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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

2. Referring to the following diagram (waveforms), which diagram represents a normal FM signal:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

3. When voice is applied to the microphone of an SSB (AM) radio transmitter:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

4. A Foundation Licence will permit you to communicate by radio with other radio amateurs:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

7. Winding speaker or telephone leads around a ferrite rod or toroid produces:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

8. What does ARPANSA the abbreviation for?

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

9. If an amateur is causing harmful interference to other radiocommunications services, the amateur must:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

10. The unit of frequency is the:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

11. The specified bands, emission types, and modes for foundation licence holders are specified in the:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

12. The easiest way to avoid dangerous exposure to electromagnetic radiation is to:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

13. When operating on an amateur band, you must announce your call sign:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

15. A radio wave that strikes the earth is likely to be:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

17. An amateur station should have an RF earth. The most important function of the RF earth is to:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

18. The compliance with Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) is a Licence Condition that:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

19. The primary purpose of a good RF Earth at an amateur station is:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

21. When a receiver or transmitter drifts off the operating frequency, as it warms up, it is said to be:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

22. One reason why the transmission line impedance is matched to the antenna impedance is to:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

23. Interference from an amateur station that disrupts a commercial radiocommunication service is called:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

24. If a radio amateur hears a distress call, on a non-amateur frequency, that is not acknowledged the radio amateur;

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

25. The function of the dummy load is to:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  



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