ELEMENT V – Signals, Frequencies and Emission

1. If the radiation resistance of the antenna is 5000 ohms, the power radiated is 125 kilowatts, what is
the antenna current?
Ans. 5 A

2. Ratio of the maximum deviation to modulating frequency

Ans. modulation index

3. An example of the worst kind of antenna and transmission matching is shown by SWR reading
Ans. 1:1000

4. Undesired oscillations developed in RF amplifier circuit at some frequency higher than normal
operating frequency
Ans. parasitic

5. UHF frequency falls within the band

Ans. 300-3000 MHz

6. If a 10 kHz tone is transmitted and the modulation index is 7.5, what is value of maximum
deviation?
Ans. 75 kHz

7. To overcome language barrier ______ is used

Ans. Q code

8. The actual length of the radiating element in a Marconi antenna is

Ans. one-quarter

9. A device used for producing FM in transmitter

Ans. reactance modulator

10. Frequency bands used mostly for groundwave propagation such as AM broadcast stations
Ans. 300-3000 kHz

11. Any unwanted form of energy tending to interfere with the proper and easy reception and
reproduction of wanted signals
Ans. noise

12. The use of ionosphere in wave propagation utilizes mostly this kind of radio wave
Ans. sky waves

13. Microwave propagation makes use of

Ans. space wave

14. The three basic parts of transistors is base, collector and

Ans. emitter (a b c d e)
15. Communication involving distress should not exceed
Ans. 16 wpm

16. In radioteletype transmission, either ASCII or ________ is used

Ans. Baudot

17. The majority carrier in P-type semiconductor materials are

Ans. holes

18. The power formula is

Ans. P=EI or P=I2R

19. What is the ratio of collector current to base current of a transistor?

Ans. Beta

20. Half-power points are also known as

Ans. 3 db points

21. Emission of an unmodulated carrier

Ans. N

22. Emission in which the wave carrier is amplitude modulated, single side band (SSB) reduced carrier
Ans. R

23. Emission in which wave carrier is amplitude modulated SSB, vestigial side bands
Ans. C

24. Emission in which the wave carrier is amplitude modulated, full carrier
Ans. A

25. The root-mean-square (RMS) value of a sine wave form is equal to

Ans. 70.7 percent of the peak value of the wave

26. What is the ratio of unmodulated carrier power to instantaneous peak power at 100% modulation?
Ans. 25 percent

27. What is the operating frequency of the transceiver if the radio wave is 6 meters long?
Ans. 50 MHz

28. The frequency band most suitable for propagation using the ionosphere is
Ans. HF

29. Ratio of maximum deviation allowed to the modulating frequency is

Ans. modulation index

30. The most ideal SWR in VHF communications

Ans. unity SWR or 1:1 SWR
31. Second harmonic of 500 kHz
Ans. 1000 kHz (500 x 2)

32. Two forms of angle modulation are frequency modulation and ________ modulation
Ans. phase

33. F3 emission means carrier is

Ans. frequency modulated by voice

34. To overcome difficulty in spelling, the _____ is used

Ans. phonetic alphabet

35. Which diodes are normally reversed biased?

Ans. Zener diode

36. The symbol used for current amplification factor of transistors is

Ans. beta

37. A circuit element that opposes change in current

Ans. inductor

38. Radiation occurring on frequencies which are whole multiple of the original desired frequency is
called
Ans. harmonic

39. Undesired oscillations developed in a radio frequency amplifier circuit at some frequency are called
Ans. parasitic

40. Ideal value of signal to noise ratio

Ans. infinity

41. Frequency range between two half-power points is

Ans. bandwidth

42. How long is the antenna using a frequency which is the 2nd harmonic of the frequency of one meter
antenna?
Ans. 0.50 meter (as the freq increases, wavelength decreases)

43. The sum of the carrier frequency and the side band frequency of an amplitude modulated carrier
signal
Ans. Upper side bands

44. If you decrease the percentage of modulation from 100% to 50%, by what % have you decreased
the power in the side bands?
Ans. 25

45. A frequency band most suitable for ground wave propagation

Ans. MF
46. The frequency bands normally used for the line of sight (LOS) propagation
Ans. 30-300 MHz

47. What emission designation is one in which the main carrier is frequency modulated, while
modulated by a single channel containing quantized information without the use of a modulating sub
carrrier?
Ans. F

48.Polarization of antenna used in high frequency propagation is normally

Ans. horizontal

49.Balanced modulator is a device used to

Ans. suppress the carrier in SSB transmitter

50.A frequency of a transmitted signal wherein the reflected signals disappear and are no longer
reflected back to earth
Ans. critical frequency

51.Another name for indirect FM

Ans. Phase modulation

52.Radiation occurring on frequencies which a whole or multiple of occupied divided frequency is

called
Ans. harmonic
ELEMENT VI – Circuit Components

1.A vacuum tube having a suppressor grid

Ans. Pentode

2.A carbon resistor with color bands yellow, green and red has a value equal to
Ans. 4500 ohms

3.Two capacitors valued at 400 and 600 uF consecutively are connected in series in an electric circuit.
What is the value of its equivalent capacitance?
Ans. 240 uF

4.The ratio of change in plate current and the grid voltage of a triode amplifier, keeping its plate
resistance constant is the
Ans. transconductance of the vacuum tube

5.Three identical inductors valued at 90 millihenrys are connected in parallel. The total equivalent
inductance is equal to
Ans. 30 mH

6.A vacuum tube having a filament, anode, cathode, and control grid is
Ans. triode

7.The symbol used to designate amplification factor of a VT amplifier

Ans. MU

8.Commonly used diode as RF switch

Ans. PIN

9.The three terminals a silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) are the anode, cathode and
Ans. gate

10.Type of diodes normally used in voltage regulator circuits

Ans. Zener

11.What is the forward resistance of an ideal diode

Ans. zero

12.What diode has a negative resistance?

Ans. Tunnel

13.A vacuum tube having a filament, a cathode and anode is

Ans. diode

14.A vacuum tube having a filament, a cathode, anode, and control grid
Ans. triode
15.Rayleigh fading occurs several times per minute during
Ans. troposcatter

16.Two inductors valued at 30 H and 60 H respectively are connected in parallel. What is the total
equivalent inductance?
Ans. 20 H

17.Two capacitors valued at 40 uF and 60 uF are connected in series, the total equivalent capacitance?
Ans. 24 uF

18.The Beta of a transistor is its

Ans. current amplification factor

19.The sub-harmonic of 1000 kHz

Ans. 500 kHz

20.A conductive circuit pattern applied to one or both sides of an insulating substrate is known as
Ans. printed circuit

21.3 db points are also known as

Ans. half-power points

22.What is the capacitive reactance of a capacitor whose value is 350 pF, operating on frequency 1200
kHz?
Ans. 379 ohms

23.A series circuit consists of an inductance of 500 uH and a capacitance of 400 pF. What is the
resonant frequency?
Ans. 356 kHz

24.The majority carrier in P-type semiconductor materials

Ans. hole

25.What is the majority carrier in N-type semiconductor material?

Ans. electron

26.Diodes normally used to low frequency due to its high internal capacitance
Ans. junction

27.In semiconductor circuit, the ratio of collector current to base current is known
Ans. Beta

28.The minority carrier in N-type semi-conductor material

Ans. holes

29.A common semi-conductor diode used as radio frequency switch

Ans. PIN
30.A type of semi-conductor diode having a negative resistance region
Ans. Tunnel

31.An electronic semi-conductor component capable of controlling electron flow through it is known as
Ans. solid-state device

32.A disadvantage of using semi-conductor as against vacuum tubes

Ans. low heat resistance

33.Doping germanium with gallium causes

Ans. hole current flow

34.Solid state lamps are also known as

Ans. LED

35.An emitter follower transistor amplifier circuit is also known as

Ans. common-collector

36.A varactor is
Ans. variable capacitor diode

37.What is a photo junction device?

Ans. Solid-state device that increases its conductance when struck by protons of light or heat

38.The three basic parts of transistors are the base, the collector and the
Ans. emitter

39.The two very useful semi-conductors are germanium and

Ans. silicon

40.Zener diodes are diodes

Ans. that operate on its avalanche voltage

41.The greatest advantage of a transistor over a vacuum tube is

Ans. Size
ELEMENT VII – Operating Procedures

1.The Readability Signal Tone (RST) reporting system is based on a scale of _________ for readability
Ans. 0-5

2.The RST reporting system for signal strength and tone is based on a scale of
Ans. 0-9

3.What frequency band is most usable for line of sight propagation

Ans. 30-300 MHz

4.Maximum power authorized for CW transmission on HF Fixed Station for Class B licensee
Ans. 500 W

5.For uniformity in international communication, the time measurement standard used at present is
Ans. UTC

6.To facilitate the reception of distress call, all transmissions on 145 MHz shall be kept a minimum and
shall not exceed
Ans. 1 minute

7.Maximum power authorized for class B licensee operating on VHF

Ans. no specified limit

8.What is the common code used in Amateur Radiotelephony for Atmospheric interference
Ans. QRM

9.What is the common code used in Amateur Radiotelephony for Message relay
Ans. QSP

10.What is the common code used in Amateur Radiotelephony for “Who is this?”
Ans. QRZ

11.What is the common code used in Amateur Radiotelephony for “Signal Strength Varies?”
Ans. QSB

12.After calling a certain station and he does not give an answer, you are allowed to make
Ans. 3 calls

13. The basic single side band demodulator is known as

Ans. Product Detector

14. For repeater operation, it is good operating procedure to leave a pause between overs. The
accepted interval is normally _________ seconds.
Ans. 3

15.The voice equivalent of “break-in” is

Ans. VOX
16.The television standard used for color system in the Philippines
Ans. American National Television Standards Committee

17.What is the number of lines per frame of TV transmission in the Philippines?

Ans. 525 lines per frame

18.If it is 3:00 PM in the Philippines, what is it in UTC?

Ans. 0700 UTC

19.To overcome difficulty in spelling _____ are used by radio amateur operators.
Ans. phonetic alphabet

20.The best way to orient your antenna beam when making long distance communication is to use
Ans. Great Circle Map

21.When you are inviting amateur stations to transmit on the working frequency, you may send in
telegraphy the letter
Ans. K

22.The calling frequency in the 40 meter band in the Philippines is

Ans. 7.045 MHz

23.SSB Modulation is classified as

Ans. Amplitude

24.A frequency band most useful for skywave propagation

Ans. HF

25. Identical or matched impedance of transmission line and antenna will result in
Ans. unity SWR

26.A radio wave 10 m long has a frequency equal to or approximately

Ans. 30 MHz

27.Frequency modulated by voice is represented by the symbol

Ans. F3

28.Property of receiver to discriminate against desired and undesired signal

Ans. selectivity

29.A device used in SSB operation that suppresses the carrier of an SSB transmitter
Ans. balanced modulator

30.What is the length of the fourth harmonic of a 2-meter long radio signal?
Ans. 0.5 m

31.The name of any station is

Ans. QRA
32.Who is calling me?
Ans. QRZ

33.I am troubled with static

Ans. QRN

34.Will you relay my message?

Ans. QSP

35.The use of two breaks in joining an on-going conversation indicates

Ans. there is urgency or priority traffic

36.In RTTY transmission, frequency shift shall not exceed

Ans. 850 Hz

37.The simultaneous transmission of sound and picture as in amateur television maybe allowed by the
NTC on all frequencies __________ MHz.
Ans. above 60

38.Maximum power that can be allowed for Class B amateurs on SSB, suppressed carrier is
Ans. 1 kW pep

39.When it is 11:00 PM in the Philippines, it is equivalent to

Ans. 1500 UTC

40.Single side band modulation is classified under

Ans. AM