What is the direction of an ascending pass for an amateur satellite?

1. A From west to east
2. B From east to west
3. C From south to north
4. D From north to south

Which of the following is characteristic of an inverting linear transponder?

1. A Doppler shift is reduced because the uplink and downlink shifts are in opposite directions
2. B Signal position in the band is reversed
3. C Upper sideband on the uplink becomes lower sideband on the downlink, and vice versa
4. D All these choices are correct

How is an upload signal processed by an inverting linear transponder?

1. A The signal is detected and remodulated on the reverse sideband
2. B The signal is passed through a nonlinear filter
3. C The signal is reduced to I and Q components, and the Q component is filtered out
4. D The signal is mixed with a local oscillator signal and the difference product is transmitted

What is meant by the "mode" of an amateur radio satellite?

1. A Whether the satellite is in a low earth or geostationary orbit
2. B The satellite's uplink and downlink frequency bands
3. C The satellite's orientation with respect to the Earth
4. D Whether the satellite is in a polar or equatorial orbit

What do the letters in a satellite's mode designator specify?

1. A Power limits for uplink and downlink transmissions
2. B The location of the ground control station
3. C The polarization of uplink and downlink signals
4. D The uplink and downlink frequency ranges

What are Keplerian elements?

1. A Parameters that define the orbit of a satellite
2. B Phase reversing elements in a Yagi antenna
3. C High-emission heater filaments used in magnetron tubes
4. D Encrypting codes used for spread spectrum modulation

Which of the following types of signals can be relayed through a linear transponder?

1. A FM and CW
2. B SSB and SSTV
3. C PSK and packet
4. D All these choices are correct

Why should effective radiated power (ERP) be limited to a satellite that uses a linear transponder?

1. A To prevent creating errors in the satellite telemetry
2. B To avoid reducing the downlink power to all other users
3. C To prevent the satellite from emitting out-of-band signals
4. D To avoid interfering with terrestrial QSOs

What do the terms "L band" and "S band" specify?

1. A The 23- and 13-centimeter bands
2. B The 2-meter and 70-centimeter bands
3. C FM and digital store-and-forward systems
4. D Which sideband to use

What type of satellite appears to stay in one position in the sky?

1. A HEO
2. B Geostationary
3. C Geomagnetic
4. D LEO

What type of antenna can be used to minimize the effects of spin modulation and Faraday rotation?

1. A A linearly polarized antenna
2. B A circularly polarized antenna
3. C An isotropic antenna
4. D A log-periodic dipole array

What is the purpose of digital store-and-forward functions on an amateur radio satellite?

1. A To upload operational software for the transponder
2. B To delay download of telemetry between satellites
3. C To hold digital messages in the satellite for later download
4. D To relay messages between satellites