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FCC Question ID

E1A05

What is the maximum power output permitted on the 60 meter band?

Choose A

50 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to an isotropic radiator

Choose B

50 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to a dipole

Choose C

100 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to the gain of a half-wave dipole

Choose D

100 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to an isotropic radiator

E1B01

Which of the following constitutes a spurious emission?

Choose A

An amateur station transmission made at random without the proper call sign identification

Choose B

A signal transmitted to prevent its detection by any station other than the intended recipient

Choose C

Any transmitted signal that unintentionally interferes with another licensed radio station

Choose D

An emission outside its necessary bandwidth that can be reduced or eliminated without affecting the information transmitted

E1C04

What is meant by IARP?

Choose A

An international amateur radio permit that allows U.S. amateurs to operate in certain countries of the Americas

Choose B

The internal amateur radio practices policy of the FCC

Choose C

An indication of increased antenna reflected power

Choose D

A forecast of intermittent aurora radio propagation

E1D10

Which amateur stations are eligible to be telecommand stations?

Choose A

Any amateur station designated by NASA

Choose B

Any amateur station so designated by the space station licensee, subject to the privileges of the class of operator license held by the control operator

Choose C

Any amateur station so designated by the ITU

Choose D

All of these choices are correct

E1E14

For which types of out-of-pocket expenses do the Part 97 rules state that VEs and VECs may be reimbursed?

Choose A

Preparing, processing, administering and coordinating an examination for an amateur radio license

Choose B

Teaching an amateur operator license examination preparation course

Choose C

No expenses are authorized for reimbursement

Choose D

Providing amateur operator license examination preparation training materials

E1F07

When may an amateur station send a message to a business?

Choose A

When the total money involved does not exceed $25

Choose B

When the control operator is employed by the FCC or another government agency

Choose C

When transmitting international third-party communications

Choose D

When neither the amateur nor his or her employer has a pecuniary interest in the communications

E2A07

Which of the following types of signals can be relayed through a linear transponder?

Choose A

FM and CW

Choose B

SSB and SSTV

Choose C

PSK and Packet

Choose D

All of these choices are correct

E2B07

What is the name of the signal component that carries color information in NTSC video?

Choose A

Luminance

Choose B

Chroma

Choose C

Hue

Choose D

Spectral Intensity

E2C01

Which of the following is true about contest operating?

Choose A

Operators are permitted to make contacts even if they do not submit a log

Choose B

Interference to other amateurs is unavoidable and therefore acceptable

Choose C

It is mandatory to transmit the call sign of the station being worked as part of every transmission to that station

Choose D

Every contest requires a signal report in the exchange

E2D13

What type of modulation is used for JT65 contacts?

Choose A

Multi-tone AFSK

Choose B

PSK

Choose C

RTTY

Choose D

IEEE 802.11

E2E02

What do the letters FEC mean as they relate to digital operation?

Choose A

Forward Error Correction

Choose B

First Error Correction

Choose C

Fatal Error Correction

Choose D

Final Error Correction

E3A13

Which emission mode is best for aurora propagation?

Choose A

Choose B

SSB

Choose C

Choose D

RTTY

E3B06

Which of the following amateur bands most frequently provides long-path propagation?

Choose A

80 meters

Choose B

20 meters

Choose C

10 meters

Choose D

6 meters

E3C04

What does the value of Bz (B sub Z) represent?

Choose A

Geomagnetic field stability

Choose B

Critical frequency for vertical transmissions

Choose C

Direction and strength of the interplanetary magnetic field

Choose D

Duration of long-delayed echoes

E4A08

Which of the following instruments would be best for measuring the SWR of a beam antenna?

Choose A

A spectrum analyzer

Choose B

A Q meter

Choose C

An ohmmeter

Choose D

An antenna analyzer

E4B13

Which S parameter is equivalent to forward gain?

Choose A

S11

Choose B

S12

Choose C

S21

Choose D

S22

E4C03

What is the term for the blocking of one FM phone signal by another, stronger FM phone signal?

Choose A

Desensitization

Choose B

Cross-modulation interference

Choose C

Capture effect

Choose D

Frequency discrimination

E4D02

Which of the following describes two problems caused by poor dynamic range in a communications receiver?

Choose A

Cross-modulation of the desired signal and desensitization from strong adjacent signals

Choose B

Oscillator instability requiring frequent retuning and loss of ability to recover the opposite sideband

Choose C

Cross-modulation of the desired signal and insufficient audio power to operate the speaker

Choose D

Oscillator instability and severe audio distortion of all but the strongest received signals

E4E04

How can conducted and radiated noise caused by an automobile alternator be suppressed?

Choose A

By installing filter capacitors in series with the DC power lead and a blocking capacitor in the field lead

Choose B

By installing a noise suppression resistor and a blocking capacitor in both leads

Choose C

By installing a high-pass filter in series with the radio's power lead and a low-pass filter in parallel with the field lead

Choose D

By connecting the radio's power leads directly to the battery and by installing coaxial capacitors in line with the alternator leads

E5A02

What is resonance in an electrical circuit?

Choose A

The highest frequency that will pass current

Choose B

The lowest frequency that will pass current

Choose C

The frequency at which the capacitive reactance equals the inductive reactance

Choose D

The frequency at which the reactive impedance equals the resistive impedance

E5B06

What is susceptance?

Choose A

The magnetic impedance of a circuit

Choose B

The ratio of magnetic field to electric field

Choose C

The inverse of reactance

Choose D

A measure of the efficiency of a transformer

E5C09

When using rectangular coordinates to graph the impedance of a circuit, what does the horizontal axis represent?

Choose A

Resistive component

Choose B

Reactive component

Choose C

The sum of the reactive and resistive components

Choose D

The difference between the resistive and reactive components

E5D06

In what direction is the magnetic field oriented about a conductor in relation to the direction of electron flow?

Choose A

In the same direction as the current

Choose B

In a direction opposite to the current

Choose C

In all directions; omni-directional

Choose D

In a direction determined by the left-hand rule

E6A09

What is a depletion-mode FET?

Choose A

An FET that exhibits a current flow between source and drain when no gate voltage is applied

Choose B

An FET that has no current flow between source and drain when no gate voltage is applied

Choose C

Any FET without a channel

Choose D

Any FET for which holes are the majority carriers

E6B06

Which of the following is a common use of a hot-carrier diode?

Choose A

As balanced mixers in FM generation

Choose B

As a variable capacitance in an automatic frequency control circuit

Choose C

As a constant voltage reference in a power supply

Choose D

As a VHF/UHF mixer or detector

E6C05

What is an advantage of CMOS logic devices over TTL devices?

Choose A

Differential output capability

Choose B

Lower distortion

Choose C

Immune to damage from static discharge

Choose D

Lower power consumption

E6D09

What devices are commonly used as VHF and UHF parasitic suppressors at the input and output terminals of a transistor HF amplifier?

Choose A

Electrolytic capacitors

Choose B

Butterworth filters

Choose C

Ferrite beads

Choose D

Steel-core toroids

E6E02

Which of the following device packages is a through-hole type?

Choose A

DIP

Choose B

PLCC

Choose C

Ball grid array

Choose D

SOT

E6F12

What absorbs the energy from light falling on a photovoltaic cell?

Choose A

Protons

Choose B

Photons

Choose C

Electrons

Choose D

Holes

E7A03

Which of the following can divide the frequency of a pulse train by 2?

Choose A

An XOR gate

Choose B

A flip-flop

Choose C

An OR gate

Choose D

A multiplexer

E7B06

Which of the following amplifier types reduces or eliminates even order harmonics?

Choose A

Push-push

Choose B

Push-pull

Choose C

Class C

Choose D

Class AB

E7C02

Which of the following is a property of a T-network with series capacitors and a parallel shunt inductor?

Choose A

It is a low-pass filter

Choose B

It is a band-pass filter

Choose C

It is a high-pass filter

Choose D

It is a notch filter

E7D12

What is the drop-out voltage of an analog voltage regulator?

Choose A

Minimum input voltage for rated power dissipation

Choose B

Maximum amount that the output voltage drops when the input voltage is varied over its specified range

Choose C

Minimum input-to-output voltage required to maintain regulation

Choose D

Maximum amount that the output voltage may decrease at rated load

E7E08

What are the principal frequencies that appear at the output of a mixer circuit?

Choose A

Two and four times the original frequency

Choose B

The sum, difference and square root of the input frequencies

Choose C

The two input frequencies along with their sum and difference frequencies

Choose D

1.414 and 0.707 times the input frequency

E7F10

What aspect of receiver analog-to-digital conversion determines the maximum receive bandwidth of a Direct Digital Conversion SDR?

Choose A

Sample rate

Choose B

Sample width in bits

Choose C

Sample clock phase noise

Choose D

Processor latency

E7G07

What magnitude of voltage gain can be expected from the circuit in Figure E7-4 when R1 is 10 ohms and RF is 470 ohms?

Choose A

0.21

Choose B

Choose C

Choose D

E7H06

Which of the following oscillator circuits are commonly used in VFOs?

Choose A

Pierce and Zener

Choose B

Colpitts and Hartley

Choose C

Armstrong and deForest

Choose D

Negative feedback and balanced feedback

E8A06

What is the approximate ratio of PEP-to-average power in a typical single-sideband phone signal?

Choose A

2.5 to 1

Choose B

25 to 1

Choose C

1 to 1

Choose D

100 to 1

E8B04

What is the modulation index of an FM-phone signal having a maximum carrier deviation of plus or minus 6 kHz when modulated with a 2 kHz modulating frequency?

Choose A

6000

Choose B

Choose C

2000

Choose D

1/3

E8C06

What is the necessary bandwidth of a 170-hertz shift, 300-baud ASCII transmission?

Choose A

0.1 Hz

Choose B

0.3 kHz

Choose C

0.5 kHz

Choose D

1.0 kHz

E8D06

Which of the following indicates likely overmodulation of an AFSK signal such as PSK or MFSK?

Choose A

High reflected power

Choose B

Strong ALC action

Choose C

Harmonics on higher bands

Choose D

Rapid signal fading

E9A13

How much gain does an antenna have compared to a 1/2-wavelength dipole when it has 12 dB gain over an isotropic antenna?

Choose A

6.17 dB

Choose B

9.85 dB

Choose C

12.5 dB

Choose D

14.15 dB

E9B02

In the antenna radiation pattern shown in Figure E9-1, what is the front-to-back ratio?

Choose A

36 dB

Choose B

18 dB

Choose C

24 dB

Choose D

14 dB

E9C09

What is a G5RV antenna?

Choose A

A multi-band dipole antenna fed with coax and a balun through a selected length of open wire transmission line

Choose B

A multi-band trap antenna

Choose C

A phased array antenna consisting of multiple loops

Choose D

A wide band dipole using shorted coaxial cable for the radiating elements and fed with a 4:1 balun

E9D13

What usually occurs if a Yagi antenna is designed solely for maximum forward gain?

Choose A

The front-to-back ratio increases

Choose B

The front-to-back ratio decreases

Choose C

The frequency response is widened over the whole frequency band

Choose D

The SWR is reduced

E9E12

What is the primary purpose of a phasing line when used with an antenna having multiple driven elements?

Choose A

It ensures that each driven element operates in concert with the others to create the desired antenna pattern

Choose B

It prevents reflected power from traveling back down the feed line and causing harmonic radiation from the transmitter

Choose C

It allows single-band antennas to operate on other bands

Choose D

It makes sure the antenna has a low-angle radiation pattern

E9F02

Which of the following determines the velocity factor of a transmission line?

Choose A

The termination impedance

Choose B

The line length

Choose C

Dielectric materials used in the line

Choose D

The center conductor resistivity

E9G07

On the Smith chart shown in Figure E9-3, what is the only straight line shown?

Choose A

The reactance axis

Choose B

The current axis

Choose C

The voltage axis

Choose D

The resistance axis

E9H01

When constructing a Beverage antenna, which of the following factors should be included in the design to achieve good performance at the desired frequency?

Choose A

Its overall length must not exceed 1/4 wavelength

Choose B

It must be mounted more than 1 wavelength above ground

Choose C

It should be configured as a four-sided loop

Choose D

It should be one or more wavelengths long

E0A01

What is the primary function of an external earth connection or ground rod?

Choose A

Reduce received noise

Choose B

Lightning protection

Choose C

Reduce RF current flow between pieces of equipment

Choose D

Reduce RFI to telephones and home entertainment systems