G4C03: What sound is heard from an audio device or telephone if there is interference from a nearby single-sideband phone transmitter?

A steady hum whenever the transmitter is on the air

On-and-off humming or clicking

Clearly audible speech

G4D04: What does an S meter measure?

Conductance

Impedance

Transmitter power output

G4E10: What is the reason a series diode is connected between a solar panel and a storage battery that is being charged by the panel?

The diode serves to regulate the charging voltage to prevent overcharge

The diode limits the current flowing from the panel to a safe value

The diode greatly increases the efficiency during times of high illumination

G5A02: What is reactance?

Opposition to the flow of direct current caused by resistance

A property of ideal resistors in AC circuits

A large spark produced at switch contacts when an inductor is de-energized

G5B13: What is the output PEP of an unmodulated carrier if an average reading wattmeter connected to the transmitter output indicates 1060 watts?

530 watts

1500 watts

2120 watts

G5C01: What causes a voltage to appear across the secondary winding of a transformer when an AC voltage source is connected across its primary winding?

Capacitive coupling

Displacement current coupling

Mutual capacitance

G6A01: Which of the following is an important characteristic for capacitors used to filter the DC output of a switching power supply?

High equivalent series resistance

Low Temperature coefficient

High Temperature coefficient

G6B02: What are two major ratings that must not be exceeded for silicon diode rectifiers?

Average power; average voltage

Capacitive reactance; avalanche voltage

Peak load impedance; peak voltage

G6C01: Which of the following is an analog integrated circuit?

NAND Gate

Microprocessor

Frequency Counter

G7A12: Which symbol in Figure G7-1 represents a multiple-winding transformer?

Symbol 4

Symbol 7

Symbol 1

G7B05: How many states does a 3-bit binary counter have?

3

6

16

G7C08: What type of circuit is used in many FM receivers to convert signals coming from the IF amplifier to audio?

Product detector

Phase inverter

Mixer

G8A11: What happens to the RF carrier signal when a modulating audio signal is applied to an FM transmitter?

The carrier frequency changes proportionally to the amplitude and frequency of the modulating signal

The carrier amplitude changes proportionally to the instantaneous frequency of the modulating signal

The carrier phase changes proportionally to the instantaneous amplitude of the modulating signal

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

G9A10: What standing wave ratio will result from the connection of a 50-ohm feed line to a non-reactive load having a 10-ohm impedance?

2:1

50:1

1:5

G9B03: What happens to the feed-point impedance of a ground-plane antenna when its radials are changed from horizontal to downward-sloping?

It decreases

It stays the same

It reaches a maximum at an angle of 45 degrees

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

G9D07: Which of the following describes a log periodic antenna?

Impedance varies periodically as a function of frequency

Gain varies logarithmically as a function of frequency

SWR varies periodically as a function of boom length