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PRIZES. One Grand Prize, Yaesu FT-DX101D, valued at $3299.95.
PROMOTION PERIOD. The Promotion Period begins October 16, 2020 and ends January 19, 2021 All mail-in entries must be received by January 18. Online entries must be received by their server before noon (US Central time) on January 19, 2021.
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.
Reading 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
Reading FTDX101MP/FTDX101D Operation Manual
https://static.dxengineering.com/...01d_al.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 October 13, 2020
https://slickdeals.net/f/14185298-gigaparts-yaesu-ft-dx101d-sweepstakes-ends-october-13-2020-fcc-licensed-us-amateur-operators-only
GigaParts Yaesu FT-DX101D Sweepstakes that ended July 7, 2020
https://slickdeals.net/f/13942514-gigaparts-yaesu-ft-dx101d-sweepstakes-ends-july-7-2020-fcc-licensed-us-amateur-operators-only
GigaParts Yaesu FT-DX101D Sweepstakes that ended March 24, 2020
https://slickdeals.net/f/13752032-gigaparts-yaesu-ft-dx101d-sweepstakes-ends-march-24-2020-fcc-licensed-us-amateur-operators-only
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
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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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
What might a sudden rise in radio background noise indicate?
Answer: A solar flare has occurred
Entry page https://www.gigaparts.n
Study Guide question E3 C15
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?
What video output is on the FT-DX101D?
Answer: DVI
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They are still using the same questions and answers they've used for over a year, even in the same order!
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
What technique is used to minimize the bandwidth requirements of a PSK31 signal?
Answer: Use of sinusoidal data pulses
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Study Guide question E8 C04
PSK31 Spec: http://www.arrl.org/psk31-spec
PSK31 "Official" Homepage http://aintel.bi.ehu.e
Steve Ford, WB8IMY, PSK31--Has RTTYs Replacement Arrived? QST, May 1999, pp 41-41. http://www.arrl.org/psk31-has-rtt...nt-arrived
How many antenna ports are on the FT-DX101D?
Answer: 3
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Yaesu FT-DX101D brochure page four, rear panel, item 1,
How is the Q of an RLC parallel resonant circuit calculated?
Answer: Resistance divided by the reactance of either the inductance or capacitance
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Study Guide question E5 A09
Q Factor and its Relevance in Electrical Circuits https://electronicsforu
Q Factor and Bandwidth of a Resonant Circuit https://www.allaboutcir
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What is transequatorial propagation?
Answer: Propagation between two mid-latitude points at approximately the same distance north and south of the magnetic equator
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Study Guide question E3 B01
Transequatorial Propagation, TEP https://www.electronics-notes.com...gat
TRANSEQUATORIAL RADIO PROPAGATION https://www.sws.bom.gov
Who may be the control operator of an auxiliary station?
Answer: Only Technician, General, Advanced or Amateur Extra Class operators
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They could have more simply said any operator but a novice. There are still 7406 of them left.
FCC License Counts http://www.arrl.org/fcc-license-counts They make up 0.96% of licensed operators.
Study Guide question E1 F12
Auxiliary Station FAQ - ARRL http://www.arrl.org/auxiliary-station-faq
What is the difference between a repeater and an auxiliary station? https://www.mrc.gen.mn.
How many times per second is a new frame transmitted in a fast-scan (NTSC) television system?
Answer: 30
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Study Guide question E2 B01
NTSC https://en.wikipedia.or
NTSC is obsolete.
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How many band is the Parametric Microphone Equalizer?
Answer: 3 Band
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Parametric Microphone Equalizer https://www.df3cb.com/ftdxrc/docu...alizer.p
Heil Sound - All Things Yaesu https://heilsound.com/heil-amateu...ngs-yaesu/
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From which of the following bands is amateur radio contesting generally excluded?
Answer: 30 meters
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Study Guide question E2 C03
Lots of good information in this 40 page pdf.
30 Meter Band INFORMATION August 2010
For those of you who don't like to read, a video.
Learning The HF Ham Bands: 30 Meters/10MHZ [youtu.be]
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Which agency regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the United States?
Answer: FCC
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Study guide question T1 A02
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What is the Alaska Emergency Frequency (U.S Version Only)?
Answer: 5167.5 kHz
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FCC Part 97.401
Alaska Emergency Frequency https://www.w5txr.net/Alaska-Emer...uency.ht
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What are the two families of circles and arcs that make up a Smith chart?
Answer: Resistance and reactance
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Study Guide question E9 G04
Smith Chart tutorial http://www.antenna-theory.com/tut.../chart.php
IMPEDANCE MATCHING AND THE SMITH CHART TUTORIAL https://www.maximintegr
Smith Charts https://www.ieee.li/pdf/viewgraph...tor
Smith chart https://en.wikipedia.or