PINE VALLEY REPEATER AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

TEST YOUR AMATEUR RADIO KNOWLEDGE ---

What is your ham I.Q.?:

PVR Antenna Quiz:

The purpose of this AMATEUR RADIO KNOWLEDGE quiz is to get you to review what you have already learned and to take an advance look at what you are about to learn.

Quizzes are also to help you keep current with Amateur Radio technology and to allow you to assess your knowledge of several concepts with which you will be presented.

In this quiz, choose the answer which is most correct. Some of these are not trivial and will send you to the books for the answers.

A. A 1-to-1 balun is used between the coaxial feed line and the antenna:

1. A. To provide a match between the line and the antenna.
2. B. To stop TVI.
3. C. To prevent feed line radiation.
4. D. To provide a balanced feed from an unbalanced line.
5. E. Because the manufacturer says they are great!

B. A 1-to-1 standing wave ratio is desirable on your coax feed line because:

1. A. It reduces or eliminates TVI.
2. B. It reduces or eliminates audio, stereo, interference.
3. C. It reduces loses in the transmission line.
4. D. It increases the gain in the antenna.
5. E. It permits the best transfer of power from the feed line to the antenna.

C. You have a dipole antenna and want to improve the strength of your 100 watt signal. Which will do the best all around job?

1. A. Raise your present antenna 50 feet.
2. B. Increase your power to 250 watts.
3. C. Use bigger coax.
4. D. Put up a two element beam with 4.5 db gain.
5. E. Get everybody else to reduce their power to 100 watts.

D. Which antenna has the most gain?

1. A. An extended double Zepp.
2. B. A single quad loop.
3. C. A single delta loop.
4. D. A half wave dipole.
5. E. A folded dipole.

E. The primary controlling factor in determining the vertical angle of radiation from a horizontally polarized beam antenna is:

1. A. The method and amount of phasing between the antenna elements.
2. B. The number of elements used.
3. C. The stacking of antennas.
4. D. The method of feed and matching.
5. E. The height above ground.

You will not be graded on any of our quizzes but, is this how your felt when you saw these questions?

How did you do?

You can see the answers to this quiz here.

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PVR Trivia Contest Challenge:

Welcome to the PVR TRIVIA CONTEST CHALLENGE.

What is "trivia", you may ask? Trivia is something that is inessential, unimportant and/or are inconsequential things - trifles. I like to call them ... small facts that don't make or break your day. Trivia are those useless facts you find or hear sometimes. If you want to find some information that's useless, please enter this contest.

Let's have fun with this Trivia Contest Challenge, o.k.? So, here goes -

There will be 6 questions over the next 6 months for a maximum of 60 points. Point schedule is:

• 1st to get the correct answer to me via email is awarded 10 pts.
• 2nd to get the correct answer to me via email is awarded 7 pts.
• 3rd to get the correct answer to me via email is awarded 5 pts.
• 4th to get the correct answer to me via email is awarded 3 pts.
• 5th to get the correct answer to me via email is awarded 1 pts.

• All answers must come from PVR documents: minutes of meetings, articles from the Richland Observer, heard over WRCO, or other PVR sources.
• You must state in which form of media and/or source you found your answer.
• Your answers must be Emailed to W9JR at redstamper()mwt.net no later than Feb. 28, 2008.
• I have determined from which media the answers come. (If there is a dispute --- mine will be the correct one.)

There will be no trophy -- no certificates. Just “Bragging Rights”.

Okay -- here is the FIRST question ... August ... for the PVR Trivia Contest Challenge:

1. Who were the four Richland Center Amateur Radio Operators, names and call signs, who reactivated the Pine Valley Repeater Amateur Radio Club? In what month? What year?

How did you do with the first PVR trivia question? Here is the SECOND question ... September ... in a series of PVR Trivia Contest Challenge questions:

2. Bob tells us that it is illegal to KERCHUNK the repeater. What does KERCHUNKING the repeater mean?

Here is the THIRD question ... October ... in the PVR Trivia Contest. We hope more of you make an effort to find the answer. The answer to the 3rd question can be found in the minutes of PVR meetings. Give it a shot. Have fun:

3. Two PVR radio operators participated in the recent Flu Pandemic exercise. Who were they (include call signs)? One operator was stationed in the EOC ... where was the second? What month and year did this exercise take place?

Now for the FOURTH PVR trivia question ... November ... look in your PVR meeting minutes and roster to find the answer.

4. Net Control operators are always needed for our weekly PVR Sunday evening net. Who volunteered to be Net Control for December? What is his/her call sign?

The FIFTH PVR question ... December ... pertains to a guest who attended one of our regular PVR meetings.

5. At what PVR meeting was Larry Kapp, WT9M a guest?

Ready for the SIXTH (AND FINAL) PVR ... January ... trivia question?

6. Those of you who are HF capable, or soon will be, will begin to make contacts with hams in "0" land. QSL cards from these hams will show a "slashed zero" in their calls. What is the purpose of the "slashed zero?"

Good luck to all.

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