Javascript Menu by Deluxe-Menu.com

Foundation Licence

About The Foundation Licence

The Foundation Manual

Trial Online Foundation Assessment

Send Me More Info

WIA Amateur Radio
Foundation Level Online Assessment

    Check your knowledge - Instant results

    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)
    Copyright in this material is owned by the Wireless Institute of Australia (‘WIA’). All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the Copyrights Act 1968 you must not reproduce, adapt, publish, distribute or commercialise this material without the express written permission of the WIA. This material must not be transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated to any human or computer language without written permission. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be directed to the WIA.

1. All commercially available mains operated equipment must have:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

2. Amateur band operations and emissions:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

3. The Amateur radio service:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

4. To reduce the radiation from a transmitter under test:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

5. All amateur transmissions including tests must include:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

7. A radio wave that reaches the ionosphere may be:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

8. The unit of voltage is the:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

9. All commercially available mains operated equipment must be:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

11. Objectionable interference from an amateur station to radio and television reception can vary with:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

12. When installing an antenna it is good practice to also install:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

14. If a transmitter requires 13.8 volts and it is supplied with 20 volts:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

15. In Australia, radio activities of radio amateurs are authorised under:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

17. A person who has had an electric shock and is still touching the mains may:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

18. Long distance communications is sometimes possible on VHF and UHF due to:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

19. After an electric shock, you have isolated the power and a person is found to have stopped breathing and have no pulse, you should:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

21. An amateur call sign VK6AZZ would denote:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

22. Modern electronic equipment in the home is rated in terms of radio frequency immunity, which is the:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

25. 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)  



© 2026 Wireless Institute of Australia all rights reserved.
The National Association for Amateur Radio in Australia
A member society of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)