License Exam Quiz #387
de Steve, AE8AT
This week the quiz, like the Thursday Night Group that spawned it, returns to anarchy. The questions are drawn from the least used sections of each question pool.
T6B04 Which of the following components can consist of three regions of semiconductor material?
A. Alternator
B. Transistor
C. Triode
D. Pentode
G3B03 Which frequency will have the least attenuation for long-distance skip propagation?
A. Just below the MUF
B. Just above the LUF
C. Just below the critical frequency
D. Just above the critical frequency
E4E04 How can conducted noise from an automobile battery charging system be suppressed?
A. By installing filter capacitors in series with the alternator leads
B. By installing a noise suppression resistor and a blocking capacitor at the battery
C. By installing a high-pass filter in series with the radio’s power lead and a low-pass filter in parallel with the antenna feed line
D. By installing ferrite chokes on the charging system leads
Answers:
T6B04 = B
G3B03 = A
E4E04 = D