G0A12: What precaution should you take whenever you make adjustments or repairs to an antenna?

Ensure that you and the antenna structure are grounded

Wear a radiation badge

All of these choices are correct

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

G1A12: When General Class licensees are not permitted to use the entire voice portion of a particular band, which portion of the voice segment is generally available to them?

The lower frequency end

The lower frequency end on frequencies below 7.3 MHz and the upper end on frequencies above 14.150 MHz

The upper frequency end on frequencies below 7.3 MHz and the lower end on frequencies above 14.150 MHz

G1B10: What is the power limit for beacon stations?

10 watts PEP output

20 watts PEP output

200 watts PEP output

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

G1D10: What is the minimum age that one must be to qualify as an accredited Volunteer Examiner?

12 years

21 years

There is no age limit

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)

G2A11: What does the expression "CQ DX" usually indicate?

A general call for any station

The caller is listening for a station in Germany

A distress call

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

G2C11: What does the Q signal 'QRV' mean?

You are sending too fast

There is interference on the frequency

I am quitting for the day

G2D09: What information is traditionally contained in a station log?

Date and time of contact

Band and/or frequency of the contact

Call sign of station contacted and the signal report given

G2E13: In the PACTOR protocol, what is meant by an NAK response to a transmitted packet?

The receiver is reporting the packet was received without error

The receiver is busy decoding the packet

The entire file has been received correctly

G3A06: What is a geomagnetic storm?

A sudden drop in the solar-flux index

A thunderstorm which affects radio propagation

Ripples in the ionosphere

G3B12: What factors affect the Maximum Usable Frequency (MUF)?

Path distance and location

Time of day and season

Solar radiation and ionospheric disturbances

G3C09: What type of radio wave propagation allows a signal to be detected at a distance too far for ground wave propagation but too near for normal sky-wave propagation?

Faraday rotation

Sporadic-E skip

Short-path skip

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

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

G4C04: What is the effect on an audio device or telephone system if there is interference from a nearby CW transmitter?

A CW signal at a nearly pure audio frequency

A chirpy CW signal

Severely distorted audio

G4D04: What does an S meter measure?

Conductance

Impedance

Transmitter power output

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

G5A11: Which of the following describes one method of impedance matching between two AC circuits?

Reduce the power output of the first circuit

Increase the power output of the first circuit

Insert a circulator between the two circuits

G5B05: How many watts are dissipated when a current of 7.0 milliamperes flows through 1.25 kilohms?

Approximately 61 watts

Approximately 11 milliwatts

Approximately 11 watts

G5C02: Which part of a transformer is normally connected to the incoming source of energy?

The secondary

The core

The plates

G6A04: Which of the following is an advantage of an electrolytic capacitor?

Tight tolerance

Non-polarized

Inexpensive RF capacitor

G6B14: What is the minimum allowable discharge voltage for maximum life of a standard 12 volt lead acid battery?

6 volts

8.5 volts

12 volts

G6C17: What is the general description of a DIN type connector?

A special connector for microwave interfacing

A DC power connector rated for currents between 30 and 50 amperes

A special watertight connector for use in marine applications

G7A06: What portion of the AC cycle is converted to DC by a full-wave rectifier?

90 degrees

180 degrees

270 degrees

G7B07: What are the basic components of virtually all sine wave oscillators?

An amplifier and a divider

A frequency multiplier and a mixer

A circulator and a filter operating in a feed-forward loop

G7C01: Which of the following is used to process signals from the balanced modulator and send them to the mixer in a single-sideband phone transmitter?

Carrier oscillator

IF amplifier

RF amplifier

G8A03: What is the name of the process which changes the frequency of an RF wave to convey information?

Frequency convolution

Frequency transformation

Frequency conversion

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

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

G9B05: How does antenna height affect the horizontal (azimuthal) radiation pattern of a horizontal dipole HF antenna?

If the antenna is too high, the pattern becomes unpredictable

Antenna height has no effect on the pattern

If the antenna is less than 1/2 wavelength high, radiation off the ends of the wire is eliminated

G9C11: What is the purpose of a gamma match used with Yagi antennas?

To match the relatively high feed-point impedance to 50 ohms

To increase the front to back ratio

To increase the main lobe gain

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