Alex Discovers Amateur Radio

10 Knowledge Checklist Quiz 2 Multiple Choice Quiz (tick the best answer [  ] ) 1 Jamboree on the Air is … A [ ] only for scouts and guides in the UK B [ ] only for guides not scouts C [ ] held in October every year D [ ] only held once every two years 2 Which of the items listed below is NOT a type of Amateur licence? A [ ] Intermediate B [ ] Beginner C [ ] Foundation D [ ] Full 3 VHF stands for … A [ ] Vertical Horizontal Frontage B [ ] Very Happy Families C [ ] Very High Frequency D [ ] Ultra High Frequency 4 The Ionosphere is … A [ ] A large iron ball near Swanage. B [ ] The latest type of ironing board C [ ] The name given to the bending of radio waves in the sky D [ ] A conductive ring of gas above the earth 5 The highest frequency refracted back to earth at a particular time is known as … A [ ] MUF B [ ] MFU C [ ] FMU D [ ] UFM 6 Receiver antennas are usually carried by hand when … A [ ] high power transmissions are required B [ ] they have blown down in a gale C [ ] they are being used in an orienteering event such as ARDF (Amateur Radio Direction Finding) D [ ] CW (Carrier Wave) - Morse Code is being used 7 Radio signals refracted back to earth are called … A [ ] Line of sight waves B [ ] Ground waves C [ ] Standing waves D [ ] Sky waves Answers are on the bottom of page 15. QUIZ 1 ANSWERS: