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1. This callsign could be allocated to an amateur c) as soon as the MCMC grants you a license
operator in Malaysia: d) as soon as you receive your license from the
CMC
a) HSI b) 9VI
c) 9W2 d) 9M1
7 Administration of the amateur service in Malaysia is
by:
2 The callsign of an amateur radio class a licensee
who address is in Sarawak must use the prefix: a) Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters
a) 9M8 b) 9M7 Society
c) 9M6 d) 9M2 b)Malaysian Communications and Multimedia
Commission (MCMC)
c) Jabatan Telekom Malaysia
3 Define radio communications d) Syarikat Telekom Malaysia
a) Immediately
b) 30 days after the test date
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11 A person whose amateur radio class A license (9M2) 17 The value of a resistor to drop 100 volt with a current
has expired and which has not been renewed for of 0.8 miliampere is:
more than 2 years, shall be required to:
a) 125 ohm c) 1250 ohm
a) Rewrite the Radio Amateur Operators b) 125 kilohm d) 1.25 kilohm
Certificate examination
b) Rewrite the Regulation exam
c) Take a Morse Code test at 12 wpm 18 If a current of 2 amperes flows through a 50-ohm
d) Take a Morse Code test at 5 wpm resistor, what is the voltage across the resistor?
a) Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters 3 The effective resistance of three 24 Ohm resistors
Society connected in parallel is:
b)Malaysian Communications and Multimedia
Commission (MCMC) a) 8 ohms b) 12 ohms
c) International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) c) 36 ohms d) 72 ohms
d) Prime Minister’s Department
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24 A 50 hertz current in a wire means that: b) It transforms a variable voltage into a constant
voltage
a) A potential difference of 50 volts exists across c) Its resistance changes when its slide or
the wire contact is moved
d) To create an open circuit when there is too
b) The current flowing in the wire is 50 amperes much current in a circuit
c) The power dissipated in the wire is 50 watts
d)A cycle is completed 50 times in each
second 32 Which component can amplify a small signal using
low voltages:
28 What are three good electrical conductors 7 In figure N6-1, which symbol represents a single-cell
battery
a) Copper, gold, mica
b) Gold, silver, wood a) Symbol 7 b) Symbol 5
c) gold, silver, aluminium a) Symbol 1 d) Symbol 4
d) copper, aluminium, paper
b)Ensure that no voltage is developed 41 In figure N6-1, which symbol represents an antenna
between either output lead and ground a) Symbol 2 b) Symbol 3
c) Ensure that no voltage is developed between c) Symbol 6 d) Symbol 7
the output leads
d) Step down the mains voltage to a safe value
42 In figure N6-2, which symbol represents a single-pole,
single-throw switch
30 What device is used to store electrical energy in an
electrostatic field:
a) A battery c) a capacitor
b) A transformer d) an inductor
1 2 3 4
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b) Symbol 1 c) Symbol 3 a) In series with the circuit
c) Symbol 2 d) Symbol 4 b) in quadrature with the circuit
c) In parallel with the circuit
d) a phase with the circuit
43 What does a capacitor do:
a) It stores energy electrochemically and opposes 49 What might happen if you switch a multimeter to
a change in current measure resistance while you have it connected to
measure voltage
b) It stores energy electrostatically and opposes a
change in voltage a) The multimeter would read half the actual
c) It stores energy electromagnetically and voltage
opposes a change in current b) It would probably destroy the meter circuitry
d) It stores energy electromechanically and c) The multimeter would read twice the actual
opposes a change in voltage voltage
d) Nothing unusual would happen; the multimeter
would measure the circuit’s resistance
44 The mains transformer in a transmitter is
fitted with an internal screen. To minimize the
possibility of introducing mains-borne interference it 50 Which instrument would you use to measure electric
should be connected to: current:
a) Checking exact transmission frequency 53 Which of the following is NOT something you would
b) Checking frequency drift determine with a spectrum analyzer
c) Checking peak modulation index
d) Checking for harmonic radiation a) The degree of isolation between the input and
output ports of a 2-meter duplexer
b) Whether a crystal is operating on its
47 How does a spectrum analyzer differ from a fundamental or overtone
conventional time-domain oscilloscope c) The speed at which a transceiver switches
from transmit to receive when being used
a) A spectrum analyzer measures ionospheric for packet radio
reflection; an oscilloscope displays electrical d) The spectral output of a transmitter
signals
b) A spectrum analyser displays signals in the
time domain; an oscilloscope displays signals in 54 What can a logic probe indicate about a digital logic
the frequency domain circuit
c) A spectrum analyzer displays signals in the
frequency domain; an oscilloscope displays a) a short-circuit fault
signals in the time domain b) an open-circuit fault
d) A spectrum analyzer displays radio c) the resistance between logic modules
frequencies; an oscilloscope displays audio d) the high & low logic states
frequencies
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c) 3m d) 30m b) auxiliary gain cut-off
c) automatic ganging control
d) automatic gain control
56 What does a frequency counter do
a) It accurately indicates signal strength 65 A radio wave may follow two or more
b) It measures frequency accurately different paths during propagation and produce
c) It measures transmitter output power accurately slowly-changing phase differences between signals
d) It gives an indication of the resonant frequency at the receiver resulting in a phenomenon called
of a circuit
a) absorption b) baffling
c) fading d) skip
58 The following unit in a DC power supply performs a
smoothing operation
66 The distance between the transmitter and
a) an electrolytic capacitor the nearest point at which the received signal is
b) a fuse received from ionospheric propagation is known as
c) a crowbar the
d) a full-wave diode bridge
a) skip distance b) radiation distance
c) skip angle d) skip zone
59 Which of the following operating
conditions of the power amplifier stage of a
transmitter is likely to produce the highest harmonic 67 VHF and UHF bands are frequently used
content in the output waveform? for satellite communication because
61 A low pass filter will: 69 When using voice, which of the following
modes of transmissions required the least
a) suppress sub-harmonics bandwidth?
b) reduce harmonics
c) always eliminate interference a) single sideband
d) improve harmonic radiation b) amplitude modulation
c) frequency modulation
d) phase modulation
62 A power supply is to power a solid-state transceiver.
A suitable over-voltage protection device is a
70 The sensitivity of a receiver can be
a) Crowbar across the regulator output degraded by:
b) 100uF capacitor across the transformer output
c) fuse in parallel with the regulator output a) strong RF signals on a nearby frequency
d) zener diode in series with the regulator b) removing all crystals
c) good RF filtering
d) incorrect adjustment of the volume control
63 AGC stands for:
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71 Radio wave polarisation is defined by the a) Run from a non-regulated AC supply
orientation of the radiated b) powered from a regulated DC supply
c) In a plastic box
a) magnetic field b) electric field d) able to change frequency with temperature
c) inductive field d) capacitive field
DUMM
77 A communication receiver may have
Y
several IF filters of different bandwidths. The FIGURE N7-2
LOAD
operator selects one to:
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84 Harmonic frequencies are b) Zener diodes and inductors
c) LEDs and capacitors
a) Always lower in the frequency than the d) Inductors capacitors
fundamental frequency
b) At multiples of the fundamental frequency
c) Any unwanted frequency above the 92 The correct phonetic code for the callsign
fundamental frequency 9M2MRC is
d) Any frequency causing TVI
a) Nine Mike Two Mike Romeo China
b) Nine Mike Two Mike Romeo Charlie
85 A parasitic oscillation c) Nine Mexico Two Mexico Radio Charlie
d) Nine Mexico Two Mexico Russia China
a) Is an unwanted signal developed in a
transmitter
b) Is generated by parasitic elements of a Yagi 93 QRT means
beam
c) Does not cause any radio interference a) close down b) stand by
d) Is produced in a transmitter oscillator stage c) fading d) low power
a) Rectified signals
b) Re-radiation signals 96 The correct phonetic code for the callsign
c) Reflected signals 9M2RUK is
d) Harmonic signals and spurious signals
a) Nine Mike Two Romero Uniform Kilo
b) Nine Mike Two Radio Uganda Kilo
88 To reduce the harmonic output from a c) Nine Mexico Two Radio Ugly Kilo
high frequency transmitter, the following filter is d) Nine Mexico Two Russia Uganda Korea
usually installed at the transmitter
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b) the numerical ratio of the signal in the forward b) noise originating from the mixer stage of the
direction to the signal in the back direction receiver
c) the numerical ratio of the amount of power c) ignition noise
radiated by an antenna compared tot eh d) noise originating from the RF stage of the
transmitter output power receiver
d) the final amplifier gain minus the transmission-
line losses (including any phasing lines present)
109 What does an antenna tuner do
101 A neighbour using a TV set top antenna a) it matches a transceiver output impedance
complains of interference when you are transmitting to the antenna system impedance
at VHF. As a first step to eliminating this problem b) it helps a receiver automatically tune in stations
you could suggest: that are far away
c) it switches an antenna system to a transceiver
a) better coaxial cable on their antenna when sending and to a receiver when listening
b) they use a preamplifier d) it switches a transceiver between different kinds
c) they use a roof mounted antenna of antennas connected to one feed line
d) their set is no good
107 The main characteristic of a vertical 113 The bandwidth of a beam antenna is
antenna is that it dependent on:
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c) several turns of wire wound in the shape of
a large open coil 122 For long distance propagation, the
d) any antenna coupled to a feed line through an radiation angle of energy from the antenna should be
inductive loop of wire
a) less than 30 degrees
b) more than 30 degrees but less than 45
115 What device is used in place of an c) more than 45 degrees but less than 90
antenna during transmitter tests so that no signal is d) 90 degrees
radiated
119 What pattern is desirable for a direction- 127 To prevent unwanted radiation in the
finding antenna shack, RF connections between units should be by
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b) a DIP Oscillator b) when a contact is possible without using a
c) a Digital Frequency Meter repeater
d) an Ohm-Meter c) when an emergency telephone call is needed
d) when you are traveling and need some local
information
130 How can alternator whine be minimized
a) by connecting the radio’s power leads to the 136 The equipment at an amateur station
battery by the longest possible path should be so designed, constructed or maintained so
b) by connecting the radio’s power leads to the that:
battery by the shortest possible path
c) by installing a high-pass filter in series with the a) it does not cause undue interference with
radio’s DC power lead to the vehicle’s electrical any wireless telegraphy
system b) it causes interference with any wireless
d) by installing filter capacitors in series with the telegraphy
DC power lead c) it will transmit automatically
d) it operates outside the specified bands
a) put your callsign first 140 A band pass filter following a VHF
b) use your callsign only transmitter will:
c) put the callsign of the station being called
first a) stop all transmitting frequencies
d) use the callsign of other station only b) allow all harmonics to be radiated
c) allow all sub-harmonics to be radiated
d) pass the desired frequency range with
135 When should you use simplex operation minimum loss
instead of a repeater?
a) when the most reliable communications are 141 Spurious oscillations may be caused by:
needed
a) self resonance of a carbon resistor
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b) self resonance in diode 149 What kind of amateur station
c) self resonance of an RF choke simultaneously retransmits the signals of other
d) damping stations on a different channel
a) very low intelligibility but good signal strength a) a beacon c) an auxiliary station
b) perfect intelligibility but very low signal strength b) a repeater d) a radio control station
c) perfect intelligibility, high signal strength
d) medium intelligibility and signal strength
154 The only general call allowed from an
amateur station is:
147 At the end of the QSO, you say the
following a) a news bulletin b) a CQ call
c) a third party call d) on VHF
a) 73s
b) 73s and clear on the frequency 155 When may you use your amateur station
c) over and out to transmit an ‘SOS’ or ‘MAYDAY’
d) goodnight
a) never
b) only at specific times (at 15 and 30 minutes
148 The standard frequency offset (split) for after the hour)
70 cm repeaters in Malaysia is c) in a life or property-threatening emergency
d) when the National Weather Service has
a) plus 600 kHz b) minus 500 kHz announced a severe weather watch
c) minus 5 MHz d) plus 5 MHz
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a) use a frequency occupied by a weak station b) when the station in distress offers no callsign
b) always use CW c) you are not ever prohibited from helping
c) only call DX stations any station in distress
d) check that the frequency is clear before d) when the station is not another amateur station
starting
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169 A good dummy load for RF is constructed 177 Where the MCMC has allocated certain
from: Amateur bands to be used on a shared basis,
amateur radio stations
a) light bulbs
b) a column of water a) who use the frequency first have the right to
c) wire wound resistors use such frequency
d) non-reactive resistors b) shall interfere with those stations to get them to
change frequency
c) shall not cause any interference to such
170 Which of the following components could stations
be attached to a moving coil meter in an attempt to d) shall request the other station to change
measure power? frequency
a) resistor b) thermistor
c) thermocouple d) thimble 178 It is not a good practice to:
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183 Why should you pause briefly between
transmissions when using a repeater
189 ‘VOX’ stands for
a) to check the SWR of the repeater
b) to reach for pencil and paper for third-party a) volume operated extension speaker
communications b) variable oscillator transmitter
c) to listen for anyone wanting to break in b) voice operated transmit
d) to dial up the repeater’s autopatch d) voice operated expander
184 What does a very high SWR reading 190 The figure in a receiver’s specifications
mean which indicates its sensitivity is the
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ii All equipment should be properly connected to 201 ‘RIT’ stands for
a good and permanent earth
iii PVC water main pipes are commonly used a) receiver interference transmitter
as permanent earth b) range independent transmission
iv Indicator lamps should be installed showing c) receiver incremental tuning
that the equipment is live d) random interference tester
v Indicator lamps should be clearly visible at the
operating and test position
vi Faulty indicator lamps should be replaced 202 What is the advantage in using the
immediately International telecommunication Union (ITU)
vii Filament lamps are more reliable than gas- phonetic alphabet when identifying your station?
filled (neon) lamps
viii Antennas should always be connected to a) the words are internationally recognized
mains or other hot source substitutes for letters
b) the is no advantage
a) i, ii & iv c) v, vi & vii c) the words have been chosen to be easily
b) ii, iii & v d) iii, vii & viii pronounced by Asian cultures
d) it preserves traditions begun in the early days
of Amateur Radio
196 Which of the following is NOT an
important reason to have a good station ground
203 To reduce energy from a HF transmitter
a) to reduce the cost of operating a station getting into a television receiver, the following could
b) to reduce electrical noise be placed in the TV antenna lead as close to the TV
c) to reduce interference as possible
d) to reduce the possibility of electric shock
a) active filter c) high pass filter
b) low pass filter d) band reject filter
197 For your safety, before checking a fault in
a mains operated power supply unit, first
204 The following should always be included
a) short the leads of the filter capacitor as a standard protection device in any power supply
b) turn off the power and remove the power
plug a) a saturating transformer
c) check the action of the capacitor bleeder b) a fuse in the mains lead
resistance c) a zener diode bridge limiter
d) remove and check the fuse in the power supply d) a fuse in the filter capacitor negative lead
198 Wires carrying high voltages in a 205 For equipment safety, before switching on
transmitter should be well insulated to avoid your amateur radio equipment, check that the
equipment is connected to
a) short circuits c) over modulation
b) overheating d) SWR effects a) an unregulated power supply unit
b) an antenna or a dummy load
c) check that your license is valid
199 The purpose of using three wires in the d) answer a & b above
mains power cord and plug on amateur radio
equipment is to
206 Two 10K Ohm resistors are connected in
a) make it inconvenient to use parallel across a 5V DC supply. Total current taken
b) prevent the chassis from becoming live in is:
case of an internal short to the chassis
c) prevent the plug from being reversed in the wall a) 5uA
outlet b) 1mA
d) prevent short circuits c) 0.5mA
d) 1A
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208 When monitoring the frequency of an un- a) 14.5 MHz b) 19 MHz
modulated carrier, the readout of a digital frequency c) 500 KHz d) 28 MHz
counter should show:
210 You can operate this number of identical 213 Three 10,000 Ohm resistors are
lamps, each drawing a current of 250 mA, from a 5A connected in series across a 90 Volt supply. The
supply: voltage drop across one of the resistors is:
a) 50 b) 30 a) 30 Volt b) 60 Volt
c) 20 d) 5 c) 90 Volt d) 15.8 Volt
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