QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS     STUDY NOTES 

1. Amateur stations are often regarded as "frequency agile". This means:
   1. operation is limited to frequency modulation
   2. operators can choose to operate anywhere on a shared band
   3. a bandswitch is required on all transceivers
   4. on a shared band operators can change frequency to avoid interfering

    

2. A new amateur radio operator is permitted to:
   1. operate on all amateur bands other than VHF at least weekly using a computer for log-keeping
   2. operate only on specified amateur bands for 3 months logging at least 50 contacts and retaining the log book for at least one year for possible official inspection
   3. operate only on one fixed frequency in the amateur bands between 5 and 25 MHz for 6 months and then present the log book for official inspection
   4. operate on amateur bands between 5 and 25 MHz as and when the operator chooses

    

3. The frequency limits of the “80 metre band” are:
   1. 3.50 to 4.0 MHz
   2. 3.50 to 3.90 MHz
   3. 3.50 to 3.85 MHz
   4. 3.6 to 3.9 MHz

    

4. In New Zealand the frequency limits of the “40 metre band” are:
   1. 7.00 to 7.10 MHz
   2. 7.00 to 7.15 MHz
   3. 7.00 to 7.30 MHz
   4. 7.10 to 7.40 MHz

    

5. The frequency limits of the “20 metre band” are:
   1. 14.00 to 14.10 MHz
   2. 14.00 to 14.45 MHz
   3. 14.00 to 14.50 MHz
   4. 14.00 to 14.35 MHz

    

6. The frequency limits of the “15 metre band” are:
   1. 21.00 to 21.35 MHz
   2. 21.00 to 21.40 MHz
   3. 21.00 to 21.45 MHz
   4. 21.00 to 21.50 MHz

    

7. The frequency limits of the “10 metre band” are:
   1. 28.00 to 28.35 MHz
   2. 28.00 to 28.40 MHz
   3. 28.00 to 29.00 MHz
   4. 28.00 to 29.70 MHz

    

8. The frequency limits of the “2 metre band” are:
   1. 144 to 149 MHz
   2. 144 to 148 MHz
   3. 146 to 148 MHz
   4. 144 to 150 MHz

    

9. The frequency limits of the “70 centimetre band” are:
   1. 430 to 440 MHz
   2. 430 to 450 MHz
   3. 435 to 438 MHz
   4. 430 to 460 MHz

    

10. The published bandplans for the New Zealand amateur bands:
    1. are determined by the MED
    2. change at each equinox
    3. limit the operating frequencies of high-power stations
    4. were developed by NZART in the interests of all radio amateurs

     

11. Operation on the 130 to 190 kHz band requires:
    1. a vertical half-wave antenna
    2. special permission to operate in daylight hours
    3. power output limited to 5 watt e.i.r.p. maximum
    4. receivers with computers with sound cards

     

12. Two bands where amateur satellites may operate are
    1. 28.0 to 29.7 MHz and 144.0 to 146.0 MHz
    2. 21.0 to 21.1 MHz and 146.0 to 148.0 MHz
    3. 3.5 to 3.8 MHz and 7.0 to 7.1 MHz
    4. 7.1 to 7.3 MHz and 10.1 to 10.15 MHz

     

13. The band 50 to 51 MHz is available to:
    1. amateur radio operators subject to special conditions
    2. all amateur radio operators as part of the 6 metre band
    3. television broadcasting only
    4. radio broadcasting stations only

     

14. The following amateur radio band is shared with other services:
    1. 14.0 to 14.35 MHz
    2. 7.1 to 7.3 MHz
    3. 18.068 to 18.168 MHz
    4. 144.0 to 146.0 MHz

     

15. The frequency band 146 to 148 MHz is:
    1. shared with other communication services
    2. allocated exclusively for police communications
    3. exclusive to repeater operation
    4. reserved for emergency communications

     

16. The following amateur radio band is shared with another service in New Zealand:
    1. 51 to 53 MHz
    2. 144 to 146 MHz
    3. 7.0 to 7.1 MHz
    4. 24.89 to 24.99 MHz

     

17. The published New Zealand amateur radio bandplans are:
    1. obligatory for all amateur radio operators to observe
    2. recommended, and all amateur radio operators should follow them
    3. to show where distant stations can be worked
    4. for tests and experimental purposes only

     

18. The following band is allocated to New Zealand amateur radio operators on a primary basis:
    1. 3.5 to 3.9 MHz
    2. 10.1 to 10.15 MHz
    3. 146 to 148 MHz
    4. 21 to 21.45 MHz

     

19. When the Amateur Service is a secondary user of a band and another service is the primary user, this means:
    1. nothing at all, all users have equal rights to operate
    2. amateurs may only use the band during emergencies
    3. the band may be used by amateurs provided they do not cause harmful interference to primary users
    4. you may increase transmitter power to overcome any interference caused by primary users

     

20. This rule applies if two amateur radio stations want to use the same frequency:
    1. the operator with the newer qualification must yield the frequency to the more experienced operator
    2. the station with the lower power output must yield the frequency to the station with the higher power output
    3. both stations have an equal right to operate on the frequency, the second-comer courteously giving way after checking that the frequency is in use
    4. stations in ITU Regions 1 and 2 must yield the frequency to stations in Region 3