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Trivia Question Etiquette

Trivia questions are multiple-choice. If unsure, it's okay to guess! If you know the answer, no explanation is needed - it makes things less fun for those after you.

After the correct answer is revealed, sharing related facts or personal stories is encouraged, but save detailed discussions for the end of the session. Let the Net Control know if you have extra information to share afterwards.

Past Trivia / Discussion Questions

• 4/18/24 Question: In long standing amateur radio tradition, what is considered "the final courtesy" of having had a QSO?
  a) Saying 73 at the end of the QSO
  b) Providing a QSL, either paper or electronic, as a confirmation of the QSO
  c) Logging the contact, saving all critical data
  d) Greeting fellow hams during a hamfest or club meeting
  Answer: B
• 04/25/24 Question: What day had the most recorded tornadoes in the State of Ohio?
  A) 12 jul 1992 - 29
  B) 10 Nov 2022 - 19
  C) 15 June 2023- 12
  D) 24 Aug 2023 - 12
  Answer: A) 12 jul 1992 - 29
  More information; available at:
  https://www.news5cleveland.com/weather/weather-news/last-weeks-12-northern-ohio-tornadoes-made-history
• 05/02/24 Question: What agency issued radio licenses before the FCC?
  Choices: A-DOC, B-FLB, C-FRC, D-RCC
  Answer: FRC FEDERAL RADIO COMMISSION
• 5/9/24 CONELRAD (Control of Electromagnetic Radiation) was a method of emergency broadcasting to the public of the United States in the event of enemy attack during the Cold War.
  Question: The CONELRAD system operated on what two frequencies?
  A) 560 & 1420 AM,
  B) 640 & 1240 AM,
  C) 94 & 106 FM,
  D) 560 AM & 106 FM
  Answer B) 640 & 1240 AM
  In the event of an emergency, all United States television and FM radio stations were required to stop broadcasting. Upon alert, most AM medium-wave stations shut down. The stations that stayed on the air would transmit on either 640 or 1240 kHz. They would transmit for several minutes and then go off the air, and another station would take over on the same frequency in a "round robin" chain. This was to confuse enemy aircraft who might be navigating using radio direction finding. By law, radio sets manufactured between 1953 and 1963 had these two frequencies marked by the triangle-in-circle ("CD Mark") symbol of Civil Defense.^[3]

5/16/24 Question: Which of the following is NOT a place that has housed the Dayton Hamvention?
A. Biltmore Hotel
B. Hara Arena
C. Greene County Fairgrounds
D. Montgomery County Fairgrounds
Answer D. Montgomery County Fairgrounds

5/23/24 Question: What animals are able to change their genders?
A) Ants, Manta Ray, Penguin
B) Bees, Hawks, Armadillo
C) Frogs, Clown fish, Cardinals
D) Octopus, Robins, Gophers
E) None of the above

Answer: C) Frogs, Clown fish, Cardinals. More4 information can be found at https://www.treehugger.com/animals-can-change-their-sex-4869361

05/30/2024 Question: The end-fed zepp antenna received it's name from what early usage?

a) An antenna that was easy and quick to install
b) A weighted antenna wire below an airship <=== answer
c) The square of a quarterwave
d) Marconi's pet dog

Answer: a) An antenna that was easy and quick to install

Discussion Question: Did you volunteer for the Cleveland Marathon?

06/06/2024 Question: Carl Smith was a local engineer located in Brecksville. What is a Smith Chart

A) A chart for calculating the Resistance of an Inductor
B) A chart for finding metal in any antenna structure
C) A diagram with circles for RF plotting of a ground plane
D) A chart for studying transmission line behavior.
Answer: D) A chart for studying transmission line behavior.
Discussion: What was your most interesting antenna or radio used? Perhaps oldest radio

06/13/2024 Trivia Question:  The greatest doppler shift for a given circular satellite orbit occurs:

A) at high elevations, B) At all elevations, C) At Perigeem D) At low elevations
Answer: A) At high elevations.

06/20/2024 Trivia Question:  When did Amateur Radio clubs begin to form?
a) 1901 - 1910 before licensing and regulation
b) 1920s
c) 1930s
d) Shortly after WW II
Answer: A
Discussion Question: Are you participating in Field Day this year?

07/04/24 No Net Happpy 4th of July!

07/11/24 Question: