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Gordon West's Pre-Study Q&A for the2019-2023 General Class CourseCopyright 2019, W5YI Group/Master Publishing, All rights ReservedWelcome to your weekend class pre-study homework. Your upcoming weekend class isabsolutely NOT a cram session, followed by the test. Rather your weekend course will take yourtextbook questions and answers and relate them to the real world of ham radio operating.This pre-study material comes straight out of the Gordon West General Class book forthe 2019 -2023 Element 3 question pool. The fill-in-the-blank questions in this pre-study guidefollow the exact order of the book. We even give you page numbers to quickly spot the correctanswer!In addition to the Gordon West General Class book, this pre-study material is alsocovered in the exclusive audio CD course. The CD audio course is a fun way to hear the radiosounds behind some of these questions and answers.This pre-study homework is for use in out of the classroom Your actual Element 3examination will be multiple choice and all the easier. This homework also parallels the W5YIHAMSTUDY computer home study course that comes with the General Class book. Preparationby taking random practice exams on the computer is both, educational, and a great double-checkthat you are passing the exams at a level that shows how well you will do on the realexamination. You'll see the same questions, answers, and explanations of the correct answer onscreen. This is a great way to study for those that prefer both reading the book and practiceexams on screen. Begin by reading the Chapter 1 of your General Class book, and start filling inthe home study answers. The page numbers will help! Be sure to bring your completed homestudy to the first class session.To order the Gordon West General Class book, goto www.w5yi.orgor call 1-800-669-9594Page 1

GENERAL CLASS PRIVILEGES (pages 1 - 8)1. What sideband on 160 m, 75 m, and 40 m, upper or lower? p 22. General voice limits on 75 m? p 33. How much power output on 60 m? p 44. What emission on 30 m? p 45. What sideband on 20 to 10 m? Upper or lower? p 4 56. General voice band limits on 20 m? p 47. General voice band limits on 15 m? p 58. General voice limits on 10 m? p 5A LITTLE HAM HISTORY (pages 9-16)1. How old is the amateur radio service? p 92. Approximately how many licensed USA hams? p 93. In 1979, what requirement was eliminated for operation above 30 MHz? p 104. In 2015, what requirement was eliminated for high frequency licensing? p105. When did VE testing begin? p 126. Which test element is Element 4 ? p 13GETTING READY FOR THE EXAM (pages 17-22)1. How many questions on your upcoming test? p 172. How many questions in the entire Element 3 pool? p 183. May examiners CHANGE the wording of the test? p 174. What TOPIC covers question G1A04? p 195. How can the blue key words help? p 206. After my rearrangement, how many topic areas are there? p 21YOUR PASSING CSCE (pages 23 -25)1. Append what two letters after my Technician call sign when I pass General Class? p 242. After passing your General Class Exam, what Bands may you operate on? p 243. What is required to re-obtain a General Class license? p 25Page 2

YOUR NEW GENERAL BANDS (pages 26 - 34)1. What formulas is used to convert frequency to wavelength?p 262. What formula is used to convert wavelength to frequency? p 263. General voice privileges on 20 meters? p 284. General voice privileges on 40 meters? p 295. How much power output ERP on 60 meters? p 316. Maximum emission bandwidth on 60 meters? p 317. Voluntary guideline for band usage? p 34FCC RULES (pages 34 - 41)1. What part of the Rules covers the amateur radio service? p 362. What items would you put in your station log? p 353. Who REALLY helps enforce the rules? p 354. What is generally prohibited in ham radio rules? p 375. An unlicensed person that you allow to talk on your ham radio is called a? p406. Do we have a third party agreement with Japan? p 417. May I travel to Italy and operate with a CEPT? p 40BE A VE! (pages 42 - 43)1. How many VEs to conduct an exam? p 422. Three General Class VE's may administer which test? p 423. Who accredits individual volunteer examiners? p 424. What age limit to become a VE? p 43VOICE OPERATION (pages 44 - 53)1. What does 73 mean? p 442. What does QSL stand for? p 443. What would you say to break into an on-going conversation? p 464. What does CQ DX mean? p 465. How many kilohertz separation between SSB signals? p 486. This circuit triggers your radio to transmit when you talk? p 507. On what bands do we use lower SSB? p 538. On what bands do we use upper sideband? p 53Page 3

CW LIVES! (pages 55 - 63)1. What does S-5 mean? p 562. What does QSN stand for? p 573. What does QSY mean? p 584. Where do Beacon Stations operate on the 20 meter band? p 60DIGITAL OPERATING (pages 64 - 78)1. Where on 20 meters migh you find PSK 31 transmissions? p 662. What does RTTY stand for? p 603. How many data bits in a single PSK 31 character? p 654. Greater digital rates require what kind of frequency shifts? p 695. What id Foward Error Correection? p 75-6. What type of modulation is used by FT8? p767. Where do amateurs operate operater MESH networks? p77IN AN EMERGENCY (pages 79 - 81)1. What emission mode is authorized for emergency communications? p 792. First thing to find out when answering a distress call? p 793. What does RACES stand for? p 80SKYWAVE EXCITEMENT (pages 83 - 97)1. Which furthest ionospheric layer refracts radio waves? p 82 - 832. Which ionospheric layer absorbs radio waves? p 823. What does MUF stand for? p 844. Waves that hug the surface of the earth are called? p 845. HF sky wave conditions usually happen every how many days? p 926. What might you SEE during periods of high geomagnetic activity? p 93-947. Which index tells short term stability of the Earth's magnetic field? p 948. Charged particles take how many hours to reach the Earth? p 969. Best band normally anytime for long range propagation? p 96Page 4

YOUR HF TRANSMITTER (pages 98 - 111)1. What is the process changing your voice to an intelligible radio signal? p 982. What circuit in a transmitter combines signals? p 993. What does a speech processor accomplish? p 994. What does ALC stand for? p 1005. Should you adjust your microphone gain for flat topping? p 102 )6. What test for linearity? p 1027. What emission from a reactance modulator? p 1068. Peak power to average power, multiply by this? p 1079. To Convert average power to peak power, multiply by this? p 10810. Double or nothing : a two times gain equals how much in db? P 10811. Are Class C amplifiers efficient? p 10912. Are Class A amplifiers linear? p 10913. Do this with your transmitter to minimize positive feedback? p 110YOUR RECEIVER (pages 112 - 120)1. Which receiver stage processes signals from the RF amplifier and local oscillator? p 1132. What is a term for mixing 2 RF signals? p 113-1143. What does DSP stand for? p 1144. Which filter will automatically notch a tone? p 1155. What type of meter measures signal strength? p 118OSCILLATORS & COMPONENTS (pages 122 - 131)1. All oscillators have this? p 1192. What does LED stand for? p 1243. What is the junction threshold voltage of a Germanium diode? p 1254. What type of display requires back lighting? p 1265. What does a shift register do? p 1276. What does ROM stand for? p 1297. What is a binary number? p 130Page 5

ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES (pages 132 - 143)1. Draw Ohm's Law Circle p 1322. Current is directly proportional to? p 1323. A half-wave rectifier works which portion of the cycle? p 1354. A full-wave rectifier works which portion of a cycle? p 1365. Which components are in a power-supply filter network? p 1376. Name a rechargeable battery? p 1397. How do we process sunlight into electricity? p 1408. Can you run your new HF radio using your automobile cigarette lighter plug? p 142CIRCUITS (pages 146 - 161)1. In the schematic G7-1: What is #1? p 1472. What is #2? p 1473. What is #3? p 1464. What is #7? p 1475. What is #6? p 1476. What is #8? p 1467. How do resistors combine in series? p 1508. How do capacitors combine in parallel? p 1519. Reactance is the opposition to the flow of? p 15310. What is the unit of impedance? p 15511. What does a ferrite core do to a toroidal inductor? p 15812. A transformer's primary is conducted to? p 159GOOD GROUNDS and HF ANTENNAS (pages 162 - 187)1. What is one reason for good grounding of your equipment? p 1622. How do you avoid a ground loop? p 1633. Formula for constructing a half wave dipole, end to end, in feet? p 1674. How long is a 1/4 wave vertical antenna for 20 meters? p 1725. Which antenna concentrates energy in one general direction? p 1726. What is the common match used with a Yagi antenna? p 1757. What might an antenna trap do? p 176Page 6

9.What antenna type is constructed of square 1/4 wave elements? p 18010. What is the advantage of a log periodic antenna? p 18111. Why is impedance matching with an SWR analyzer important? p 18412. Which meter might indicate radiation patterns of an antenna? p 18513. What is ERP? p 186COAX CABLE (pages 188 - 196)1. What is the usual impedance of ham coax? p 1882. How is the percentage of power loss calculated ? p 1893. What might be a poor SWR reading? p 1944. Big benefit of a type N connector? p 1955. SMA connectors are preferred on what bands? p 196RF and ELECTRICAL SAFETY ( pages 197 - 205)1. Wear this when climbing a tower? p 1982. Are indoor antennas safe? p 2013. What does MPE stand for? p 2014. Which circuit purposely disconnects AC line power with a fault detected? p 2025. How many amps for #14 wiring? p 2036. How many amps for #12 gauge wiring? p 2037. Danger of lead-tin solder? p 2048. Danger of a generator near your ham shack? p 205CONGRATULATIONS ON COMPLETING YOUR PRESTUDY ASSIGNMENT!If you were able to complete most of this homework, you'll do fine on your up-comingGeneral Class exam. Continue to review the book before class. You also can take practiceexams on your computer using our W5YI software (available from The W5YI Group - 800669-9594 or at www.w5yi.org).When you pass the examination, be sure to send for your FREE graduation certificateand band charts. Page 213 g ives you all the details.I look forward to hearing you on the airwaves soon!Gordon WestWB6NOAPage 7

Instructor's GuideFor the Gordon West 2019-2023 General Class BookWritten by: Gordon West, WB6NOA,Edited by: Pete Trotter, KB9SMGDistributed by:W5YI Group2000 E Randol Mill Rd 608AArlington, TX. 76011800-669-9594www.w5yi.orgPage 8

textbook questions and answers and relate them to the real world of ham radio operating. This pre-study material comes straight out of the Gordon West . General Class . book for the 2019 -2023 Element 3 question pool. The fill-in-the-blank questions in this pre-