UK Amateur Radio

Foundation Licence 2002

Mock written assessment paper No.2 -- 30 minutes duration

Pass level 75% correct

Please note that at the present time no question papers have been seen so this is a representation of what the written assessment paper might be like, thus no responsibility can be accepted for errors in content or style.

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Q1. Under what circumstances may a Foundation licence holder use homemade equipment:

A. Only by using a commercial available kit

B. After it has been tested by the Lead tutor of the Foundation course

C. Never use it.

D. when it has been checked by the RA

Q2. Your callsign when issued is M3ABC, you are to use it in the Isle of Man what then will your callsign be?

A. MD3ABC

B. M3ABC/P

C. M3ABC/D

D. M3ABC


Q3. You must announce your call sign:

A. When ever you like

B. Every 10 minutes and again at each 10 minute interval if the communication is longer than 10 minutes

C. Every 20 minutes and again at each 20 minute interval if the communication is longer than 20 minutes

D. at the beginning and at the end of each period of communication with a licensed amateur and when the period of communication is longer than 15 minutes, at the end of each interval of 15 minutes

Q4. When Mobile, the Licensee shall use the suffix? .

A. "/P"

B. "/MM""

C. "/M"

D. "/A"


Q5. Who may operate your station?

A. The station may be operated by any licensed amateur anyone under your supervision

B. The station may be operated by any licensed amateur but they must your your call sign

C. The station may be operated only by you and another Foundation licence holder using your call sign

D. The Station shall be operated only by the Licensee personally

Q6. A single cell or battery can supply about?

A. 3 volts

B. 1 volts

C. 1.5 volts

D. 15 volts


Q7. The resistance in a circuit is measured in?

A. Volts

B. Amps

C. Watts

D. Ohms

Q8. The terms volts amps and resistance are correctly linked in formula?

A. Volts = Amps + Resistance

B. Amps = Volts X Resistance

C. Volts = Amps X Resistance

D. Amps = Volts X Resistance


Q9. Which mode of operation is more likely to cause interference problems?

A. FM

B. CW

C. PSK31

D. SSB

Q10. One of the ways interference travels (propagates) is by?

A. air born pollution as in acid rain

B. interference cannot travel

C. convection as in a room heater

D. induction, as between two wires in close proximity. This is similar to transformer action.


Q11. The height of the ionosphere is about?

A. 70 to 400 miles

B. 70 to 400 meters

C. 70 to 400 kms

D. 70 to 400 yards

Q12. If hill gets in the way of VHF signals then radio waves can be ?

A. diffracted over the hill

B. conducted over the hill

C. resisted over the hill

D. radiated over the hill


Q13.

A.

B.

C.

D. x

Q14. A.

B.

C. x

D.


Q15. PME stands for

A. Protective Many Earthing

B. Proper Multiple Earths

C. Protective Multiple Earthing

D. Probably Many Earths

Q16. Wind loading on an antenna is:

A. caused by birds landing on the antenna

B. the term used to indicate the effect of wind pressure on and antenna

C. an indication of the amount of wind an antenna can sustain without breakage

D. the weight of and antenna expressed as relative to a wind strength


Q17. A 13 amp fuse in a plug is the correct fuse rating for :-

A. The main station power supply delivering 40amps at 12 volts

B. a single desk lamp of 60 watts

C. powering the small station heater

D. must not be used at all as it is too high a current rating

Q18. You neighbour complains of TVI. You should:

A. Tell him it is none of your business that he has such poor equipment

B. Give up the hobby of Amateur Radio

C. Admit that you know you cause interference and offer to help solve the problem

D. Ask to see what the problem is and offer carry out test to see how it can be resolved without out admitting that it may be your fault


Q19. You want to access a repeater but your tone burst and ctcss on your rig does not operate:-

A. Go out and buy a new rig

B. Wait until someone has operated on the repeater and access it whilst it is still open

C. Cut right across someone else's transmission to ensure you are heard

D. report the problem to the repeater management group requesting special no tone access

Q20. To operate through a repeater you need to know its operating input and output frequencies

A. so you can only operate on the output frequency

B. so that you can avoid the frequencies and enhance you access by being off frequency

C. ensure proper operating though the repeater

D. select which of the two frequencies you want to operate one for a simplex contact


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