T4B - Operating controls: frequency tuning, use of filters, squelch function, AGC, memory channels, noise blanker, microphone gain, receiver incremental tuning (RIT), bandwidth selection, digital transceiver configuration - [[T4B01]] (B) What is the effect of excessive microphone gain on SSB transmissions? #card - A. Frequency instability - B. Distorted transmitted audio - C. Increased SWR - D. All these choices are correct - [[T4B02]] (A) Which of the following can be used to enter a transceiver’s operating frequency? #card - A. The keypad or VFO knob - B. The CTCSS or DTMF encoder - C. The Automatic Frequency Control - D. All these choices are correct - [[T4B03]] (A) How is squelch adjusted so that a weak FM signal can be heard? #card - A. Set the squelch threshold so that receiver output audio is on all the time - B. Turn up the audio level until it overcomes the squelch threshold - C. Turn on the anti-squelch function - D. Enable squelch enhancement - [[T4B04]] (B) What is a way to enable quick access to a favorite frequency or channel on your transceiver? #card - A. Enable the frequency offset - B. Store it in a memory channel - C. Enable the VOX - D. Use the scan mode to select the desired frequency - [[T4B05]] (C) What does the scanning function of an FM transceiver do? #card - A. Checks incoming signal deviation - B. Prevents interference to nearby repeaters - C. Tunes through a range of frequencies to check for activity - D. Checks for messages left on a digital bulletin board - [[T4B06]] (D) Which of the following controls could be used if the voice pitch of a single-sideband signal returning to your CQ call seems too high or low? #card - A. The AGC or limiter - B. The bandwidth selection - C. The tone squelch - D. The RIT or Clarifier - [[T4B07]] (B) What does a DMR “code plug” contain? #card - A. Your call sign in CW for automatic identification - B. Access information for repeaters and talkgroups - C. The codec for digitizing audio - D. The DMR software version - [[T4B08]] (B) What is the advantage of having multiple receive bandwidth choices on a multimode transceiver? #card - A. Permits monitoring several modes at once by selecting a separate filter for each mode - B. Permits noise or interference reduction by selecting a bandwidth matching the mode - C. Increases the number of frequencies that can be stored in memory - D. Increases the amount of offset between receive and transmit frequencies - [[T4B09]] (C) How is a specific group of stations selected on a digital voice transceiver? #card - A. By retrieving the frequencies from transceiver memory - B. By enabling the group’s CTCSS tone - C. By entering the group’s identification code - D. By activating automatic identification - [[T4B10]] (C) Which of the following receiver filter bandwidths provides the best signal-to-noise ratio for SSB reception? #card - A. 500 Hz - B. 1000 Hz - C. 2400 Hz - D. 5000 Hz - [[T4B11]] (A) Which of the following must be programmed into a D-STAR digital transceiver before transmitting? #card - A. Your call sign - B. Your output power - C. The codec type being used - D. All these choices are correct - [[T4B12]] (D) What is the result of tuning an FM receiver above or below a signal’s frequency? #card - A. Change in audio pitch - B. Sideband inversion - C. Generation of a heterodyne tone - D. Distortion of the signal’s audio