Escondido Amateur Radio Society Quiz Night - 2008. Welcome !!! A mixture of questions: historical, theoretical, operational, legal, factual, … Some multiple

Escondido Amateur Radio Society Quiz Night - 2008.

Welcome !!!

A mixture of questions: historical, theoretical, operational, legal, factual, … Some multiple choice – others straight answers.

Some easy, some not so easy… But all in fun.

35 questions – in about 30 minutes.


First steps…

Chose your team captain. Chose your team name.

No shouting out the answers. No asking questions.


Question 1:

What does the acronym EARS stand for in the following URL (WEB address)?

http://www.earsclub.com


Question 2:

How many world-time-zones are there?

1. 24

2. 26

3. 27

4. 30+


Question 3:

What was the name of the 2008 movie inspired by an extraordinary true event - a daring, unsolved robbery which took place more than 35 years ago in London.

In the movie - communications by the criminals are intercepted by a Radio Amateur who becomes involved in the attempt to catch them?


Question 4:

Which of these prefixes are not in Africa?

1. 5N

2. EA9

3. 8P

4. ZS


Question 5:

A type of oscillator, using a hybrid of design techniques of both Armstrong & Colpitts types exists, and has been dubbed the ‘Armpitt’ oscillator.

1. True

2. False


Question 6:

Alexander Graham Bell – widely credited with the invention of the telephone was born in which country?

Bonus question: Of which organization was he a founding member?


Question 7:

In what year was the ARRL founded?

1. 1902

2. 1909

3. 1914

4. 1921

Bonus question: Who was the founder?


Question 8:

What electronic component does the following symbol represent?

1. N-Channel dual-gate MOSFET

2. P-Channel dual-gate MOSFET

3. NPN Bipolar junction transistor

4. PNP Bipolar junction transistor


Question 9:

Which IOTA number is for Puerto Rico?

1. SA-036

2. NA-45

3. NA-99

4. EU-126


Question 10:

Which of these are not valid UK call-signs?

1. GD0AGF

2. 2M0AUF

3. MP56HAP

4. MM5TQA


Question 11:

What is the total value of the two capacitors, when connected in parallel - if each is 10µF?

1. 5 µF

2. 10 µF

3. 20 µF

4. 33 µF


Question 12:

In what year was the USA “W” call-sign prefix first introduced?

1. 1909

2. 1912

3. 1927

4. 1934


Question 13:

What was the name of the US TV Sci-Fi show - about a small town’s survival after a nuclear attack on 24 US cities - in which the opening credits are done in Morse code?


Question 14:

What was the former name of the land now known as Taiwan?

1. Formosa

2. Indo-China

3. New China

4. New Hong-Kong


Question 15:

The frequency at which a power pentode’s screen capacitance and lead inductance are in resonance is called:

1. Cut-off frequency

2. Bias Point

3. Self-neutralizing frequency

4. Maximum Usable Frequency


Question 16:

When was DXCC introduced?

1. 1935

2. 1927

3. 1946

4. 1937


Question 17:

Which space shuttle carried Owen Garriott, W5LFL into space?

1. Discovery

2. Endeavor

3. Columbia

4. Challenger


Question 18:

What is the Inductive reactance (XL) of a 56µH inductor, at a frequency of 7MHz?

1. 2.46 Ω

2. 24.6 Ω

3. 246 Ω

4. 2.46k Ω


Question 19:

Do you have to give your call-sign when you first call a new station?

1. Yes

2. No

3. Only during contesting

4. Only during sporadic-e operation


Question 20:

What is the national FM calling frequency on the 902MHz band?

1. 927.5MHz

2. 902.5MHz

3. 900.0MHz

4. 902.0MHz


Question 21:

What is the resonant frequency of a parallel tuned circuit – consisting of a 68nF capacitor & a 100µH inductor?

1. 61Hz

2. 61KHz

3. 6.1MHz

4. 61MHz


Question 22:

Radar was first demonstrated at a frequency of 432 MHz.

1. True

2. False


Question 23:

What is the name of the book which comprises a collection of Ham Radio cartoons – written by Dick Sylvan (W9CBT)?

1. Tee Hee

2. Ho Ho Ho

3. Hi Hi

4. He He


Question 24:

What prefix is assigned to a US Ham requesting a reciprocal call-sign in Japan?

1. JA

2. 7A

3. 7J

4. JH


Question 25:

Which circuit component is typically operated in its reverse break-down region?

1. Ceramic capacitor

2. Field-Effect transistor

3. Electrolytic capacitor

4. Zener diode.


Question 26:

In March 1973, where did the organizational meeting of the Escondido Amateur Radio Society take place?

Bonus question: What was the name of the first EARS club newsletter?


Question 27:

What is a “Wouff Hong”?

1. An exotic island coveted by DX Hounds.

2. An instrument of torture to be used against bad operators.

3. A new digital mode invented in China.

4. A full-wave horizontal loop antenna.


Question 28:

In the Emitter-Follower circuit below, what is the approximate value of Vout - given that T1 has an hFE of 10?

1. 5 Volts

2. 50 Volts

3. 55 Volts

4. 56 Volts


Question 29:

What year did the FCC take the General written test off of the Novice license test – leaving just the Novice written, and 5 wpm code?

1. 1989

2. 1884

3. 1986

4. 1981


Question 30:

Which of the below could a novice class control operator legally do in 1963?

1. Use CW with their VFO set to 3710KHz

2. Use CW with a crystal for 7030KHz

3. Use CW with their VFO set to 7070KHz

4. Use AM phone with a crystal for 145.800MHz


Question 31:

What is the approximate length of a half-wave dipole antenna for 7.05MHz – assuming a velocity factor of 0.95?

1. 64’3”

2. 66’9”

3. 33’5”

4. 133’6”


Question 32:

The Soviet Radar that plagued the HF bands with QRM a number of years ago, was nicknamed the:

1. Quacking Duck

2. Woodpecker

3. Funky Chicken

4. Chipmunk


Question 33:

Which UK TV detective show from the 80’s - features Morse code in its haunting musical score?


Question 34:

In the following modulation diagram, what is meant by the acronym OFDM?


Question 35:

In what year was the Palomar Amateur Radio Club formed?

1. 1934

2. 1936

3. 1952

4. 1953

5. 1958

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Escondido Amateur Radio Society Quiz Night - 2008. Welcome !!! A mixture of questions: historical, theoretical, operational, legal, factual, … Some multiple