Practice Test

1) What is a Multimeter?

1) An instrument capable of reading voltage, current and resistance.

2) An instrument capable of reading SWR and power.

3) An instrument capable of reading resistance, capacitance and inductance.

4) An instrument capable of reading reactance and inductance.

2) Are licensed radio amateurs authorized to operate on frequencies used by commercial aircraft?

1) Yes but only at local airports

2) Yes but only in office hours

3) No. Radio amateurs are licensed for specific frequencies and these do not include that part of the spectrum allocated for aviation use. Heavy sentences apply for breach of these regulations.

4) Only with the permission of your local airport control tower

3) What could happen to your transceiver if you replace a blown 5 amp AC line fuse with a 30 amp fuse?

1) A 50 amp fuse would better protect your transceiver from using too much current

2) The transceiver would run cooler

3) The transceiver could use more current the 5 amps and a fire may occur

4) The transceiver would not be able to produce as much RF output

4) The term CQ is used to:

1) Call for a contact with another amateur station

2) Terminate a conversation

3) Interrupt a conversation

4) Make a test transmission

5) The most commonly used Receiver design for amateur radio is :

1) A Panotronic Radio

2) A Superheterodyne

3) A frequency hopper

4) A Supersonic

6) A current of 15 µA is equivalent to:

1) 1.5 *10^-5A

2) 15 * 10^-5A

3) 1.5 *10⁶A

4) 15 * 10⁶A

7) The law that holds -that like charged elements repel and opposite charged elements attract-is?

1) Jungle Law

2) Coulombs law

3) Faradays Law

4) Roman Law

8) How much voltage does a standard automobile battery usually supply?

1) About 240 Volts

2) About120 Volts

3) About 12 Volts

4) About 9 Volts

9) The Radio Amateur’s Examination ( RAE) is held twice a Year , in May and in October. The exam consists of :

1) Two papers :
Regulations and Operating Procedures
Technical

2) Three papers:
Good Practice
Radio Tuning
Repair and Servicing

3) Three papers:
Morse Code
Radio History
Advanced Mathematics

10) A path between two or more points along which an electrical current can be carried is called a:

1) Network

2) Relay

3) Circuit

4) Loop

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