US Amateur Radio - Technician (Element 2, 2022-2026) Practice Test

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US Amateur Radio - Technician (Element 2, 2022-2026) Practice Test

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1. - T0A12

Which of the following precautions should be taken when measuring high voltages with a voltmeter?

Select	Answer
A	Ensure that the voltmeter is set to the correct frequency
B	Ensure that the circuit is grounded through the voltmeter
C	Ensure that the voltmeter has very low impedance
D	Ensure that the voltmeter and leads are rated for use at the voltages to be measured

2. - T0B05

What is the purpose of a safety wire through a turnbuckle used to tension guy lines?

Select	Answer
A	Secure the guy line if the turnbuckle breaks
B	Provide a ground path for lightning strikes
C	Provide an ability to measure for proper tensioning
D	Prevent loosening of the turnbuckle from vibration

3. - T0C04

What factors affect the RF exposure of people near an amateur station antenna?

Select	Answer
A	Frequency and power level of the RF field
B	Radiation pattern of the antenna
C	Distance from the antenna to a person
D	All these choices are correct

4. - T1A07

What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a space station?

Select	Answer
A	Any satellite orbiting Earth
B	An amateur station located more than 50 km above Earth's surface
C	A manned satellite orbiting Earth
D	An amateur station using amateur radio satellites for relay of signals

5. - T1B11

What is the maximum peak envelope power output for Technician class operators in their HF band segments?

Select	Answer
A	50 watts
B	200 watts
C	100 watts
D	10 watts

6. - T1C01

For which license classes are new licenses currently available from the FCC?

Select	Answer
A	Technician, General, Amateur Extra
B	Technician, Technician Plus, General, Amateur Extra
C	Novice, Technician Plus, General, Advanced
D	Novice, Technician, General, Amateur Extra

7. - T1D02

Under which of the following circumstances are one-way transmissions by an amateur station prohibited?

Select	Answer
A	Broadcasting
B	Telecommand or transmissions of telemetry
C	In all circumstances
D	International Morse Code Practice

8. - T1E06

When, under normal circumstances, may a Technician class licensee be the control operator of a station operating in an Amateur Extra Class band segment?

Select	Answer
A	As part of a multi-operator contest team
B	When designated as the control operator by an Amateur Extra Class licensee
C	When using a club station whose trustee holds an Amateur Extra Class license
D	At no time

9. - T1F09

What type of amateur station simultaneously retransmits the signal of another amateur station on a different channel or channels?

Select	Answer
A	Beacon station
B	Repeater station
C	Message forwarding station
D	Earth station

10. - T2A09

Which of the following indicates that a station is listening on a repeater and looking for a contact?

Select	Answer
A	The repeater call sign followed by the station’s call sign
B	“CQ CQ” followed by the repeater’s call sign
C	The station’s call sign followed by the word “monitoring”
D	“QSY” followed by your call sign

11. - T2B05

What would cause your FM transmission audio to be distorted on voice peaks?

Select	Answer
A	You need to talk louder
B	You are talking too loudly
C	Your repeater offset is inverted
D	Your transmit power is too high

12. - T2C04

What is RACES?

Select	Answer
A	An emergency organization combining amateur radio and citizens band operators and frequencies
B	An international radio experimentation society
C	An FCC part 97 amateur radio service for civil defense communications during national emergencies
D	A radio contest held in a short period, sometimes called a “sprint”

13. - T3A11

Which region of the atmosphere can refract or bend HF and VHF radio waves?

Select	Answer
A	The stratosphere
B	The ionosphere
C	The mesosphere
D	The troposphere

14. - T3B10

What frequency range is referred to as HF?

Select	Answer
A	3 to 30 MHz
B	300 to 3000 MHz
C	30 to 300 MHz
D	300 to 3000 kHz

15. - T3C03

What is a characteristic of VHF signals received via auroral backscatter?

Select	Answer
A	They are generally strongest when your antenna is aimed west
B	They are often received from 10,000 miles or more
C	They occur only during winter nighttime hours
D	They are distorted and signal strength varies considerably

16. - T4A04

How are the transceiver audio input and output connected in a station configured to operate using FT8?

Select	Answer
A	To a computer running a terminal program and connected to a terminal node controller unit
B	To the audio input and output of a computer running WSJT-X software
C	To a computer connected to the FT8converter.com website
D	To an FT8 conversion unit, a keyboard, and a computer monitor

17. - T4B11

Which of the following must be programmed into a D-STAR digital transceiver before transmitting?

Select	Answer
A	The codec type being used
B	All these choices are correct
C	Your call sign
D	Your output power

18. - T5A07

Why are metals generally good conductors of electricity?

Select	Answer
A	They have relatively high density
B	All these choices are correct
C	They have many free electrons
D	They have many free protons

19. - T5B13

Which is equal to 2425 MHz?

Select	Answer
A	0.002425 GHz
B	2.425 GHz
C	2425 GHz
D	24.25 GHz

20. - T5C01

What describes the ability to store energy in an electric field?

Select	Answer
A	Resistance
B	Inductance
C	Capacitance
D	Tolerance

21. - T5D05

What is the resistance of a circuit for which the applied voltage is 12 volts and the current flow is 1.5 amperes?

Select	Answer
A	13.5 ohms
B	0.125 ohms
C	8 ohms
D	18 ohms

22. - T6A04

What electrical component stores energy in an electric field?

Select	Answer
A	Varistor
B	Inductor
C	Capacitor
D	Diode

23. - T6B04

Which of the following components can consist of three regions of semiconductor material?

Select	Answer
A	Transistor
B	Triode
C	Alternator
D	Pentagrid converter

24. - T6C02

What is component 1 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Battery
B	Transistor
C	Connector
D	Resistor

25. - T6D04

Which of the following displays an electrical quantity as a numeric value?

Select	Answer
A	Relay
B	Transistor
C	Potentiometer
D	Meter

26. - T7A10

What device increases the transmitted output power from a transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	An impedance network
B	An RF power amplifier
C	A voltage divider
D	All these choices are correct

27. - T7B03

Which of the following can cause radio frequency interference?

Select	Answer
A	Fundamental overload
B	All these choices are correct
C	Spurious emissions
D	Harmonics

28. - T7C03

What does a dummy load consist of?

Select	Answer
A	A low-voltage power supply and a DC relay
B	A non-inductive resistor mounted on a heat sink
C	A high-gain amplifier and a TR switch
D	A 50-ohm reactance used to terminate a transmission line

29. - T7D02

How is a voltmeter connected to a component to measure applied voltage?

Select	Answer
A	In series
B	In phase
C	In parallel
D	In quadrature

30. - T8A05

Which of the following types of signal has the narrowest bandwidth?

Select	Answer
A	CW
B	FM voice
C	SSB voice
D	Slow-scan TV

31. - T8B03

Which of the following are provided by satellite tracking programs?

Select	Answer
A	Maps showing the real-time position of the satellite track over Earth
B	All these choices are correct
C	The time, azimuth, and elevation of the start, maximum altitude, and end of a pass
D	The apparent frequency of the satellite transmission, including effects of Doppler shift

32. - T8C10

What is required before using the EchoLink system?

Select	Answer
A	Register your call sign and provide proof of license
B	All these choices are correct
C	Purchase a license to use the EchoLink software
D	Complete the required EchoLink training

33. - T8D06

What does the abbreviation "PSK" mean?

Select	Answer
A	Packet Short Keying
B	Phased Slide Keying
C	Pulse Shift Keying
D	Phase Shift Keying

34. - T9A12

What is an advantage of a 5/8 wavelength whip antenna for VHF or UHF mobile service?

Select	Answer
A	It radiates at a very high angle
B	It has more gain than a 1/4-wavelength antenna
C	It has 10 times the power gain of a 1/4 wavelength whip
D	It eliminates distortion caused by reflected signals

35. - T9B11

Which of the following types of feed line has the lowest loss at VHF and UHF?

Select	Answer
A	50-ohm flexible coax
B	75-ohm flexible coax
C	Air-insulated hardline
D	Multi-conductor unbalanced cable

Figure T-1