US Amateur Radio - General (Element 3, 2015-2019) Practice Test

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US Amateur Radio - General (Element 3, 2015-2019) Practice Test

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1. - G1A01

On which of the following bands is a General Class license holder granted all amateur frequency privileges?

Select	Answer
A	60, 20, 17, and 12 meters
B	160, 30, 17, 15, 12, and 10 meters
C	160, 80, 40, and 10 meters
D	160, 60, 30, 17, 12, and 10 meters

2. - 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?

Select	Answer
A	The FCC
B	The ITU
C	The Control Operator
D	The IEEE

3. - G1C06

Which of the following is a limitation on transmitter power on the 1.8 MHz band?

Select	Answer
A	200 watts PEP output
B	1200 watts PEP output
C	1500 watts PEP output
D	1000 watts PEP output

4. - G1D05

Which of the following must a person have before they can be an administering VE for a Technician Class license examination?

Select	Answer
A	An FCC General Class or higher license and VEC accreditation
B	Possession of a properly obtained telegraphy license
C	Receipt of a CSCE for General Class
D	Notification to the FCC that you want to give an examination

5. - G1E04

Which of the following conditions require a licensed Amateur Radio operator to take specific steps to avoid harmful interference to other users or facilities?

Select	Answer
A	When operating within one mile of an FCC Monitoring Station
B	When a station is transmitting spread spectrum emissions
C	All of these choices are correct
D	When using a band where the Amateur Service is secondary

6. - G2A06

Which of the following is an advantage when using single sideband as compared to other analog voice modes on the HF amateur bands?

Select	Answer
A	Less subject to interference from atmospheric static crashes
B	Ease of tuning on receive and immunity to impulse noise
C	Less bandwidth used and greater power efficiency
D	Very high fidelity voice modulation

7. - G2B02

What is the first thing you should do if you are communicating with another amateur station and hear a station in distress break in?

Select	Answer
A	Continue your communication because you were on the frequency first
B	Immediately cease all transmissions
C	Change to a different frequency
D	Acknowledge the station in distress and determine what assistance may be needed

8. - G2C11

What does the Q signal "QRV" mean?

Select	Answer
A	There is interference on the frequency
B	You are sending too fast
C	I am ready to receive messages
D	I am quitting for the day

9. - G2D01

What is the Amateur Auxiliary to the FCC?

Select	Answer
A	Amateur volunteers who use their station equipment to help civil defense organizations in times of emergency
B	Amateur volunteers who conduct frequency coordination for amateur VHF repeaters
C	Amateur volunteers who conduct amateur licensing examinations
D	Amateur volunteers who are formally enlisted to monitor the airwaves for rules violations

10. - G2E10

Which of the following is a way to establish contact with a digital messaging system gateway station?

Select	Answer
A	Send QRL in Morse code
B	Respond when the station broadcasts its SSID
C	Send an email to the system control operator
D	Transmit a connect message on the station's published frequency

11. - G3A08

Which of the following effects can a geomagnetic storm have on radio propagation?

Select	Answer
A	Degraded high-latitude HF propagation
B	Improved chances of UHF ducting
C	Improved ground-wave propagation
D	Improved high-latitude HF propagation

12. - G3B12

What factor or factors affect the MUF?

Select	Answer
A	All of these choices are correct
B	Time of day and season
C	Path distance and location
D	Solar radiation and ionospheric disturbances

13. - G3C04

What does the term "critical angle" mean as used in radio wave propagation?

Select	Answer
A	The long path azimuth of a distant station
B	The highest takeoff angle that will return a radio wave to the Earth under specific ionospheric conditions
C	The short path azimuth of a distant station
D	The lowest takeoff angle that will return a radio wave to the Earth under specific ionospheric conditions

14. - G4A13

What is one reason to use the attenuator function that is present on many HF transceivers?

Select	Answer
A	To slow down received CW signals for better copy
B	To reduce power consumption when operating from batteries
C	To reduce the transmitter power when driving a linear amplifier
D	To reduce signal overload due to strong incoming signals

15. - G4B09

Which of the following can be determined with a field strength meter?

Select	Answer
A	The radiation pattern of an antenna
B	The presence and amount of phase distortion of a transmitter
C	The presence and amount of amplitude distortion of a transmitter
D	The radiation resistance of an antenna

16. - G4C03

What sound is heard from an audio device or telephone if there is interference from a nearby single sideband phone transmitter?

Select	Answer
A	Clearly audible speech
B	A steady hum whenever the transmitter is on the air
C	Distorted speech
D	On-and-off humming or clicking

17. - G4D06

Where is an S meter found?

Select	Answer
A	In an SWR bridge
B	In a conductance bridge
C	In a receiver
D	In a transmitter

18. - G4E01

What is the purpose of a capacitance hat on a mobile antenna?

Select	Answer
A	To increase the power handling capacity of a whip antenna
B	To allow automatic band changing
C	To electrically lengthen a physically short antenna
D	To allow remote tuning

19. - G5A04

Which of the following causes opposition to the flow of alternating current in a capacitor?

Select	Answer
A	Reluctance
B	Conductance
C	Reactance
D	Admittance

20. - G5B14

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

Select	Answer
A	8.75 watts
B	2500 watts
C	625 watts
D	5000 watts

21. - G5C12

What is the capacitance of a 20 microfarad capacitor connected in series with a 50 microfarad capacitor?

Select	Answer
A	0.07 microfarads
B	14.3 microfarads
C	70 microfarads
D	1000 microfarads

22. - G6A16

What will happen to the resistance if the temperature of a resistor is increased?

Select	Answer
A	It will change depending on the resistor's reactance coefficient
B	It will become time dependent
C	It will stay the same
D	It will change depending on the resistor's temperature coefficient

23. - G6B02

What is meant by the term MMIC?

Select	Answer
A	Multi Megabyte Integrated Circuit
B	Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit
C	Mode Modulated Integrated Circuit
D	Military Manufactured Integrated Circuit

24. - G7A10

Which symbol in figure G7-1 represents a Zener diode?

Select	Answer
A	Symbol 11
B	Symbol 1
C	Symbol 4
D	Symbol 5

25. - G7B09

What determines the frequency of an LC oscillator?

Select	Answer
A	The number of stages in the counter
B	The inductance and capacitance in the tank circuit
C	The time delay of the lag circuit
D	The number of stages in the divider

26. - G7C01

Which of the following is used to process signals from the balanced modulator then send them to the mixer in some single sideband phone transmitters?

Select	Answer
A	Filter
B	IF amplifier
C	Carrier oscillator
D	RF amplifier

27. - G8A01

How is an FSK signal generated?

Select	Answer
A	By changing an oscillator's frequency directly with a digital control signal
B	By using a transceiver's computer data interface protocol to change frequencies
C	By keying an FM transmitter with a sub-audible tone
D	By reconfiguring the CW keying input to act as a tone generator

28. - G8B04

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

Select	Answer
A	Multiplier
B	Reactance modulator
C	Pre-emphasis network
D	Mixer

29. - G8C08

Which of the following statements is true about PSK31?

Select	Answer
A	Upper case letters use longer Varicode signals and thus slow down transmission
B	Upper case letters make the signal stronger
C	Higher power is needed as compared to RTTY for similar error rates
D	Varicode Error Correction is used to ensure accurate message reception

30. - G9A11

What standing wave ratio will result when connecting a 50 ohm feed line to a non-reactive load having 50 ohm impedance?

Select	Answer
A	0:0
B	2:1
C	50:50
D	1:1

31. - G9B04

What is the radiation pattern of a dipole antenna in free space in the plane of the conductor?

Select	Answer
A	It has a pair of lobes on one side of the antenna and a single lobe on the other side
B	It is a circle (equal radiation in all directions)
C	It is a figure-eight at right angles to the antenna
D	It is a figure-eight off both ends of the antenna

32. - G9C07

What does "front-to-back ratio" mean in reference to a Yagi antenna?

Select	Answer
A	The ratio of forward gain to dipole gain
B	The power radiated in the major radiation lobe compared to the power radiated in exactly the opposite direction
C	The number of directors versus the number of reflectors
D	The relative position of the driven element with respect to the reflectors and directors

33. - G9D03

At what height above ground is an NVIS antenna typically installed?

Select	Answer
A	Height is not critical as long as it is significantly more than 1/2 wavelength
B	Between 1/10 and 1/4 wavelength
C	As close to 1/2 wavelength as possible
D	As close to one wavelength as possible

34. - G0A03

How can you determine that your station complies with FCC RF exposure regulations?

Select	Answer
A	All of these choices are correct
B	By calculation based on computer modeling
C	By calculation based on FCC OET Bulletin 65
D	By measurement of field strength using calibrated equipment

35. - G0B03

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

Select	Answer
A	100 amperes
B	60 amperes
C	30 amperes
D	15 amperes

Figure G7-1