SCARS LIVE QUESTIONS

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LIVE QUESTIONS FOR JAN 31 & FEB 1, 2026 SUPPLIED BY K2HA

 1, Which country arrested three ham radio operators for "espionage" and "treason," and threatened them with the death penalty?

A: Cuba

B: China

C: Belarus

D: North Korea

2, Which power increase would result in doubling your transmission range?

A: Quadrupling your transmitter power

B: Doubling your transmitter power

C: Tripling your transmitter power

D: None of the above are correct

3, How many two-way contacts with US-based amateurs are needed to receive the QRZ “USA250 Award” celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America?

A: 100

B: 150

C: 200

D: 250

4, What happens if the beam antenna elements are increased in diameter?

A: Increased Bandwidth

B: Lowered Resonant Frequency

C: Neither A or B

D: Both A and B

THE ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS WILL BE POSTED HERE SHORTLY AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE SUNDAY RAGCHEW NET

LIVE QUESTIONS FOR JAN 24 & JAN 25, 2026 SUPPLIED BY K2HA

1, The CW prosign BT (Dah dit dit dit dah), sent as a single character, usually means break for a new thought. But in Morse, it actually also represents a symbol as well. What is that symbol?

A: +

B: =

C: ?

D: @

2, In 2008, a man in Australia decided to sell his entire life and possessions on eBay. The auction started at $1. How much did he actually receive, in Australian dollars?

A: $1,500

B: $38,000

C: $399,300

D: $1.2 million

3, If there is frequency instability in a transmitter, which of the following methods

can minimize this?

A: Load the PA stage correctly

B: Use a regulated power supply

C: Do not make Morse code dashes too long

D: Use a frequency analyzer to adjust the transmitter

4, If RF feeder losses are high then the SWR measured at the transmitter will be?

A: matched to the feeder

B: the same as the return loss

C: higher than that at the antenna

D: lower than that at the antenna

THE ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS ARE

1B, 2C, 3B AND 4D