T7A: Operating in the field, radio direction finding, radio control, contests, special event stations
T7A01:
What is a good thing to have when operating a hand-held transceiver away from home?
One or more fully charged spare battery packs
A selection of spare parts
A programming cable to load new channels
A dummy load
T7A02:
Which of these items would probably not be very useful to include in an emergency response kit?
A 1500 watt output linear amplifier
An external antenna and several feet of connecting cable
A cable and clips for connecting your transceiver to an external battery
A listing of repeater frequencies and nets in your area
T7A03:
How can you make the signal from a hand-held radio stronger when operating in the field?
Use an external antenna instead of the rubber-duck antenna
Switch to VFO mode
Stand so there is a metal building between you and other stations
Speak as loudly as you can
T7A04:
What would be a good thing to have when operating from a location that includes lots of crowd noise?
A combination headset and microphone
A portable bullhorn
An encrypted radio
A pulse noise blanker
T7A05:
What is a method used to locate sources of noise interference or jamming?
Radio direction finding
Echolocation
Doppler radar
Phase locking
T7A06:
Which of these items would be the most useful for a hidden transmitter hunt?
A directional antenna
Binoculars and a compass
A calibrated noise bridge
Calibrated SWR meter
T7A07:
What is a popular operating activity that involves contacting as many stations as possible during a specified period of time?
Contesting
Net operations
Public service events
Simulated emergency exercises
T7A09:
What is a grid locator?
A letter-number designator assigned to a geographic location
Your azimuth and elevation
Your UTC location
The 4 digits that follow your ZIP code
T7A10:
What is a special event station?
A temporary station that operates in conjunction with an activity of special significance
A station that sends out birthday greetings
A station that operates only on holidays
A station that broadcasts special events
T7A11:
What is the maximum power allowed when transmitting telecommand signals to radio controlled models?
1 watt
500 milliwatts
25 watts
1500 watts
T7A12:
What is the station identification requirement when sending commands to a radio control model using amateur frequencies?
A label indicating the licensee's call sign and address must be affixed to the transmitter
Voice identification must be transmitted every 10 minutes
Morse code ID must be sent once per hour
There is no station identification requirement for this service
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