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. Amateur band operations and emissions:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

3. The amateur licence authorises an amateur to:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

6. The diagram below that closely represents output of a sinewave oscillator is:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

7. 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)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

9. Referring to the following conversion chart, the approximate size of a half wavelength antenna to be used at 7.5 MHz is:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

10. The strength of ionospheric ionisation is primarily dependent on:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

11. From the spectrum chart supplied, the HF band is:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

13. EMR requirements pertain to a frequency range of:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

14. When a receiver can receive weak signals it is said to be:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

15. Amateur radio is intended to facilitate:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

16. Comparing a directional antenna and a non-directional type, the directional antenna is said to have:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

17. A fuse is designed to blow when excessive current is in a circuit. The fuse blowing will prevent:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

18. The purpose of the amateur radio service is primarily:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

19. When wearing headphones, make sure that:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

20. The safe distance from the antennas is dependent on:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

21. A radio call that includes PAN PAN means:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

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

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

23. It is important that people:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

24. 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)  

25. If interference to other radio services is being generated by a Foundation station, the Foundation station licensee must:-

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  



© 2025 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)