Q Codes
QTH
Location / “What is your location?”
What's the callsign for K7UAZ's station manager
What is K7ZOO?
What is the unique identifier assigned to a licensed amateur radio operator?
A. Radio ID
B. Call sign
C. Frequency code
D. Station number
ANSWER: B. Call sign
Which of these can amateur radio operators communicate through?
A. Repeaters
B. Satellites
C. Internet-linked radio systems
D. All of the above
ANSWER: D. All of the above
$100 — Electrical Power
What term describes the rate at which electrical energy is used?
a. Resistance
b. Current
c. Power
d. Voltage
C. Power
QSL
Acknowledgement / “Did you receive my transmission?”
What is the current call sign for the Amateur Radio Club at the University of Arizona in phonetic alphabet
What is K7UAZ?
What button on a handheld radio is normally pressed to transmit?
A. PTT
B. SQL
C. VFO
D. VOL
ANSWER: A. PTT (Push-To-Talk)
Which amateur radio mode is commonly used to send still pictures over radio?
A. SSTV
B. CW
C. AM
D. DMR
ANSWER: A. SSTV — Slow Scan Television
What term describes the ability of a receiver to discriminate between multiple signals?
A RF gain
B.Sensitivity
C. Selectivity
QSO
A radio contact or conversation between two stations
The reason the club operated a special event station in 1989.
What is the 1989 San Francisco Earthquake?
If an amateur radio operator calls “CQ,” what are they doing?
A. Reporting an emergency
B. Asking everyone to stop transmitting
C. Calling for any station that wants to respond
D. Ending a conversation
ANSWER: C. Calling for any station that wants to respond
Which amateur radio system is commonly used to transmit location, tracking, and telemetry information?
A. APRS
B. HDMI
C. Bluetooth
D. NFC
ANSWER: A. APRS — Automatic Packet Reporting System
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Question:What is an effective way to seek a call from any phone station when not using a repeater?
Options:A. Sign your call sign once, followed by the words “listening for a call;” if there is no answer, change the frequency and repeat
B. Say “QTC,” followed by “this is” and your call sign; if there is no answer, change the frequency and repeat
C. Transmit an unmodulated carrier for approximately 10 seconds, followed by “this is” and your call sign, and pause to listen; repeat as necessary
D. Repeat “CQ” a few times, followed by “this is,” and your call sign, then pause to listen; repeat as necessary
D. Repeat “CQ” a few times…
QRZ
Who is calling me?
Where the shack is. (Room # and Building)
What is in room 303 of Old Engineering.
What is the main purpose of an amateur radio repeater?
A. Encrypt radio signals
B. Receive a signal and retransmit it to extend communication range
C. Increase the battery life of a radio
D. Convert Morse code into voice
ANSWER: B. Receive and retransmit a signal to extend range
Which part of Earth's atmosphere can allow HF radio signals to travel far beyond the horizon?
A. Troposphere
B. Ionosphere
C. Mesosphere
D. Ozone layer
ANSWER: B. Ionosphere
In which direction does a half-wave dipole antenna radiate the strongest signal?
D. Broadside to the antenna
QSY
Change frequency / move to another frequency.
Which UA building's roof housed the club's original multi-band repeater?
What is Gould-Simpson?
What does “73” commonly mean in amateur radio?
A. Emergency
B. Good signal
C. Best regards
D. Clear frequency
ANSWER: C. Best regards
What does WSPR, a mode used for weak-signal propagation experiments and projects such as pico balloons, stand for?
A. Wireless Signal Position Radio
B. Wide Spectrum Packet Radio
C. Weak Signal Propagation Reporter
D. Worldwide Signal Positioning Relay
ANSWER: C. Weak Signal Propagation Reporter
What is the approximate bandwidth required to transmit a CW signal?
A. 2.4 kHz
B. 150 Hz
C. 1000 Hz
D. 15 kHz
B. 150 Hz