Amateur Radio Jeeparty

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THIS
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AMATEUR RADIO JEEPARTY
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With
Your
Host...
YOUR NAME
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Special Op./ Operating Practices
License/ Operator Duties
Antennas/ Electronics
Electrical
RF Safety
FCC Rules
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• What government agency grants your amateur radio
  license?
• The Department of Defense
• The Federal Communications Commission
• The Department of Commerce
• The State Licensing Bureau

A 100
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B. The Federal Communications Commission
A 100
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Incorrect
A 100
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• If you forget to renew your amateur license and
  it expires, may you continue to transmit?
• Yes, any time for up to two years (the grace
  period for renewal)
• Yes, but only if you identify using the suffix
  GP
• Yes, but only during authorized nets
• No, transmitting is not allowed

A 200
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D. No, transmitting is not allowed
A 200
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Incorrect
A 200
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• Which of the following is a prohibited amateur
  radio transmission?
• Using an autopatch to seek emergency assistance
• Using an autopatch to call a tow truck
• Using an autopatch to pick up business messages
• Using an autopatch to call home to say you are
  running late

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C. Using an autopatch to pick up business messages
A 300
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Incorrect
A 300
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• Besides normal identification, what else must a
  US station do when sending third-party
  communications internationally
• The US station must transmit its own call sign at
  the beginning of each communication, and at least
  every ten minutes after that
• The US station must transmit its own call sign at
  the beginning of each communication, and at least
  every five minutes after that
• The US station must transmit both call signs at
  the end of each communication
• Each station must transmit its own call sign at
  the end of each transmission, and at least every
  five minutes after that

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C. The US station must transmit both call signs
at the end of each communication
A 400
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Incorrect
A 400
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• What is the basic principle of radio
  communications?
• The peak-to-peak voltage of a transmitter is
  varied by the sidetone and modulated by the
  receiver
• A transmitter separates information to be
  received from a radio wave
• A DC generator combines some type of information
  into a carrier wave so that it may travel through
  space
• A radio wave is combines with an information
  signal and is transmitted a receiver separates
  the two

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D. A radio wave is combines with an information
signal and is transmitted a receiver separates
the two
A 500
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Incorrect
A 500
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• Why should you use only good quality coaxial
  cable and connectors for a UHF antenna system?
• To keep RF loss low
• To keep television interference high
• To keep the power going to your antenna system
  from getting too high
• To keep the standing-wave ratio of your antenna
  system high

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• To keep RF loss low

B 100
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Incorrect
B 100
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• Which sideband is commonly used for 10-meter
  phone operation?
• Amplitude-compandored sideband
• Lower sideband
• Upper sideband
• Double sideband

B 200
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C. Upper sideband
B 200
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Incorrect
B 200
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• Why should you keep transmissions short when
  using a repeater
• To see if the receiving station operator is still
  awake
• A long transmission may prevent someone with an
  emergency from using the repeater
• To give any listening non-hams a chance to
  respond
• To keep long-distance charges down

B 300
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B. A long transmission may prevent someone with
an emergency from using the repeater
B 300
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Incorrect
B 300
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• When may false or deceptive signals or
  communications be transmitted by an amateur
  station?
• Never
• When operating a beacon transmitter in a fox
  hunt exercise
• When playing a harmless practical joke
• When you need to hide the meaning of a message
  for secrecy

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• Never

B 400
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Incorrect
B 400
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• What devise could boost the low-power output from
  your hand-held radio up to 100 watts?
• A voltage divider
• A voltage regulator
• An impedance network
• A power amplifier

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D. A power amplifier
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Incorrect
B 500
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• What is the name for the operating position where
  the control operator has full control over the
  transmitter?
• Field point
• Auxiliary point
• Control point
• Access point

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C. Control point
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Incorrect
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• What should you do before you transmit on any
  frequency?
• Check your antenna for resonance at the selected
  frequency
• Listen to make sure that someone will be able to
  hear you
• Listen to make sure others are not using the
  frequency
• Make sure the SWR on your antenna feed line is
  high enough

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C. Listen to make sure others are not using the
frequency
C 200
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Incorrect
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• What is your responsibility as a station
  licensee?
• You must allow another amateur to operate your
  station upon request
• You are responsible for the proper operation of
  the station in accordance with the FCC rules
• You must notify the FCC if another amateur acts
  as the control operator
• You must be present whenever the station is
  operated

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B. You are responsible for the proper operation
of the station in accordance with the FCC rules
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Incorrect
C 300
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DAILY DOUBLE
DAILY DOUBLE
Place A Wager
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• If you are using a language besides English to
  make a contact, what language must you use when
  identifying your station?
• The language being used for the contact
• English
• The language being used for the contact, provided
  the US has a third-party communications agreement
  with that country
• Any language of a country that is a member of the
  International Telecommunications Union

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B. English
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Incorrect
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• If you let another amateur with a higher class
  license than yours control your station, what
  operating privileges are allowed?
• All the emission privileges of the higher
  license, but only the frequency privileges of
  your license
• Only the privileges allowed by your license
• Any privileges allowed by the higher license, as
  long as proper identification procedures are
  followed
• All the frequency privileges of the higher
  license, but only the emission privileges of your
  license

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C. Any privileges allowed by the higher license,
as long as proper identification procedures are
followed
C 500
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Incorrect
C 500
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• Which of the following is the best way to install
  your antenna in relation to overhead electric
  power lines?
• Always be sure your antenna wire is higher than
  the power line and crosses it at a 90-degree
  angle
• Always be sure your antenna is lower than the
  power line, and crosses it at a small angle
• Always be sure your antenna and feed line are
  well clear of any power lines
• Only use vertical antennas within 100 feet of a
  power line

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C. Always be sure your antenna and feed line are
well clear of any power lines
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Incorrect
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• Which of the following is NOT an important
  consideration when selecting a location for a
  transmitting antenna?
• Nearby structures
• Height above average terrain
• Distance from the transmitter location
• Polarization of the feed line

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D. Polarization of the feed line
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Incorrect
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• What is parallel-conductor feed line?
• Two wires side-by-side held apart by insulating
  material
• Two wires twisted around each other in a spiral
• A center wire inside an insulating material that
  is covered by a metal sleeve or shield
• A metal pipe that is as wide or slightly wider
  that a wavelength of the signal it carries

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• Two wires side-by-side held apart by insulating
  material

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Incorrect
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• Where would you install a balun to feed a dipole
  antenna with 50-ohm coaxial cable?
• Between the antenna and the ground
• Between the transmitter and the coaxial cable
• Between the coaxial cable and the antenna
• Between the coaxial cable and the ground

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C. Between the coaxial cable and the antenna
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Incorrect
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• If you are told that your amateur station is
  causing television interference, what should you
  do?
• Connect a high pass filter to the transmitter
  output and a low-pass filter to the antenna-input
  of the television
• Immediately turn off your transmitter and contact
  the nearest FCC office for assistance
• First make sure that your station is operating
  properly, and that it does not cause interference
  to your own television
• Continue operating normally, because you have no
  reason to worry about the interference

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C. First make sure that your station is operating
properly, and that it does not cause interference
to your own television
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Incorrect
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• For best protection from electrical shock, what
  should be grounded in an amateur station?
• The power supply primary
• The antenna feed line
• All station equipment connected to a common
  ground
• The AC power mains

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C. All station equipment connected to a common
ground
E 100
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Incorrect
E 100
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• Which instrument would you use to measure
  electric current?
• An ohmmeter
• A wavemeter
• An ammeter
• A voltmeter

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C. An ammeter
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Incorrect
E 200
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• Which of the following best describes a variable
  capacitor?
• A set of fixed capacitors whose connections can
  be varied
• Two sets of rotating conducting plates separated
  by an insulator, which can be varied in surface
  area exposed to each other
• A set of capacitors connected in a
  series-parallel circuit
• Two sets of insulating plates separated by a
  conductor, which can be varied in distance from
  each other

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B. Two sets of rotating conducting plates
separated by an insulator, which can be varied in
surface area exposed to each other
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Incorrect
E 300
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• How can amateur station equipment best be
  protected from lighting damage?
• Use heavy insulation on the wiring
• Never turn off the equipment
• Disconnect the ground system from all radios
• Disconnect all equipment from the power lines and
  antenna cables

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D. Disconnect all equipment from the power lines
and antenna cables
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Incorrect
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• Which instrument would you use to measure
  electric potential or electromotive force?
• A voltmeter
• An ammeter
• A wavemeter
• An ohmmeter

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• A voltmeter

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Incorrect
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• Why do exposure limits vary with frequency?
• Lower-frequency RF fields have more energy than
  higher-frequency fields
• Lower-frequency RF fields penetrate deeper into
  the body than higher-frequency fields
• The bodys ability to absorb RF energy varies
  with frequency
• It is impossible to measure specific absorption
  rates at some frequencies

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C. The bodys ability to absorb RF energy varies
with frequency
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Incorrect
F 100
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• What is one biological effect to the eye that can
  result from RF exposure?
• The strong magnetic fields can cause blurred
  vision
• It can cause heating, which can result in the
  formation of cataracts
• The strong magnetic fields can cause polarization
  lens
• It can cause heating, which can result in
  astigmatism

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B. It can cause heating, which can result in the
formation of cataracts
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Incorrect
F 200
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• Which of the following radio frequency emissions
  will result in the least RF radiation exposure if
  they all have the same peak envelope power (PEP)?
• Two-way exchanges of phase-modulation (PM)
  telephony
• Two-way exchanges of frequency-modulated (FM)
  telephony
• Two-way exchanges of Morse Code (CW)
  communication
• Two-way exchanges of single-sideband (SSB)
  telephony

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D. Two-way exchanges of single-sideband (SSB)
telephony
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Incorrect
F 300
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• At what frequencies do the FCCs RF radiation
  exposure guidelines incorporate limits for
  Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE)?
• All frequencies below 30 MHz
• All frequencies between 300 kHz and 100 GHz
• All frequencies above 300 GHz
• All frequencies between 20,000 Hz and 10 MHz

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B. All frequencies between 300 kHz and 100 GHz
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Incorrect
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• Why is it a good idea to adhere to the FCCs
  Rules for using the minimum power needed when you
  are transmitting with your hand-held radio?
• Large fines are always imposed on operators
  violating this rule
• To reduce calcification of the NiCd battery pack
• To reduce the level of RF radiation exposure to
  the operators head
• To eliminate self-oscillation in the receiver RF
  amplifier

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C. To reduce the level of RF radiation exposure
to the operators head
F 500
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Incorrect
F 500
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• What may happen if a SSB transmitter is operated
  with the microphone gain set too high?
• It may cause digital interference to computer
  equipment
• It may cause interference to other stations
  operating on a higher frequency band
• It may cause atmospheric interference in the air
  around the antenna
• It may cause splatter interference to other
  stations operating near its frequency

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D. It may cause splatter interference to other
stations operating near its frequency
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