NZART Amateur Examination                     page 1          NZARTX07 Security code 261426
  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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
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