SCARS LIVE QUESTIONS

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LIVE QUESTIONS FOR MAY 17 AND MAY 18 SUPPLIED BY K2HA

1, Samuel Morse is known as the inventor of the electromagnetic telegraph but who improved the design and made it functional?

A:  Alexandar Graham Bell

B: Joseph Henry

C: Alfred Vail

D: Thomas Edison

2, What is a PTO in electronics?

A: Phase Tuned Oscillator

B: Permeability Tuned Oscillator

C: Pilot Tone Oscillator

D: Plate Tuned Oscillator

3, An EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) kills electronics by:

A: Capacitive coupling.

B: Radiation.

C: Inductance.

D: None of the above.

4, From what material is a RADIO oscillator crystal usually made?

A: Quartz

B: Diamond

C: Zirconium

D: Germanium

THE ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS ARE

1C, 2B, 3C AND 4A.

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LIVE QUESTIONS FOR MAY 24 AND MAY 25 SUPPLIED BY K2HA

1, Which continent contains the most DXCC entities?

A: Africa

B: Asia

C: Europe

D: Oceania

2, Which country holds about 90% of the EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) weapons patents?

A: India

B: China

C: Russia

D: United States

3, Which is the best way to prevent your radios from being damaged by an EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) pulse:

A: Turn off the equipment.

B: Disconnect all radios from the antennas and power.

C: Place the disconnected equipment in a sealed Faraday Cage.

D: Nothing will protect your radios from EMP damage.

4, A transformer can NOT be used to:

A: produce a different voltage across any of its secondary windings from that fed across the primary winding.

B: match the impedance of a load to the output impedance of a device that is used to power the load.

C: provide electrical isolation between the primary winding and the secondary winding or windings.

D: produce a greater power output in the secondary winding than the power fed into the primary winding.

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