G0A11: What precaution should you take if you install an indoor transmitting antenna?

Locate the antenna close to your operating position to minimize feed-line radiation

Position the antenna along the edge of a wall to reduce parasitic radiation

No special precautions are necessary if SSB and CW are the only modes used

G0B06: Why must the metal enclosure of every item of station equipment be grounded?

It prevents blowing of fuses in case of an internal short circuit

It prevents signal overload

It ensures that the neutral wire is grounded

G1A05: Which of the following frequencies is in the General Class portion of the 40 meter band?

7.500 MHz

40.200 MHz

40.500 MHz

G1B06: When is an amateur station permitted to transmit secret codes?

During a declared communications emergency

Only when the information is of a routine, personal nature

Only with Special Temporary Authorization from the FCC

G1C06: Which of the following is a limitation on transmitter power on 1.8 MHz band?

200 watts PEP output

1000 watts PEP output

1200 watts PEP output

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

G1E02: When may a 10 meter repeater retransmit the 2 meter signal from a station having a Technician Class control operator?

Under no circumstances

Only if the station on 10 meters is operating under a Special Temporary Authorization allowing such retransmission

Only during an FCC declared general state of communications emergency

G2A02: Which of the following modes is most commonly used for voice communications on the 160, 75, and 40 meter bands?

Upper sideband

Vestigial sideband

Double sideband

G2B05: What is the customary minimum frequency separation between SSB signals under normal conditions?

Between 150 and 500 Hz

Approximately 6 kHz

Approximately 10 kHz

G2C10: What does the Q signal "QRQ" mean?

Slow down

Zero beat my signal

Quitting operation

G2D03: What skills learned during 'hidden transmitter hunts' are of help to the Amateur Auxiliary?

Identification of out of band operation

Identification of different call signs

Hunters have an opportunity to transmit on non-amateur frequencies

G2E02: How many data bits are sent in a single PSK31 character?

5

7

8

G3A08: Which of the following effects can a geomagnetic storm have on radio-wave propagation?

Improved high-latitude HF propagation

Improved ground-wave propagation

Improved chances of UHF ducting

G3B06: What usually happens to radio waves with frequencies below the Lowest Usable Frequency (LUF)?

They are bent back to the Earth

They pass through the ionosphere

They are bent and trapped in the ionosphere to circle the Earth

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

G4A02: What is one advantage of selecting the opposite or "reverse" sideband when receiving CW signals on a typical HF transceiver?

Interference from impulse noise will be eliminated

More stations can be accommodated within a given signal passband

Accidental out of band operation can be prevented

G4B08: Which of the following instruments may be used to monitor relative RF output when making antenna and transmitter adjustments?

An antenna noise bridge

A multimeter

A Q meter

G4C01: Which of the following might be useful in reducing RF interference to audio-frequency devices?

Bypass inductor

Forward-biased diode

Reverse-biased diode

G4D06: Where is an S meter found?

In an SWR bridge

In a transmitter

In a conductance bridge

G4E07: Which of the following is the most likely to cause interfering signals to be heard in the receiver of an HF mobile installation in a recent model vehicle?

The battery charging system

The anti-lock braking system

The anti-theft circuitry

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

G5B08: What is the peak-to-peak voltage of a sine wave that has an RMS voltage of 120 volts?

84.8 volts

169.7 volts

240.0 volts

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

.30 ohms

.33 ohms

300 ohms

G6A06: What will happen to the resistance if the temperature of a resistor is increased?

It will change depending on the resistor's reactance coefficient

It will stay the same

It will become time dependent

G6B15: When is it acceptable to recharge a carbon-zinc primary cell?

As long as the voltage has not been allowed to drop below 1.0 volt

When the cell is kept warm during the recharging period

When a constant current charger is used

G6C15: What is the main reason to use keyed connectors instead of non-keyed types?

Prevention of use by unauthorized persons

Higher current carrying capacity

All of these choices are correct

G7A03: What is the peak-inverse-voltage across the rectifiers in a full-wave bridge power supply?

One-quarter the normal output voltage of the power supply

Half the normal output voltage of the power supply

Double the normal peak output voltage of the power supply

G7B14: Which of the following describes a linear amplifier?

Any RF power amplifier used in conjunction with an amateur transceiver

A Class C high efficiency amplifier

An amplifier used as a frequency multiplier

G7C10: How is Digital Signal Processor filtering accomplished?

By using direct signal phasing

By differential spurious phasing

By converting the signal from digital to analog and taking the difference of mixing products

G8A08: Which of the following is an effect of over-modulation?

Insufficient audio

Insufficient bandwidth

Frequency drift

G8B04: What is the name of the stage in a VHF FM transmitter that generates a harmonic of a lower frequency signal to reach the desired operating frequency?

Mixer

Reactance modulator

Pre-emphasis network

G9A06: In what values are RF feed line losses usually expressed?

ohms per 1000 ft

dB per 1000 ft

ohms per 100 ft

G9B02: What is an advantage of downward sloping radials on a quarter wave ground-plane antenna?

They lower the radiation angle

They bring the feed-point impedance closer to 300 ohms

They increase the radiation angle

G9C13: Approximately how long is each side of a quad antenna driven element?

1/2 wavelength

3/4 wavelength

1 wavelength

G9D02: Which of the following is an advantage of an NVIS antenna?

Low vertical angle radiation for working stations out to ranges of several thousand kilometers

High forward gain

All of these choices are correct