G0A13: What precaution should be taken when installing a ground-mounted antenna?

It should not be installed higher than you can reach

It should not be installed in a wet area

It should limited to 10 feet in height

G0B03: Which size of fuse or circuit breaker would be appropriate to use with a circuit that uses AWG number 14 wiring?

100 amperes

60 amperes

30 amperes

G1A04: Which of the following amateur bands is restricted to communication on only specific channels, rather than frequency ranges?

11 meters

12 meters

30 meters

G1B12: Who or what determines 'good engineering and good amateur practice' as applied to the operation of an amateur station in all respects not covered by the Part 97 rules?

The Control Operator

The IEEE

The ITU

G1C07: What is the maximum symbol rate permitted for RTTY or data emission transmission on the 20 meter band?

56 kilobaud

19.6 kilobaud

1200 baud

G1D03: On which of the following band segments may you operate if you are a Technician Class operator and have a CSCE for General Class privileges?

Only the Technician band segments until your upgrade is posted on the FCC database

Only on the Technician band segments until your license arrives in the mail

On any General or Technician Class band segment except 30 and 60 meters

G1E01: Which of the following would disqualify a third party from participating in stating a message over an amateur station?

The third party is not a U.S. citizen

The third party is a licensed amateur

The third party is speaking in a language other than English, French, or Spanish

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

Lower 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

G2C04: What does it mean when a CW operator sends "CL" at the end of a transmission?

Keep frequency clear

Operating full break-in

Listening only for a specific station or stations

G2D06: How is a directional antenna pointed when making a 'long-path' contact with another station?

Toward the rising Sun

Along the gray line

Toward the north

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

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

G3B03: Which of the following applies when selecting a frequency for lowest attenuation when transmitting on HF?

Select a frequency just above the LUF

Select a frequency just below the critical frequency

Select a frequency just above the critical frequency

G3C03: Why is the F2 region mainly responsible for the longest distance radio wave propagation?

Because it is the densest ionospheric layer

Because it does not absorb radio waves as much as other ionospheric regions

All of these choices are correct

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

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

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

G4E03: Which of the following direct, fused power connections would be the best for a 100-watt HF mobile installation?

To the alternator or generator using heavy gauge wire

To the battery using resistor wire

To the alternator or generator using resistor wire

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

G5B12: What would be the RMS voltage across a 50-ohm dummy load dissipating 1200 watts?

173 volts

346 volts

692 volts

G5C11: What is the inductance of a 20 millihenry inductor in series with a 50 millihenry inductor?

.07 millihenrys

14.3 millihenrys

1000 millihenrys

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

G6B11: Which of the following solid state devices is most like a vacuum tube in its general operating characteristics?

A bipolar transistor

A tunnel diode

A varistor

G6C04: What is meant by the term ROM?

Resistor Operated Memory

Random Operational Memory

Resistant to Overload Memory

G7A05: What portion of the AC cycle is converted to DC by a half-wave rectifier?

90 degrees

270 degrees

360 degrees

G7B06: What is a shift register?

An array of operational amplifiers used for tri state arithmetic operations

A digital mixer

An analog mixer

G7C11: What is meant by the term "software defined radio" (SDR)?

A radio which provides computer interface for automatic logging of band and frequency

A radio which uses crystal filters designed using software

A computer model which can simulate performance of a radio to aid in the design process

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

G8B11: How does forward error correction allow the receiver to correct errors in received data packets?

By controlling transmitter output power for optimum signal strength

By using the varicode character set

By using a parity bit with each character

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

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

G9C20: How does the gain of two 3-element horizontally polarized Yagi antennas spaced vertically 1/2 wavelength apart typically compare to the gain of a single 3-element Yagi?

Approximately 1.5 dB higher

Approximately 6 dB higher

Approximately 9 dB higher

G9D01: What does the term "NVIS" mean as related to antennas?

Nearly Vertical Inductance System

Non-Visible Installation Specification

Non-Varying Impedance Smoothing