UTARC Microwave Quiz

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Interested in VHF/UHF? Microwaves are an exciting frontier to explore.

1.

What is the most commonly used designation for the bottom of the microwave regions of radio frequencies? 400 MHz, 900 MHz, 1,000 MHz, 1,200 MHz, or 1,500 MHz?

2.

The 1.2 GHz Amateur band falls into what region of the radio spectrum: HF, VHF, UHF, SHF, or EHF?

3.

The North American distance record for terrestrial contacts made on the 10 GHz Amateur band is: 335, 467, 492, 503, or 698 miles?

4.

Which of the following is not a current Amateur microwave band: 2.3 GHz, 5.7 GHz, 24 GHz, 144 GHz, or 222 GHz?

5.

What is the only FCC Amateur Radio license class that cannot legally transmit on any of the microwave bands?

6.

The most popular antenna used on the 24 GHz Amateur band is a: parabolic dish, compressed yagi, loop yagi, elevated vertical, or an extended double Zepp?

7.

The term ``waveguide'' refers to: a tool used to align parabolic dishes, a kind of RF feedline, a special coax switch designed for microwaves, a rotor control box, or the ham manning the information table at Field Day?

8.

A ``Gunnplexer'' for 10 GHz is a transmitter that produces what mode of emissions: SSB, CW, AM, narrow FM, or wide-band FM?

9.

Which Amateur Radio satellites currently in orbit have microwave transmitters on board: UoSat Oscar 11, Fuji Oscar 29, Amrad Oscar 27, Dove Oscar 17, or the Mir space station?

10.

The 2.3 GHz Amateur Band is also known as the: 33 cm, 23 cm, 13 cm, 9 cm, or 3 cm Amateur band?

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