SCARS LIVE QUESTIONS
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LIVE QUESTIONS FOR JULY 4 & 5 2026
SUPPLIED BY K2HA
1, Which of the following is NOT the reason the BBC officially permanently shut down its historic Long Wave (LW) radio broadcasts for BBC Radio 4 on June 27, 2026?
A: nobody was listening
B: the extreme age of the transmission equipment
C: The scarcity of replacement parts
D: the 500 kW transmitters were too expensive and inefficient to maintain.
2, When did Italian chemist Alessandro Volta, actually construct his electric cell that demonstrated that electric current flowed through a voltaic pile and the connecting wire?
(He announced it to the Royal Society the next year.)
A: In 1785
B: In 1789
C: In 1795
D: In 1799
3, Modern cars have Event Data Recorders (EDRs) that save important car information. What does it save before a crash?
A: 5 to 20 seconds of data
B: The conversations in the car
C: The last five minutes of your drive
D: Everywhere you’ve driven that day
4, Which answer is not true about Declaration of Independence of 1776 presented to the Colonial Congress meeting in British Province of Pennsylvania?
A: It was drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 – 28, 1776
B: The Committee of Five heavily, of the Continental Congress, heavily revised the document
C: 56 delegates signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776
D: The Dunlap Broadside was sent to all the Colonies.
THE ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS WILL BE POSTED HERE SHORTLY AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE SUNDAY RAGCHEW NET
LIVE QUESTIONS FOR JUNE 27 & 28, 2026 SUPPLIED BY K2HA
1, Which one of these is true about double rainbows?
A: The color order is reversed.
B: The 2nd rainbow is a mirror image.
C: The color order is the same in both.
D: One rainbow actually bounces off a body of water to form the second rainbow.
2, Above what internal temperature do the electronics and battery of a cell phone begin to experience permanent, irreversible degradation?
A: 75°F - 24°C
B: 95°F - 35°C
C: 115°F - 45°C
D: 130°F – 54.5°C
3, In ham radio contests, "search and pounce" (S&P) is an operating technique where you actively tune across a band to find stations calling "CQ," and then quickly reply to ("pounce on") them. What is the name for where you find a clear frequency, stay put, and call CQ to build a pile-up?
A: Frequency lock in
B: Running
C: Camping
D: CQ Stacking
4, If you are operating CW or FT8, QRP (5W) on solar power (completely off the grid) in the ARRL 2026 Field Day Contest, how many points is each completed contact worth?
A: 2 points
B: 5 points
C: 10 points
D: 12 points
THE ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS ARE
1A, 2C, 3B AND 4C
