UK Amateur Radio

Foundation Licence 2002

Mock written assessment paper No. 1   --  30 minutes duration

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.Amateur Radio is of value in area of

A.Playing new music

B. A voice for religious expression

C. Technical innovation

D. Learning to drive a car

Q2. A battery is used in a :-

A. Circuit

B. Sun glasses

C. Pen

D. Book


Q3.Electrical potential is measured in:-

A. Watts

B. Amps

C. Ohms

D. Volts

Q4. Electrical current flow is measured in:-

A. Watts

B. Amps

C. Ohms

D. Volts


Q5. Which aerial feeder is the most popular:-

A. Wet String

B. Dry String

C. Single wire

D. Coaxial Cable

Q6.

The diagram represents :

A. an AM signal

B. an FM signal

C. squiggle lines

D. mountains


Q7.

The diagram above shows :

A. a receiver

B. a telephone

C. a voice transmitter

D. a cw transmitter

Q8.

The photo above shows:

A. the correct way to install cables

B. the incorrect way to install cables as danger of tripping nd chair going over cables

C. a fancy way to install cables

D. a good way to store cables


Q9.
This connector is called

A. a plug

B. a PL 239 connector

C. a simple socket

D. a BNC connector

Q10.
The picture shows

A. BBC1 sports afternoon viewing

B. Interference from a Transmitter

C. Decoding a RTTY signal

D. a Television turned off


Q11. The callsigns of those who have gained their Foundation licence will be:

A.  GB7xxx

B.  G10xxx

C.  M3xxx

D.  2E1xxx

Q12. When you are in a temporary location you must:-

A. use the suffix  /P

B. not operate

C. use maximum power

D. broadcast music


Q13. What can you communicate to others?

A. Music

B. Political opinions

C. technical and personal matters

D. secret code

Q14.
Section 2 in the diagram represents :

A. Rf tuning stage

B. Detection stage

C. Audio amplification stage

D. Loudspeaker


Q15. Some radio signals bounce off what is called the:-

A. Sky

B. Clouds

C. Ionosphere

D. Sea

Q16. On which frequency band can you reach Australia from UK without the use of additional equipment other than your transceiver:-

A. VHF

B. UHF

C. HF

D. All bands


Q17. The "Calling Frequency" is so called because:-

A. You can hear the birds singing 

B. it is the best one to chat on

C. you hear the best music

D. others listen for CQ calls and then QSY

Q18. Band plans are needed :-

A. to make things difficult

B. so that you know where to operate different modes of communication

C. where the least interference is.

D. for contest operating


Q19. The best location for an aerial is:

A. adjacent to a TV aerial

B. laying on the ground

C. and high as possible and away from other aerials

D. indoors

Q20.
The picture above shows:

A. A dipole antenna

B. a 1/4 wave antenna

C. a vertically polarised yagi antenna

D. a 5/8 wave antenna


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