G0A07: What effect does transmitter duty cycle have when evaluating RF exposure?

A higher transmitter duty cycle permits greater short-term exposure levels

Low duty cycle transmitters are exempt from RF exposure evaluation requirements

High duty cycle transmitters are exempt from RF exposure requirements

G0B12: What is the purpose of a transmitter power supply interlock?

To prevent unauthorized access to a transmitter

To guarantee that you cannot accidentally transmit out of band

To shut off the transmitter if too much current is drawn

G1A02: On which of the following bands is phone operation prohibited?

160 meters

17 meters

12 meters

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

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

G1D06: When must you add the special identifier "AG" after your call sign if you are a Technician Class licensee and have a CSCE for General Class operator privileges, but the FCC has not yet posted your upgrade on its Web site?

Whenever you operate on any amateur frequency

Whenever you operate using Technician frequency privileges

A special identifier is not required as long as your General Class license application has been filed with the FCC

G1E08: Which of the following is a requirement for a non-licensed person to communicate with a foreign Amateur Radio station from a station with an FCC granted license at which a licensed control operator is present?

Information must be exchanged in English

The control operator must have at least a General Class license

All of these choices are correct

G2A02: Which of the following modes is most commonly used for voice communications on the 160, 75, and 40 meter bands?

Upper sideband

Vestigial sideband

Double sideband

G2B09: Who may be the control operator of an amateur station transmitting in RACES to assist relief operations during a disaster?

Only a RACES net control operator

A person holding an FCC issued amateur operator license or an appropriate government official

Any control operator when normal communication systems are operational

G2C09: What does the Q signal "QSL" mean?

Send slower

We have already confirmed by card

We have worked before

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

G2E07: What does the abbreviation "RTTY" stand for?

Returning to you

A general call to all digital stations

Repeater transmission type

G3A12: What does the K-index indicate?

The relative position of sunspots on the surface of the Sun

The stability of the Sun's magnetic field

The solar radio flux at Boulder, Colorado

G3B08: What does MUF stand for?

The Minimum Usable Frequency for communications between two points

The Minimum Usable Frequency during a 24 hour period

The Maximum Usable Frequency during a 24 hour period

G3C05: Why is long distance communication on the 40, 60, 80 and 160 meter bands more difficult during the day?

The F layer absorbs signals at these frequencies during daylight hours

The F layer is unstable during daylight hours

The E layer is unstable during daylight hours

G4A12: Which of the following is a common use for the dual VFO feature on a transceiver?

To allow transmitting on two frequencies at once

To permit full duplex operation, that is transmitting and receiving at the same time

To facilitate computer interface

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

G4D06: Where is an S meter found?

In an SWR bridge

In a transmitter

In a conductance bridge

G4E05: Which of the following most limits the effectiveness of an HF mobile transceiver operating in the 75 meter band?

'Picket Fencing' signal variation

The wire gauge of the DC power line to the transceiver

FCC rules limiting mobile output power on the 75 meter band

G5A09: What unit is used to measure reactance?

Farad

Ampere

Siemens

G5B14: What is the output PEP from a transmitter if an oscilloscope measures 500 volts peak-to-peak across a 50-ohm resistor connected to the transmitter output?

8.75 watts

2500 watts

5000 watts

G5C14: Which of the following components should be added to an inductor to increase the inductance?

A capacitor in series

A resistor in parallel

An inductor in parallel

G6A08: Which of the following describes a thermistor?

A resistor that is resistant to changes in value with temperature variations

A special type of transistor for use at very cold temperatures

A capacitor that changes value with temperature

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

G6C16: Which of the following describes a type-N connector?

A small bayonet connector used for data circuits

A threaded connector used for hydraulic systems

An audio connector used in surround-sound installations

G7A11: Which symbol in figure G7-1 represents an NPN junction transistor?

Symbol 1

Symbol 7

Symbol 11

G7B02: Which of the following is an advantage of using the binary system when processing digital signals?

The binary number system is most accurate

Binary numbers are more compatible with analog circuitry

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

G8B04: What is the name of the stage in a VHF FM transmitter that generates a harmonic of a lower frequency signal to reach the desired operating frequency?

Mixer

Reactance modulator

Pre-emphasis network

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

G9C15: Approximately how long is each side of a quad antenna reflector element?

Slightly less than 1/4 wavelength

Slightly less than 1/2 wavelength

Slightly more than 1/2 wavelength

G9D08: Why is a Beverage antenna not used for transmitting?

Its impedance is too low for effective matching

It has poor directivity

All of these choices are correct