The Monthly Test Of Knowledge
Answers
1: D
2: C
3: B
4: C
5: B
6: C
7: B
8: C
9: C
10: A
1. 4AA-20.2 What are the penalties for administering examinations
for money or other considerations?
A. The VE's amateur station license may be suspended for a period not
to exceed 3 months
B. The VE is subject to a monetary fine not to exceed $500 for each day
the offense was committed
C. The VE will be restricted to administering only Novice class license
examinations
D. The VE's amateur station license may be revoked
and the operator's license suspended
2. N7A18 What device converts household current to 12 VDC?
A. A catalytic converter
B. A low pass filter
C. A power supply
D. An RS-232 interface
3. G9C09 If a slightly longer parasitic element is placed
0.1 wavelength away from an HF dipole antenna, what effect will this have
on the antenna's radiation pattern?
A. The radiation pattern will not be affected
B. A major lobe will develop in the horizontal plane,
away from the parasitic element, toward the dipole
C. A major lobe will develop in the vertical plane, away fromthe ground
D. A major lobe will develop in the horizontal plane, parallel to the
two elements
4. T6A13 Which symbol of figure T6-1 represents a variable
resistor?
A. Symbol 1
B. Symbol 2
C. Symbol 3
D. Symbol 6
5. 4AF-2.9 What is the term used to express that frequency at which
the grounded base current gain has decreased to 0.7 of the gain obtainable
at 1 kHz in a transistor?
A. Corner frequency
B. Alpha cutoff frequency
C. Beta cutoff frequency
D. Alpha rejection frequency
6. T3B13 What causes maximum useable frequency (MUF) to
vary?
A. The temperature of the ionosphere
B. The speed of the winds in the upper atmosphere
C. The amount of radiation recieved from the sun,
mainly ultraviolet (UV)
D. The type of weather just below the ionosphere
7. G2B06 When selecting a RTTY transmitting frequency, what
minimum frequency separation from a contact in progress should you allow
(center to center) to minimize interference?
A. 60 Hz
B. 250 to 500 Hz
C. Approximately 3 kHz
D. Approximately 6 kHz
8. NØD11 As a general rule, what effect does antenna
height above the ground have on the RF exposure environment?
A. Power density is not related to antenna height or distance from the
RF exposure environment
B. Antennas that are farther above the ground produce higher maximum
permissible exposures (MPE)
C. The higher the antenna the less the RF radiation
exposure at ground level
D. RF radiation is increased when the antenna is higher above the ground
9. 4AA-5.4 What frequencies are authorized for radio remote control of
an amateur radio station?
A. All amateur frequency bands above 220.5 MHz, except 432-433 MHz and
436-438 MHz
B. All amateur frequency bands above 220.5 MHz, except 431-432 MHz and
435-437 MHz
C. All amateur frequency bands above 220.5 MHz,
except 431-433 MHz and 435-438 MHz
D. All amateur frequency bands above 220.5 MHz, except 430-432 MHz and
434-437 MHz
10. G3A01 What can be done at an amateur station to continue
communications during a sudden ionospheric disturbance (SID)?
A. Try a higher frequency
B. Try the other sideband
C. Try a different antenna position
D. Try a different frequency shift