PRIZES. One Grand Prize, Yaesu FT-DX101D, valued at $3299.95.
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PROMOTION PERIOD. The Promotion Period begins March 27, 2020 and ends July 7, 2020. All mail-in entries must be received by July 06, 2020. Online entries must be received by our server before noon (US Central time) on July 7, 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.
BONUS ENTRIES. Bonus entries may be submitted online by correctly answering a multiple choice trivia question after submitting your initial daily entry.
Entry Page: http://www.gigaparts.net/sweepstakes/
Official Rules below entry form
Useful resources for answering the daily bonus questions.
Yaesu FTDX-101D transciever sales leaflet
https://www.anico.ro/custom/anico...eaflet.pdf
The Yaesu product page:
https://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm...Archived=0
The English language User Manual
https://0f03806ff3d3e74e9602-196c...04D-BS.pdf
Questions and Answers from HamStudy.org
https://hamstudy.org/extra2016
Since they ask the same questions over and over, the Q & A from previous contests:
GigaParts Yaesu FT-DX101D Sweepstakes that ended March 24, 2020
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GigaParts Yaesu FT-DX101D Sweepstakes that ended December 17, 2019
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GigaParts Yaesu FT-DX101D Sweepstakes that ended August 22, 2019
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Wikipedia on the original model
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yae...101#Models
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What was the Final Amplifier used on the FT-101?
Answer: Toshiba 6JS6C
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
No longer produced, but still available on eBay https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_...C&_s
What is the principle of a Method of Moments analysis?
Answer: 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.
More than you want to know.
Method of Moments Applied to Antennas http://mtt.etf.bg.ac.r
What is meant by IARP?
Answer: An international amateur radio permit that allows U.S. amateurs to operate in certain countries of the Americas
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
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.
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.
FT-101 instruction manual page two
What was the Dynamic Base Microphone for the FT-101?
A: YD-844
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
YD-844 Dynamic Base Microphone
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.
What information is contained in the lookup table of a direct digital frequency synthesizer?
Answer: The amplitude values that represent a sine-wave output
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Study Guide question E7 H10
Direct digital synthesis
From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.or
All About Direct Digital Synthesis
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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 E12
The Scientist and Engineer's Guide to
Digital Signal Processing
By Steven W. Smith, Ph.D.
Chapter 14: Introduction to Digital Filters
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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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
OFF-CENTER-FED DIPOLE.
How many codes for CTCSS encoding are available in FM mode for TX on FTDX101D?
Answer: 50
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The English language User Manual
Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) https://en.wikipedia.or
How many codes for CTCSS encoding are available in FM mode for TX on FTDX101D?
Answer: 50
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
The English language User Manual
Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) https://en.wikipedia.or
I have been entering this for 2 years now. I know I will one of these times! 73 N1OLZ
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/
Sunspots and Propagation https://hamradioschool.
SOLAR ACTIVITY & HF PROPAGATION
(With a "Flare" of Solar Physics)
by Paul Harden, NA5N ([email protected])
https://www.qrparci.org/resource/FDIM81.pdf
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, and also the impedance along with the lowest frequencies required determines the value of any coupling capacitor needed.
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What video output is on the FT-DX101D?
Answer: DVI
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
They are still using 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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