[HoustonHam] New Ham Radio Test is out!

[Chris Boone]

The new amateur radio test is here. A few changes have been made.
The new test has been designed so that the same test can be given for all
license classes. To qualify for the higher classes of license, all you have
to do is score better on the test. This makes things so much simpler for
VE's.

I have included a copy of the new exam.
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Please PRINT (that means no squiggly lines)

YOUR NAME (what they call you)
__________________________________________

ADDRESS (where you live)
_______________________________________________

BIRTH DATE (when you were born) ________________________________

EXAM INSTRUCTIONS:

Make a circle (one of these round things O ) around the letter of the best
answer! This is so we know what your answer to the question is!

1. You TALK into a microphone with your _______.

A. Hands
B. Feet
C. Toes
D. Mouth
E. Armpits

2. When you talk into a microphone, you talk into _______.

A. the front
B. the back
C. the top
D. the bottom
E. the wire

3. "HEADPHONES" are worn over the ___________.

A. Knees
B. Eyes
C. Toes
D. Ears
E. Lips

4. What do you do with the AC line cord coming out of a power supply?

A. Hold it in the air to pick up signals 
B. Pull on it to start the motor 
C. Talk into the plug to get real "skip DX"
D. Hook it to your antenna
E. Insert the plug into a source of power

5. A "two meter" radio is: (NOTE: There are TWO correct answers to this
question...look at the last two...sshhhh)

A. twice as strong as a one-meter radio    
B. two one-meter radios in series
C. a CB with two meters on the front panel 
D. a good doorstop 
E. a monoband radio

6. A "ten-foot mast" is about how long?

A. Three meters
B. Ten pounds
C. Two meters
D. Tree-top tall
E. Same length as basketball hoop is high

7. A "Triband antenna" is made to work on how many bands?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 10
E. Try it on any band!

8. The "Marconi" antenna is named after:

A. Marconi
B. Mantovani
C. macaroni
D. Dean Martin
E. martini

9. What colors of DIODES can you buy at a Radio Shack store?

A. Red, blue and black
B. Red, yellow and green
C. Orange and brown
D. I am color blind so this is a discriminatory question and I should
automatically get a waiver on this question.
E. I have no intention of ever using DIODES, so don't care what color they
are.

10. What color of SLURPEE can you buy at 7-11?

A. Red, blue and black
B. Red, yellow and green
C. Orange and brown
D. I am color blind so this is a discriminatory question and I should get
another waiver on this question. I now have two questions right.
E. All the above

11. You have just installed your new mobile rig in your vehicle and you are
still parked at the curb, you need to pull out into traffic and you are
talking to another station, so:

A. You put down the mic long enough to signal that you intend to pull away
from the curb 
B. You keep on talking and just pull out in traffic 
C. You open your left rear door to signal that you want to pull out in
traffic, while calling CQ DX on the repeater 
D. You install a light bulb at the top of your antenna so that it will flash
when you are talking on the radio and people will then know to let you out

END OF EXAM.

YOUR SIGNATURE (slap your tag here)

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SCORING:
Get ALL of them and you are a VE!
Get more than half of them correct and you get an EXTRA!!!!
Get at least a third of them right and you get a GENERAL!!!!
Get more than TWO right and you get a TECHNICIAN!!!
Get only ONE right? No more Novices so go back out in parking lot and study
another five minutes. When you are done, come back in and try again. You'll
do better.....
Get NONE right? Back to 27 MHz CB.