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Practice Paper 2
for the RCF Advanced Level Exam in Radio Communications
Version 4
You will
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a copy of the Licence bandplans far Zm and ZCm forrnula sheet calculator blue or black pens
Try to set aside 2 hours when you will not be distracted by phone calls, pets, children, cups of tea. Before you begin, visit the loo.
For each guestion, put a tick in the I j by the correct answer. Make sure your tick does not cover two boxes. If you change your mind, scribble over the box with the first tick; then tick the carrect box.
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Go through the whole paper, answering all the questions you are sure of. Go thncugh the paper a second time, Think about each remaining question and answer lt if you can. Go through the paper a third time.
For each question that is still unanswered, etiminate any options that you know are wrong; then make an intelligent gums at the correct answer. Each question carries one mark. Marks are not deducted for wrong anslilers. 5o do not leave any guxtions unanswered. Check yourcalcutations. Look over your answers until time is up.
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Sources of the reference material needed for the Exam (Licence, bandplans, formulas) can be found at http ://freespace. virgin. netlmu rray. g3kzb This website also gives details of other Practice papers.
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What frequency bands are available to a Full UK Licensee operating $ttM in international waters? A
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The bands al]$atd for use in the UK. The top l*kHz ofeach band in Schedule I of S]e Ucence. The bands a}located by the ITU in the region where the vessel is located. The bands set aside by the ITU for /MM operations.
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In which of the fcllowing happenings rnay a Licensee use the Radio Equipmeat to assist communications? In times of (1) national emergenry (2) international emergenqf (3) disaster
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circumstances. Only if the Licensee holds a Fuli Licence. C t ] Only if the Licensee holds a Intermediate or Full Licence. D [ ] If the Licencee holds any UK Amateur Radic Licence. [ ] B[ ]
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ttlthich one of the fsllowlng restrictions applies to the Remote Control of Radio Equlpnnent by a Full Licence holder?
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required by a duly authorized officer of Ofcom
necessary to prevent undue interference to users on adjacent frequencles
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What is the phase difference between the voltage and current shown on this graph?
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A circuit consisting of a resistor and inductor in series has a time constant of 12msecs. After voltage is applied, the final value of the current will be reached after approximately
L7 A 15 ohm loudspeaker is driven frsm a 6,000 ohm source. What ratio of transformer is required?
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The power gain of an amplifier is gdB. By how maay times is the po!iler increased?
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Within a transmitter, a modulated signal is produced on 5,0 MHz. To give an output on 80m (3.5 to 3.8 MHz), it is mixed with a synthesiser signal on 10.0 to 10'3 MHz. Also produced (and filtered out) is an unwanted mixer product on
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separate the CTCSS sub-audible tone from speech e*terirg a repeater reduce excessive bandwidtlr caused by overdriving a linear amplifier remove one particular harrnonic from the output of a transmitter remove 50 Hz mains hum from an audio stage
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4r. Ihe amount of electromagnetic energy falling on a* area of 1 squara metre is called the
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Why is an FM signal less likely to cause cross-modulation in receivers than other rnodes of modulation? A
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Tests have shown that a base-emitter junction in an audio amplifier is acting as a rectifier far an RF signal. To cure the interfereftcef tvhich s*e of the following capacitars should be wired acr*ss the base-emitter leads? A
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problems on a neighboufs carnputer and the neighb*ur is not willing t+ c**perate in fi*d**g a cilre, the Amate*r should advise him to contEct
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If a 2 metre signal is breaking through onto a TV, what should be fitted in the TV dcwnlead to prevent this?
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$rays can a Packet Radic rylessege reaclr its d*sti*ati*n? (1) directly if withi* range {2) via a mailbox {3} using a digipeater
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How cen a high voltage be rneasured with a IOBpA nrovi*g cail meter?
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The trace becomes fainter.
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