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8.1.1 Advanced Theory Exam

Advanced Amateur Radio - Advanced Theory Practice Exam

 

Step up to the challenge with hamshack.ca's Advanced Theory Practice Exam, designed to evaluate your expertise in critical theoretical aspects of amateur radio. This exam is an integral component of the Advanced Amateur Radio course suite, specifically structured for those preparing for the Advanced License qualification in Canada. It focuses on five key areas:

  1. Time Constant – Capacitive and Inductive: Testing your understanding of the rate at which capacitors and inductors charge and discharge in a circuit.
  2. Electrostatic and Electromagnetic Fields, Skin Effect: Assessing your knowledge of field theory and the behavior of high-frequency currents on conductor surfaces.
  3. Series-Resonance: Examining your grasp of resonance in circuits where inductance and capacitance are aligned in a series configuration.
  4. Parallel Resonance: Quizzing your understanding of resonance in circuits with parallel-aligned inductance and capacitance.
  5. Quality Factor (Q): Checking your insight into the 'Q' factor, a dimensionless parameter that describes the damping of resonator modes.

This Advanced Theory Practice Exam pulls 25 questions from the question pool, ensuring a comprehensive test of your knowledge in these fundamental areas. The exam setup supports multiple attempts, offering a thorough learning experience and preparation for the actual certification exam.

Good luck, and enjoy the learning process.

73 Don VE7DXE

1.1 time constant – capacitive and inductive
1.2 electrostatic and electromagnetic fields, skin effect
1.3 Series-resonance
1.4 Parallel resonance
1.5 quality factor (Q) 

1 / 25

Category: Time Constant – Capacitance and Inductance

A-001-001-003: What is the term for the time required for the current in an RL circuit to build up to 63.2% of the maximum value?

 

2 / 25

Category: Parallel resonance

A-001-004-009: What is the resonant frequency of a parallel RLC circuit if R is 4.7 kilohms, L is 200 microhenrys and C is 10 picofarads?

3 / 25

Category: Series-resonance

A-001-003-005: What is the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit, if R is 47 ohms, L is 3 microhenrys and C is 40 picofarads?

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Category: Series-resonance

A-001-003-008: What is the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit, if R is 47 ohms, L is 3 microhenrys and C is 15 picofarads?

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Category: Series-resonance

A-001-003-006: What is the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit, if R is 47 ohms, L is 4 microhenrys and C is 20 picofarads?

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Category: Quality factor (Q)

A-001-005-002: What is the Q of a parallel RLC circuit, if it is resonant at 14.128 MHz, L is 4.7 microhenrys and R is 18 kilohms?

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Category: Series-resonance

A-001-003-009: What is the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit, if R is 47 ohms, L is 4 microhenrys and C is 8 picofarads?

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Category: Quality factor (Q)

A-001-005-011: Why is a resistor often included in a parallel resonant circuit ?

9 / 25

Category: Electrostatic and electromagnetic fields, skin effect

A-001-002-001 What is the result of skin effect?

10 / 25

Category: Time Constant – Capacitance and Inductance

A-001-001-002: What is the term for the time required for the capacitor in an RC circuit to be charged to 63.2% of the supply voltage?

 

11 / 25

Category: Series-resonance

A-001-003-011: What is the value of capacitance (C) in a series R-L-C circuit, if the circuit resonant frequency is 14.25 MHz and L is 2.84 microhenrys?

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Category: Parallel resonance

A-001-004-005: What is the resonant frequency of a parallel RLC circuit if R is 4.7 kilohms, L is 15 microhenrys and C is 5 picofarads?

13 / 25

Category: Time Constant – Capacitance and Inductance

A-001-001-005: What is meant by "back EMF"?

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Category: Quality factor (Q)

A-001-005-010: What is the Q of a parallel RLC circuit, if it is resonant at 3.625 MHz, L is 43 microhenrys and R is 1.8 kilohms?

15 / 25

Category: Parallel resonance

A-001-004-007: What is the resonant frequency of a parallel RLC circuit if R is 4.7 kilohms, L is 40 microhenrys and C is 6 picofarads?

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Category: Parallel resonance

A-001-004-006: What is the resonant frequency of a parallel RLC circuit if R is 4.7 kilohms, L is 3 microhenrys and C is 40 picofarads?

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Category: Time Constant – Capacitance and Inductance

A-001-001-009: What is the time constant of a circuit having a 470 microfarad capacitor in series with a 470 kilohm resistor?

 

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Category: Parallel resonance

A-001-004-004: What is the resonant frequency of a parallel RLC circuit if R is 4.7 kilohms, L is 2 microhenrys and C is 30 picofarads?

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Category: Parallel resonance

A-001-004-011: What is the value of inductance (L) in a parallel RLC circuit, if the resonant frequency is 14.25 MHz and C is 44 picofarads?

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Category: Time Constant – Capacitance and Inductance

A-001-001-006: After two time constants, the capacitor in an RC circuit is charged to what percentage of the supply voltage?

 

21 / 25

Category: Series-resonance

A-001-003-001: What is the resonant frequency of a series RLC circuit if R is 47 ohms, L is 50 microhenrys and C is 40 picofarads?

22 / 25

Category: Electrostatic and electromagnetic fields, skin effect

A-001-002-002 What effect causes most of an RF current to flow along the surface of a conductor?

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Category: Quality factor (Q)

A-001-005-008: What is the Q of a parallel RLC circuit, if it is resonant at 3.625 MHz, L is 3 microhenrys and R is 2.2 kilohms?

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Category: Electrostatic and electromagnetic fields, skin effect

A-001-002-005 Why is the resistance of a conductor different for RF currents than for direct currents?

25 / 25

Category: Parallel resonance

A-001-004-010: What is the resonant frequency of a parallel RLC circuit if R is 4.7 kilohms, L is 90 microhenrys and C is 100 picofarads?

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