G0A05: What must you do if an evaluation of your station shows RF energy radiated from your station exceeds permissible limits?

File an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS-97) with the FCC

Secure written permission from your neighbors to operate above the controlled MPE limits

All of these choices are correct

G0B02: What is the minimum wire size that may be safely used for a circuit that draws up to 20 amperes of continuous current?

AWG number 20

AWG number 16

AWG number 8

G1A14: Which of the following applies when the FCC rules designate the Amateur Service as a secondary user on a band?

Amateur stations must record the call sign of the primary service station before operating on a frequency assigned to that station

Amateur stations are allowed to use the band only during emergencies

Amateur stations may only operate during specific hours of the day, while primary users are permitted 24 hour use of the band

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

G1C03: What is the maximum bandwidth permitted by FCC rules for Amateur Radio stations when transmitting on USB frequencies in the 60 meter band?

5.6 kHz

1.8 kHz

3 kHz

G1D01: Which of the following is a proper way to identify when transmitting using phone on General Class frequencies if you have a CSCE for the required elements but your upgrade from Technician has not appeared in the FCC database?

Give your call sign followed by the words "General Class"

No special identification is needed

Give your call sign followed the abbreviation 'CSCE'

G1E09: What language must you use when identifying your station if you are using a language other than English in making a contact using phone emission?

The language being used for the contact

Any language if the US has a third party agreement with that country

Any language of a country that is a member of the ITU

G2A05: Which mode of voice communication is most commonly used on the high frequency amateur bands?

Frequency modulation

Double sideband

Phase modulation

G2B02: What is the first thing you should do if you are communicating with another amateur station and hear a station in distress break in?

Continue your communication because you were on frequency first

Change to a different frequency

Immediately cease all transmissions

G2C05: What is the best speed to use answering a CQ in Morse Code?

The fastest speed at which you are comfortable copying

A slow speed until contact is established

5 wpm, as all operators licensed to operate CW can copy this speed

G2D07: Which of the following is required by the FCC rules when operating in the 60 meter band?

You must keep a log of the date, time, frequency, power level and stations worked

You must keep a log of all third party traffic

You must keep a log of the manufacturer of your equipment and the antenna used

G2E11: What does the abbreviation "MFSK" stand for?

Manual Frequency Shift Keying

Manual Frequency Sideband Keying

Multi (or Multiple) Frequency Sideband Keying

G3A15: How long does it take charged particles from coronal mass ejections to affect radio-wave propagation on the Earth?

28 days

14 days

4 to 8 minutes

G3B11: What happens to HF propagation when the Lowest Usable Frequency (LUF) exceeds the Maximum Usable Frequency (MUF)?

HF communications over the path are enhanced

Double hop propagation along the path is more common

Propagation over the path on all HF frequencies is enhanced

G3C02: Where on the Earth do ionospheric layers reach their maximum height?

Where the Sun is on the opposite side of the Earth

Where the Sun is rising

Where the Sun has just set

G4A09: Why is a time delay sometimes included in a transmitter keying circuit?

To prevent stations from talking over each other

To allow the transmitter power regulators to charge properly

To allow time for a warning signal to be sent to other stations

G4B01: What item of test equipment contains horizontal and vertical channel amplifiers?

An ohmmeter

A signal generator

An ammeter

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

G4D09: What frequency range is occupied by a 3 kHz USB signal with the displayed carrier frequency set to 14.347 MHz?

14.347 to 14.647 MHz

14.344 to 14.347 MHz

14.3455 to 14.3485 MHz

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

G5A08: Why is impedance matching important?

So the load will draw minimum power from the source

To ensure that there is less resistance than reactance in the circuit

To ensure that the resistance and reactance in the circuit are equal

G5B03: How many watts of electrical power are used if 400 VDC is supplied to an 800-ohm load?

0.5 watts

400 watts

3200 watts

G5C13: Which of the following components should be added to a capacitor to increase the capacitance?

An inductor in series

A resistor in series

A capacitor in series

G6A11: Why would it be important to minimize the mutual inductance between two inductors?

To increase the energy transfer between circuits

To reduce conducted emissions

To increase the self-resonant frequency of the inductors

G6B04: When two or more diodes are connected in parallel to increase current handling capacity, what is the purpose of the resistor connected in series with each diode?

To ensure the thermal stability of the power supply

To regulate the power supply output voltage

To act as an inductor

G6C09: Which of the following is a characteristic of a liquid crystal display?

It offers a wide dynamic range

It has a wide viewing angle

All of these choices are correct

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

Symbol 2

Symbol 5

Symbol 4

G7B11: For which of the following modes is a Class C power stage appropriate for amplifying a modulated signal?

SSB

AM

All of these choices are correct

G7C09: Which of the following is needed for a Digital Signal Processor IF filter?

An analog to digital converter

A digital to analog converter

A digital processor chip

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

G8B08: Why is it important to know the duty cycle of the data mode you are using when transmitting?

To aid in tuning your transmitter

To allow time for the other station to break in during a transmission

All of these choices are correct

G9A11: What standing wave ratio will result from the connection of a 50-ohm feed line to a non-reactive load having a 50-ohm impedance?

2:1

50:50

0:0

G9B01: What is one disadvantage of a directly fed random-wire antenna?

It must be longer than 1 wavelength

It produces only vertically polarized radiation

It is not effective on the higher HF bands

G9C08: What is meant by the "main lobe" of a directive antenna?

The magnitude of the maximum vertical angle of radiation

The point of maximum current in a radiating antenna element

The maximum voltage standing wave point on a radiating element

G9D03: At what height above ground is an NVIS antenna typically installed?

As close to one-half wave as possible

As close to one wavelength as possible

Height is not critical as long as it is significantly more than 1/2 wavelength