AMATEUR RADIO CLASS "C" EXAMINATION
ELEMENT III
PREPARED BY: HOMER M. ALBUFERA, 4F1KYW



1.The frequency 145 MHz has an approximate wavelength of

2 meters
40 meters
20 meters
10 meters

2. What is the unit of inductance

henry
ohm
hertz
none of the above

3. What is the unit of capacitance

farad
ohm
hertz
none of the above

4. What is the unit of resistance

mho
ohm
farad
none of the above

5. Copper is an example of

conductor
semi-conductor
insulator
none of the above

6. In order to protect the station from lightning, all antenna system and equipment should be

grounded
terminated
shielded
painted

7. The frequency range 144 MHz to 146 MHz is within

VLF band
HF band
VHF band
UHF band

8. The longer the copper wire, the

the lower is the resistance of the wire

the higher is the resistance of the wire
the stronger is the signal received
none of the above

9. Two identical resistors are connected in series, what is the resultant resistance

one fourth the value of one resistance
half the value of one resistor
twice the value of one resistor
none of the above

10. Ohm's law is stated in the following formula

E equals I/R
E equals IR
R equals I/E
none of the above

11. The use of a key-operated switch is recommended in order to

prevent unwanted radiation
conserve electricity
prolong equipment life
prevent operation of unauthorized persons

12. Audio frequency range is from

300 Hz to 30 KHz
30 Hz to 300 KHz
30 Hz to 30 KHz
none of the above

13.Ammeter is use to measure

resistance
capacitance
current
none of the above

14. Ohmmeter is use to measure

resistance
capacitance
inductance
none of the above

15. Voltmeter is use to measure

voltage
current
wattage
none of the above

16. When the current passes through a path of lesser resistance thereby destroying the fuse in a circuit, we say the circuit has

low fuse resistance
wrong fuse wattage
open circuited
short circuited

17. One thousand watts is sometimes written as

100 watts
10,000 watts
1,000 kilowatts
1 kilowatt

18. Rubber is an example of

conductor
resistor
insulator
inductance

19. The terminal voltage of an ordinary flashlight battery is

1.0 volt
1.2 volt
1.45 volt
1.5 volt

20. Two identical capacitors are connected in parallel, what is the total capacitance?

half the value of one capacitor
twice the value of one capacitor
one fourth the value of one capacitor
none of the above


21
. To produce higher output voltage, dry cells should be connected in

series
parallel
direct
none of the above


22
. Very high frequency (VHF) range is from

300 KHz to 3 MHz
3 MHz to 30 MHz
30 MHz to 300 MHz
300 MHz to 3 GHz


23
. The larger the diameter of a copper wire, the

lower is the resistance
higher is the resistance
lower is the current
none of the above


24
. An open circuit has a resistance of

infinity
1 kiloohm
zero
none of the above


25
. What should you do to prevent shock when working on a high voltage power supply?

disconnect the power supply
use anti-static tool
use 110 Volts supply
discharge the filter capacitors

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