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amateur radio in Mid Somerset

Diary Dates

Future Events - The Year Ahead . . .

 

Tuesday February 14th 2012

Charlie Ollis, a former merchant navy radio officer returns with part two of his memories of learning the ropes on various cargo ships and later as a radio operator at Portishead Radio GKA

 

Tuesday March 13th 2012

Ian Davies G3KZR will pesent a talk entitled What is DXing and Why Do It? Ian will discuss the scope of DXing from the illustrious DXCC Honour Roll to setting personal challenges with limited resources, illustrated by his progress during 50+ years on the air on most bands from 160m to 23 cms using from 1 watt to a big linear and from zepps to beams

 

Tuesday April 10th 2012

Steve Hartley G0FUW comes up the road from Bath to talk about buildathons, QRP construction and training - plus a lot more besides!

Amateur Radio Quiz

How good are you at ham radio general knowledge?

 

In December at our Christmas gathering, we enjoyed an amateur radio related quiz. Why not have a bash and see what your score is. The answers can be checked by clicking this link. But no cheating! Quiz devised by Nick M6NJB

 

Q1 What's the name of the USA regulator of amateur radio in that country?

 

Q2 In relation to Morse code transmissions, what does the abbreviation CW stand for?

 

Q3 What modifier is used to an M6 call sign when operating in the Isle of Mann when your QTH is registered in England?

 

Q4 The RSGB in the UK is to what organisation in the USA?

 

Q5 What does PSK, as in PSK31, stand for?

 

Q6 In Morse code, what is the code for the apostrophe character?

 

Q7 Amateur radio satellites are known as OSCAR satellites. What does the acronym OSCAR stand for?

 

Q8 In what year was the RSGB founded?
1911, 1913 or 1914

 

Q9 Four part question on Q Code (quarter mark for each correct answer)

a) What does QRM relate to?
b) What does QRT relate to?
c) What does QSB relate to?
d )What does QRH relate to?

 

Q10 Who is the current patron of the RSGB?

 

Q11 What are the three bands, known collectively as the WARC bands? (all 3 to gain 1 point - no half marks for 1 or two correct)

 

Q12 FSK441 and JT6M are digital modes usiong MFSK. What does MFSK stand for?

 

Q13 In defining the range of the VHF band, it is considered to lie between what two frequencies?

 

Q14 What is the name of the English town which gives its name to the grid locator system used by VHF and 6 metre operators?

 

Q15 What is the locator square of the MidSARC meeting venue building Peter Street Rooms?

 

Q16 Four part question on repeaters. What is the call sign of the 2 metre and 70 cms repeaters at the following locations (quarter mark for each correct answer)

a) Bath
b) Mendips
c) Yeovil
d) Taunton

 

Q17 What is the call sign of the Mid Somerset Amateur Radio Club?

 

Q18 What was King Hussein of Jordan's call sign?

 

Q19 What's the first thing an operator should do before calling CQ on a seemingly clear frequency?

a) make an entry in the log book
b) check the power is turned up to at least 100 watts
c) ask if the frequency is in use
d) boil the kettle

 

Q20 The Morse code was originally devised by Mr Morse in the early 1840s. What was Morse's first name?