General Class
Intermediate license providing expanded HF privileges. Covers more advanced operating procedures, radio wave propagation, and circuit theory. 35 questions, 26 needed to pass.
What standing wave ratio results from connecting a 50-ohm feed line to a 200-ohm resistive load?
What standing wave ratio results from connecting a 50-ohm feed line to a 10-ohm resistive load?
What is the effect of transmission line loss on SWR measured at the input to the line?
What is a characteristic of a random-wire HF antenna connected directly to the transmitter?
Which of the following is a common way to adjust the feed point impedance of an elevated quarter-wave ground-plane vertical antenna to be approximately 50 ohms?
Which of the following best describes the radiation pattern of a quarter-wave ground-plane vertical antenna?
What is the radiation pattern of a dipole antenna in free space in a plane containing the conductor?
How does antenna height affect the azimuthal radiation pattern of a horizontal dipole HF antenna at elevation angles higher than about 45 degrees?
Where should the radial wires of a ground-mounted vertical antenna system be placed?
How does the feed point impedance of a horizontal 1/2 wave dipole antenna change as the antenna height is reduced to 1/10 wavelength above ground?
How does the feed point impedance of a 1/2 wave dipole change as the feed point is moved from the center toward the ends?
Which of the following is an advantage of using a horizontally polarized as compared to a vertically polarized HF antenna?
What is the approximate length for a 1/2 wave dipole antenna cut for 14.250 MHz?
What is the approximate length for a 1/2 wave dipole antenna cut for 3.550 MHz?
What is the approximate length for a 1/4 wave monopole antenna cut for 28.5 MHz?
Which of the following would increase the bandwidth of a Yagi antenna?
What is the approximate length of the driven element of a Yagi antenna?
How do the lengths of a three-element Yagi reflector and director compare to that of the driven element?
How does antenna gain in dBi compare to gain stated in dBd for the same antenna?
What is the primary effect of increasing boom length and adding directors to a Yagi antenna?
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Content for General Class exam questions is based on official FCC Part 97 regulations and the NCVEC question pool.