AMATEUR RADIO CLASS "C" EXAMINATION

ELEMENT II
PREPARED BY: HOMER M. ALBUFERA, 4F1KYW
1. No station in the amateur radio service shall be operated except in accordance with a valid permit or
licensed issued by:

ITU

ARRL

NTC

TELOF
2. Holders of Class "C" amateur certificate may possess how many radio stations?

one

two

as many as they could

three stations
3. An amateur radio station is allowed to contact

broad stations

any commercial station

all type of stations

none of the above

4. The content of a radio message shall be divulged only to the

all stations

to all members

addressee

all listeners
5. What is an amateur radio operator?

someone who performs communication for self-training and experimentation

one who operates the station

one that has nothing to do

none of the above

6. In order to pass the written examination, the candidate must obtain an average of

50%
 60%

70%
72% with no grade below 50% for any element">
7. One of the grounds for the revocation/suspension of a radio amateur license is

violations of the provisions of the radio control law

using commercial frequency

sending coded messages

none of the above

8. When should a radio statio license without modification be filed for renewal?

60 days
60 days
30 days
100 days before expiration date
9. The frequencies allocated for amateur stations shall be used strictly in accordance with the

type

mode

manner

class of the operating station

10. When shall persons other than the licensed be allowed to use the latters radio?

under direct supervision

under direct control

under free control

both a and b of the addressee

11. The Philippines is divided into how many radio amateur districts?

10

11
12. An amateur radio association should have how many members to qualify for accreditation by the NTC

15
 25

30

50
13. In case of loss of amateur radio certificate or radio station license, what should an amateur do?

re-apply for new one

request for new one

apply for a duplicate

none of the above

14. Amateur Class "C" licensee is authorized to operate a HF stations with an output power not to exceed

100 watts

150 watts

200 watts

500 watts on CW
15. What should an amateur do upon knowing that his station is causing harmful interference to the
operation of any existing station?

continue using it

ignore the other user

increase the power

cease operation immediately

16. The speed requirement for an examinee for Class D code test is

5 WPM

8 WPM

10 WPM

none of the above

17. A holder of an ECE license or of first class radio telephone/radio telegraph operator certificate is
qualified to hold

Class A
Class B
Class C
Class D amateur certificate/license
18. An amateur shall not transmit messages or signals containing
 profane or indecent words or language

coded messages

"Q" codes

none of the above

19. An amateur radio station log book with a distress traffic entry should be kept for a period of

1 year

2 years

5 years

4 years
20. This channel is used only for emergency communications and general calling for radio telephony

145+/-25KHz

145+/-50KHz

145+/-75KHz
none of the above

21. All transmission in the amateur radio service shall carry identification signals known as

code sign

call sign

call name
code name

22. Amateur Class D certificate holders are authorized to operate

VHF radio station only

HF/SSB radio station

UHF radio station

none of the above

23. The fixed amateur radio station of an association, club or society shall be licensed under the name of
the

trustee

owner

president
 manager

24. The minimum age requirement of an applicant for an amateur examination is

10

11

12
15 years old

25. Amateur Class D licensee is authorized to operate VHF/UHF radio sets with a maximum power of

200 watts

300 watts

100 watts
500 watts

1. NTC
2. as many as they could
3. none of the above
4. addressee
5. someone who performs communication for self-training and experimentation
6. 72% with no grade below 50% for any element
7. violations of the provisions of the radio control law
8. 30 days
9. class of the operating station
10. both a and b of the addressee
11. 9
12. 25
13. apply for a duplicate
14. 100 watts
15. cease operation immediately
16. none of the above
17. Class B
18. profane or indecent words or language
19. 5 years
20. 145+/-25KHz
21. call sign
22. VHF radio station only
23. trustee
24. 12
25. 100 watts
 AMATEUR RADIO CLASS "C" EXAMINATION
ELEMENT III
PREPARED BY: HOMER M. ALBUFERA, 4F1KYW

1.The frequency 145 MHz has an approximate wavelength of

2 meters

40 meters

20 meters

10 meters
2. What is the unit of inductance

henry

ohm

hertz

none of the above

3. What is the unit of capacitance

farad

ohm

hertz

none of the above

4. What is the unit of resistance

mho

ohm

farad

none of the above

5. Copper is an example of

conductor

semi-conductor

insulator

none of the above

6. In order to protect the station from lightning, all antenna system and equipment should be
 grounded

terminated

shielded

painted
7. The frequency range 144 MHz to 146 MHz is within

VLF band

HF band

VHF band

UHF band
8. The longer the copper wire, the

the lower is the resistance of the wire

the higher is the resistance of the wire
the stronger is the signal received
none of the above
9. Two identical resistors are connected in series, what is the resultant resistance

one fourth the value of one resistance

half the value of one resistor

twice the value of one resistor

none of the above

10. Ohm's law is stated in the following formula

E equals I/R

E equals IR

R equals I/E

none of the above

11. The use of a key-operated switch is recommended in order to

prevent unwanted radiation

conserve electricity

prolong equipment life

prevent operation of unauthorized persons

12. Audio frequency range is from
 300 Hz to 30 KHz

30 Hz to 300 KHz

30 Hz to 30 KHz

none of the above

13.Ammeter is use to measure

resistance

capacitance

current

none of the above

14. Ohmmeter is use to measure

resistance

capacitance

inductance

none of the above

15. Voltmeter is use to measure

voltage

current

wattage

none of the above

16. When the current passes through a path of lesser resistance thereby destroying the fuse in a circuit,
we say the circuit has

low fuse resistance

wrong fuse wattage

open circuited

short circuited
17. One thousand watts is sometimes written as

100 watts
10,000 watts
1,000 kilowatts
1 kilowatt
18. Rubber is an example of
 conductor

resistor

insulator

inductance
19. The terminal voltage of an ordinary flashlight battery is

1.0 volt

1.2 volt

1.45 volt

1.5 volt
20. Two identical capacitors are connected in parallel, what is the total capacitance?

half the value of one capacitor

twice the value of one capacitor

one fourth the value of one capacitor

none of the above

21. To produce higher output voltage, dry cells should be connected in

series

parallel

direct
none of the above

22. Very high frequency (VHF) range is from

300 KHz to 3 MHz

3 MHz to 30 MHz

30 MHz to 300 MHz

300 MHz to 3 GHz

23. The larger the diameter of a copper wire, the

lower is the resistance

higher is the resistance

lower is the current

 none of the above

24. An open circuit has a resistance of

infinity

1 kiloohm

zero
none of the above

25. What should you do to prevent shock when working on a high voltage power supply?

disconnect the power supply

use anti-static tool

use 110 Volts supply

discharge the filter capacitors

AMATEUR RADIO CLASS "B" EXAMINATION

ELEMENT VII
PREPARED BY: HOMER M. ALBUFERA, 4F1KYW
1. If the power radiated is 1,250 watts, what is the antenna resistance if the antenna current is 5
amperes?

250 ohms

25 ohms

5 ohms

1 ohm
2. What is the term used to denote a microwave signal following the curvature of the earth in its
propagation?

refraction

directing

diffraction

reflection
3. The frequency band most usable for skywave propagation is,
 MF

HF

VHF

UHF
4. Identical or matched impedance of transmission line and antenna will result in,

infinite

unity

zero

very large SWR

5. A radio wave 10 meter long has a frequency equal to approximately,

30 MHz

20 MHz

50 MHz
60 MHz

6. Frequency modulated by voice is represented by the symbol

A3

F5C

F3

F8
7. Property of receiver to discriminate against desired and undesired signal,

sensitivity

quality of circuit

Q of the coil

selectivity
8. A device used in SSB operation that suppresses the carrier of an SSB transmitter,

reactance modulator
product detector
balanced modulator
limiting amplifier
9. What is the length of the fourth harmonic of a 2 meter long radio signal?
 0.25 meter

0.50 meter

1 meter

2 meter
10. What is the equivalent of "The name of any station" in the Q code?

QRA

QRP

QSP

QRL
11. What is the equivalent of "Who is calling me" in the Q code?

QRZ

QSP

QRN

QRL
12. What is the equivalent of "I am troubled by static" in the Q code?

QRN

QRL

QRZ

QRA
13. What is the equivalent of "Will you relay my message" in the Q code

QSP

QRL

QRN

QRZ
14. What is the Q code for "conversation, talk"

QSO

QSP

QRL

QSL
15. What is the Q code for "Signal Strength Varies"

QSO
 QSB

QSL

QRL
16. What is the Q code for "Ham operator"

YL

OM

OS

OP
17. What is the Q code for "Understood"

QSL
QRL
QRX
QRA
18. The use of two breaks in joining an on-going conversation indicates,

desire to join the conversation

there is an urgency or priority traffic

there is extreme emergency

somebody very important is joining the conversation

19. The calling frequency in the 40 meter band in the Philippines is

7.000 MHz

7.000 KHz

7.045 MHz

7.045 KHz
20. The simultaneous transmission of sound and picture as in amateur television maybe allowed by NTC
on all frequencies,

above 20 MHz

above 30 MHz

above 40 MHz
above 60 MHz

21. The frequency shift in radioteletype transmission shall not exceed,

 3 KHz

850 Hz

85 KHz

80 Hz

22. Maximum power that can be authorized for Class B amateurs on SSB suppressed carrier is,

2 KW PEP

1 KW PEP

500 W PEP
200 W PEP

23. Maximum power tat can be authorized for Class B using VHF transcievers,

100 watts

200 watts

500 watts

state of the art power output

24. When it is 11:00 PM in the Philippines, it is equivalent to,

0200 UTC

1100 UTC

1500 UTC

1200 UTC

25. Single-side band modulation is classified under

AM

PM

PCM

DM

1. 5 ohms
2. directing
3. HF
4. unity
5. 30 MHz
6. F3
7. selectivity
8. balanced modulator
9. 0.50 meter
10. QRA
11. QRZ
12. QRN
13. QSP
14. QSO
15. QSB
16. OM
17. QSL
18. there is an urgency or priority traffic
19. 7.045 MHz
20. above 60 MHz
21. 850 Hz
22. 1 KW PEP
23. state of the art power output
24. 1500 UTC
25. AM