PRIZES. One Grand Prize, Yaesu FT-DX101D, valued at $3299.95.
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PROMOTION PERIOD. The Promotion Period begins December 24, 2019 and ends March 24, 2020. All mail-in entries must be received by March 23, 2020. Online entries must be received by our server before noon (US Central time) on March 24, 2020.
ELIGIBILITY. To participate, you must be at least
18 years of age at time of entry and an FCC licensed US amateur operator or the legal guardian of a minor who is so licensed. Due to restrictive laws in many countries, this promotion is only valid within the United States, its territories, and possessions. Winners located outside of the 50 states but within a territory or possession will be responsible for all applicable freight charges. Entries with insufficient or inaccurate information will be disqualified. This promotion is VOID where prohibited by law. If you enter a club callsign, you may not enter, on the same day, the callsign of the trustee or another club callsign for which the same person is the trustee. Licensed amateur operators under legal age should have their legal guardians submit entries and claim any prizes on their behalf. GigaParts employees/ex-employees and their immediate family are not eligible to win.
Entry Page:
http://www.gigaparts.net/sweepstakes/
BONUS ENTRIES. Bonus entries may be submitted online by correctly answering a multiple choice trivia question after submitting your initial daily entry.
Official Rules below entry form
The original Yaesu FT-101 series ceased production in 1986.
The new FTDX101D model was F.C.C. approved 02/20/19
Useful resources for answering the daily bonus questions.
The Yaesu product page:
https://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm...Archived=0
The English language User Manual
https://0f03806ff3d3e74e9602-196c...04D-BS.pdf
Since they ask the same questions over and over, the Q & A from the previous two contests.
GigaParts Yaesu FT-DX101D Sweepstakes that ended December 17, 2019
https://slickdeals.net/f/13341982-gigaparts-yaesu-ft-dx101d-sweepstakes-ends-december-17-2019-fcc-licensed-us-amateur-operators-only?v=1&p=130036444&newthread=success#post130036444
GigaParts Yaesu FT-DX101D Sweepstakes that ended August 22, 2019
https://slickdeals.net/f/13011748-gigaparts-yaesu-ft-dx101d-sweepstakes-ends-august-22-2019-fcc-licensed-us-amateur-operators-only
Wikipedia on the original model
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yae...101#Models
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Q: What was the Final Amplifier used on the FT-101?
A: Toshiba 6JS6C
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Toshiba 6JS6C TV sweep tubes were picked because they were cheaper than regular
transmitting tubes. Now they are more expensive.
Q: What is the principle of a Method of Moments analysis?
A: A wire is modeled as a series of segments, each having a uniform value of current
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Study guide question E9 - B10
Method of Moments analysis is used by such popular antenna analysis programs such as EZNEC.
Q: What is meant by IARP?
A: An international amateur radio permit that allows U.S. amateurs to operate in certain countries of the Americas
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Study guide question E1 C04
International Amateur Radio Permit http://www.arrl.org/iarp
*An automatic reciprocal agreement exists between the US and Canada, so there is no need to apply for a permit. Simply sign your US call followed by a slant bar and the Canadian prefix and /number identifier for the province or territory in which you are operating.
Q: What was the FT-101 CW Power Rating at 50% Duty Cycle?
A: 180 watts
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Another question about the old FT-101, not the new one.
FT-101 instruction manual page two
Q: What was the Dynamic Base Microphone for the FT-101?
A: YD-884
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YD-844 Dynamic Base Microphone
Q: What was the first "FL" Series Amplifier?
A: FL-1000
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Yaesu FL-1000
Product is not in production
Description:
Yaesu FL-1000 HF Linear (Circa 1965) 1200w PEP Input.
The Yaesu FL-1000, the companion amplifier for the Yaesu "F" line.
The FL-1000 used four 6JS6C final amplifier tubes in ground grid configuration.
Q: What information is contained in the lookup table of a direct digital frequency synthesizer?
A: The amplitude values that represent a sine-wave output
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Study Guide question E7 H10
Direct digital synthesis
From Wikipedia
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Q: What is one disadvantage of using some types of automatic DSP notch-filters when attempting to copy CW signals?
A: A DSP filter can remove the desired signal at the same time as it removes interfering signals
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Study Guide question E4 H12
A: A DSP filter can remove the desired signal at the same time as it removes interfering signals
Question: What is one disadvantage of using some types of automatic DSP notch-filters when attempting to copy CW signals?
Answer: C: A DSP filter can remove the desired signal at the same time as it removes interfering signals
That A: for Answer always makes me think of the first choice - which isn't usually a problem, except in the case of duplicate answers or muddle-headedness.
Either way, many thanks for your tireless efforts in providing us answers. May you be the first to win!
Question: How does JT65 improve EME communications?
Answer: It can decode signals many dB below the noise floor using FEC
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Study Guide question E2 D12
Getting Started with JT65 on the HF Bands - ARRL http://www.arrl.org/files/file/JT...Bands.ppsx
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Question: What is an OCFD antenna?
Answer: A dipole feed approximately 1/3 the way from one end with a 4:1 balun to provide multiband operation
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Off Center Fed Dipole Notes
What was the World Clock from Yaesu?
Answer: QTR-24
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Yaesu QTR-24 World Clock
What might a sudden rise in radio background noise indicate?
Answer: A solar flare has occurred
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Study Guide question E3 C15
Listen to a Solar Flare Drown Out Radio Communications on Earth https://www.wired.com/2013/02/rad...-outburst/
What is the typical input impedance of an integrated circuit op-amp?
Answer: Very high
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Study Guide question E7 G03
What is input and output impedance of an opamp?
Op Amp Input Impedance
Operational amplifier input impedance is important because it determines the loading on the previous stage.
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What video output is on the FT-DX101D?
Answer: DVI
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Shocking!
However, they are still tracking, without break, in the same order, the same questions and answers they used last spring.
Come on Gigaparts, give me a challenge! Make me work for the answers. This is so boring.
Yaesu FT-DX101D brochure page four, rear panel, item 10, DVI-D
Digital Visual Interface (DVI) https://en.wikipedia.or
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