SCARS LIVE QUESTIONS

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LIVE QUESTIONS FOR MAY 30 & 31, 2026 SUPPLIED BY K2HA

 A: Nine sweet teas (when they ordered one)

B: 260 Chicken McNuggets ($222 worth)

C: Bacon on a vanilla ice cream cone

D: All of the above

2, The Pebble QRP HF CW, SSB, Digital 20-meter transceiver sells in kit form for $50. How many watts output can it produce with a 12-volt battery?

A: 300 mw

B: 1 watt 

C: 3 watts

D: 5 watts

3, Which country is using automated drone stations installed directly on roadside utility poles to monitor traffic, pass information to a central station and do traffic enforcement?

A: Japan

B: China

C: Canada

D: North Korea

4, Which of these portable antennas will give you the highest efficiency and the lowest cost?

A: DIY Wire Dipole

B: A Ham Stick

C: Loaded Portable Vertical

D: End-Fed Half-Wave (EFHW) wire antenna

THE ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS WILL BE POSTED HERE SHORTLY AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE SUNDAY RAGCHEW NET

LIVE QUESTIONS FOR MAY 23 & 24, 2026 SUPPLIED BY K2HA

1, What caused U.S. airlines to spend $8 million to fix a faulty transponder on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplanes?

A: Loss of Air Traffic Control Visibility.

B: Continuous-Wave Interference

C: Lithium-Ion Battery Extreme Thermal Runaway.

D: Interference from new C-band cellular towers near airport.

2, The 811 power triodes used in the Collins 30L-1 and the Heathkit HA-10 "Warrior" HF linear amplifier had a bad flaw when turned horizontally. What was this malady?

A: Filament sag would cause an internal short

B: Plate current would rise due to convection 

C: The locking octal base would fracture more easily

D: Filament voltage would become unstable

3, Which of these ham radio entities, in Europe, has the reputation of making it virtually impossible for a non-resident radio amateur to operate when visiting?

A: Italy

B: Germany

C: France

D: Andora

4, The FlexRadio Aurora AU-520 HF/6m transceiver operates at 500 watts with 80 to 90% efficiency because it uses which of these techniques?

A: Loop Modulation

B: Polar Modulation & EER

C: Quadrature Modulation 

D: Phase Modulation

THE ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS ARE

1B, 2A, 3D AND 4B