T0A10: What can happen if a lead-acid storage battery is charged or discharged too quickly?

The voltage can become reversed

The 'memory effect' will reduce the capacity of the battery

All of these choices are correct

T0B05: What is the purpose of a gin pole?

To temporarily replace guy wires

To be used in place of a safety harness

To provide a temporary ground

T0C08: Which of the following actions might amateur operators take to prevent exposure to RF radiation in excess of FCC-supplied limits?

Relocate the transmitter

Increase the duty cycle

All of these choices are correct

T1A09: Who selects a Frequency Coordinator?

The FCC Office of Spectrum Management and Coordination Policy

The local chapter of the Office of National Council of Independent Frequency Coordinators

FCC Regional Field Office

T1B08: What do the FCC rules mean when an amateur frequency band is said to be available on a secondary basis?

Secondary users of a frequency have equal rights to operate

Amateurs are only allowed to use the frequency at night

Secondary users are not allowed on amateur bands

T1C09: What is the grace period following the expiration of an amateur license within which the license may be renewed?

Three years

Five years

Ten years

T1D01: With which countries are FCC-licensed amateur stations prohibited from exchanging communications?

Any country whose administration has notified the United Nations that it objects to such communications

Any country engaged in hostilities with another country

Any country in violation of the War Powers Act of 1934

T1E03: Who must designate the station control operator?

The FCC

The frequency coordinator

The ITU

T1F08: When may a Technician Class licensee be the control operator of a station operating in an exclusive Extra Class operator segment of the amateur bands?

On Armed Forces Day

As part of a multi-operator contest team

When using a club station whose trustee is an Extra Class operator licensee

T2A03: What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 70 cm band?

Plus or minus 600 kHz

Minus 600 kHz

Plus 600 kHz

T2B02: What is the term used to describe the use of a sub-audible tone transmitted with normal voice audio to open the squelch of a receiver?

Carrier squelch

Tone burst

DTMF

T2C09: When may an amateur station use any means of radio communications at its disposal for essential communications in connection with immediate safety of human life and protection of property?

Only when FEMA authorizes it by declaring an emergency

Only when RACES authorizes it by declaring an emergency

Only when authorized by the local MARS program director

T3A11: Which part of the atmosphere enables the propagation of radio signals around the world?

The stratosphere

The troposphere

The magnetosphere

T3B10: What frequency range is referred to as HF?

300 to 3000 MHz

30 to 300 MHz

300 to 3000 kHz

T3C03: What is a characteristic of VHF signals received via auroral reflection?

Signals from distances of 10,000 or more miles are common

These types of signals occur only during winter nighttime hours

These types of signals are generally strongest when your antenna is aimed to the south (for stations in the Northern Hemisphere)

T4A03: Which is a good reason to use a regulated power supply for communications equipment?

A regulated power supply has FCC approval

A fuse or circuit breaker regulates the power

Power consumption is independent of load

T4B09: Which of the following is an appropriate receive filter to select in order to minimize noise and interference for SSB reception?

500 Hz

1000 Hz

5000 Hz

T5A01: Electrical current is measured in which of the following units?

Volts

Watts

Ohms

T5B06: If an ammeter calibrated in amperes is used to measure a 3000-milliampere current, what reading would it show?

0.003 amperes

0.3 amperes

3,000,000 amperes

T5C10: How much power is being used in a circuit when the applied voltage is 12 volts DC and the current is 2.5 amperes?

4.8 watts

14.5 watts

0.208 watts

T5D12: What is the voltage across a 10-ohm resistor if a current of 2 amperes flows through it?

8 volts

0.2 volts

12 volts

T6A07: What electrical component is usually composed of a coil of wire?

Switch

Capacitor

Diode

T6B01: What class of electronic components is capable of using a voltage or current signal to control current flow?

Capacitors

Inductors

Resistors

T6C09: What is component 4 in figure T2?

Variable inductor

Double-pole switch

Potentiometer

T6D08: Which of the following is used together with an inductor to make a tuned circuit?

Resistor

Zener diode

Potentiometer

T7A11: Which of the following circuits demodulates FM signals?

Limiter

Product detector

Phase inverter

T7B12: What does the acronym "BER" mean when applied to digital communications systems?

Baud Enhancement Recovery

Baud Error Removal

Bit Exponent Resource

T7C10: Why should the outer jacket of coaxial cable be resistant to ultraviolet light?

Ultraviolet resistant jackets prevent harmonic radiation

Ultraviolet light can increase losses in the cable's jacket

Ultraviolet and RF signals can mix together, causing interference

T7D10: What is probably happening when an ohmmeter, connected across a circuit, initially indicates a low resistance and then shows increasing resistance with time?

The ohmmeter is defective

The circuit contains a large inductor

The circuit is a relaxation oscillator

T8A08: What is the approximate bandwidth of a single sideband voice signal?

1 kHz

6 kHz

15 kHz

T8B06: What can be used to determine the time period during which an amateur satellite or space station can be accessed?

A GPS receiver

A field strength meter

A telescope

T8C11: What name is given to an amateur radio station that is used to connect other amateur stations to the Internet?

A repeater

A digipeater

A beacon

T8D06: What does the abbreviation PSK mean?

Pulse Shift Keying

Packet Short Keying

Phased Slide Keying

T9A09: What is the approximate length, in inches, of a 6 meter 1/2-wavelength wire dipole antenna?

6

50

236

T9B08: Why should coax connectors exposed to the weather be sealed against water intrusion?

To prevent interference to telephones

To keep the jacket from becoming loose

All of these choices are correct