License Exam Quiz #333

de Steve, AE8AT 

This week the quiz commemorates Gladys Kathleen Parkin, born 27 September 1901 (Wikipedia will say 1900, but reliable sources have 1901).  She earned her amateur license in 1916 at the age of 15. Her call was 6SO (sometimes seen 6S0). One of the earliest licensed female ham radio operators, she was routinely identified as the youngest female operator in the San Francisco Chronicle. She also obtained a professional license becoming the third woman to earn the first class license. She would have built her own spark gap transmitter and other equipment, typical of the time. She is remarkable both for the young age she acquired the skill to obtain her license and for trailblazing. 

T3A03 What antenna polarization is normally used for long-distance CW and SSB contacts on the VHF and UHF bands?

A. Right-hand circular

B. Left-hand circular

C. Horizontal

D. Vertical

G2C06 What does the term “zero beat” mean in CW operation?

A. Matching the speed of the transmitting station

B. Operating split to avoid interference on frequency

C. Sending without error

D. Matching the transmit frequency to the frequency of a received signal

E8D04 What is the primary effect of extremely short rise or fall time on a CW signal?

A. More difficult to copy

B. The generation of RF harmonics

C. The generation of key clicks

D. More difficult to tune

Answers:

T3A03 = C

G2C06 = D

E8D04 = C

Quiz 333