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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. A foundation licensee may allow another person to operate their amateur station if the person is supervised and:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

2. An amateur call sign VK6AZZ would denote:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

3. Interference to a neighbours television equipment by amateur transmissions has been identified; pick up by the equipment through the antenna has been eliminated as the problem. The most likely cause is:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

4. If you hear a MAYDAY message on the radio, you should:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

6. A radio transmitter requires a 13.8 volt power supply. Connecting a 16 volt power supply would most likely:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

7. Amateur radio, broadcast radio, and TV reception can suffer interference from:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

8. The reason the mains ON/OFF switch in an amateur station should be clearly labelled is to:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

9. To resolve neighbourhood EMC problems caused by an amateur station requires:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

10. Line of sight communications on VHF and above means:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

11. The unit of resistance is the:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

12. Antennas and antenna fittings most importantly must be kept clear of:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

13. The distance that line of sight VHF and UHF signals can travel is dependent on the:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

14. A 10 watt transmitter with an antenna that has gain of 10 times, would have an effective radiated power of:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

15. A form of amplitude modulation is:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

16. Antennas and antenna fittings most importantly must be kept clear of:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

17. Potentially high voltages and currents as well as EMR are present around antennas, so it is important that:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

18. When making the first of a series of transmissions, a radio amateur:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

19. Third party messages to foreign countries over amateur radio are subject to:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

21. The Foundation Amateur Radio Licence is subject to conditions in:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

22. 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)  

23. The maximum power using SSB allowed for foundation amateur stations is:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

24. Referring to the following diagram (waveforms), the diagram which represents an unmodulated carrier signal is:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  



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