Topic G8A Quick Review Audio

G8A01:

How is an FSK signal generated?

  1. By keying an FM transmitter with a sub-audible tone
  2. By changing an oscillator's frequency directly with a digital control signal
  3. By using a transceiver's computer data interface protocol to change frequencies
  4. By reconfiguring the CW keying input to act as a tone generator

G8A02:

What is the name of the process that changes the phase angle of an RF signal to convey information?

  1. Phase convolution
  2. Phase modulation
  3. Phase transformation
  4. Phase inversion

G8A03:

What is the name of the process that changes the instantaneous frequency of an RF wave to convey information?

  1. Frequency convolution
  2. Frequency transformation
  3. Frequency conversion
  4. Frequency modulation

G8A04:

What emission is produced by a reactance modulator connected to a transmitter RF amplifier stage?

  1. Multiplex modulation
  2. Phase modulation
  3. Amplitude modulation
  4. Pulse modulation

G8A05:

What type of modulation varies the instantaneous power level of the RF signal?

  1. Frequency shift keying
  2. Phase modulation
  3. Frequency modulation
  4. Amplitude modulation

G8A06:

Which of the following is characteristic of QPSK31?

  1. It is sideband sensitive
  2. Its encoding provides error correction
  3. Its bandwidth is approximately the same as BPSK31
  4. All these choices are correct

G8A07:

Which of the following phone emissions uses the narrowest bandwidth?

  1. Single sideband
  2. Double sideband
  3. Phase modulation
  4. Frequency modulation

G8A08:

Which of the following is an effect of overmodulation?

  1. Insufficient audio
  2. Insufficient bandwidth
  3. Frequency drift
  4. Excessive bandwidth

G8A09:

What type of modulation is used by the FT8 digital mode?

  1. 8-tone frequency shift keying
  2. Vestigial sideband
  3. Amplitude compressed AM
  4. Direct sequence spread spectrum

G8A10:

What is meant by the term "flat-topping," when referring to a single sideband phone transmission?

  1. Signal distortion caused by insufficient collector current
  2. The transmitter's automatic level control (ALC) is properly adjusted
  3. Signal distortion caused by excessive drive
  4. The transmitter's carrier is properly suppressed

G8A11:

What is the modulation envelope of an AM signal?

  1. The waveform created by connecting the peak values of the modulated signal
  2. The carrier frequency that contains the signal
  3. Spurious signals that envelop nearby frequencies
  4. The bandwidth of the modulated signal

G8A12:

Which of the following narrow-band digital modes can receive signals with very low signal-to-noise ratios?

  1. MSK144
  2. FT8
  3. AMTOR
  4. MFSK32