Alex Discovers Amateur Radio

5 Knowledge Checklist Quiz 1 Multiple Choice Quiz (tick the best answer [  ] ) 1 Amateur Radio Licences are issued by A [ ] The Radio Society of Great Britain B [ ] OFCOM C [ ] The local College of Further Education D [ ] The TV Licensing Authority 2 Which of the following is NOT permitted on Amateur Radio? A [ ] A reply to a station in another country B [ ] A message in Morse code C [ ] Transmitting music D [ ] Agreeing to meet at the radio club 3 Radio waves .. A [ ] can only be used by Radio Amateurs B [ ] are part of the waves known as sonar C [ ] travel at the speed of sound D [ ] are part of the electromagnetic spectrum 4 If a radio wave has a long wavelength then A [ ] Its frequency is low B [ ] Its frequency is high C [ ] Its frequency changes on sunny days D [ ] Its frequency changes at night 5 A Radio Wave with a frequency of 144MHz is known as A [ ] Low Frequency LF B [ ] High Frequency HF C [ ] Very High Frequency VHF D [ ] Microwave 6 Band Plans are published because A [ ] it is a convenient way of remembering the amateur licence conditions B [ ] it allows the different modes and types of transmission to best share the band without causing chaos C [ ] it allocates most of the band to the higher power stations D [ ] it is illegal to operate in contravention of the band plan. 7 RAYNET is A [ ] a type of radar B [ ] the latest type of commercial fishing sonar C [ ] a group of radio amateurs all called Ray D [ ] a group of Radio Amateurs providing emergency communications Answers are on the bottom of page 10.