Amateur Radio Quiz: For Auld Acquaintance<\/p>\n
TAGS: 160 meters, 80 meters, air force, arrl, arrl hq, clipperton island, DXCC, dxcc entity, ham radio, hiram percy maxim, solar cycle, Top<\/strong> Band, w1aw Here at the end of the year, it\u2019s customary to remember those who have gone before us. This quiz acknowledges events and individuals that shaped ham radio<\/strong>. For those of you who are new to the hobby, here are some great topics to research online and find out more about what makes ham radio<\/strong> tick. Young or old, newcomer or Old Timer — happy holidays to all!<\/p>\n 1) Stew Perry, W1BB, was best known for his exploits on what band? 2) Who made the first expedition to Clipperton Island, FO8AJ? 3) Which ARRL<\/strong> official came up with the idea of DXCC? 4) Which DXCC<\/strong> Manager took the program from its post-WWII form and brought the program into the modern era? 5) Gus Browning, W4BPD, made the first operation from what DXCC<\/strong> entity? 6) At the close of World War I, which branch of the US military had control over the airwaves? 7) When the numbered US call<\/strong> districts were first instituted, how many there were? 8) Who invented the superheterodyne receiver? 9) What was the ARRL<\/strong> HQ station\u2019s call<\/strong> sign before W1AW? 10) What company made the D-104 dynamic microphone? 11) Solar Cycle 19 — the most active on record — peaked in what year? 12) Clarence Moore, W9LZX, invented what popular antenna? Bonus: Name the French amateur on the European end of the first trans-Atlantic amateur QSO<\/p>\n Answers<\/p>\n 1) a — Stew was known as \u201cMr Top<\/strong> Band.\u201d The Stew Perry<\/strong> Top<\/strong> Band Distance Challenge is named after him.<\/p>\n
\n12\/06\/2010
\nBy H. Ward Silver
\nn0ax@arrl.net<\/p>\n
\na. 160 meters
\nb. 80 meters
\nc. 10 meters
\nd. 6 meters<\/p>\n
\na. OH2BH
\nb. W1AW
\nc. W0DX
\nd. PY2RO<\/p>\n
\na. Hiram Percy Maxim
\nb. John Huntoon<\/strong>
\nc. Don Search
\nd. Clinton DeSoto<\/p>\n
\na. John Huntoon<\/strong>
\nb. Rod Newkirk
\nc. Bob White
\nd. Don Wallace<\/p>\n
\na. ZD8 (Ascension Island)
\nb. JD1\/O (Ogasawara)
\nc. YA (Afghanistan)
\nd. 3Y\/B (Bouvet Island)<\/p>\n
\na. Navy
\nb. Marines
\nc. Air Force
\nd. Army<\/p>\n
\na. 7
\nb. 8
\nc. 9
\nd. 10<\/p>\n
\na. de Forest
\nb. Armstrong
\nc. Sarnoff
\nd. Tesla<\/p>\n
\na. W1AA
\nb. 1MK
\nc. 1AW
\nd. It was always W1AW.<\/p>\n
\na. Astatic
\nb. Collins
\nc. Shure
\nd. Heil<\/p>\n
\na. 1947
\nb. 1959
\nc. 1963
\nd. 1969<\/p>\n
\na. Windom
\nb. ZL-Special
\nc. Quad
\nd. Bobtail<\/p>\n