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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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
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
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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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.
What is the approximate bandwidth of a slow-scan TV signal?
Answer: 3 kHz
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Study Guide question E2 B17
Slow-scan television https://en.wikipedia.or
SSTV - Slow Scan Television http://www.arrl.org/sstv-slow-scan-television
Getting Started with Slow Scan Television http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Te.../99753.pdf
GET A FAST START WITH SLOW SCAN TV! http://www.hamuniverse
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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 Reading https://hamstudy.org/browse/E4_2012/E2C
30 Meter Band INFORMATION http://www.wansarc.org
Do You Operate 30 Meters? What Is 10Mhz All About? https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?...ut
What type of modulation is used for JT65 contacts?
Answer: Multi-tone AFSK
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Study Guide question E2 D13 Reading https://hamstudy.org/browse/E4_2016/E2D
JT65 – The Basics https://www.essexham.co
The JT65 Communications Protocol http://www.arrl.org/files/file/18JT65.pdf
Which type of digital mode does not support keyboard-to-keyboard operation?
Answer: Winlink
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Study Guide question E2 E05
Winlink Express - Global Radio Email https://winlink.org/WinlinkExpress
Winlink https://en.wikipedia.or
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
How many flip-flops are required to divide a signal frequency by 4?
Answer: 2
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Study Guide question E7 A04
Frequency Division using divide-by-2 toggle flip-flops https://www.electronics-tutorials...unt
Flip-Flops
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What is a common use for point contact diodes?
Answer: As an RF detector
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Study Guide question E6 B09
What is Point Contact Diode ? - Construction, Working & Applications https://electronicscoac
How many watts are consumed in a circuit having a power factor of 0.2 if the input is 100-VAC at 4 amperes?
Answer:80 watts
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Study Guide question E5 D12
What is power factor and why is it important? https://www.fluke.com/en-us/learn...or-formula
Power Factor https://en.wikipedia.or
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Which of the following instrument would be best for measuring the SWR of a beam antenna?
Answer: An antenna analyzer
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Study Guide question E4 A08
Antenna analyzer https://en.wikipedia.or
How to Use an Antenna Analyzer http://www.ebarc.org/pdf/antenna-analyzer.pdf
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