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Amateur Radio Question PoolsNew! View the differences between the 2008 Extra question pool and the previous pool. Canadian Basic Qualification Question PoolPrev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextB-002-01-01 What is a good way to make contact on a repeater? Say the other operator's name, then your call sign three times Say the call sign of the station you want to contact, then your call sign Say, "Breaker, breaker," Say the call sign of the station you want to contact three times B-002-01-02 What is the main purpose of a repeater? To link amateur stations with the telephone system To increase the range of portable and mobile stations To retransmit weather information during severe storm warnings To make local information available 24 hours a day B-002-01-03 What is an autopatch? A device which connects a mobile station to the next repeater if it moves out of range of the first A device that allows repeater users to make telephone calls from their stations A device which locks other stations out of a repeater when there is an important conversation in progress Something that automatically selects the strongest signal to be repeated B-002-01-04 What is the purpose of a repeater time-out timer? It lets a repeater have a rest period after heavy use It logs repeater transmit time to predict when a repeater will fail It tells how long someone has been using a repeater It limits the amount of time someone can transmit on a repeater B-002-01-05 What is a CTCSS (or PL) tone? A tone used by repeaters to mark the end of a transmission A sub-audible tone added to a carrier which may cause a receiver to accept a signal A special signal used for telemetry between amateur space stations and Earth stations A special signal used for telecommand control of model craft B-002-01-06 How do you call another station on a repeater if you know the station's call sign? Say the station's call sign, then identify your own station Say "break, break 79," then say the station's call sign Say "CQ" three times, then say the station's call sign Wait for the station to call "CQ", then answer it B-002-01-07 Why should you pause briefly between transmissions when using a repeater? To check the SWR of the repeater To reach for pencil and paper for third-party communications To dial up the repeater's autopatch To listen for anyone else wanting to use the repeater B-002-01-08 Why should you keep transmissions short when using a repeater? To keep long-distance charges down To give any listening non- hams a chance to respond A long transmission may prevent someone with an emergency from using the repeater To see if the receiving station operator is still awake B-002-01-09 What is the proper way to break into a conversation on a repeater? Wait for the end of a transmission and start calling the desired party Shout, "break, break!" to show that you're eager to join the conversation Turn on an amplifier and override whoever is talking Say your call sign during a break between transmissions B-002-01-10 What is the proper way to ask someone their location when using a repeater? What is your 20? Where are you? Locations are not normally told by radio What is your 12? B-002-01-11 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: 800 kHz 600 kHz 1 000 kHz 400 kHz B-002-02-01 To make your call sign better understood when using voice transmissions, what should you do? Use any words which start with the same letters as your call sign for each letter of your call Talk louder Turn up your microphone gain Use Standard International Phonetics for each letter of your call sign B-002-02-02 What can you use as an aid for correct station identification when using phone? Q signals The Standard International Phonetic Alphabet Unique words of your choice A speech compressor B-002-02-03 What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter A? Alpha Able Adam America B-002-02-04 What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter B? Brazil Bravo Borneo Baker B-002-02-05 What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter D? Dog Denmark David Delta B-002-02-06 What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter E? Easy Edward England Echo B-002-02-07 What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter G? Golf George Germany Gibraltar B-002-02-08 What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter I? Iran Italy India Item B-002-02-09 What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter L? Love London Luxembourg Lima B-002-02-10 What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter P? Portugal Papa Paris Peter B-002-02-11 What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter R? Romeo Roger Radio Romania B-002-03-01 What is the correct way to call "CQ" when using voice? Say "CQ" three times, followed by "this is," followed by your call sign spoken three times Say "CQ" once, followed by "this is," followed by your call sign spoken three times Say "CQ" at least five times, followed by "this is," followed by your call sign spoken once Say "CQ" at least ten times, followed by "this is," followed by your call sign spoken once B-002-03-02 How should you answer a voice CQ call? Say the other station's call sign at least five times phonetically, followed by "this is," then your call sign twice Say the other station's call sign once, followed by "this is," then your call sign given phonetically Say the other station's call sign at least three times, followed by "this is," and your call sign at least five times phonetically Say the other station's call sign at least ten times, followed by "this is," then your call sign at least twice B-002-03-04 When should you use simplex operation instead of a repeater? When a contact is possible without using a repeater When the most reliable communications are needed When an emergency telephone call is needed When you are traveling and need some local information B-002-03-05 Why should local amateur communications use VHF and UHF frequencies instead of HF frequencies? To minimize interference on HF bands capable of long-distance communication Because greater output power is permitted on VHF and UHF Because HF transmissions are not propagated locally Because signals are louder on VHF and UHF frequencies B-002-03-06 Why should simplex be used where possible, instead of using a repeater? Your antenna's effectiveness will be better tested Long distance toll charges will be avoided The repeater will not be tied up unnecessarily Signal range will be increased B-002-03-07 If you are talking to a station using a repeater, how would you find out if you could communicate using simplex instead? See if a third station can clearly receive both of you See if you can clearly receive a more distant repeater See if you can clearly receive the station on the repeater's input frequency See if you can clearly receive the station on a lower frequency band B-002-03-08 If you are operating simplex on a repeater frequency, why would it be good amateur practice to change to another frequency? Changing the repeater's frequency is not practical The repeater's output power may ruin your station's receiver There are more repeater operators than simplex operators Changing the repeater's frequency requires the authorization of Industry Canada B-002-03-09 Which sideband is commonly used for 20-metre phone operation? Upper Lower FM Double B-002-03-10 Which sideband is commonly used on 3755 kHz for phone operation? FM Lower Double Upper B-002-03-11 What is the best method to tell if a band is "open" for communication with a particular distant location? Ask others on your local 2 metre FM repeater Telephone an experienced local amateur Look at the propagation forecasts in an amateur radio magazine Listen for signals from that area from an amateur beacon station or a foreign broadcast or television station on a nearby frequency B-002-04-01 What should you do before you transmit on any frequency? Check your antenna for resonance at the selected frequency Listen to make sure others are not using the frequency Make sure the SWR on your antenna feed line is high enough Listen to make sure that someone will be able to hear you B-002-04-02 If you contact another station and your signal is extremely strong and perfectly readable, what adjustment might you make to your transmitter? Turn on your speech processor Reduce your SWR Continue with your contact, making no changes Turn down your power output to the minimum necessary B-002-04-03 What is one way to shorten transmitter tune-up time on the air to cut down on interference? Use a random wire antenna Tune up on 40 metres first, then switch to the desired band Use twin lead instead of coaxial cable feed lines Tune the transmitter into a dummy load B-002-04-04 How can on-the-air interference be minimized during a lengthy transmitter testing or loading-up procedure? Choose an unoccupied frequency Use a non-resonant antenna Use a resonant antenna that requires no loading-up procedure B-002-04-05 Why would you use a dummy antenna? To give comparative signal reports To allow antenna tuning without causing interference It is faster to tune To reduce output power B-002-04-06 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? Conduct the net on a frequency 3 to 5 kHz away from the regular net frequency Reduce your output power and start the net as usual Increase your power output so that net participants will be able to hear you over the existing activity B-002-04-07 If a net is about to begin on a frequency which you and another station are using, what should you do? As a courtesy to the net, move to a different frequency Increase your power output to ensure that all net participants can hear you Transmit as long as possible on the frequency so that no other stations may use it Turn off your radio B-002-04-08 If propagation changes during your contact and you notice other activity on the same increasing interference fromfrequency, what should you do? Tell the interfering stations to change frequency, since you were there first Report the interference to your local Amateur Auxiliary Coordinator Increase the output power of your transmitter to overcome the interference Move your contact to another frequency B-002-04-09 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? Approximately 3 kHz 150 to 500 Hz Approximately 6 kHz Approximately 10 kHz B-002-04-10 What is a band plan? A plan of operating schedules within an amateur band published by Industry Canada A guideline for using different operating modes within an amateur band A plan devised by a club to best use a frequency band during a contest A guideline for deviating from amateur frequency band allocations B-002-04-11 Before transmitting, the first thing you should do is: ask if the frequency is occupied make an announcement on the frequency indicating that you intend to make a call decrease your receiver's volume listen carefully so as not to interrupt communications already in progress B-002-05-01 What is the correct way to call "CQ" when using Morse code? Send the letters "CQ" three times, followed by "DE", followed by your call sign sent once Send the letters "CQ" ten times, followed by "DE", followed by your call sign sent once Send the letters "CQ" over and over Send the letters "CQ" three times, followed by "DE", followed by your call sign sent three times B-002-05-02 How should you answer a Morse code "CQ" call? Send your call sign four times Send the other station's call sign once, followed by "DE", followed by your call sign four times Send your call sign followed by your name, station location and a signal report Send the other station's call sign twice, followed by "DE", followed by your call sign twice B-002-05-03 At what speed should a Morse code CQ call be transmitted? At any speed which you can reliably receive At any speed below 5 WPM At the highest speed your keyer will operate At the highest speed at which you can control the keyer B-002-05-04 What is the meaning of the procedural signal "CQ"? Calling any station Call on the quarter hour An antenna is being tested Only the station "CQ" should answer B-002-05-05 What is the meaning of the procedural signal "DE"? Received all correctly From Calling any station Directional Emissions B-002-05-06 What is the meaning of the procedural signal "K"? End of message Any station transmit Called station only transmit All received correctly B-002-05-07 What is meant by the term "DX"? Calling any station Distant station Go ahead Best regards B-002-05-08 What is the meaning of the term "73"? Long distance Love and kisses Go ahead Best regards B-002-05-09 Which of the following describes full break-in telegraphy ? Automatic keyers are used to send Morse code instead of hand keys Incoming signals are received between transmitted Morse dots An operator must activate a manual send/receive switch before and after every transmission Breaking stations send the Morse code prosign "BK" B-002-05-10 When selecting a CW transmitting frequency, what minimum frequency separation from a contact in progress should you allow to minimize interference? 150 to 500 Hz 5 to 50 Hz 1 to 3 kHz 3 to 6 kHz B-002-05-11 Good Morse telegraphy operators: always give stations a good readability report listen to the frequency to make sure that it is not in use before transmitting save time by leaving out spaces between words tune the transmitter using the operating antenna B-002-06-01 What are "RST" signal reports? A short way to describe transmitter power A short way to describe signal reception A short way to describe sunspot activity A short way to describe ionospheric conditions B-002-06-02 What does "RST" mean in a signal report? Recovery, signal strength, tempo Recovery, signal speed, tone Readability, signal speed, tempo Readability, signal strength, tone B-002-06-03 What is the meaning of: "Your signal report is 5 7"? Your signal is readable with considerable difficulty Your signal is perfectly readable and moderately strong Your signal is perfectly readable with near pure tone Your signal is perfectly readable, but weak B-002-06-04 What is the meaning of: "Your signal report is 3 3 "? Your signal is unreadable, very weak in strength The station is located at latitude 33 degrees Your signal is readable with considerable difficulty and weak in strength The contact is serial number 33 B-002-06-05 What is the meaning of: "Your signal report is 5 9 plus 20 dB"? The bandwidth of your signal is 20 decibels above linearity Repeat your transmission on a frequency 20 kHz higher A relative signal-strength meter reading is 20 decibels greater than strength 9 Your signal strength has increased by a factor of 100 B-002-06-06 What is used to measure relative signal strength in a receiver? An SSB meter A signal deviation meter An S meter An RST meter B-002-06-07 If the power output of a transmitter is increased by four times, how might a nearby receiver's S-meter reading change? Increase by approximately four S units Increase by approximately one S unit Decrease by approximately four S units Decrease by approximately one S unit B-002-06-08 By how many times must the power output of a transmitter be increased to raise the S-meter reading on a nearbyreceiver from S8 to S9? Approximately 5 times Approximately 3 times Approximately 4 times Approximately 2 times B-002-06-09 What does "RST 579" mean in a Morse code contact? Your signal is perfectly readable, moderately strong, and with perfect tone Your signal is perfectly readable, weak strength, and with perfect tone Your signal is fairly readable, fair strength, and with perfect tone Your signal is barely readable, moderately strong, and with faint ripple B-002-06-10 What does "RST 459" mean in a Morse code contact? Your signal is very readable, very strong, and with perfect tone Your signal is barely readable, very weak, and with perfect tone Your signal is moderately readable, very weak, and with hum on the tone Your signal is quite readable, fair strength, and with perfect tone B-002-06-11 What is the meaning of "Your signal report is 1 1"? Your signal is unreadable, and barely perceptible Your signal is 11 dB over S9 Your signal is first class in readability and first class in strength Your signal is very readable and very strong B-002-07-01 What is the meaning of the Q signal "QRS"? Interference from static Send "RST" report Radio station location is: Send more slowly B-002-07-02 What is one meaning of the Q signal "QTH"? Stop sending My name is My location is Time here is B-002-07-03 What is the proper Q signal to use to see if a frequency is in use before transmitting on CW? QRL? QRV? QRU? QRZ? B-002-07-04 What is one meaning of the Q signal "QSY"? Use more power Send faster Change frequency Send more slowly B-002-07-05 What is the meaning of the Q signal "QSO"? A contact is ending A contact is in progress A conversation is desired A contact is confirmed B-002-07-06 What is the proper Q signal to use to ask if someone is calling you on CW? QRZ? QSL? QRL? QRT? B-002-07-07 The signal "QRM" signifies: I am troubled by static your signals are fading is my transmission being interfered with I am being interfered with B-002-07-08 The signal "QRN" means: I am busy are you troubled by static I am being interfered with I am troubled by static B-002-07-09 The "Q signal" indicating that you want the other station to send slower is: QRM QRS QRL QRN B-002-07-10 "Who is calling me" is denoted by the "Q signal": QRK? QRP? QRZ? QRM? B-002-07-11 The "Q signal" which signifies "I will call you again" is: QRX QRZ QRS QRT B-002-08-01 When may you use your amateur station to transmit an "SOS" or "MAYDAY"? Never Only at specific times (at 15 and 30 minutes after the hour) Only in case of a severe weather watch In a life-threatening distress situation B-002-08-02 If you are in contact with another station and you hear an emergency call for help on your frequency, what should you do? Immediately stop your contact and take the emergency call Tell the calling station that the frequency is in use Direct the calling station to the nearest emergency net frequency Call your local police station and inform them of the emergency call B-002-08-03 What is the proper distress call to use when operating phone? Say "SOS" several times Say "EMERGENCY" several times Say "MAYDAY" several times Say "HELP" several times B-002-08-04 What is the proper distress call to use when operating CW? CQD QRRR SOS MAYDAY B-002-08-05 What is the proper way to interrupt a repeater conversation to signal a distress call? Say "EMERGENCY" three times Say "SOS," then your call sign Say "BREAK" twice, then your call sign Say "HELP" as many times as it takes to get someone to answer B-002-08-06 Why is it a good idea to have a way to operate your amateur station without using commercial AC power lines? So you will comply with rules So you may operate in contests where AC power is not allowed So you may provide communications in an emergency So you may use your station while mobile B-002-08-07 What is the most important accessory to have for a hand- held radio in an emergency? Several sets of charged batteries An extra antenna A portable amplifier A microphone headset for hands-free operation B-002-08-08 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 parabolic dish A three-element Yagi A dipole A three-element quad B-002-08-09 If you are communicating with another amateur station and hear a station in distress break in, what should you do? Continue your communication because you were on frequency first Change to a different frequency so the station in distress may have a clear channel to call for assistance Immediately cease all transmissions because stations in distress have emergency rights to the frequency Acknowledge the station in distress and determine its location and what assistance may be needed B-002-08-10 In order of priority, a distress message comes before: no other messages a government priority message an urgency message a safety message B-002-08-11 If you hear distress traffic and are unable to render assistance you should: maintain watch until you are certain that assistance will be forthcoming enter the details in the log book and take no further action take no action tell all other stations to cease transmitting B-002-09-01 What is a "QSL card"? A Notice of Violation from Industry Canada A written proof of communication between two amateurs A postcard reminding you when your station license will expire A letter or postcard from an amateur pen pal B-002-09-02 What is an azimuthal map? A map projection centered on the North Pole A map that shows the angle at which an amateur satellite crosses the equator A map that shows the number of degrees longitude that an amateur satellite appears to move westward at the equator A map projection centered on a particular location, used to determine the shortest path between points on the earth's surface B-002-09-03 What is the most useful type of map to use when orienting a directional HF antenna toward a distant station? Mercator Polar projection Topographical Azimuthal B-002-09-04 A directional antenna pointed in the long-path direction to another station is generally oriented how many degrees from its short-path heading? 45 degrees 90 degrees 270 degrees 180 degrees B-002-09-05 What method is used by radio amateurs to provide written proof of communication between two amateur stations? A signed post card listing contact date, time, frequency, mode and power, called a "QSL card" A two-page letter containing a photograph of the operator A radiogram sent over the CW traffic net A packet message B-002-09-06 You hear other local stations talking to radio amateurs in New Zealand but you don't hear those stations with your beamaimed on the normal compass bearing to New Zealand. What should you try? Point your antenna toward Newington, CT Point your antenna to the north Point your beam 180 degrees away from that bearing and listen for the stations arriving on the "long-path" Point your antenna to the south B-002-09-07 Which statement about recording all contacts and unanswered "CQ calls" in a station logbook or computer log IS NOT correct? A log is important for recording contacts for operating awards A logbook is required by Industry Canada A well-kept log preserves your fondest amateur radio memories for years A log is important for handling neighbour interference complaints B-002-09-08 Why would it be useful to have an azimuthal world map centred on the location of your station? Because it shows the compass bearing from your station to any place on earth, for antenna planning and pointing Because it looks impressive Because it shows the angle at which an amateur satellite crosses the equator Because it shows the number of degrees longitude that an amateur satellite moves west B-002-09-09 Station logs and confirmation (QSL) cards are always kept in UTC (Universal Time Coordinated). Where is that time based? Greenwich, England Geneva, Switzerland Ottawa, Canada Newington, CT B-002-09-10 When referring to contacts in the station log, what do the letters UTC mean? Universal Time Coordinated (formerly Greenwich Mean Time - GMT) Universal Time Constant Unlisted Telephone Call Unlimited Time Capsule B-002-09-11 To set your station clock accurately to UTC, you could receive the most accurate time off the air from _______ ? A non-directional beacon station Your local television station CHU, WWV or WWVH Your local radio station |
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