G0A02: Which of the following properties is important in estimating whether an RF signal exceeds the maximum permissible exposure (MPE)?

Its duty cycle

Its frequency

Its power density

G0B09: Why should soldered joints not be used with the wires that connect the base of a tower to a system of ground rods?

The resistance of solder is too high

Solder flux will prevent a low conductivity connection

Solder has too high a dielectric constant to provide adequate lightning protection

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

G1B03: Which of the following is a purpose of a beacon station as identified in the FCC Rules?

Automatic identification of repeaters

Transmission of bulletins of general interest to Amateur Radio licensees

Identifying net frequencies

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

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'

G1E07: With which foreign countries is third party traffic prohibited, except for messages directly involving emergencies or disaster relief communications?

Countries in ITU Region 2

Countries in ITU Region 1

Any country which is not a member of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)

G2A04: Which mode is most commonly used for voice communications on the 17 and 12 meter bands?

Lower sideband

Vestigial sideband

Double sideband

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

G2C06: What does the term 'zero beat' mean in CW operation?

Matching the speed of the transmitting station

Operating split to avoid interference on frequency

Sending without error

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

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

Directory

Preamble

Footer

G3A10: What causes HF propagation conditions to vary periodically in a 28-day cycle?

Long term oscillations in the upper atmosphere

Cyclic variation in the Earth's radiation belts

The position of the Moon in its orbit

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

G3C04: What does the term 'critical angle' mean as used in radio wave propagation?

The long path azimuth of a distant station

The short path azimuth of a distant station

The lowest takeoff angle that will return a radio wave to the Earth under specific ionospheric conditions

G4A03: What is normally meant by operating a transceiver in "split" mode?

The radio is operating at half power

The transceiver is operating from an external power source

The transmitter is emitting a SSB signal, as opposed to DSB operation

G4B11: Which of the following must be connected to an antenna analyzer when it is being used for SWR measurements?

Receiver

Transmitter

All of these choices are correct

G4C11: Which of the following is one use for a Digital Signal Processor in an amateur station?

To provide adequate grounding

To increase antenna gain

To increase antenna bandwidth

G4D07: How much must the power output of a transmitter be raised to change the S- meter reading on a distant receiver from S8 to S9?

Approximately 1.5 times

Approximately 2 times

Approximately 8 times

G4E08: What is the name of the process by which sunlight is changed directly into electricity?

Photon emission

Photosynthesis

Photon decomposition

G5A07: What happens when the impedance of an electrical load is equal to the internal impedance of the power source?

The source delivers minimum power to the load

The electrical load is shorted

No current can flow through the circuit

G5B06: What is the output PEP from a transmitter if an oscilloscope measures 200 volts peak-to-peak across a 50-ohm dummy load connected to the transmitter output?

1.4 watts

353.5 watts

400 watts

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

G6B07: What are the stable operating points for a bipolar transistor used as a switch in a logic circuit?

Its active region (between the cut-off and saturation regions)

Its peak and valley current points

Its enhancement and deletion modes

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

G7A10: Which symbol in figure G7-1 represents a Zener diode?

Symbol 4

Symbol 1

Symbol 11

G7B06: What is a shift register?

An array of operational amplifiers used for tri state arithmetic operations

A digital mixer

An analog mixer

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

G8A04: What emission is produced by a reactance modulator connected to an RF power amplifier?

Multiplex modulation

Amplitude modulation

Pulse modulation

G8B01: What receiver stage combines a 14.250 MHz input signal with a 13.795 MHz oscillator signal to produce a 455 kHz intermediate frequency (IF) signal?

BFO

VFO

Discriminator

G9A04: What is the reason for the occurrence of reflected power at the point where a feed line connects to an antenna?

Operating an antenna at its resonant frequency

Using more transmitter power than the antenna can handle

Feeding the antenna with unbalanced feed line

G9B12: What is the approximate length for a 1/4-wave vertical antenna cut for 28.5 MHz?

11 feet

16 feet

21 feet

G9C12: Which of the following is an advantage of using a gamma match for impedance matching of a Yagi antenna to 50-ohm coax feed line?

It does not require any inductors or capacitors

It is useful for matching multiband antennas

All of these choices are correct

G9D09: Which of the following is an application for a Beverage antenna?

Directional transmitting for low HF bands

Portable direction finding at higher HF frequencies

Portable direction finding at lower HF frequencies