{"id":2535,"date":"2010-10-01T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/?p=2535"},"modified":"2010-10-01T00:01:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-01T06:01:00","slug":"ham-radio-quiz-from-arrl-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2010\/10\/01\/ham-radio-quiz-from-arrl-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Ham Radio Quiz from ARRL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just in case you don&#8217;t get on the ARRL site much here is the quiz they posed on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/view\/amateur-radio-quiz-in-the-here-and-now\">9\/22\/201<\/a>0. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #4a5f71; line-height: 14px;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0.6em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 20px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; color: #0d528e; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #dfe2e5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/view\/amateur-radio-quiz-in-the-here-and-now\">Amateur Radio Quiz: In the Here and Now<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"tags\" style=\"margin-top: -4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #dfe2e5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;\"><strong style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">TAGS:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: #087fb2; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\" title=\"View all News tagged: call sign\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/search\/Tag.name:call%20sign\">call sign<\/a>,&nbsp;<a style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: #087fb2; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\" title=\"View all News tagged: grid square\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/search\/Tag.name:grid%20square\">grid square<\/a>,&nbsp;<a style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: #087fb2; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\" title=\"View all News tagged: ward silver\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/search\/Tag.name:ward%20silver\">ward silver<\/a>,&nbsp;<a style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: #087fb2; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\" title=\"View all News tagged: weak signal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/search\/Tag.name:weak%20signal\">weak signal<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article\" style=\"padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><span class=\"date\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; display: block; font-style: italic; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">09\/22\/2010<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">By H. Ward Silver, N0AX<br \/>\n<span style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><a style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: #087fb2; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\" href=\"mailto:n0ax@arrl.net\">n0ax@arrl.net<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><em style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">The last quiz took a long look in the rear-view mirror. Let&rsquo;s turn around to the future and take a look out the windshield with this collection of new ham radio jargon!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">1) What information is contained in a &ldquo;spot&rdquo;?<br \/>\na. Time<br \/>\nb. Frequency<br \/>\nc. Call sign<br \/>\nd. All of the above<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">2) Which of the following components could be a &ldquo;roofing&rdquo; type?<br \/>\na. Antenna<br \/>\nb. Connector<br \/>\nc. Filter<br \/>\nd. Cable<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">3) A buck-boost converter is a <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>type<\/strong> of what?<br \/>\na. Rectifier<br \/>\nb. Filter<br \/>\nc. Power supply<br \/>\nd. Mixer<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">4) What causes aliasing in a DSP system?<br \/>\na. Under-sampling<br \/>\nb. Over-sampling<br \/>\nc. Dither<br \/>\nd. Noise<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">5) Which of the following is a <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>type<\/strong> of spectrum display?<br \/>\na. Dobsonian<br \/>\nb. Waterfall<br \/>\nc. Magic-eye tube<br \/>\nd. Delayed sweep<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">6) What does the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>SOHO<\/strong> <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>satellite<\/strong> observe?<br \/>\na. Ocean surface temperatures<br \/>\nb. Solar phenomena<br \/>\nc. Geomagnetic pole drift<br \/>\nd. Cosmic rays<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">7) What <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>type<\/strong> of communication is the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>WSJT<\/strong> suite of software used for?<br \/>\na. High-speed <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>CW<\/strong><br \/>\nb. Networking<br \/>\nc. Satellite<br \/>\nd. Weak signal<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">8) Rover stations constitute a category in what <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>type<\/strong> of contest?<br \/>\na. VHF\/UHF<br \/>\nb. Field Day<br \/>\nc. Digital mode<br \/>\nd. Sprints<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">9) Through what platform does &ldquo;bent-pipe&rdquo; communication take place?<br \/>\na. Digipeater<br \/>\nb. D-STAR<br \/>\nc. Satellite<br \/>\nd. Passive reflector<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">10) What does a &ldquo;Skimmer&rdquo; skim?<br \/>\na. <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>CW<\/strong> signals<br \/>\nb. Intruders<br \/>\nc. VLF &ldquo;whistlers&rdquo;<br \/>\nd. Meteor trails<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><strong style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">Bonus Question<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8212; How did the &ldquo;screwdriver antenna&rdquo; get its name?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><strong style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><em style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">Answers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">1) d &#8212; Spotting networks distribute reception reports of stations for DXing and contesting.<br \/>\n2) c &#8212; A roofing filter helps reject strong in-band signals.<br \/>\n3) c &#8212; Buck-boost is a <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>type<\/strong> of switchmode dc-to-dc converter.<br \/>\n4) a &#8212; To avoid aliasing, sample at a minimum of twice the maximum signal <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>frequency<\/strong>.<br \/>\n5) b &#8212; A waterfall display shows a sequence of spectrum sweeps.<br \/>\n6) b &#8212; The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (<a style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: #087fb2; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\" href=\"http:\/\/sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov\/\">SOHO<\/a>) keeps an eye on our Sun.<br \/>\n7) d &#8212;&nbsp;<a style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: #087fb2; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.physics.princeton.edu\/pulsar\/K1JT\">WSJT<\/a>&nbsp;is written by Joe Taylor, K1JT, for EME and meteor scatter modes.<br \/>\n8) a &#8212; Rover stations move from grid square to grid square during the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>contest<\/strong>.<br \/>\n9) c &#8212; Signals are received by the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>satellite<\/strong> and transmitted back to the ground without processing.<br \/>\n10) a &#8212; Alex Shovkoplyas,&nbsp;<em style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><span style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">VE3NEA,<\/span><\/em>&nbsp;wrote&nbsp;<a style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; color: #087fb2; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dxatlas.com\/CwSkimmer\">this software<\/a>&nbsp;to decode <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>CW<\/strong> signals automaticall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.5; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><strong style=\"outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">Bonus Answer<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8212; The original models used electric screwdriver motors to adjust the antenna&rsquo;s resonant <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>frequency<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just in case you don&#8217;t get on the ARRL site much here is the quiz they posed on 9\/22\/2010. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> Amateur Radio Quiz: In the Here and Now TAGS:&nbsp;call sign,&nbsp;grid square,&nbsp;ward silver,&nbsp;weak signal 09\/22\/2010<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; 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