002 - Operating and Procedures

Question 1

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What is a good way to make contact on a repeater?

(a) Say the call sign of the station you want to contact, then your call sign
(b) Say the other operator’s name, then your call sign three times
(c) Say, “Breaker, breaker,
(d) Say the call sign of the station you want to contact three times

Answer 1

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What is a good way to make contact on a repeater?

(a) Say the call sign of the station you want to contact, then your call sign

Question 2

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What is the main purpose of a repeater?

(a) To increase the range of portable and mobile stations
(b) To link amateur stations with the telephone system
(c) To retransmit weather information during severe storm warnings
(d) To make local information available 24 hours a day

Answer 2

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What is the main purpose of a repeater?

(a) To increase the range of portable and mobile stations

Question 3

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What is frequency coordination on VHF and UHF bands?

(a) A band plan detailing modes and frequency segments within a band
(b) A process which seeks to carefully assign frequencies so as to minimize interference with neighbouring repeaters
(c) The selection of simplex frequencies by individual operators
(d) A part of the planning prior to a contest

Answer 3

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What is frequency coordination on VHF and UHF bands?

(b) A process which seeks to carefully assign frequencies so as to minimize interference with neighbouring repeaters

Question 4

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What is the purpose of a repeater time-out timer?

(a) It lets a repeater have a rest period after heavy use
(b) It interrupts lengthy transmissions without pauses
(c) It logs repeater transmit time to predict when a repeater will fail
(d) It tells how long someone has been using a repeater

Answer 4

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What is the purpose of a repeater time-out timer?

(b) It interrupts lengthy transmissions without pauses

Question 5

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What is a CTCSS tone?

(a) A tone used by repeaters to mark the end of a transmission
(b) A special signal used for telemetry between amateur space stations and Earth stations
(c) A special signal used for radio control of model craft
(d) A sub-audible tone that activates a receiver audio output when present

Answer 5

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What is a CTCSS tone?

(d) A sub-audible tone that activates a receiver audio output when present

Question 6

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How do you call another station on a repeater if you know the station’s call sign?

(a) Say “break, break 79,” then say the station’s call sign
(b) Say “CQ” three times, then say the station’s call sign
(c) Say the station’s call sign, then identify your own station
(d) Wait for the station to call “CQ”, then answer it

Answer 6

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How do you call another station on a repeater if you know the station’s call sign?

(c) Say the station’s call sign, then identify your own station

Question 7

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Why should you pause briefly between transmissions when using a repeater?

(a) To listen for anyone else wanting to use the repeater
(b) To check the SWR of the repeater
(c) To reach for pencil and paper for third-party communications
(d) To dial up the repeater’s autopatch

Answer 7

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Why should you pause briefly between transmissions when using a repeater?

(a) To listen for anyone else wanting to use the repeater

Question 8

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Why should you keep transmissions short when using a repeater?

(a) To keep long-distance charges down
(b) To give any listening non-hams a chance to respond
(c) To see if the receiving station operator is still awake
(d) A long transmission may prevent someone with an emergency from using the repeater

Answer 8

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Why should you keep transmissions short when using a repeater?

(d) A long transmission may prevent someone with an emergency from using the repeater

Question 9

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What is the proper way to join into a conversation on a repeater?

(a) Say your call sign during a break between transmissions
(b) Wait for the end of a transmission and start calling the desired party
(c) Shout, “break, break!” to show that you’re eager to join the conversation
(d) Turn on an amplifier and override whoever is talking

Answer 9

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What is the proper way to join into a conversation on a repeater?

(a) Say your call sign during a break between transmissions

Question 10

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What is the accepted way to ask someone their location when using a repeater?

(a) Where are you?
(b) What is your 20?
(c) Locations are not normally told by radio
(d) What is your 12?

Answer 10

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What is the accepted way to ask someone their location when using a repeater?

(a) Where are you?

Question 11

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FM repeater operation on the 2 metre band uses one frequency for transmission and one for reception. The difference in frequency between the transmit and receive frequency is normally:

(a) 600 kHz
(b) 800 kHz
(c) 1 000 kHz
(d) 400 kHz

Answer 11

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FM repeater operation on the 2 metre band uses one frequency for transmission and one for reception. The difference in frequency between the transmit and receive frequency is normally:

(a) 600 kHz

Question 12

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To make your call sign better understood when using voice transmissions, what should you do?

(a) Use any words which start with the same letters as your call sign for each letter of your call
(b) Talk louder
(c) Use Standard International Phonetics for each letter of your call sign
(d) Turn up your microphone gain

Answer 12

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To make your call sign better understood when using voice transmissions, what should you do?

(c) Use Standard International Phonetics for each letter of your call sign

Question 13

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What can you use as an aid for correct station identification when using phone?

(a) Q signals
(b) Unique words of your choice
(c) A speech compressor
(d) The Standard International Phonetic Alphabet

Answer 13

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What can you use as an aid for correct station identification when using phone?

(d) The Standard International Phonetic Alphabet

Question 14

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter A?

(a) Able
(b) Adam
(c) Alfa
(d) America

Answer 14

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter A?

(c) Alfa

Question 15

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter B?

(a) Brazil
(b) Bravo
(c) Borneo
(d) Baker

Answer 15

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter B?

(b) Bravo

Question 16

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter D?

(a) Dog
(b) Denmark
(c) David
(d) Delta

Answer 16

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter D?

(d) Delta

Question 17

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter E?

(a) Easy
(b) Edward
(c) Echo
(d) England

Answer 17

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter E?

(c) Echo

Question 18

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter G?

(a) George
(b) Germany
(c) Gibraltar
(d) Golf

Answer 18

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter G?

(d) Golf

Question 19

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter I?

(a) Iran
(b) India
(c) Italy
(d) Item

Answer 19

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter I?

(b) India

Question 20

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter L?

(a) Love
(b) London
(c) Luxembourg
(d) Lima

Answer 20

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter L?

(d) Lima

Question 21

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter P?

(a) Portugal
(b) Paris
(c) Peter
(d) Papa

Answer 21

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter P?

(d) Papa

Question 22

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter R?

(a) Romeo
(b) Roger
(c) Radio
(d) Romania

Answer 22

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What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter R?

(a) Romeo

Question 23

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What is the correct way to call “CQ” when using voice ?

(a) Say “CQ” once, followed by “this is,” followed by your call sign spoken three times
(b) Say “CQ” at least five times, followed by “this is,” followed by your call sign spoken once
(c) Say “CQ” at least ten times, followed by “this is,” followed by your call sign spoken once
(d) Say “CQ” three times, followed by “this is,” followed by your call sign spoken three times

Answer 23

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What is the correct way to call “CQ” when using voice ?

(d) Say “CQ” three times, followed by “this is,” followed by your call sign spoken three times

Question 24

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How should you answer a voice CQ call?

(a) Say the other station’s call sign once, followed by “this is,” then your call sign given phonetically
(b) Say the other station’s call sign at least five times phonetically, followed by “this is,” then your call sign twice
(c) Say the other station’s call sign at least three times, followed by “this is,” and your call sign at least five times phonetically
(d) Say the other station’s call sign at least ten times, followed by “this is,” then your call sign at least twice

Answer 24

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How should you answer a voice CQ call?

(a) Say the other station’s call sign once, followed by “this is,” then your call sign given phonetically

Question 25

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What is simplex operation?

(a) Transmitting and receiving over a wide area
(b) Transmitting on one frequency and receiving on another
(c) Transmitting one-way communications
(d) Transmitting and receiving on the same frequency

Answer 25

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What is simplex operation?

(d) Transmitting and receiving on the same frequency

Question 26

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When should you consider using simplex operation instead of a repeater?

(a) When the most reliable communications are needed
(b) When an emergency telephone call is needed
(c) When signals are reliable between communicating parties without using a repeater
(d) When you are traveling and need some local information

Answer 26

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When should you consider using simplex operation instead of a repeater?

(c) When signals are reliable between communicating parties without using a repeater

Question 27

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Why should local amateur communications use VHF and UHF frequencies instead of HF frequencies?

(a) Because greater output power is permitted on VHF and UHF
(b) Because HF transmissions are not propagated locally
(c) Because signals are stronger on VHF and UHF frequencies
(d) To minimize interference on HF bands capable of long-distance communication

Answer 27

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Why should local amateur communications use VHF and UHF frequencies instead of HF frequencies?

(d) To minimize interference on HF bands capable of long-distance communication

Question 28

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Why should we be careful in choosing a simplex frequency when operating VHF or UHF FM?

(a) Interference may be caused to unlicensed devices operating in the same band
(b) You may inadvertently choose a channel that is the input to a local repeater
(c) Implanted medical devices share the same spectrum
(d) Some frequencies are designated for narrow band FM and others for wideband FM

Answer 28

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Why should we be careful in choosing a simplex frequency when operating VHF or UHF FM?

(b) You may inadvertently choose a channel that is the input to a local repeater

Question 29

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If you are talking to a station using a repeater, how would you find out if you could communicate using simplex instead?

(a) See if a third station can clearly receive both of you
(b) See if you can clearly receive a more distant repeater
(c) See if you can clearly receive the station on a lower frequency band
(d) See if you can clearly receive the station on the repeater’s input frequency

Answer 29

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If you are talking to a station using a repeater, how would you find out if you could communicate using simplex instead?

(d) See if you can clearly receive the station on the repeater’s input frequency

Question 30

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If you are operating simplex on a repeater frequency, why would it be good amateur practice to change to another frequency?

(a) Changing the repeater’s frequency is not practical
(b) The repeater’s output power may ruin your station’s receiver
(c) There are more repeater operators than simplex operators
(d) Changing the repeater’s frequency requires the authorization of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Answer 30

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If you are operating simplex on a repeater frequency, why would it be good amateur practice to change to another frequency?

(a) Changing the repeater’s frequency is not practical

Question 31

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Which sideband is commonly used for 20-metre phone operation?

(a) Lower
(b) FM
(c) Double
(d) Upper

Answer 31

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Which sideband is commonly used for 20-metre phone operation?

(d) Upper

Question 32

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Which sideband is commonly used on 3755 kHz for phone operation?

(a) FM
(b) Lower
(c) Double
(d) Upper

Answer 32

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Which sideband is commonly used on 3755 kHz for phone operation?

(b) Lower

Question 33

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What is the best method to tell if a band is “open” for communication with a particular distant location?

(a) Listen for signals from that area from an amateur beacon station or a foreign broadcast or television station on a nearby frequency
(b) Ask others on your local 2 metre FM repeater
(c) Telephone an experienced local amateur
(d) Look at the propagation forecasts in an amateur radio magazine

Answer 33

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What is the best method to tell if a band is “open” for communication with a particular distant location?

(a) Listen for signals from that area from an amateur beacon station or a foreign broadcast or television station on a nearby frequency

Question 34

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What should you do before you transmit on any frequency?

(a) Check your antenna for resonance at the selected frequency
(b) Make sure the SWR on your antenna transmission line is high enough
(c) Listen to make sure others are not using the frequency
(d) Listen to make sure that someone will be able to hear you

Answer 34

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What should you do before you transmit on any frequency?

(c) Listen to make sure others are not using the frequency

Question 35

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If you contact another station and your signal is extremely strong and perfectly readable, what adjustment should you make to your transmitter?

(a) Turn on your speech processor
(b) Turn down your power output to the minimum necessary
(c) Reduce your SWR
(d) Continue with your contact, making no changes

Answer 35

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If you contact another station and your signal is extremely strong and perfectly readable, what adjustment should you make to your transmitter?

(b) Turn down your power output to the minimum necessary

Question 36

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What is one way to shorten transmitter tune-up time on the air to cut down on interference?

(a) Tune the transmitter into a dummy load
(b) Use a long wire antenna
(c) Tune up on 40 metres first, then switch to the desired band
(d) Use twin lead instead of coaxial cable transmission lines

Answer 36

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What is one way to shorten transmitter tune-up time on the air to cut down on interference?

(a) Tune the transmitter into a dummy load

Question 37

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How can on-the-air interference be minimized during a lengthy transmitter testing or tuning procedure?

(a) Choose an unoccupied frequency
(b) Use a dummy load
(c) Use a non-resonant antenna
(d) Use a resonant antenna that requires no loading-up procedure

Answer 37

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How can on-the-air interference be minimized during a lengthy transmitter testing or tuning procedure?

(b) Use a dummy load

Question 38

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Why would you use a dummy load?

(a) To give comparative signal reports
(b) It is faster to tune
(c) To test or adjust your transceiver without causing interference
(d) To reduce output power

Answer 38

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Why would you use a dummy load?

(c) To test or adjust your transceiver without causing interference

Question 39

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If you are the net control station of a daily HF net, what should you do if the frequency on which you normally meet is in use just before the net begins?

(a) Call and ask occupants to relinquish the frequency for the scheduled net operations, but if they are not agreeable, conduct the net on a frequency 3 to 5 kHz away from the regular net frequency
(b) Reduce your output power and start the net as usual
(c) Increase your power output so that net participants will be able to hear you over the existing activity
(d) Cancel the net for that day

Answer 39

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If you are the net control station of a daily HF net, what should you do if the frequency on which you normally meet is in use just before the net begins?

(a) Call and ask occupants to relinquish the frequency for the scheduled net operations, but if they are not agreeable, conduct the net on a frequency 3 to 5 kHz away from the regular net frequency

Question 40

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If a net is about to begin on a frequency which you and another station are using, what should you do?

(a) Increase your power output to ensure that all net participants can hear you
(b) As a courtesy to the net, move to a different frequency
(c) Transmit as long as possible on the frequency so that no other stations may use it
(d) Turn off your radio

Answer 40

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If a net is about to begin on a frequency which you and another station are using, what should you do?

(b) As a courtesy to the net, move to a different frequency

Question 41

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If propagation changes during your contact and you notice increasing interference from other activity on the same frequency, what should you do?

(a) Tell the interfering stations to change frequency, since you were there first
(b) Move your contact to another frequency
(c) Report the interference to your local Amateur Auxiliary Coordinator
(d) Increase the output power of your transmitter to overcome the interference

Answer 41

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If propagation changes during your contact and you notice increasing interference from other activity on the same frequency, what should you do?

(b) Move your contact to another frequency

Question 42

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When selecting a single-sideband phone transmitting frequency, what minimum frequency separation from a contact in progress should you allow (between suppressed carriers) to minimize interference?

(a) 150 to 500 Hz
(b) Approximately 3 kHz
(c) Approximately 6 kHz
(d) Approximately 10 kHz

Answer 42

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When selecting a single-sideband phone transmitting frequency, what minimum frequency separation from a contact in progress should you allow (between suppressed carriers) to minimize interference?

(b) Approximately 3 kHz

Question 43

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What is a band plan?

(a) A plan of operating schedules within an amateur band published by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
(b) A plan devised by a club to best use a frequency band during a contest
(c) A guideline for using different operating modes within an amateur band
(d) A guideline for deviating from amateur frequency band allocations

Answer 43

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What is a band plan?

(c) A guideline for using different operating modes within an amateur band

Question 44

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Before transmitting, the first thing you should do is:

(a) listen carefully so as not to interrupt communications already in progress
(b) ask if the frequency is occupied
(c) make an announcement on the frequency indicating that you intend to make a call
(d) decrease your receiver’s volume

Answer 44

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Before transmitting, the first thing you should do is:

(a) listen carefully so as not to interrupt communications already in progress

Question 45

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What is the correct way to call “CQ” when using Morse code?

(a) Send the letters “CQ” three times, followed by “DE”, followed by your call sign sent once
(b) Send the letters “CQ” ten times, followed by “DE”, followed by your call sign sent once
(c) Send the letters “CQ” three times, followed by “DE”, followed by your call sign sent three times
(d) Send the letters “CQ” over and over

Answer 45

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What is the correct way to call “CQ” when using Morse code?

(c) Send the letters “CQ” three times, followed by “DE”, followed by your call sign sent three times

Question 46

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How should you answer a routine Morse code “CQ” call?

(a) Send your call sign four times
(b) Send the other station’s call sign twice, followed by “DE”, followed by your call sign twice
(c) Send the other station’s call sign once, followed by “DE”, followed by your call sign four times
(d) Send your call sign followed by your name, station location and a signal report

Answer 46

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How should you answer a routine Morse code “CQ” call?

(b) Send the other station’s call sign twice, followed by “DE”, followed by your call sign twice

Question 47

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At what speed should a Morse code “CQ” call be transmitted?

(a) At any speed below 5 w.p.m.
(b) At any speed which you can reliably receive
(c) At the highest speed your keyer will operate
(d) At the highest speed at which you can control the keyer

Answer 47

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At what speed should a Morse code “CQ” call be transmitted?

(b) At any speed which you can reliably receive

Question 48

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What is the meaning of the procedural signal “CQ”?

(a) Calling any station
(b) Call on the quarter hour
(c) An antenna is being tested
(d) Only the station “CQ” should answer

Answer 48

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What is the meaning of the procedural signal “CQ”?

(a) Calling any station

Question 49

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What is the meaning of the procedural signal “DE”?

(a) From
(b) Received all correctly
(c) Calling any station
(d) Directional Emissions

Answer 49

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What is the meaning of the procedural signal “DE”?

(a) From

Question 50

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What is the meaning of the procedural signal “K”?

(a) Any station please reply
(b) End of message
(c) Called station only transmit
(d) All received correctly

Answer 50

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What is the meaning of the procedural signal “K”?

(a) Any station please reply

Question 51

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What is meant by the term “DX”?

(a) Calling any station
(b) Distant station
(c) Go ahead
(d) Best regards

Answer 51

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What is meant by the term “DX”?

(b) Distant station

Question 52

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What is the meaning of the term “73”?

(a) Long distance
(b) Love and kisses
(c) Go ahead
(d) Best regards

Answer 52

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What is the meaning of the term “73”?

(d) Best regards

Question 53

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Which of the following describes full break-in telegraphy (QSK)?

(a) Automatic keyers are used to send Morse code instead of hand keys
(b) Incoming signals are received between transmitted Morse code dots and dashes
(c) An operator must activate a manual send/receive switch before and after every transmission
(d) Breaking stations send the Morse code prosign “BK

Answer 53

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Which of the following describes full break-in telegraphy (QSK)?

(b) Incoming signals are received between transmitted Morse code dots and dashes

Question 54

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When selecting a CW transmitting frequency, what minimum frequency separation from a contact in progress should you allow to minimize interference?

(a) 5 to 50 Hz
(b) 150 to 500 Hz
(c) 1 to 3 kHz
(d) 3 to 6 kHz

Answer 54

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When selecting a CW transmitting frequency, what minimum frequency separation from a contact in progress should you allow to minimize interference?

(b) 150 to 500 Hz

Question 55

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Good Morse telegraphy operators:

(a) always give stations a good readability report
(b) listen to the frequency to make sure that it is not in use before transmitting
(c) save time by leaving out spaces between words
(d) tune the transmitter using the operating antenna

Answer 55

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Good Morse telegraphy operators:

(b) listen to the frequency to make sure that it is not in use before transmitting

Question 56

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What are “RST” signal reports?

(a) A short way to describe transmitter power
(b) A short way to describe signal reception
(c) A short way to describe sunspot activity
(d) A short way to describe ionospheric conditions

Answer 56

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What are “RST” signal reports?

(b) A short way to describe signal reception

Question 57

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What does “RST” mean in a signal report?

(a) Readability, signal strength, tone
(b) Recovery, signal strength, tempo
(c) Recovery, signal speed, tone
(d) Readability, signal speed, tempo

Answer 57

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What does “RST” mean in a signal report?

(a) Readability, signal strength, tone

Question 58

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What is the meaning of: “Your signal report is 5 7”?

(a) Your signal is perfectly readable and moderately strong
(b) Your signal is readable with considerable difficulty
(c) Your signal is perfectly readable with near pure tone
(d) Your signal is perfectly readable, but weak

Answer 58

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What is the meaning of: “Your signal report is 5 7”?

(a) Your signal is perfectly readable and moderately strong

Question 59

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What is the meaning of: “Your signal report is 3 3 “?

(a) Your signal is readable with considerable difficulty and weak in strength
(b) Your signal is unreadable, very weak in strength
(c) The station is located at latitude 33 degrees
(d) The contact is serial number 33

Answer 59

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What is the meaning of: “Your signal report is 3 3 “?

(a) Your signal is readable with considerable difficulty and weak in strength

Question 60

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What is the meaning of: “You are 5 9 plus 20 dB”?

(a) The bandwidth of your signal is 20 decibels above linearity
(b) Repeat your transmission on a frequency 20 kHz higher
(c) You are perfectly readable with a signal strength 20 decibels greater than S 9
(d) Your signal strength has increased by a factor of 100

Answer 60

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What is the meaning of: “You are 5 9 plus 20 dB”?

(c) You are perfectly readable with a signal strength 20 decibels greater than S 9

Question 61

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A distant station asks for a signal report on a local repeater you monitor. Which fact affects your assessment?

(a) The repeater gain affects your S-meter reading
(b) The other operator needs to know how well he is received at the repeater, not how well you receive the repeater
(c) You need to listen to the repeater input frequency for an accurate signal report
(d) Signal reports are only useful on simplex communications

Answer 61

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A distant station asks for a signal report on a local repeater you monitor. Which fact affects your assessment?

(b) The other operator needs to know how well he is received at the repeater, not how well you receive the repeater

Question 62

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If the power output of a transmitter is increased by four times, how might a nearby receiver’s S-meter reading change?

(a) Increase by approximately four S units
(b) Decrease by approximately four S units
(c) Increase by approximately one S unit
(d) Decrease by approximately one S unit

Answer 62

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If the power output of a transmitter is increased by four times, how might a nearby receiver’s S-meter reading change?

(c) Increase by approximately one S unit

Question 63

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By how many times must the power output of a transmitter be increased to raise the S-meter reading on a nearby receiver from S8 to S9?

(a) Approximately 5 times
(b) Approximately 3 times
(c) Approximately 4 times
(d) Approximately 2 times

Answer 63

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By how many times must the power output of a transmitter be increased to raise the S-meter reading on a nearby receiver from S8 to S9?

(c) Approximately 4 times

Question 64

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What does “RST 579” mean in a Morse code contact?

(a) Your signal is perfectly readable, weak strength, and with perfect tone
(b) Your signal is fairly readable, fair strength, and with perfect tone
(c) Your signal is perfectly readable, moderately strong, and with perfect tone
(d) Your signal is barely readable, moderately strong, and with faint ripple

Answer 64

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What does “RST 579” mean in a Morse code contact?

(c) Your signal is perfectly readable, moderately strong, and with perfect tone

Question 65

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What does “RST 459” mean in a Morse code contact?

(a) Your signal is quite readable, fair strength, and with perfect tone
(b) Your signal is very readable, very strong, and with perfect tone
(c) Your signal is barely readable, very weak, and with perfect tone
(d) Your signal is moderately readable, very weak, and with hum on the tone

Answer 65

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What does “RST 459” mean in a Morse code contact?

(a) Your signal is quite readable, fair strength, and with perfect tone

Question 66

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What is the meaning of “Your signal report is 1 1”?

(a) Your signal is 11 dB over S9
(b) Your signal is first class in readability and first class in strength
(c) Your signal is very readable and very strong
(d) Your signal is unreadable, and barely perceptible

Answer 66

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What is the meaning of “Your signal report is 1 1”?

(d) Your signal is unreadable, and barely perceptible

Question 67

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What is the meaning of the Q signal “QRS”?

(a) Send more slowly
(b) Interference from static
(c) Send “RST” report
(d) Radio station location is:

Answer 67

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What is the meaning of the Q signal “QRS”?

(a) Send more slowly

Question 68

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What is one meaning of the Q signal “QTH”?

(a) My location is
(b) Stop sending
(c) My name is
(d) Time here is

Answer 68

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What is one meaning of the Q signal “QTH”?

(a) My location is

Question 69

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What is the proper Q signal to use to see if a frequency is in use before transmitting on CW?

(a) QRV?
(b) QRU?
(c) QRL?
(d) QRZ?

Answer 69

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What is the proper Q signal to use to see if a frequency is in use before transmitting on CW?

(c) QRL?

Question 70

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What is one meaning of the Q signal “QSY”?

(a) Use more power
(b) Send faster
(c) Send more slowly
(d) Change frequency

Answer 70

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What is one meaning of the Q signal “QSY”?

(d) Change frequency

Question 71

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What is the meaning of the Q signal “QSB”?

(a) I am busy
(b) I have no message
(c) A contact is confirmed
(d) Your signal is fading

Answer 71

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What is the meaning of the Q signal “QSB”?

(d) Your signal is fading

Question 72

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What is the proper Q signal to ask who is calling you on CW?

(a) QSL?
(b) QRL?
(c) QRT?
(d) QRZ?

Answer 72

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What is the proper Q signal to ask who is calling you on CW?

(d) QRZ?

Question 73

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The signal “QRM” signifies:

(a) I am troubled by static
(b) your signals are fading
(c) is my transmission being interfered with
(d) I am being interfered with

Answer 73

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The signal “QRM” signifies:

(d) I am being interfered with

Question 74

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The signal “QRN” means:

(a) I am busy
(b) are you troubled by static
(c) I am being interfered with
(d) I am troubled by static

Answer 74

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The signal “QRN” means:

(d) I am troubled by static

Question 75

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The “Q signal” indicating that you want the other station to send slower is:

(a) QRM
(b) QRL
(c) QRS
(d) QRN

Answer 75

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The “Q signal” indicating that you want the other station to send slower is:

(c) QRS

Question 76

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Who is calling me is denoted by the “Q signal”:

(a) QRK?
(b) QRP?
(c) QRZ?
(d) QRM?

Answer 76

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Who is calling me is denoted by the “Q signal”:

(c) QRZ?

Question 77

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The “Q signal” which signifies “I will call you again” is:

(a) QRZ
(b) QRS
(c) QRT
(d) QRX

Answer 77

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The “Q signal” which signifies “I will call you again” is:

(d) QRX

Question 78

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When may you use your amateur station to transmit an “SOS” or “MAYDAY”?

(a) Never
(b) In a life-threatening distress situation
(c) Only at specific times (at 15 and 30 minutes after the hour)
(d) Only in case of a severe weather watch

Answer 78

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When may you use your amateur station to transmit an “SOS” or “MAYDAY”?

(b) In a life-threatening distress situation

Question 79

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If you are in contact with another station and you hear an emergency call for help on your frequency, what should you do?

(a) Tell the calling station that the frequency is in use
(b) Immediately stop your contact and acknowledge the emergency call
(c) Direct the calling station to the nearest emergency net frequency
(d) Call your local police station and inform them of the emergency call

Answer 79

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If you are in contact with another station and you hear an emergency call for help on your frequency, what should you do?

(b) Immediately stop your contact and acknowledge the emergency call

Question 80

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What is the proper distress call to use when operating phone?

(a) Say “SOS” several times
(b) Say “MAYDAY” several times
(c) Say “EMERGENCY” several times
(d) Say “HELP” several times

Answer 80

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What is the proper distress call to use when operating phone?

(b) Say “MAYDAY” several times

Question 81

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What is the proper distress call to use when operating CW?

(a) CQD
(b) QRRR
(c) MAYDAY
(d) SOS

Answer 81

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What is the proper distress call to use when operating CW?

(d) SOS

Question 82

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What is the proper way to interrupt a repeater conversation to signal a distress call?

(a) Say “EMERGENCY” three times
(b) Say “SOS,” then your call sign
(c) Break-in immediately following the transmission of the active party and state your situation and call sign
(d) Say “HELP” as many times as it takes to get someone to answer

Answer 82

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What is the proper way to interrupt a repeater conversation to signal a distress call?

(c) Break-in immediately following the transmission of the active party and state your situation and call sign

Question 83

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Why is it a good idea to have a way to operate your amateur station without using commercial AC power lines?

(a) So you will comply with rules
(b) So you may provide communications in an emergency
(c) So you may operate in contests where AC power is not allowed
(d) So you may use your station while mobile

Answer 83

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Why is it a good idea to have a way to operate your amateur station without using commercial AC power lines?

(b) So you may provide communications in an emergency

Question 84

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What is the most important accessory to have for a hand-held radio in an emergency?

(a) Several sets of charged batteries
(b) An extra antenna
(c) A portable amplifier
(d) A microphone headset for hands-free operation

Answer 84

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What is the most important accessory to have for a hand-held radio in an emergency?

(a) Several sets of charged batteries

Question 85

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Which type of antenna would be a good choice as part of a portable HF amateur station that could be set up in case of an emergency?

(a) A parabolic dish
(b) A dipole
(c) A three-element Yagi
(d) A three-element quad

Answer 85

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Which type of antenna would be a good choice as part of a portable HF amateur station that could be set up in case of an emergency?

(b) A dipole

Question 86

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If you are communicating with another amateur station and hear a station in distress break in, what should you do?

(a) Acknowledge the station in distress and determine its location and what assistance may be needed
(b) Continue your communication because you were on frequency first
(c) Change to a different frequency so the station in distress may have a clear channel to call for assistance
(d) Immediately cease all transmissions because stations in distress have emergency rights to the frequency

Answer 86

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If you are communicating with another amateur station and hear a station in distress break in, what should you do?

(a) Acknowledge the station in distress and determine its location and what assistance may be needed

Question 87

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In order of priority, a distress message comes before:

(a) no other messages
(b) an emergency message
(c) a government priority message
(d) a safety message

Answer 87

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In order of priority, a distress message comes before:

(b) an emergency message

Question 88

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If you hear distress traffic and are unable to render direct assistance you should:

(a) enter the details in the log book and take no further action
(b) take no action
(c) tell all other stations to cease transmitting
(d) contact authorities and then maintain watch until you are certain that assistance will be forthcoming

Answer 88

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If you hear distress traffic and are unable to render direct assistance you should:

(d) contact authorities and then maintain watch until you are certain that assistance will be forthcoming

Question 89

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What is a “QSL card”?

(a) A Notice of Violation from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
(b) A written proof of communication between two amateurs
(c) A postcard reminding you when your certificate will expire
(d) A letter or postcard from an amateur pen pal

Answer 89

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What is a “QSL card”?

(b) A written proof of communication between two amateurs

Question 90

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What is an azimuthal map?

(a) A map projection centered on the North Pole
(b) A map projection centered on a particular location, used to determine the shortest path between points on the Earth’s surface
(c) A map that shows the angle at which an amateur satellite crosses the equator
(d) A map that shows the number of degrees longitude that an amateur satellite appears to move westward at the equator

Answer 90

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What is an azimuthal map?

(b) A map projection centered on a particular location, used to determine the shortest path between points on the Earth’s surface

Question 91

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What is the most useful type of map to use when orienting a directional HF antenna toward a distant station?

(a) Mercator
(b) Azimuthal
(c) Polar projection
(d) Topographical

Answer 91

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What is the most useful type of map to use when orienting a directional HF antenna toward a distant station?

(b) Azimuthal

Question 92

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A directional antenna pointed in the long-path direction to another station is generally oriented how many degrees from its short-path heading?

(a) 45 degrees
(b) 90 degrees
(c) 270 degrees
(d) 180 degrees

Answer 92

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A directional antenna pointed in the long-path direction to another station is generally oriented how many degrees from its short-path heading?

(d) 180 degrees

Question 93

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What method is used by radio amateurs to provide written proof of communication between two amateur stations?

(a) A signed post card listing contact date, time, frequency, mode and power, called a “QSL card
(b) A two-page letter containing a photograph of the operator
(c) A radiogram sent over the CW traffic net
(d) A packet message

Answer 93

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What method is used by radio amateurs to provide written proof of communication between two amateur stations?

(a) A signed post card listing contact date, time, frequency, mode and power, called a “QSL card

Question 94

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You hear other local stations talking to radio amateurs in New Zealand but you don’t hear those stations with your beam aimed on the normal compass bearing to New Zealand. What should you try?

(a) Point your antenna toward Newington, Connecticut
(b) Point your antenna to the north
(c) Point your beam 180 degrees away from that bearing and listen for the stations arriving on the “long-path
(d) Point your antenna to the south

Answer 94

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You hear other local stations talking to radio amateurs in New Zealand but you don’t hear those stations with your beam aimed on the normal compass bearing to New Zealand. What should you try?

(c) Point your beam 180 degrees away from that bearing and listen for the stations arriving on the “long-path

Question 95

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Which statement about recording all contacts and unanswered “CQ calls” in a station logbook or computer log is not correct?

(a) A log is important for recording contacts for operating awards
(b) A logbook is required by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
(c) A well-kept log preserves your fondest amateur radio memories for years
(d) A log is important for handling neighbour interference complaints

Answer 95

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Which statement about recording all contacts and unanswered “CQ calls” in a station logbook or computer log is not correct?

(b) A logbook is required by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Question 96

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Why would it be useful to have an azimuthal world map centred on the location of your station?

(a) Because it shows the compass bearing from your station to any place on Earth, for antenna planning and pointing
(b) Because it looks impressive
(c) Because it shows the angle at which an amateur satellite crosses the equator
(d) Because it shows the number of degrees longitude that an amateur satellite moves west

Answer 96

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Why would it be useful to have an azimuthal world map centred on the location of your station?

(a) Because it shows the compass bearing from your station to any place on Earth, for antenna planning and pointing

Question 97

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Station logs and confirmation (QSL) cards are always kept in UTC (Universal Time Coordinated). Where is that time based?

(a) Geneva, Switzerland
(b) Ottawa, Canada
(c) Greenwich, England
(d) Newington, Connecticut

Answer 97

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Station logs and confirmation (QSL) cards are always kept in UTC (Universal Time Coordinated). Where is that time based?

(c) Greenwich, England

Question 98

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When referring to contacts in the station log, what do the letters UTC mean?

(a) Universal Time Constant
(b) Universal Time Coordinated (formerly Greenwich Mean Time - GMT)
(c) Unlisted Telephone Call
(d) Unlimited Time Capsule

Answer 98

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When referring to contacts in the station log, what do the letters UTC mean?

(b) Universal Time Coordinated (formerly Greenwich Mean Time - GMT)

Question 99

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To set your station clock accurately to UTC, you could receive the most accurate time off the air from _______?

(a) A non-directional beacon station
(b) CHU, WWV or WWVH
(c) Your local television station
(d) Your local radio station

Answer 99

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To set your station clock accurately to UTC, you could receive the most accurate time off the air from _______?

(b) CHU, WWV or WWVH