Radio Frequency
SY-117G
KVH
Nautical Nonsense
Random Knowledge
100

What is the acronym BLOS mean?

Beyond Line of Sight

100

To configure the waveform WITHOUT using the laptop, you would start by selecting the _____ button for programming on the SY-117G.

8

100

How many tracking avoidance zones exist?

5

100

What is the right side of the boat or ship called?

Starboard

100

What does the word “wages” mean?

Payment

200

What is the downlink area on earth from a satellite is called?

Footprint

200

What keypad button would allow you access radio options?

7

200
How many transmit zones can be programmed?

2

200

Is azimuth up and down or side to side?

Side to Side

200

Occurring on the fourth Thursday of November, this American holiday features turkey, family gatherings, and a long weekend off from university classes.  

Thanksgiving

300

This person is considered the inventor of modern radio?

Guglielmo Marconi

300
What button is pressed to enter proper zeroize menu?

5

300

What is the primary MMSC C4I (Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Intelligence) C2 (Command, Control) system that uses KVH for Coalition Secret communication?

CENTRIXS

300

What is another name for the stern?

Fantail 

300

What day in July celebrates American Independence Day?

July 4th, 1776

400

Which frequency band range is typically used for air to air communication?

UHF

400

On the SY-117G, what does the term "VULOS" mean?

VHF UHF Line of Sight
400

What is the orbit used by KVH Satellites?

Clarks Belts or Geosynchronous

400

Ropes on a ship are referred to as what term?

Lines

400

The RSNF shares the tradition of a midnight meal served to watch-standers at sea, which the US Navy refers to by this colorful, distinct nickname.

Midrats (Midnight Rations)

500

What are the two basic modes of radio wave propagation? 

Ground and Sky Waves

500

Which buttons on the keypad are used for scrolling up and down?

6 and 9

500

What is the minimum safe distance from a transmitting KVH antenna when zero no-transmit zones are ignored?

11 meters or 36 feet

500

What well known American cartoon uses the phrase "nautical nonsense" in it's theme song?

SpongeBob SquarePants

500

On October 25, 2017, this nation became the first country in world history to grant official citizenship to a robot, a humanoid named Sophia.

Saudi Arabia

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