CLASS C Reviewer : Element II

1. What do you call a radio staton in the amateur service installed at

Specified locaton and operated to communicate with an amateur

Staton, portable staton or another amateur staton? Amateur Fixed Station.

2. A radio staton intended to be used for operaton during unspecified

Halts or while in moton is called?

Mobile Station.

3. The operaton of an Amateur club staton is under the responsibility

Of the trustee of the staton. A trustee is designated by the club or

Society from among is Class A members.

4. Who is responsible for the correct and proper operaton of the

Amateur fixed staton of an amateur club?

Trustee.

5. A registered Electronics and Communicaton Engineer may take the

 Class B amateur exam but shall be required to pass what element?

Element II

6. Ms. Inday dela Cruz was born in 1999. When will she be allowed to

Take amateur radio examinatons?

2011 (1999 + 12)

7. In the Morse code test, every punctuaton mark shall be counted as

How many characters?

8. Amateurs from the other countries may be allowed to operate in

The Philippines provided Filipinos are also allowed to operate in

Their countries. This arrangement is known as Reciprocity Agreement.

9. A Class C license shall be authorized to operate on HF fixed radio

Staton with a power output not exceeding wats on CW.

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 10. The Amateur License of Mr. Deigo expired in 1995. What conditon

Must he meet in order to renew his amateur Class C license if he

Filed his applicaton for license on January 5, 2005?

He must pass an appropriate exam before another lic1be issued.

11. Who can install and operate amateur repeater statons?

Accredited amateur club.

12. What is the frequency in the amateur service used for emergency

Communicaton and general calling for radiotelephony?

145 Mhz

13. Communicatons with amateur statons of other countries are

Allowed but is limited only to .

Unimportant personal messages

14. In the amateur band, what messages should not be transmited?

Commercial and broadcast messages.

 15. Pedro dela Cruz was born on April 9, 1986 and wishes to renew his

Amateur Class C license that will expire in 2006. When should he

File his applicaton to avoid penalty? March 9, 2006

16. In queston No. 15, untl what year is he allowed to renew his

License?

2008

17. Class A licensee shall be authorized to operate HF fixed radio staton

With an output power not exceeding wats on PEP single

Sideband suppressed.

2000

18. A distress call sent by radiotelephony must consist of?

Distress signal MAYDAY spoken 3 times

19. What is the radiotelephony distress signal?

MAYDAY
 20. What is the radiotelegraph distress signal?

SOS

21. What is the radiotelephone safety signal?

SECURITE

22. To facilitate the recepton of distress calls, all transmission on 145

Mhz shall be kept to a minimum and shall not exceed

1 Minute

23. What is the maximum term for amateur radio staton license?

3 years

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 24. Portable operaton must not extend beyond month in any other

Area without obtaining a specific authority for contnued operaton.

25. If an amateur licensee is causing harmful interference, what steps

Can NTC make to prevent further interference to other existng

Statons?

All of the above (limit the power, temporary closure, limit working hours)

26. The frequency of a transmiter operatng below must be

Suppressed during period of recepton. 144 Mhz

27. What is the subject mater of Element II of the amateur radio

Examinatons?

Radio Laws

28. The Philippines is divided into how many amateur radio districts?
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29. The average passing grade of the amateur radio examinatons is

70% provided there is no grade below

50%

30. For a holder of a 2nd Class commercial radiotelegraph operator

Certficate to secure an amateur Class B license, it shall be required

To pass the examinaton for element only.

31. What is the Morse Code speed requirement for Amateur C

Examinaton?

None

32. All transmission on his frequency shall be kept to a minimum to

Facilitate the recepton of distress calls.

145 Mhz

33. What is the equivalent of Class C amateur?

 Technician Class

34. EFG Company was found to have commited the following

Violatons: illegal purchase and possession of portable transceiver.

How much fine must the company pay to NTC? 10,000

35. The Amateur Repeater Staton is in the name of

Trustee

36. An Amateur Radio Club must have at least how many members?

25

37. How long must be a radio logbook preserved?

2 years

38. How long should a logbook with distress traffic be kept?

5 years

39. Naga City is under what amateur radio district?

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40. In radio teletype transmiter, the staton must identfy by

Transmitng the call sign at the start, end and at least once every

10 mins

41. The minimum age requirement for amateur is

12

42. The call sign of a fixed amateur staton with characters at least

High shall be posted at the entrance of the premises where

It is located. 10 cm

43. Class B amateurs shall be allowed to take the examinaton for Class

“A” provided they have been holders of valid class “B” licenses for

At least from date of filing for exams.

12 months

44. Which is part of the amateur radio district no.: VII?

 Cebu City

45. What is the emergency channel?

145 Mhz +/- 25Khz

46. A Class B licensee shall be authorized to operate on HF fixed radio

Staton with an output power not exceeding wats on CW.

500

47. What is not included in the frequency bands for amateur radio

Service?

3.3 – 3.5 Khz

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48. What government agency is responsible for the regulaton of the

Amateur radio service?

NTC

49. The Combinaton of leters and numbers to identfy a radio staton

Is known as

Callsign

50. The Amateur Class C license of Mr. ABC will expire in 2008: if he was

Born on October 20, 1978 when should he file his license to avoid

Penalty?

September 20, 2008

51. What is the Morse Code speed requirement for Amateur Class “A”?

5 wpm

52. A person who performs communicaton for self-training and

 Experimentaton is called?

Amateur radio operator

53. Holders of 1st class or 2nd class radiotelegraphy certficate shall be

Required to pass only in order to secure Class B certficate?

Element II

54. For every year that an amateur license had expired and filed for

Renewal at NTC, a surcharge equivalent to shall be charged in

Additon to the regular annual license fee?

100%

55. Simultaneous transmission of sound and picture in Amateur TV on

All frequency above is allowed by NTC?

60 Mhz

56. In radio teletype transmission, the frequency shif shall not exceed
800 Hz

57. A class license shall be allowed to operate HF fix and mobile radio

Staton with an output power not exceeding?

2 Kw on SSB

58. Maximum power authorized for class B operatng HF (SSB)

Transmiter?

1 Kw PEP

59. Maximum power output for VHF transceivers authorized for class C

Amateurs?

100 watts on SSB

60. Class C licensee shall be authorized to operate on HF fixed radio

Staton with power output not to exceed?

200 watts on SSB

61. General class of amateur radio is also known as?

 Class B

62. What is the radio telephone urgency signa?

PAN

63. How much maximum fine is imposed for each and every violaton of

Radio laws and regulaton for individuals?

2,000 pesos

64. In Morse code exam, a candidate shall be considerate passed if he

Can receive without error plain text during a period of one minute

Provided at least ____ of the entre text for 5 minutes is transcribed?

2/3

65. If the equipment of the radio staton is capable of operatng with rf

Power output in excess of___, it should be provided with means of

Measuring the anode voltage and current of the stage supplying power to the antenna?

500
 66. NTC issues license for amateur repeater staton operaton to___ of a

Club or associaton.

Trustee

67. The basic “radio control law” is

Act 3846

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1. Two resistors, R3 and R2 which are connected in parallel, is

Connected in series to R1. If the source of voltage is 250 volts, what

Is the current flowing across R2? R1 = 500 ohms, R2 = 800 ohms, R3 2000 ohms?
0.075 (value of R3 should be 200 to give the correct answer)

2. In number 1, what is the current across R3?

0.28 (based on #1 if R3 = 200).

3. A resistor is marked as green, black, orange, no color. What is the

Value of this resistor?

5000 ohms +/- 20%

4. What is the value of a resistor whose markings are GREEN, BLUE,

BROWN and SILVER?

560 +/- 10%

5. What is the value of the resistor whose markings are VIOLET, BLUE,

RED and GOLD?

7600 ohms +/- 5%

6. What is the value of a resistor with color markings BLUE, GRAY and

BROWN?
680 ohms

7. The prefix pico means

10-12

8. Decimal equivalent of 1 Nano farad

0.000000001

9. How many microfarads are there in 1 farad?

1,000,000

10. The prefix GIGA means, ten raised to the power of

11. The logarithm of the output power over the input power multplied

By 10

Decibel

12. A resistve load of 3000 ohms is connected across a resonant circuit

In which the inductve and capacitve reactance are each 300 ohms.

What is the circuit Q? 10

 13. A Short circuit has a resistance of

Zero

14. How much power shall be connected to heat in 4000 ohms-resistor

If the current is 350 mA?

490 w

15. An atom in its natural state has an electric charge of

Zero charge

16. What is the voltage across a capacitor of 100 pf at 14.30 Mhz. If the

Current I through the capacitor is 50 mA?

5.6 V

17. The instrument used to monitor relatve RF output when the

Transmiter and the antenna are being adjusted is called

Grid-dip meter
 18. Three resistors are connected in parallel. What is the total

Resistance if the R1 = 100 ohms, R2 = 200 ohms, R3 is 300 ohms?

54 ohms

19. The 3 capacitors with a value of 15 each are connected in series.

What is the total capacitance?

5 uf

20. Two non-interactng capacitors are series. One has a value of 10 pf,

The other of 20 pF. What is the resultng reactance in a circuit

Operatng at 2 Mhz?

852

21. Two resistors having a value of 15 ohms and 7 ohms are connected

In series across a 220 volt source. What is the voltage across 7

Ohms?

70 volts (voltage across R2)

22. One of the formulas does not satsfy the Ohm’s Law.
 V=I/R

23. A is an instrument that measures resistance less than one

Ohm.

Wheatstone bridge

24. Unit of conductance

Siemens

25. Unit of admitance

Siemens

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 26. The conditon in an ac circuit containing both capacitve and

Inductve and reactance in which the reactance are equal?

Resonance

27. The ability to store electrical energy in a magnetc field is

Inductance

28. What happens with the resistance of copper wire if we increase its

Diameter?

Reduced

29. The main characteristc of a diode is:

Current ows in one direction

30. A copper wire has a resistance of 10 ohms/meter. What is the

Resistance if the length is 40 meters?

400 ohms

31. Dry cells are connected for maximum current.

Parallel

32. To be able to have a 4.5 volts do one may use this combinaton of

Flashlight bateries:

3 (three) 1.5V in series

33. The tendency of RF currents to flow along the surface of the wire at

High frequencies is called

Skin e ect

34. The main problem with his phenomenon is that increases the

Effectve resistance of a wire for ac at moderate to high frequencies,

Compared with resistance of the same wire at direct current (dc) and low ac frequencies. Skin E ect

35. The characteristcs of electronic equipment that permit undesired

Responses when subjected to electromagnet energy:

Immunity

36. A series circuit consistng of an inductve reactance of 100 ohms and

 A resistance of 75 ohms is connected to a source of 250 volts. What

Is the phase angle? 53

37. A series circuit consistng of an inductve reactance of 100 ohms and

A resistance of 75 ohms is connected to a source of 250 volts. What

Is the power factor?

60%

38. A capacitor with a resistance of 16 ohms is in parallel with a resistor

Of 12 ohms. What is the resultng impedance?

10

39. A capacitor with a reactance of 16 ohms is in parallel with a resistor

Of 12 ohms. What is the resultng PHASE ANGLE?

-37 degrees

40. How much current is flowing through the resistor if the resistance is

35 ohms and the voltage is 140 volts?

4 amps

41. What is the audio frequency range?

30Hz – 30 KHz

42. What is the frequency of operaton when wavelength of the radio

Signal is 3 meters long?

100 mhz

43. What is the frequency of an 80-m RF wave?

3.75 Mhz

44. What is the wavelength (in meters) of an RF wave whose frequency

Is 14 Mhz?

21m

45. The frequency band 30-300 Mhz is also known as:

VHF

46. The frequency 54 Ghz is under what classificaton of frequency?

 EHF

47. The frequency range of 430 Mhz is in the band?

UHF

48. AM radio staton with a frequency of 666 kHz. Is under what

Classificaton?

MF

49. The frequency band of MF

300-3000 kHz

50. Two non-interactng inductances are in series. Each has a value of

4.0 uH, and the operatng frequency is 3.8 Mhz. what is the resultng

Reactance?

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51. What is the peak voltage on a capacitor if the RMS voltage of a

Sinusoidal waveform is 150V ac?

212 V

52. A flow of electrons forced into moton by voltage is known as

Current

53. What is the bandwidth of a series-resonant circuit operatng on 145

Mhz with a Qu of 100?

1.45 Mhz

54. Power factor of purely resistve circuit?

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CLASS C Reviewer : Element IV

1. Equipment used to measure standing wave radio of a transmission

Line is

Re ectometer

2. An example of a widely used semi-conductor material

Germanium

3. Transmitng statons must have this installed to have a means of

Draining statc energy charges from antenna systems.

Lightning arresters

4. A wave trap is another kind of

Bandstop lter
 5. What is the power of a transmiter with voltmeter readings of 1100

Volts and 500 mA?

550 watts

6. What is used to measure current?

Ammeter

7. This equipment provides visual display of amplitude versus

Frequency of a signal on a cathode ray tube.

Spectrum analyzer

8. Sweep generator is used to

Generate pulsating DC voltage

9. Wheatstone bridge is an instrument that measures an unknown

Resistance

10. The second harmonic of 1200 Hz

2400 Hz
 11. Hams must regularly tune their transceivers. This must be done

Using to ensure no interference to other users of the band.

Dummy load

12. When should the worlds “break break” be used?

Urgency or priority tra c

13. The Q-codes are extensively used in the amateur service. QTH

Means?

Location

14. Ground conductors may be made from? Bronze

15. When to use the two-tone test?

Set up linear ampli er for SSB

16. This equipment is a simple audio amplifier with high impedance

Input used to “hear” a signal in a circuit.

Signal tracer

17. A mult-meter is an instrument having a number of measuring

Functons. Which is not a functon of a mult-meter?

Measure RF

18. If a 0.1 dc milliammeter is to be converted into a voltmeter with full

Scale calibraton of 100 volts, what value of resistance should be

Connected in series with the milliammeter? 100,000 ohms

19. Which test cannot be performed by a typical vacuum tube tester?

None of the above

20. It is an instrument that measures the relatve power being radiated

From an antenna.

Field strength meter

21. What is a potentometer?

Variable resistor

22. Identcal or match impedance of antenna and transmission line will

 Result in?

Unity SWR

23. A circuit that is complete and therefore allows current to flow is

Called

Regulated circuit

24. What happens when a resistor is connected in series with a meter?

Increase measuring range of voltmeter

25. Which does not belong to the group?

Spectrum analyzer (not a multi-tester)

26. What does QSA mean?

Signal strength

27. Device used to connect a balanced line to an unbalanced line?

Balun

28. It is 1 A.M. in Manila, what is the Universal Standard tme?

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29. This is a mathematcal technique for determining the frequency

Content of a signal and when applied will improve the signal-to-

Noise rato.

Fourier Transform

30. A resistor or set of resistors used in place of an antenna to test a

Transmiter without radiatng any electromagnet energy into the air.

Dummyload
 31. Four passive elements (such as resistors, inductors) connected as a

Pair of voltage dividers with a meter or other measuring device

Across two opposite junctons. Bridge Circuit

32. If a signal covers the frequency 14200 to 14250 kHz, what is the

Bandwidth?

50 kHz

33. How should a voltmeter be connected to the circuit to measure the

Current across the shunt?

Series with the shunt

34. Measure of voltmeter sensitvity.

Ohms per volt

35. A microphone is shielded with the hands to:

Reduce outside noises

36. When communicatons are disrupted as a result of a disaster, the

 License of a staton may:

Use the staton for emergency

37. Callsigns are transmited to:

Identify the originator of message

38. A watmeter automatcally compensates for

Power factor

39. An instrument used to present test signals in frequency domain

Spectrum analyzer

40. The origin of an interfering signal can be located with the use of a

Directon finder by: Triangulation

41. What must the radio operator do before beginning a call or a test

Transmission?

Send Callsign

42. What is the formula for power?

 P = V/I

43. Phonetc Alphabet is commonly used in radio communicatons

Because it:

Ensure words are clearly understood

44. An effectve system is necessary for every amateur staton

Because it provides a common reference potental for all parts of the ac system and reduces the risks of
electric shock.

Safety ground

45. The speed of light is

300,000,000 m/sec

46. The frequency 15 Mhz. is in the band of?

HF

47. What opposes the flow of current in an AC circuit?

Inductance

48. A radio operator must check for any ongoing communicatons on

 The frequency prior to:

Testing his radio on air

49. Digital frequency countries are ofen used in the radio world. What

Is not an applicaton of use of this equipment?

Measuring re ection coe cient

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