G0A01: What is one way that RF energy can affect human body tissue?

It causes radiation poisoning

It causes the blood count to reach a dangerously low level

It cools body tissue

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

G1A11: Which of the following frequencies is available to a control operator holding a General Class license?

28.020 MHz

28.350 MHz

28.550 MHz

G1B01: What is the maximum height above ground to which an antenna structure may be erected without requiring notification to the FAA and registration with the FCC, provided it is not at or near a public use airport?

50 feet

100 feet

300 feet

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

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

G2A01: Which sideband is most commonly used for voice communications on frequencies of 14 MHz or higher?

Lower sideband

Vestigial sideband

Double sideband

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

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

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

G2E05: Which of the following describes Baudot code?

A 7-bit code with start, stop and parity bits

A code using error detection and correction

A code using SELCAL and LISTEN

G3A02: What effect does a Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance have on the daytime ionospheric propagation of HF radio waves?

It enhances propagation on all HF frequencies

It disrupts communications via satellite more than direct communications

None, because only areas on the night side of the Earth are affected

G3B02: Which of the following is a good indicator of the possibility of sky-wave propagation on the 6 meter band?

Long skip sky-wave propagation on the 10 meter band

Severe attenuation of signals on the 10 meter band

Long delayed echoes on the 10 meter band

G3C12: Which ionospheric layer is the most absorbent of long skip signals during daylight hours on frequencies below 10 MHz?

The F2 layer

The F1 layer

The E layer

G4A01: What is the purpose of the "notch filter" found on many HF transceivers?

To restrict the transmitter voice bandwidth

To eliminate receiver interference from impulse noise sources

To enhance the reception of a specific frequency on a crowded band

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

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

G4D05: How does an S meter reading of 20 dB over S-9 compare to an S-9 signal, assuming a properly calibrated S meter?

It is 10 times weaker

It is 20 times weaker

It is 20 times stronger

G4E09: What is the approximate open-circuit voltage from a modern, well-illuminated photovoltaic cell?

0.02 VDC

0.2 VDC

1.38 VDC

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

G5B10: What percentage of power loss would result from a transmission line loss of 1 dB?

10.9%

12.2%

25.9%

G5C03: Which of the following components should be added to an existing resistor to increase the resistance?

A resistor in parallel

A capacitor in series

A capacitor in parallel

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

G6B05: What is the approximate junction threshold voltage of a conventional silicon diode?

0.1 volt

0.3 volts

1.0 volts

G6C05: What is meant when memory is characterized as 'non-volatile'?

It is resistant to radiation damage

It is resistant to high temperatures

The stored information cannot be changed once written

G7A13: Which symbol in Figure G7-1 represents a tapped inductor?

Symbol 11

Symbol 6

Symbol 1

G7B09: What determines the frequency of an LC oscillator?

The number of stages in the counter

The number of stages in the divider

The time delay of the lag circuit

G7C02: Which circuit is used to combine signals from the carrier oscillator and speech amplifier and send the result to the filter in a typical single-sideband phone transmitter?

Discriminator

Detector

IF amplifier

G8A10: What is meant by flat-topping of a single-sideband phone transmission?

Signal distortion caused by insufficient collector current

The transmitter's automatic level control is properly adjusted

The transmitter's carrier is properly suppressed

G8B07: What is the frequency deviation for a 12.21-MHz reactance-modulated oscillator in a 5-kHz deviation, 146.52-MHz FM-phone transmitter?

101.75 Hz

5 kHz

60 kHz

G9A13: What would be the SWR if you feed an antenna that has a 300-ohm feed-point impedance with 50-ohm coaxial cable?

1.5:1

3:1

You cannot determine SWR from impedance values

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

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