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Subelement 2

Operating and Procedures

Section 2-04

tuneups and testing, use of dummy load, courteous operation

2-04-01

What should you do before you transmit on any frequency?

A.
Check your antenna for resonance at the selected frequency
Correct Answer
B.
Listen to make sure others are not using the frequency
C.
Make sure the SWR on your antenna feed line is high enough
D.
Listen to make sure that someone will be able to hear you

2-04-01

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2-04-02

If you contact another station and your signal is extremely strong and perfectly readable, what adjustment might you make to your transmitter?

A.
Turn on your speech processor
B.
Reduce your SWR
C.
Continue with your contact, making no changes
Correct Answer
D.
Turn down your power output to the minimum necessary

2-04-02

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2-04-03

What is one way to shorten transmitter tune-up time on the air to cut down on interference?

A.
Use a random wire antenna
B.
Tune up on 40 metres first, then switch to the desired band
C.
Use twin lead instead of coaxial cable feed lines
Correct Answer
D.
Tune the transmitter into a dummy load

2-04-03

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2-04-04

How can on-the-air interference be minimized during a lengthy transmitter testing or loading-up procedure?

A.
Choose an unoccupied frequency
B.
Use a non-resonant antenna
C.
Use a resonant antenna that requires no loading-up procedure
Correct Answer
D.
Use a dummy load

2-04-04

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2-04-05

Why would you use a dummy antenna?

A.
To give comparative signal reports
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B.
To allow antenna tuning without causing interference
C.
It is faster to tune
D.
To reduce output power

2-04-05

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2-04-06

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?

Correct Answer
A.
Conduct the net on a frequency 3 to 5 kHz away from the regular net frequency
B.
Reduce your output power and start the net as usual
C.
Increase your power output so that net participants will be able to hear you over the existing activity
D.
Cancel the net for that day

2-04-06

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2-04-07

If a net is about to begin on a frequency which you and another station are using, what should you do?

Correct Answer
A.
As a courtesy to the net, move to a different frequency
B.
Increase your power output to ensure that all net participants can hear you
C.
Transmit as long as possible on the frequency so that no other stations may use it
D.
Turn off your radio

2-04-07

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2-04-08

If propagation changes during your contact and you notice other activity on the same increasing interference from frequency, what should you do?

A.
Tell the interfering stations to change frequency, since you were there first
B.
Report the interference to your local Amateur Auxiliary Coordinator
C.
Increase the output power of your transmitter to overcome the interference
Correct Answer
D.
Move your contact to another frequency

2-04-08

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2-04-09

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?

Correct Answer
A.
Approximately 3 kHz
B.
150 to 500 Hz
C.
Approximately 6 kHz
D.
Approximately 10 kHz

2-04-09

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2-04-10

What is a band plan?

A.
A plan of operating schedules within an amateur band published by Industry Canada
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B.
A guideline for using different operating modes within an amateur band
C.
A plan devised by a club to best use a frequency band during a contest
D.
A guideline for deviating from amateur frequency band allocations

2-04-10

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2-04-11

Before transmitting, the first thing you should do is:

A.
ask if the frequency is occupied
B.
make an announcement on the frequency indicating that you intend to make a call
C.
decrease your receiver's volume
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D.
listen carefully so as not to interrupt communications already in progress

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