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WIA Amateur Radio
Foundation Level Online Assessment

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    This online assessment has been made available for prospective amateurs studying for their Foundation level licence.

    For the best outcome we strongly recommend you purchase a copy of "Your Entry Into Amateur Radio" the foundation licence study manual Rev 3, accessible in the Left Hand menu or by clicking this Link.


  1. Each question in this assessment carries equal marks.
  2. Questions must be answered by clicking the button associated with the correct answer for each question.
  3. You have 30 minutes to complete this Amateur Radio Foundation Level online assessment.
  4. The questions are selected at random from a pool of questions.
  5. The order of the answers for each question have been randomised.
  6. Exam questions are © Wireless Institute of Australia (September 2020)
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1. The purpose of the amateur radio service is primarily:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

2. Single sideband (SSB) is a form of:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

3. An amateur transceiver that is fed into an antenna with an antenna tuning unit that is out of adjustment may cause:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

4. Amateur radio is intended to facilitate:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

5. To carry out any 230/240V AC mains related activity, it is necessary to:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

6. Interference to a telephone or audio entertainment system can be cured by:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

7. The gain of an antenna is often measured in:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

8. As a radio wave travels outward from an antenna it will become:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

9. Amateur radio is primarily:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

10. Referring to the following block diagram, Block 1 is called the:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

11. When you leave your amateur station, you must have a procedure in place to:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

12. An amateur transceiver that has the transmitter incorrectly tuned may cause :-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

13. When an amplitude modulation (AM) signal is transmitted, the voice signal causes the:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

14. Amateur radio operators are allocated specific bands so that:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

15. To improve the effective power radiated from an antenna, an antenna:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

16. What does ARPANSA the abbreviation for?

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

17. Long distance radio communication in the range 3-30 MHz mostly relies on:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

18. A radio amateur is advised by a neighbour that, when they are transmitting, they can be heard in the speakers of the neighbours audio system. This problem is best resolved by:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

19. Documentation that contains the latest statutory rules pertaining to the operation of an Amateur radio station is:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

20. All equipment connected to the mains supply should have:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

21. The Amateur radio service:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

22. It is good safety practice at an amateur radio station to:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

23. EMC problems from an amateur station can most likely be reduced by:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

24. From the following chart, what is considered to be an Amateur radio frequency band:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

25. If interference is being generated by an amateur station:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  



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