NZART Amateur Examination                     page 10          NZARTX07 Security code 261426

  1. Which of the following is most likely to cause broad-band continuous interference:
    1. an electric blanket switch
    2. a refrigerator thermostat
    3. a microwave transmitter
    4. poor commutation in an electric motor

  2. When the signal from a transmitter overloads the audio stages of a broadcast receiver, the transmitted signal:
    1. can be heard irrespective of where the receiver is tuned
    2. appears only when a broadcast station is received
    3. is distorted on voice peaks
    4. appears on only one frequency

  3. The voltage gain of an operational amplifier at low frequencies is:
    1. very high but purposely reduced using circuit components
    2. very low but purposely increased using circuit components
    3. less than one
    4. undefined

  4. "ITA2" is:
    1. a 5 bit alphabet used for digital communications
    2. Morse code sent such that the baud speed is equal to the dot speed
    3. a coding system identifying modulation types
    4. an error correction code