Question from the Extra License Class question pool:![]()
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" Which of the following is a technique for providing highly accurate and stable oscillators needed for microwave transmission and reception?![]()
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A. Use a GPS signal reference![]()
B. Use a rubidium stabilized reference oscillator![]()
C. Use a temperature-controlled high Q dielectric resonator![]()
D. All these choices are correct "![]()
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Question from the General License Class question pool:![]()
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" How is a product detector used?![]()
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A. Used in test gear to detect spurious mixing products![]()
B. Used in transmitter to perform frequency multiplication![]()
C. Used in an FM receiver to filter out unwanted sidebands![]()
D. Used in a single sideband receiver to extract the modulated signal "![]()
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Question from the Technician License Class question pool:![]()
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" What is a benefit of low SWR?![]()
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A. Reduced television interference ![]()
B. Reduced signal loss![]()
C. Less antenna wear![]()
D. All these choices are correct "![]()
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More FCC rules and regulations that you really should know.![]()
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" ยง97.405 Station in distress.![]()
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(a) No provision of these rules prevents the use by an amateur station in distress of any means at its disposal to attract attention, make known its condition and location, and obtain assistance.![]()
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(b) No provision of these rules prevents the use by a station, in the exceptional circumstances described in paragraph (a) of this section, of any means of radio communications at its disposal to assist a station in distress. "![]()
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QST QST QST - December 2023 VE Test Session has been cancelled.![]()
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This is a QST.![]()
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We normally have test sessions on the 3rd Saturday of the month, but this month, the 3rd Saturday is too close to Christmas, so the test session has been cancelled.![]()
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The next test session will be on January 20, 2024.![]()
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If you do not want to wait until January, you could take an exam with the Burlington Testing Team on Friday Dec. 8, 2023, at the Red Cross Blood Services Center, Burlington VT, at 6:00pm. See this for more info: www.w1koo.org/ve-sessions![]()
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