SCARS LIVE QUESTIONS

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LIVE QUESTIONS FOR MARCH 14 & 15, 2026 SUPPLIED BY K2HA

1, When testing a new dipole, the VSWR is high across the band but lower at the high-frequency end. This indicates:

A: The overall antenna length is too long

B: The overall antenna length is too short

C: The coaxial feeder is too long

D: The coaxial feeder connections need to be reversed

2, Who initially figured out how to transmit sound (speech and music) via an electronic means from point to point over the air?

A: Reginald Fessenden

B: Samuel Morse

C: Thomas Edison

D: Guglielmo Marconi

3, The decremeter, an instrument used in early radio to determine the logarithmic decrement of a spark transmitter, is a type of:

A: Voltmeter

B: Ohmmeter

C: Wavemeter

D: Frequency Meter

4, In early CW transmission using a spark transmitter, what did the term “sticky keys” mean?

A: Keys with sticky food left on the paddle.

B: Keys out of adjustment due to the pivots wearing out. 

C: Contacts burned and eroded by high voltage.

D: All of the above.

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

LIVE QUESTIONS FOR MARCH 7 & 8, 2026 SUPPLIED BY K2HA

1, What effect does insulation of a wire have on resonant length?

A: Shortens the resonant length due to added inductance.

B: Lengthens the resonant length due to added capacitance.

C: Shortens the resonant length due to added capacitance.

D: Lengthens the resonant length due to added inductance.

2, What is a primary characteristic of Iambic keying?

A: It uses a single-lever paddle to send alternating dits and dahs.

B: It refers to a specific poetic rhythm used to time manual straight key transmissions.

C: It is a method used exclusively with mechanical semi-automatic "bugs" to automate dits.

D: It allows an electronic keyer to produce alternating dits and dahs when both paddles of a dual-lever key are squeezed simultaneously.

3, Which blind amateur radio operator, and famous singer, is still licensed and reportedly active at age 83?

A: Randy Travis.

B: Ronnie Milsap.

C: Joe Walsh.

D: Emory Gordy Jr.

4, Which Ham Radio Operator, who was a famous film star, sometimes operated from his private island in French Polynesia. He is quoted as saying “Ham radio provided him with the opportunity to just be himself”.

A: Andy Devine.

B: Jimmy Stewart .

C: Marlon Brando.

D: Burl Ives.

THE ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS ARE

1C, 2D, 3B AND 4C