SCARS LIVE QUESTIONS
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LIVE QUESTIONS FOR AUGUST 29 & 30 - 2026, SUPPLIED BY K2HA
1. Which of these digital ham platforms is presently not included on QSO One (qso1.net)?
A: D-STAR
B: Fusion
C: Allstar
D: DMR
2. What is the Sheffer stroke that Henry Maurice Sheffer identified in 1913?
A: A rare calligraphy style known for its sharp, vertical downward ink strokes.
B: A logical operator in propositional logic and Boolean algebra that corresponds to “NAND”.
C: A foundational rowing stroke introduced at the 1924 Olympics to maximize water displacement.
D: A medical term for a minor, localized stroke that only affects a patient's short-term motor memory.
3. What logical operation does a NAND gate perform?
A: It produces a 0 at its output only if all inputs are 0.
B: It produces a 0 at its output only if all inputs are 1.
C: It produces a 0 at its output if some but not all inputs are 1.
D: It produces a 1 at its output only if all inputs are 1.
4. When using hydrophobic coatings on your coax connectors and antennas, what result would you not expect?
A: To increase the radiated power.
B: Reduced metal joint oxidization.
C: No freezing of system parts.
D: Water resistance.
THE ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS WILL BE POSTED HERE SHORTLY AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE SUNDAY RAGCHEW NET
LIVE QUESTIONS FOR AUGUST 22 & 23 - 2026, SUPPLIED BY K2HA
1. For an AI model to function, what does it do with your typed or spoken question?
A: turns it into a series of letters
B: combines words into sentences
C: forms relationships
D: creates tokens
2. Which transceiver below is a CW, SSB, Digital 5 band (4-5W with 9V supply) that costs about $153 assembled and is approximately the size of a deck of playing cards.
A: QMX multi-band multi-mode transceiver
B: AT43- SSB QRP Transceiver
C: Xiegu G106 SDR HF Transceiver
D: Elecraft KH1 (Elecraft's smallest QRP transceiver)
3. The POTA Board of Directors is struggling with the French ZNIEFF designation. According to the French government ZNIEFF areas are classified as:
A: Designated Governmental Parks
B: Certified Wetlands
C: An Official French National Park
D: Official Scientific Inventory Mapped Natural Area
4. To reduce the angle of radiation of a transmitted signal, the amateur should:
A: reduce the number of Yagi elements
B: electrically isolate the antenna from the mast
C: reduce the height of the antenna above the ground
D: increase the height of the antenna above ground