The Amateur Extra Exam Question Pool

Courtesy of W5JCK

Effective July 2008 through June 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

E1— COMMISSION'S RULES

• E1A — Operating standards
• E1B — Station restrictions
• E1C — Station control
• E1D — Amateur Satellite Service
• E1E — Volunteer Examiner Coordinators
• E1F — Miscellaneous rules

E2 — OPERATING PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES

• E2A — Amateur Radio in space
• E2B — Television
• E2C — Operating methods part 1
• E2D — Operating methods part 2
• E2E — Operating methods part 3

E3 — RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION

• E3A — Propagation technique part 1
• E3B — Propagation technique part 2
• E3C — Propagation technique part 3

E4 — AMATEUR RADIO TECHNOLOGY AND MEASUREMENTS

• E4A — Test equipment
• E4B — Measurements
• E4C — Receiver performance part 1
• E4D — Receiver performance part 2
• E4E — Noise suppression

E5 — ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES

• E5A— Resonance and Q
• E5B — Time constants
• E5C — Impedance diagrams
• E5D — AC and RF energy

E6 — CIRCUIT COMPONENTS

• E6A — Semiconductor material
• E6B — Semiconductor Diodes
• E6C — Integrated circuits
• E6D — Optical devices and toroids
• E6E — Piezoelectric crystals and MMICs
• E6F — Optical components and power systems

E7 — PRACTICAL CIRCUITS

• E7A — Digital circuits
• E7B — Amplifiers
• E7C — Filters and-matching networks
• E7D — Power supplies and voltage regulators
• E7E — Modulation and demodulation
• E7F — Frequency markers and counters
• E7G — Active filters and OP-Amps
• E7H — Oscillators and signal sources

E8 — SIGNALS AND EMISSIONS

• E8A — AC waveforms
• E8B — Modulation and demodulation
• E8C — Digital signals
• E8D — Waves, measurments, and RF grounding

E9 — ANTENNAS

• E9A — Isotropic and gain antennas
• E9B — Antenna patterns
• E9C — Wire and phased verticals antennas
• E9D — Directional antennas
• E9E — Matching
• E9F — Transmission lines
• E9G — The Smith Chart
• E9H — Effective Radiated Power

E0— SAFETY

• E0A — Safety