Ham General License Practice Quiz
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G0A05: What must you do if an evaluation of your station shows RF energy radiated from your station exceeds permissible limits?
Take action to prevent human exposure to the excessive RF fields
File an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS-97) with the FCC
Secure written permission from your neighbors to operate above the controlled MPE limits
All of these choices are correct
G0B16: When might a lead acid storage battery give off explosive hydrogen gas?
When stored for long periods of time
When being discharged
When being charged
When not placed on a level surface
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
60 meters
G1B07: What are the restrictions on the use of abbreviations or procedural signals in the Amateur Service?
Only "Q" codes are permitted
They may be used if they do not obscure the meaning of a message
They are not permitted
Only "10 codes" are permitted
G1C01: What is the maximum transmitting power an amateur station may use on 10.140 MHz?
200 watts PEP output
1000 watts PEP output
1500 watts PEP output
2000 watts PEP output
G1D02: What license examinations may you administer when you are an accredited VE holding a General Class operator license?
General and Technician
General only
Technician only
Extra, General and Technician
G1E05: What types of messages for a third party in another country may be transmitted by an amateur station?
Any message, as long as the amateur operator is not paid
Only messages for other licensed amateurs
Only messages relating to Amateur Radio or remarks of a personal character, or messages relating to emergencies or disaster relief
Any messages, as long as the text of the message is recorded in the station log
G2A09: Why do most amateur stations use lower sideband on the 160, 75 and 40 meter bands?
Lower sideband is more efficient than upper sideband at these frequencies
Lower sideband is the only sideband legal on these frequency bands
Because it is fully compatible with an AM detector
Current amateur practice is to use lower sideband on these frequency bands
G2B08: What is the 'DX window' in a voluntary band plan?
A portion of the band that should not be used for contacts between stations within the 48 contiguous United States
An FCC rule that prohibits contacts between stations within the United States and possessions on that band segment
An FCC rule that allows only digital contacts in that portion of the band
A portion of the band that has been voluntarily set aside for digital contacts only
G2C09: What does the Q signal "QSL" mean?
Send slower
We have already confirmed by card
I acknowledge receipt
We have worked before
G2D02: Which of the following are objectives of the Amateur Auxiliary?
To conduct efficient and orderly amateur licensing examinations
To encourage amateur self regulation and compliance with the rules
To coordinate repeaters for efficient and orderly spectrum usage
To provide emergency and public safety communications
G2E04: What segment of the 20 meter band is most often used for data transmissions?
14.000 - 14.050 MHz
14.070 - 14.100 MHz
14.150 - 14.225 MHz
14.275 - 14.350 MHz
G3A16: What is a possible benefit to radio communications resulting from periods of high geomagnetic activity?
Aurora that can reflect VHF signals
Higher signal strength for HF signals passing through the polar regions
Improved HF long path propagation
Reduced long delayed echoes
G3B02: Which of the following is a good indicator of the possibility of sky-wave propagation on the 6 meter band?
Short skip sky-wave propagation on the 10 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
G3C06: What is a characteristic of HF scatter signals?
They have high intelligibility
They have a wavering sound
They have very large swings in signal strength
All of these choices are correct
G4A06: What type of device is often used to enable matching the transmitter output to an impedance other than 50 ohms?
Balanced modulator
SWR Bridge
Antenna coupler
Q Multiplier
G4B16: What signals are used to conduct a two-tone test?
Two audio signals of the same frequency shifted 90-degrees
Two non-harmonically related audio signals
Two swept frequency tones
Two audio frequency range square wave signals of equal amplitude
G4C10: What could be a symptom of a ground loop somewhere in your station?
You receive reports of "hum" on your station's transmitted signal
The SWR reading for one or more antennas is suddenly very high
An item of station equipment starts to draw excessive amounts of current
You receive reports of harmonic interference from your station
G4D04: What does an S meter measure?
Conductance
Impedance
Received signal strength
Transmitter power output
G4E03: Which of the following direct, fused power connections would be the best for a 100-watt HF mobile installation?
To the battery using heavy gauge wire
To the alternator or generator using heavy gauge wire
To the battery using resistor wire
To the alternator or generator using resistor wire
G5A04: Which of the following causes opposition to the flow of alternating current in a capacitor?
Conductance
Reluctance
Reactance
Admittance
G5B01: A two-times increase or decrease in power results in a change of how many dB?
Approximately 2 dB
Approximately 3 dB
Approximately 6 dB
Approximately 12 dB
G5C04: What is the total resistance of three 100-ohm resistors in parallel?
.30 ohms
.33 ohms
33.3 ohms
300 ohms
G6A05: Which of the following is one effect of lead inductance in a capacitor used at VHF and above?
Effective capacitance may be reduced
Voltage rating may be reduced
ESR may be reduced
The polarity of the capacitor might become reversed
G6B10: Which element of a triode vacuum tube is used to regulate the flow of electrons between cathode and plate?
Control grid
Heater
Screen Grid
Trigger electrode
G6C11: What is a microprocessor?
A low power analog signal processor used as a microwave detector
A computer on a single integrated circuit
A microwave detector, amplifier, and local oscillator on a single integrated circuit
A low voltage amplifier used in a microwave transmitter modulator stage
G7A09: Which symbol in figure G7-1 represents a field effect transistor?
Symbol 2
Symbol 5
Symbol 1
Symbol 4
G7B04: Which of the following describes the function of a two input NOR gate?
Output is high when either or both inputs are low
Output is high only when both inputs are high
Output is low when either or both inputs are high
Output is low only when both inputs are high
G7C10: How is Digital Signal Processor filtering accomplished?
By using direct signal phasing
By converting the signal from analog to digital and using digital processing
By differential spurious phasing
By converting the signal from digital to analog and taking the difference of mixing products
G8A01: What is the name of the process that changes the envelope of an RF wave to carry information?
Phase modulation
Frequency modulation
Spread spectrum modulation
Amplitude modulation
G8B09: Why is it good to match receiver bandwidth to the bandwidth of the operating mode?
It is required by FCC rules
It minimizes power consumption in the receiver
It improves impedance matching of the antenna
It results in the best signal to noise ratio
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
6:1
You cannot determine SWR from impedance values
G9B12: What is the approximate length for a 1/4-wave vertical antenna cut for 28.5 MHz?
8 feet
11 feet
16 feet
21 feet
G9C19: What configuration of the loops of a two-element quad antenna must be used for the antenna to operate as a beam antenna, assuming one of the elements is used as a reflector?
The driven element must be fed with a balun transformer
The driven element must be open-circuited on the side opposite the feed point
The reflector element must be approximately 5% shorter than the driven element
The reflector element must be approximately 5% longer than the driven element
G9D02: Which of the following is an advantage of an NVIS antenna?
Low vertical angle radiation for working stations out to ranges of several thousand kilometers
High vertical angle radiation for working stations within a radius of a few hundred kilometers
High forward gain
All of these choices are correct
