The Monthly Test Of Knowledge

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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