Element II (Set D)

1. What is a document is issued by NTC authorizing the holder to purchase a radio transmitter or transceivers?
a. Permit to Transfer c. Permit to Possess
b. Permit to Own d. Purchase Permit

2. What is required if a person wants to sell or transfer his transmitter or transceiver to another on a single transaction?
a. He must obtain a permit to own or possess a transmitter or transceiver from the NTC.
b. He must obtain a dealer’s permit from the NTC.
c. He must obtain a permit to sell or transfer from the NTC.
d. He must provide the next owner a photocopy of his radio station license.

3. What is the federation of national amateur radio societies worldwide which serves as the watchdog and spokesperson for the world Amateur Radio community in
the international level, wherein the Philippines is under its Region 3?
a. ITU c. ARRL
b. FCC d. IARU

4. What size of the call sign characters of the fixed amateur radio station shall be posted at the entrance of the premises?
a. At least 2 in high c. At least 5.08 cm high
b. At least 10 cm high d. At least 0.635 cm

5. What size of the call sign characters shall be posted on the windshield of a vehicle or vessel of a mobile station?
a. At least 2 in high c. At least 5.08 cm high
b. At least 10 cm high d. At least 0.635 cm

6. What size of the call sign characters shall be posted on the equipment itself for a portable station?
a. At least 2 cm high c. At least 5.08 cm high
b. At least 10 cm high d. At least 0.635 cm

7. What is the coverage of Element IV for class C examination?

a. Radio Rules and Regulation c. Amateur Radio Practice
b. Electrical and Electronics Principles d. Operating Procedures

8. DU1XX has transferred his fixed station to Pangasinan and after 4 months had his license modified. What should his new call sign be?
a. DU1XX portable 3 c. DU1XX portable 2
b. DU3XX d. DU2XX

9. What document shall a duly accredited amateur club enter into with NTC for the management of its members in the proper use of the amateur frequency bands
and prevention of harmful interference?
a. Memorandum of Understanding c. Partnership Agreement
b. Memorandum of Agreement d. Legal Cooperation Agreement
10. What are some provinces under amateur District 4?
a. Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, La Union c. Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Sorsogon
b. Eastern Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte d. Misamis Oriental, Agusan del Sur, Butuan

11. What regions are under amateur District 8?

a. Region IX, Region XII c. Region III
b. Region I, Region II d. Region VI

12. How does DU1XX operating temporarily for 30 days in Ilocos Sur identify his station?
a. DU1XX slash 2 c. DU1XX stroke 2
b. DU1XX slant 2 d. All of the above

13. Which Element is not prescribed for Class C examination?

a. Element I c. Element III
b. Element II d. Element IV

14. If a Class C amateur applies for renewal of his license for another 3 years but is 14 months expired and the prescribed license fee is P144.00 per year, how much
shall he pay NTC for hhis Radio Station License renewal excluding filing fee?
a. Pp432 c. P648
b. P576 d. P720

15. What do you call a radio station in the amateur service installed at a specified fixed location and operated to communicate with an amateur mobile station,
portable station or other amateur stations?
a. Amateur Fixed Station c. Hobby Station
b. Broadcast Station d. Emergency Radio Station

16. In the amateur band, what kind of messages should not be transmitted?
a. Messages regarding experiments with antennas c. Commercial and broadcast messages
b. Personal messages to another amateur radio operator d. Emergency calls on 145 MHz

17. To facilitate the reception of distress calls, all transmission on 145 MHz shall be kept to a minimum and shall not exceed how long?
a. 30 minutes c. 1 minute
b. 5 minutes d. Unlimited

18. The Philippines is divided into how many amateur radio districts?
a. 13 c. 100
b. 9 d. 4
19. How long must be a radio logbook be kept?
a. 5 years c. 6 months
b. 2 years d. Until the license expires
20. How long should a radio logbook with distress traffic be kept?
a. 5 years c. 5 years
b. 2 years d. Until the license expires

21. What is the combination of letters and numbers to identify a radio station known as?
a. Alphanumeric
b. License
c. Handle
d. Call sign

22. What government agency is responsible for the regulation of the amateur radio service?
a. NSO
b. NIA
c. NTC
d. NHA

23. What is one of the frequencies of the emergency channel on the 2 meter band?
a. 144MHz
b. 145MHz +/- 25 kHz
c. 142MHz
d. 146MHz +/- 10kHz

24. What is an amateur radio station intended to e used for operation during unspecified halts or while in motion?
a. Mobile station
b. Temporary station
c. Portable station
d. Alternate station

25. What is the maximum number of letter n the suffix of a callsign does NTC issue?
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2
ELEMENT III (SET D)
1. What electrical value can be concluded if one reads 77 henry on a component?
a. Inductance Value c. Resistance Value
b. Power Value d. Capacitance Value
2. If one sees a plus (+) sign on a terminal of a battery, what is the polarity of this terminal?
a. Positive polarity c. AC Polarity
b. Negative polarity d. DC Polarity

3. What is the total power dissipated by a load resistor supplied by 48V source and having a total current of 1A flow through it?
a. 48 Volts c. 48 Ohms
b. 48 Watts d. 48 Henry
4. What is the voltage across a load dissipating 15W of power and consumes 3A of current?
a. 8V c. 5V
b. 12V d. 1V
5. What is the current flowing through a load having a 12V measurement across it and dissipates 4W of power?
a. 1A
b. 0.5A
c. 1.5A
d. 0.333A
6. In what component does one commonly find the resistance value in a circuit?
a. Capacitor
b. Inductor
c. Resistor
d. Plastic
7. In what component does one commonly find the inductance value in a circuit?
a. Capacitor
b. Inductor
c. Resistor
d. Rubber
8. In what component does one commonly find the capacitance value in a circuit?
a. Capacitor
b. Inductor
c. Resistor
d. Insulator
9. What are included in the high frequency range?
a. 3 MHz – 30 MHz
b. 30 MHz – 300 MHz
c. 300 MHz – 3000 MHz
d. 3 GHz – 30 GHz
10. What are included in the very high frequency range?
a. 3 MHz – 30 MHz
b. 30 MHz – 300 MHz
c. 300 MHz – 3 GHz
d. 3 GHz – 30 GHz
11. What are included in the ultra high frequency range?
a. 3 MHz – 30 MHz
b. 30 MHz – 300 MHz
c. 300 MHz – 3000 MHz
d. 3 GHz – 30 GHz
12. What is another way of writing 3000 MHz?
a. 3 GHz
b. 30 GHz
c. 3 THz
d. 30 THz
13. If one sees a minus (-) sign on a terminal of a battery, what is the polarity of this terminal?
a. Positive polarity
b. Negative polarity
c. AC Polarity
d. DC Polarity
14. What does the acronym HF represent reference to frequency ranges?
a. High Fidelity
b. High Frequency
c. Henry and Farad
d. None of the above
15. What does the acronym VHF represent reference to frequency ranges?
a. Very High Frequency
b. Variable High Frequency
c. Very High Fidelity
d. Variable High Fidelity
16. What does the acronym UHF represent reference to frequency ranges?
a. Very High Frequency
b. Ultra High Frequency
c. Extreme High Frequency
d. User High Frequency
17. In what frequency range does the 144 MHz phase shift keying signal belonging too?
a. HF
b. UHF
c. EHF
d. VHF
18. What is another way of writing 1 kilowatt?
a. 1000 watts
b. 100 watts
c. 1000 ohms
d. 1000 volts
19. What is another way of writing 470 kilo-ohms?
a. 470,000 ohms
b. 470 ohms
c. 47,000 ohms
d. 4,700 ohms
20. What is another way of writing 1 V?
a. 1 kilo-volt
b. 1 mega-volt
c. 1000 milli-volts
d. 100 milli-volts

21. In what frequency range does the 7.095 MHz A3J signal belong to?
a. HF
b. UHF
c. EHF
d. VHF

22. Which of the following schematic symbol represents a resistor? Please refer to figure 3.
23. Which of the following schematic symbol represents an inductor? Please refer to figure 3.
24. Which of the following schematic symbol represents a cell of a battery? Please refer to figure 3.
25. Which of the following schematic symbol represents a capacitor? Please refer to figure 3.
26. Which of the following circuit represents resistors connected in series? Please refer to figure 1.
27. Which of the following circuit represents resistors connected in parallel? Please refer to figure 1.
28. Which of the following circuit represents capacitors connected in series? Please refer to figure 2.
29. Which of the following circuit represents inductors connected in parallel? Please refer to figure 1.
ELEMENT IV (SET D)

1. What is capture effect?

a. The capturing of electrons in a vacuum tube by the plate electrode.
b. A phenomenon in FM reception in which only the stronger of two signals at, or near, the same frequency will be demodulated.
c. Wideband antennas have this characteristic effect.
d. This phenomenon is inherent in AM modulation.

2. What is used to test the linearity and output power of an SSB transceiver?
a. Single-tone sine wave test c. Two-tone sine wave test
b. Single-tone square wave test d. Three-tone sine wave test

3. A logic probe has three LED’s (Light Emitting Diode), red, green and amber, what does a flashing amber light indicate?
a. A pulse signal c. A logic high signal
b. A logic low signal d. An open state signal
4. What does a spectrum analyzer test instrument display?
a. Time domain waveforms c. Spectral composition of light
b. Frequency domain waveforms d. Spectral analysis of elements
5. Why do we use a dummy load?
a. Using a transceiver without a load or antenna can seriously damage it
b. Transmitting into a dummy load does not cause interference
c. Incorrect adjustment of a transmitter when connected to a mismatched antenna than to a known load
d. All of the above choices
6. What is frequency drift?
a. Unintended and arbitrary offset of an oscillator from its nominal frequency
b. It is caused by changes in temperature, voltage or changes in component values
c. Measured either in the long-term or short-term period of time
d. All of the above choices
7. What is frequency tolerance?
a. Initial deviation of a crystal or oscillator frequency as compared to the absolute at 25 deg. C.
b. Detuning of receiver front-end caused by overload
c. Ability to recover from frequency changes
d. Ability to tolerate shock and vibration

8. What does the term “Frequency Stability Over Temperature means”

a. Frequency tolerance with respect to a range of temperature measured in PPM or Parts Per Million
b. The higher the PPM value the better is the stability
c. This specification is intended for RF amplifiers
d. It measures the gain with respect to temperature
9. What does the term “Selectivity” means?
a. It pertains to the selection of components in a circuit
b. It is a process where majority carriers are selected in a semiconductor material
c. A term that refers to the selection of channels in a transmitter
d. It is the ability of a receiver to distinguish between a signal at the desired frequency and signals at adjacent frequencies

10. What does the term “Receiver Sensitivity” means?

a. It is a measure of a receiver’s ability to re-produce very weak signals
b. It is a measure of a receiver’s ability to re-produce the modulation exactly as it was transmitted
c. It is the ability of a receiver to overcome strong signals
d. It is the ability of a receiver to discriminate against off frequency signals

11. What safety equipment item should you always add to home built equipment that is powered from 230 volt AC lines?
a. A fuse or circuit breaker in series with the equipment c. Install zener diodes across AC inputs
b. A fuse or circuit breaker in parallel with the equipment d. House the equipment in a plastic or other non-conductive enclosure
12. What is the most important safety precaution to take when putting u an antenna tower?
a. Install steps on your tower for safe climbing c. Ground the base of the tower to avoid lightning strikes
b. Insulate the base of the tower to avoid lightning strikes d. Look for and stay clear of any overhead electrical wires

13. To avoid excessively high human exposure to RF fields, how should amateur antennas generally be mounted?
a. With a high current point near ground c. On a non-metallic mast
b. As far away from accessible areas as possible d. With the elements in a horizontal position

14. What are the frequency limits of the 2-meter band in ITU Region 3?
a. 144.000 – 148.000 MHz c. 144.100 – 146.500 MHz
b. 145.000 – 149.500 MHz d. 144.000 – 146.000 MHz

15. Considering RF safety, what precaution should you take whenever you make adjustments to the feed line of a directional antenna system?
a. Be sure no one can activate the transmitter c. Point the antenna away from the sun so it doesn’t concentrate solar energy on you
b. Disconnect the antenna-positioning mechanism d. Be sure you and the antenna structure are properly grounded

16. 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. Reduce your output power and start the net as usual
b. Increase your power output so that the net participants will be able to hear you over the existing activity
c. Conduct the net on a clear frequency 3 to 5 kHz away from the regular net frequency
d. Cancel the net for the day

17. What is the purpose of the VOX sensitivity control?

a. To set the timing of the transmitter activation c. To set the audio level at which the transmitter activates
b. To set the audio frequency range at which the transmitter activates d. None of these choices is correct
18. What is the best instrument to use to check the signal quality of a CW or single-sideband phone transmitter?
a. A monitoring oscilloscope c. A sidetone monitor
b. A field-strength meter d. A signal tracer and an audio amplifier

19. Which of the following statements about station grounding is true?

a. The chassis of each piece of station equipment should be tied together with high-impedance conductors
b. If the chassis of all station equipment is connected with a good conductor, there is no need to tie them to an earth ground
c. RF hot spots can occur in a station located above the ground floor if the equipment is grounded by a long ground wire
d. A ground loop is an effective way to ground station equipment

20. If a single-sideband phone transmitter is 100% modulated, what will a speech processor do to the transmitter’s power?
a. It will increase the output PEP c. It will decrease the peak output power
b. It will add nothing to the output PEP d. It will decrease the average power output

21. Why is it best not to draw the DC power for a 100-Watt HF transceiver from an automobile’s cigarette lighter socket?
a. The socket is not wired with an RF-shielded power cable
b. The socket’s wiring may not be adequate for the current being drawn by the transceiver
c. The DC polarity of the socket is reversed from the polarity of modern HF transceiver
d. The power from the socket is never adequately filtered for HF transceiver operation

22. Which of the following is an advantage of a switched-mode power supply as compared to a linear power supply?
a. Higher output voltages are possible with the switched-mode supply
b. Fewer circuit components are required for the switched-mode power supply
c. The relatively high frequency power oscillator allows the use of small, light weight and low-cost transformers in the switched-mode supply
d. All of the above

23. What would be the SWR if you feed a vertical antenna that has a 25-0hm feed point impedance with 50-ohm coaxial cable?
a. 2:1 c. 1.25:1
b. 2.5:1 d. You cannot determine SWR from impedance values

24. What RF-safety precautions should you take before beginning repairs on an antenna?
a. Be sure you and the antenna structure are grounded c. Inform your neighbours so they are aware of your intentions
b. Be sure to turn off the transmitter and disconnect the feedline d. Turn off the main power switch in your house

25. What is the best reason to use a headset with an attached microphone and VOX control when using a mobile station?
a. For safer, hands-free operation c. To eliminate ambient noise from your transmissions
b. It allows you to make quicker transmissions d. To reduce outside distractions while operating