Script to process ham radio exam questions from http://ncvec.org into Anki flash cards.
You may be able to find Anki decks produced with the help of this script at https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks/ham%20radio
See python main.py --help.
For example:
$ python main.py etc/questions.txt out.txt -r ncev-txt -w anki-tsv
Produces out.txt:
E1A01 (D) [97.301, 97.305] When using a transceiver that displays the carrier frequency of phone signals, which of the following displayed frequencies represents the highest frequency at which a properly adjusted USB emission will be totally within the band? (A) The exact upper band edge<br>(B) 300 Hz below the upper band edge<br>(C) 1 kHz below the upper band edge<br>(D) 3 kHz below the upper band edge D 3 kHz below the upper band edge
E1A02 (D) [97.301, 97.305] When using a transceiver that displays the carrier frequency of phone signals, which of the following displayed frequencies represents the lowest frequency at which a properly adjusted LSB emission will be totally within the band? (A) The exact lower band edge<br>(B) 300 Hz above the lower band edge<br>(C) 1 kHz above the lower band edge<br>(D) 3 kHz above the lower band edge D 3 kHz above the lower band edge
E1A03 (C) [97.301, 97.305] With your transceiver displaying the carrier frequency of phone signals, you hear a station calling CQ on 14.349 MHz USB. Is it legal to return the call using upper sideband on the same frequency? (A) Yes, because you were not the station calling CQ<br>(B) Yes, because the displayed frequency is within the 20 meter band<br>(C) No, the sideband will extend beyond the band edge<br>(D) No, U.S. stations are not permitted to use phone emissions above 14.340 MHz C No, the sideband will extend beyond the band edge
E1A04 (C) [97.301, 97.305] With your transceiver displaying the carrier frequency of phone signals, you hear a DX station calling CQ on 3.601 MHz LSB. Is it legal to return the call using lower sideband on the same frequency? (A) Yes, because the DX station initiated the contact<br>(B) Yes, because the displayed frequency is within the 75 meter phone band segment<br>(C) No, the sideband will extend beyond the edge of the phone band segment<br>(D) No, U.S. stations are not permitted to use phone emissions below 3.610 MHz C No, the sideband will extend beyond the edge of the phone band segment
E1A05 (C) [97.313] What is the maximum power output permitted on the 60 meter band? (A) 50 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to an isotropic radiator<br>(B) 50 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to a dipole<br>(C) 100 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to the gain of a half-wave dipole<br>(D) 100 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to an isotropic radiator C 100 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to the gain of a half-wave dipole
E1A06 (B) [97.15] Where must the carrier frequency of a CW signal be set to comply with FCC rules for 60 meter operation? (A) At the lowest frequency of the channel<br>(B) At the center frequency of the channel<br>(C) At the highest frequency of the channel<br>(D) On any frequency where the signal’s sidebands are within the channel B At the center frequency of the channel
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You can produce a file like questions.txt by copying all of the text from a NCEV question pool release document into a text file and saving it to your computer.
The anki-tsv writer produces a tab-separated file suitable for import into Anki. There are five columns of data written in out.txt:
| Column | Example |
|---|---|
| Head | Z1A15 (T) [104.301, 208.305] |
| Question | Which of the following does a radio help you do? |
| Choices | (A) Cook<br>(B) Talk<br>(C) Sleep<br>(D) Bathe |
| Answer Letter | B |
| Answer Text | Talk |
From these five columns of data, you could construct any of multiple card types. For example, you might prefer to construct a card type which includes the multiple choices on the front of the card, or you might prefer to construct cards which do not include these multiple choices.
I have included a multiple choice card type in the deck export etc/amatuer_radio_question.apkg. You can import the file produced by anki-tsv into this card type.
This script does not currently include images from the question pool releases. You will need to edit your deck to include these any images after you have imported them into Anki.
This project uses the strategy pattern for flexible strategies for importing and exporting cards. You can replace or augment ncev-txt reader or the anki-csv writer with other reading and writing strategies. For example, you could create a reader which reads questions from a NCEV Microsoft Word document, or a writer which produces a .apkg Anki file.