SCARS LIVE QUESTIONS

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LIVE QUESTIONS FOR MAY 2 & 3, 2026

SUPPLIED BY K2HA

1, The Kraus Approximate Formula is used to calculate

A: circuit Q

B: antenna gain

C: circuit bandwidth

D: antenna beamwidth

2, The Miller effect is a counter-productive property of vacuum tubes and transistors in which of these applications.

A: Filter Circuit Design

B: Frequency Compensation Circuits

C: Capacitance/Resistance Multiplier Circuits

D: High-Frequency, Wide-Bandwidth Amplifiers

3, What were "Baldies"?

A: Old round-top wooden table radios

B: Glass triodes with a smooth round top

C: Earphones popular in the late 1920s and 1930s

D:Early, unshielded vacuum tubes that glowed brightly

4, What is the main psychological term that marketers rely on when placing a “Red Dot” on your phone screen?

A: Visual Salience

B: Zeigarnik Effect

C: "Fear of Missing Out" (FOMO) 

D: Intermittent Variable Reinforcement

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

LIVE QUESTIONS FOR APRIL 25 & 26, 2026 SUPPLIED BY K2HA

1, Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of transformer magnetic core material.

A: Conductance.

B: Hysteresis.

C: Reluctance.

D: Permeability.

2, Earlier in ham radio "negative cycle loading" in an AM transmitter was:

A: An efficient way to build a power supply.

B: A way to increase modulation percentage.

C: Tuning an amplifier grid so that the dip is on the low side of the meter.

D: Adding bleeder resisters to the negative rectifier terminals to prevent runaway thermal oscillation.

3, Which of these drains your cell phone battery the fastest?

A: Wi-Fi.

B: Bluetooth.

C: Screen Brightness.

D: Background Apps.

4, How quickly does the TikTok algorithm analyze behavior to build an accurate psychological profile of a new user?

A: About 5 to 10 minutes.

B: Less than two hours of use.

C: About five hours of use.

D: Several days of consistent use.

THE ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS ARE

1A, 2B, 3C AND 4B