SCARS LIVE QUESTIONS

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LIVE QUESTIONS FOR JULY 11 & 12 - 2026, SUPPLIED BY K2HA

1, When the BBC permanently shut down its historic Long Wave (LW) radio broadcasts for BBC Radio 4 on June 27, 2026 it accommodated its listeners with which of the following? 

A: FM radio (92-95 MHz and 103-105 MHz)

B: DAB digital Radio

C: BBC online

D: All of the above are correct. 

2, How do you estimate how long a battery will power a device?

A: Divide the battery's watt-hour rating by the device's peak power draw.

B: Divide the battery's ampere-hour rating by the device's average current draw.

C: Multiply the device's hourly wattage consumption by the battery's power rating.

D: Multiply the square of the battery's current rating by the device's input resistance.

3, In testing a new antenna efficiency for your station, you will get the most accurate quick and easy results by:

A: Comparing the SWR to your old antenna.

B: Using an antenna analyzer.

C: Sending a low power signal and checking signal at distant beacons. 

D: All of the above would work.

4, Why did Google replace the padlock icon in the Chrome address bar? 

A: Many users assumed the padlock icon meant that the site was safe and secure.

B: The new “tune” icon looked better.

C: All providers were required to replace the padlock icon.

D: All of the above are correct.

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

LIVE QUESTIONS FOR JULY 4 & 5 2026

 SUPPLIED BY K2HA

1, Which of the following is NOT the reason the BBC officially permanently shut down its historic Long Wave (LW) radio broadcasts for BBC Radio 4 on June 27, 2026? 

A: nobody was listening

B: the extreme age of the transmission equipment

C: The scarcity of replacement parts

D: the 500 kW transmitters were too expensive and inefficient to maintain. 

2, When did Italian chemist Alessandro Volta, actually construct his electric cell that demonstrated that electric current flowed through a voltaic pile and the connecting wire? 

(He announced it to the Royal Society the next year.)

A: In 1785

B: In 1789

C: In 1795

D: In 1799

3, Modern cars have Event Data Recorders (EDRs) that save important car information. What does it save before a crash?

A: 5 to 20 seconds of data

B: The conversations in the car

C: The last five minutes of your drive 

D: Everywhere you’ve driven that day

4, Which answer is not true about Declaration of Independence of 1776 presented to the Colonial Congress meeting in British Province of Pennsylvania? 

A: It was drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 – 28, 1776

B: The Committee of Five heavily, of the Continental Congress, heavily revised the document

C: 56 delegates signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776

D: The Dunlap Broadside was sent to all the Colonies.

THE ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS ARE

1A, 2D, 3A AND 4C