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Foundation Level Online Assessment

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This online assessment has been made available for prospective amateurs studying for their Foundation level licence.

For the best outcome we strongly recommend you purchase a copy of "Your Entry Into Amateur Radio" the foundation licence study manual Rev 3, accessible in the Left Hand menu or by clicking this Link.

Each question in this assessment carries equal marks.
Questions must be answered by clicking the button associated with the correct answer for each question.
You have 30 minutes to complete this Amateur Radio Foundation Level online assessment.
The questions are selected at random from a pool of questions.
The order of the answers for each question have been randomised.
Exam questions are © Wireless Institute of Australia (September 2020)
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1. After an electric shock, you have isolated the power and a person is found to have stopped breathing and have no pulse, you should:-

a) call MAYDAY

b) place the patient in the coma position

c) clear the patients airway and apply CPR

d) wait a minute or two to see what happens

2. Referring to the following block diagram, the name of Block 3 is called the:-

a) mixer

b) RF amplifier

c) IF amplifier

d) audio amplifier

3. What does ARPANSA the abbreviation for?

a) Australian Rescue Personnel and National Safety Association

b) Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

c) Australian Radio Producers and Noise Screening Abatement

d) Australian Radio Products and National Space Antennas

4. The primary purpose of a good RF Earth at an amateur station is:-

a) reduce mains shock hazard

b) to bypass any reflected transmitter RF power to earth

c) to bypass RF currents to ground and minimise interference

d) to act as a safety backup should the mains earth become open circuit

5. The primary purpose of amateur radio is to facilitate:-

a) a means of transmitting educational material to remote areas

b) coordination of sporting events via radio

c) a hobby in radiocommunications

d) a safety watch service

6. When you leave your amateur station, you must have a procedure in place to:-

a) monitor a call channel

b) sign-off air

c) allow access to other family members

d) prevent unauthorised operation of the station

7. Amateur radio, broadcast radio, and TV reception can suffer interference from:-

a) high intensity magnets

b) loud noise

c) high voltage power lines

d) traffic vibration on nearby roads

8. A frequency of 146.75 MHz is considered to be in the band called:-

a) HF

b) VHF

c) UHF

d) SHF

9. If interference to other radio services is being generated by a Foundation station, the Foundation station licensee must:-

a) surrender the station licence to the Australian Communications and Media Authority

b) advise a full-call operator

c) deny responsibility and keep operating

d) cease all transmissions

10. To improve the effective power radiated from an antenna, an antenna:-

a) of lower impedance is best

b) of higher gain can be used

c) of wider beamwidth can be used

d) of higher impedance is best

11. If an amateur is causing harmful interference to other radio services, the amateur must:-

a) advise the other service that you have a licence to transmit and they should contact the ACMA

b) provide the licensee of the other service contact details of the ACMA

c) transmit only when the affected service is not transmitting

d) stop transmission until the problem is resolved

12. An amateur call sign VK4FZZZ represents a:-

a) Vancouver full call licensee

b) Australian Foundation amateur licensee

c) Venice amateur, Standard licensee

d) New Zealand amateur licensee

13. Modern electronic equipment in the home is rated in terms of electromagnetic compatibility, which is the:-

a) ability of the electronic equipment to operate without causing excessive interference

b) compatibility with telephone circuits

c) ability to jam amateur radio transmissions by being more powerful

d) compatibility with the mains voltage and frequency

14. When making the first of a series of transmissions, a radio amateur:-

a) does not have to identify if their station is known to the others on the frequency

b) should transmit the station identification in 10 minutes time

c) should transmit station identification as soon possible

d) does not have to identify if another station identifies them first

15. When erecting antennas and climbing on structures:-

a) the look of the antennas must be considered

b) the type of coaxial cable must be considered

c) fall prevention must be considered

d) ERP must be considered

16. Cables and leads left lying around the station are potential:-

a) short circuits

b) generators of interference

c) trip hazards

d) sources of mains hum

17. Radio amateurs can only communicate with other radio amateurs except

a) to answer an urgent radio call

b) to transmit a weather warning to shipping

c) relay messages at a sporting event

d) when instructed to do so by a full call licenced radio amateur.

18. Modern electronic equipment in the home is rated in terms of radio frequency immunity, which is the:-

a) compatibility with telephone circuits

b) ability of the electronic equipment to operate properly when subject to strong electromagnetic fields

c) compatibility with the mains supply

d) ability to jam amateur radio transmissions by being more powerful

19. The amateur licence authorises an amateur to:-

a) talk with aeronautical band operators

b) operate on the CB communication band

c) talk with marine band operators

d) talk on air with other radio amateurs

20. Amateur radio operators must operate:-

a) within the allocated amateur bands

b) within the AM broadcast band

c) within the FM broadcast band

d) within the television bands

21. Overmodulation of a transmitter:-

a) is beneficial for DX working

b) makes the audio quality of the transmitter sound better

c) increases the power and cuts through the noise better

d) may cause interference to other services

22. The strength of ionospheric ionisation is primarily dependent on:-

a) Van Allen radiation from the sun

b) electrical storm activity

c) radiation from the sun

d) the phase of the moon

23. Using the correct formula, calculate the current in a circuit when the power is 100 watts and the voltage is 25 volts:-

a) 4 Amperes

b) 2500 Amperes

c) 0.25 Amperes

d) 0.4 Amperes

24. Comparing a directional antenna and a non-directional type, the directional antenna is said to have:-

a) high feed point impedance

b) gain

c) more use

d) loss

25. In the diagram below, the highest ionospheric layer during daylight is:-

a) F1

b) E

c) F2

d) D