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1. The Amateur Service may be briefly defined as:
   1. a private radio service for personal gain and public benefit
   2. a public radio service used for public service communications
   3. a radiocommunication service for the purpose of self-training, intercommunication and technical investigation
   4. a private radio service intended only for emergency communications

    

2. The organisation responsible for the International Radio Regulations is the:
   1. European Radiocommunications Office
   2. United Nations
   3. International Telecommunication Union
   4. European Telecommunication Standards Institute

    

3. New Zealand's views on international radio regulatory matters are coordinated by the:
   1. New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART)
   2. Ministry of Economic Development (MED)
   3. International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)
   4. Prime Minister's Office

    

4. For regulatory purposes the world is divided into regions each with different radio spectrum allocations. New Zealand is in:
   1. Region 1
   2. Region 2
   3. Region 3
   4. Region 4

    

5. The prime document for the administration of the Amateur Service in New Zealand is the:
   1. New Zealand Radiocommunications Regulations
   2. Broadcasting Act
   3. Radio Amateur's Handbook
   4. minutes of the International Telecommunication Union meetings

    

6. The administration of the Amateur Service in New Zealand is by:
   1. the Ministry of Economic Development Radio Spectrum Management Group
   2. the Area Code administrators of New Zealand Post
   3. the Radio Communications Division of the Ministry of Police
   4. your local council public relations section

    

7. An Amateur Station is a station:
   1. in the public radio service
   2. using radiocommunications for a commercial purpose
   3. using equipment for training new radiocommunications operators
   4. in the Amateur Service

    

8. A General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency can be inspected by an authorised officer from the Ministry of Economic Development:
   1. at any time
   2. on any business day
   3. before 9 p.m.
   4. only on public holidays

    

9. The fundamental regulations controlling the Amateur Service are to be found in:
   1. the International Radio Regulations from the ITU
   2. the Radio Amateur's Handbook
   3. the NZART Callbook
   4. on the packet radio bulletin-board

    

10. You must have a General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency to:
    1. transmit on public-service frequencies
    2. retransmit shortwave broadcasts
    3. repair radio equipment
    4. transmit in bands allocated to the Amateur Service

     

11. A New Zealand General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency allows you to operate:
    1. anywhere in the world
    2. anywhere in New Zealand and in any other country that recognises the Certificate
    3. within 50 km of your home station location
    4. only at your home address

     

12. With a General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency you may operate transmitters in your station:
    1. one at a time
    2. one at a time, except for emergency communications
    3. any number at one time
    4. any number, so long as they are transmitting on different bands

     

13. You must keep the following document at your amateur station:
    1. your General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency
    2. a copy of the Rules and Regulations for the Amateur Service
    3. a copy of the Radio Amateur's Handbook for instant reference
    4. a chart showing the amateur radio bands

     

14. An Amateur Station is one which is:
    1. operated by the holder of a General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency on the amateur radio bands
    2. owned and operated by a person who is not engaged professionally in radio communications
    3. used exclusively to provide two-way communication in connection with activities of amateur sporting organisations
    4. used primarily for emergency communications during floods, earthquakes and similar disasters.

     

15. If the qualified operator of an amateur radio station is absent overseas, the home station may be used by:
    1. any member of the immediate family to maintain contact with only the qualified operator
    2. any person with an appropriate General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency
    3. the immediate family to communicate with any amateur radio operator
    4. the immediate family if a separate callsign for mobile use has been obtained by the absent operator

     

16. All amateur stations, regardless of the mode of transmission used, must be equipped with:
    1. a reliable means for determining the operating radio frequency
    2. a dummy antenna
    3. an overmodulation indicating device
    4. a dc power meter

     

17. An amateur station may transmit unidentified signals:
    1. when making a brief test not intended for reception by anyone else
    2. when conducted on a clear frequency when no interference will be caused
    3. when the meaning of transmitted information must be obscured to preserve secrecy
    4. never, such transmissions are not permitted

     

18. You may operate your amateur radio station somewhere in New Zealand for short periods away from the location entered in the administration's database:
    1. only during times of emergency
    2. only after giving proper notice to the MED
    3. during an approved emergency practice
    4. whenever you want to

     

19. Before operating an amateur station in a motor vehicle, you must:
    1. give the Land Transport Authority the vehicle's licence plate number
    2. inform the Ministry of Economic Development
    3. hold a current General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency
    4. obtain an additional callsign

     

20. An applicant for a New Zealand General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency must first qualify by meeting the appropriate examination requirements. Application may then be made by:
    1. anyone except a representative of a foreign government
    2. only a citizen of New Zealand
    3. anyone except an employee of the Ministry of Economic Development
    4. anyone

     

21. An amateur radio operator must have current New Zealand postal and email addresses so the Ministry of Economic Development:
    1. has a record of the location of each amateur station
    2. can refund overpaid fees
    3. can publish a callsign directory
    4. can send mail to the operator

     

22. If you transmit from another amateur's station, the person responsible for its proper operation is:
    1. both of you
    2. the other amateur (the station’s owner)
    3. you, the operator
    4. the station owner, unless the station records show that you were the operator at the time

     

23. Your responsibility as a station operator is that you must:
    1. allow another amateur to operate your station upon request
    2. be present whenever the station is operated
    3. be responsible for the proper operation of the station in accordance with the Radiocommunications Regulations
    4. notify the Ministry of Economic Development if another amateur acts as the operator

     

24. An amateur station must have a qualified operator:
    1. only when training another amateur
    2. whenever the station receiver is operated
    3. whenever the station is used for transmitting
    4. when transmitting and receiving

     

25. A log-book for recording stations worked:
    1. is compulsory for every amateur radio operator
    2. is recommended for all amateur radio operators
    3. must list all messages sent
    4. must record time in UTC

     

26. Unqualified persons in your family cannot transmit using your amateur station if they are alone with your equipment because they must:
    1. not use your equipment without your permission
    2. hold a General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency before they are allowed to be operators
    3. first know how to use the right abbreviations and Q signals
    4. first know the right frequencies and emissions for transmitting

     

27. Amateur radio repeater equipment and frequencies in New Zealand are co-ordinated by:
    1. the Ministry of Economic Development
    2. NZART branches in the main cities
    3. repeater trustees
    4. the NZART Frequency Management and Technical Advisory Group.

     

28. A qualified operator of an amateur radio station may permit anyone to:
    1. operate the station under direct supervision
    2. send business traffic to any other station.
    3. pass brief comments of a personal nature provided no fees or other considerations are requested or accepted
    4. use the station for Morse sending practice

     

29. The minimum age for a person to hold a General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency is:
    1. 12 years
    2. 16 years
    3. 21 years
    4. there is no age limit

     

30. If you contact another station and your signal is strong and perfectly readable, you should:
    1. turn on your speech processor
    2. reduce your SWR
    3. not make any changes, otherwise you may lose contact
    4. reduce your transmitter power output to the minimum needed to maintain contact

     

31. The age when an amateur radio operator is required to surrender the General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency is:
    1. 65 years
    2. 70 years
    3. 75 years
    4. there is no age limit

     

32. Peak envelope power (PEP) output is the:
    1. average power output at the crest of the modulating cycle
    2. total power contained in each sideband
    3. carrier power output
    4. transmitter power output on key-up condition

     

33. The maximum power output permitted from an amateur station is:
    1. that needed to overcome interference from other stations
    2. 30 watt PEP
    3. specified in the amateur radio General User Radio Licence
    4. 1000 watt mean power or 2000 watt PEP

     

34. The transmitter power output for amateur stations at all times is:
    1. 25 watt PEP minimum output
    2. that needed to overcome interference from other stations
    3. 1000 watt PEP maximum
    4. the minimum power necessary to communicate and within the terms of the amateur radio GURL

     

35. You identify your amateur station by transmitting your:
    1. "handle"
    2. callsign
    3. first name and your location
    4. full name

     

36. This callsign could be allocated to an amateur radio operator in New Zealand:
    1. ZK-CKF
    2. ZLC5
    3. ZL2HF
    4. ZMX4432

     

37. The callsign of a New Zealand amateur radio station:
    1. is listed in the administration's database
    2. can be any sequence of characters made-up by the operator
    3. can never be changed
    4. is changed annually

     

38. These letters are generally used for the first letters in New Zealand amateur radio callsigns:
    1. ZS
    2. ZL
    3. VK
    4. LZ

     

39. The figures normally used in New Zealand amateur radio callsigns are:
    1. any two-digit number, 45 through 99
    2. any two-digit number, 22 through 44
    3. a single digit, 5 through 9
    4. a single digit, 1 through 4

     

40. Before re-issuing, a relinquished callsign is normally kept for:
    1. 1 year
    2. 2 years
    3. 0 years
    4. 5 years

     

41. A General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency authorises the use of:
    1. all amateur radio transmitting and receiving apparatus
    2. a TV receiver
    3. amateur radio transmitting apparatus only
    4. marine mobile equipment

     

42. General Amateur Operator Certificates of Competency and callsigns are issued pursuant to the Regulations by the:
    1. New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART)
    2. Ministry of Economic Development Approved Radio Examiners
    3. Department of Internal Affairs
    4. Prime Minister's Office

     

43. To replace a written copy of your General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency you should:
    1. Apply to an Approved Radio Examiner to re-sit the examination
    2. Download an application form from the Department of Internal Affairs website
    3. Download an application form from the MED website (or have an Approved Radio Examiner do this for you)
    4. Download and print one from the official database (or have an Approved Radio Examiner do this for you)

     

44. A General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency holder must advise permanent changes to postal and email addresses and update the official database records within:
    1. 7 days
    2. one calendar month
    3. 10 days
    4. one year

     

45. A General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency:
    1. expires after 6 months
    2. contains the unique callsign(s) to be used by that operator
    3. is transferable
    4. permits the transmission of radio waves

     

46. A General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency is normally issued for:
    1. 1 year
    2. 5 years
    3. 10 years
    4. life

     

47. A licence that provides for a given class of radio transmitter to be used without requiring a licence in the owner’s own name is known as:
    1. a repeater licence
    2. a general user radio licence
    3. a beacon licence
    4. a reciprocal licence

     

48. The holder of a General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency may permit anyone to:
    1. use an amateur radio station to communicate with other radio amateurs
    2. pass brief messages of a personal nature provided no fees or other consideration are requested or accepted
    3. operate the amateur station under the supervision and in the presence of a qualified operator
    4. take part in communications only if prior written permission is received from the MED

     

49. International communications on behalf of third parties may be transmitted by an amateur station only if:
    1. prior remuneration has been received
    2. such communications have been authorised by the countries concerned
    3. the communication is transmitted in secret code
    4. English is used to identify the station at the end of each transmission

     

50. The term "amateur third party communications" refers to:
    1. a simultaneous communication between three operators
    2. the transmission of commercial or secret messages
    3. messages to or on behalf of non-licensed people or organisations
    4. none of the above

     

51. The Morse code signal SOS is sent by a station:
    1. with an urgent message
    2. in grave and imminent danger and requiring immediate assistance
    3. making a report about a shipping hazard
    4. sending important weather information

     

52. If you hear distress traffic and are unable to render assistance, you should:
    1. maintain watch until you are certain that assistance is forthcoming
    2. enter the details in the log book and take no further action
    3. take no action
    4. tell all other stations to cease transmitting

     

53. The transmission of messages in a secret code by the operator of an amateur station is:
    1. permitted when communications are transmitted on behalf of a government agency
    2. permitted when communications are transmitted on behalf of third parties
    3. permitted during amateur radio contests
    4. not permitted except for control signals by the licensees of remote beacon or repeater stations

     

54. Messages from an amateur station in one of the following are expressly forbidden:
    1. ASCII
    2. International No. 2 code
    3. Baudot code
    4. secret cipher

     

55. The term "harmful interference" means:
    1. interference which obstructs or repeatedly interrupts radiocommunication services
    2. an antenna system which accidentally falls on to a neighbour's property
    3. a receiver with the audio volume unacceptably loud
    4. interference caused by a station of a secondary service

     

56. When interference to the reception of radiocommunications is caused by the operation of an amateur station, the station operator:
    1. must immediately comply with any action required by the MED to prevent the interference
    2. may continue to operate with steps taken to reduce the interference when the station operator can afford it
    3. may continue to operate without restrictions
    4. is not obligated to take any action

     

57. An amateur radio operator may knowingly interfere with another radio communication or signal:
    1. when the operator of another station is acting in an illegal manner
    2. when another station begins transmitting on a frequency you already occupy
    3. never
    4. when the interference is unavoidable because of crowded band conditions

     

58. After qualifying and gaining a General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency you are permitted to:
    1. operate on any frequency in the entire radio spectrum
    2. first operate for three months on amateur radio bands below 5 MHz and bands above 25 MHz to log fifty or more contacts
    3. ignore published bandplans
    4. make frequent tune-up transmissions at 10 MHz

     

59. Morse code is permitted for use by:
    1. only operators who have passed a Morse code test
    2. those stations with computers to decode it
    3. any amateur radio operator
    4. only those stations equipped for headphone reception

     

60. As a New Zealand amateur radio operator you may communicate with:
    1. only amateur stations within New Zealand
    2. only stations running more than 500w PEP output
    3. only stations using the same transmission mode
    4. other amateur stations world-wide

     

61. As a New Zealand amateur radio operator you:
    1. must regularly operate using dry batteries
    2. should use shortened antennas
    3. may train for and support disaster relief activities
    4. must always have solar-powered equipment in reserve

     

62. Your General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency permits you to:
    1. work citizen band stations
    2. establish and operate an earth station in the amateur satellite service
    3. service commercial radio equipment over 1 kW output
    4. re-wire fixed household electrical supply mains

     

63. You hear a station using the callsign “VK3XYZ stroke ZL” on your local VHF repeater. This is:
    1. a callsign not authorised for use in New Zealand
    2. a confused illegal operator
    3. the station of an overseas visitor
    4. probably an unlicensed person using stolen equipment

     

64. The abbreviation “HF” refers to the radio spectrum between:
    1. 2 MHz and 10 MHz
    2. 3 MHz and 30 MHz
    3. 20 MHz and 200 MHz
    4. 30 MHz and 300 MHz

     

65. Bandplans showing the transmission modes for New Zealand amateur radio bands are developed and published for the mutual respect and advantage of all operators:
    1. to ensure that your operations do not impose problems on other operators and that their operations do not impact on you
    2. to keep experimental developments contained
    3. to reduce the number of modes in any one band
    4. to keep overseas stations separate from local stations

     

66. The abbreviation “VHF” refers to the radio spectrum between:
    1. 2 MHz and 10 MHz
    2. 3 MHz and 30 MHz
    3. 30 MHz and 300 MHz
    4. 200 MHz and 2000 MHz

     

67. An amateur radio operator must be able to:
    1. converse in the languages shown on the Certificate of Competency
    2. read Morse code at 12 words-per-minute
    3. monitor standard frequency transmissions
    4. verify that transmissions are within an authorised frequency band

     

68. An amateur station may be closed down at any time by:
    1. a demand from an irate neighbour experiencing television interference
    2. a demand from an authorised official of the Ministry of Economic Development
    3. an official from your local council
    4. anyone until your aerials are made less unsightly

     

69. A General Amateur Operator Certificate of Competency:
    1. can never be revoked
    2. gives a waiver over copyright
    3. does not confer on its holder a monopoly on the use of any frequency or band
    4. can be readily transferred

     

70. A person in distress:
    1. must use correct communication procedures
    2. may use any means available to attract attention
    3. must give position with a grid reference
    4. must use allocated safety frequencies