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. - T0A09

What should be done to all external ground rods or earth connections?

Select	Answer
A	Keep them as far apart as possible
B	Tune them for resonance on the lowest frequency of operation
C	Bond them together with heavy wire or conductive strap
D	Waterproof them with silicone caulk or electrical tape

2. - T0B02

What is required when climbing an antenna tower?

Select	Answer
A	Have sufficient training on safe tower climbing techniques
B	All these choices are correct
C	Always wear an approved climbing harness
D	Use appropriate tie-off to the tower at all times

3. - T0C11

What is the definition of duty cycle during the averaging time for RF exposure?

Select	Answer
A	The percentage of time that a transmitter is not transmitting
B	The percentage of time that a transmitter is transmitting
C	The difference between the PEP and average power output of a transmitter
D	The difference between the lowest power output and the highest power output of a transmitter

4. - T1A05

What proves that the FCC has issued an operator/primary license grant?

Select	Answer
A	The license appears in the FCC ULS database
B	An email notification from the NCVEC granting the license
C	All these choices are correct
D	A printed copy of the certificate of successful completion of examination

5. - T1B06

On which HF bands does a Technician class operator have phone privileges?

Select	Answer
A	30 meter band only
B	10 meter band only
C	80 meter, 40 meter, 15 meter, and 10 meter bands
D	None

6. - T1C02

Who may select a desired call sign under the vanity call sign rules?

Select	Answer
A	Any licensed amateur
B	Only a licensed amateur who has been licensed continuously for more than 10 years
C	Only a licensed amateur with a General or Amateur Extra Class license
D	Only a licensed amateur with an Amateur Extra Class license

7. - T1D01

With which countries are FCC-licensed amateur radio stations prohibited from exchanging communications?

Select	Answer
A	Any country banned from making such communications by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
B	Any country whose administration has notified the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) that it objects to such communications
C	Any country whose administration has notified the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that it objects to such communications
D	Any country banned from such communications by the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)

8. - T1E07

When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper operation of the station?

Select	Answer
A	The control operator and the station licensee
B	Only the station licensee
C	Only the control operator
D	All licensed amateurs who are present at the operation

9. - T1F05

What method of call sign identification is required for a station transmitting phone signals?

Select	Answer
A	Send the call sign using only a phone emission
B	Send the call sign using a CW or phone emission
C	Send the call sign followed by the indicator RPT
D	Send the call sign followed by the indicator R

10. - T2A09

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

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

11. - T2B10

Which Q signal indicates that you are receiving interference from other stations?

Select	Answer
A	QRM
B	QRN
C	QTH
D	QSB

12. - T2C02

Which of the following are typical duties of a Net Control Station?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Call the net to order and direct communications between stations checking in
C	Ensure that all stations checking into the net are properly licensed for operation on the net frequency
D	Choose the regular net meeting time and frequency

13. - T3A04

What happens when antennas at opposite ends of a VHF or UHF line of sight radio link are not using the same polarization?

Select	Answer
A	The modulation sidebands might become inverted
B	Signals have an echo effect
C	Received signal strength is reduced
D	Nothing significant will happen

14. - T3B09

What frequency range is referred to as UHF?

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

15. - T3C07

What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

Select	Answer
A	2 meters
B	70 centimeters
C	6 meters
D	33 centimeters

16. - T4A05

Where should an RF power meter be installed?

Select	Answer
A	In parallel with the push-to-talk line and the antenna
B	At the power supply output
C	In the power supply cable, as close as possible to the radio
D	In the feed line, between the transmitter and antenna

17. - T4B01

What is the effect of excessive microphone gain on SSB transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	Frequency instability
B	All these choices are correct
C	Distorted transmitted audio
D	Increased SWR

18. - T5A11

What type of current flow is opposed by resistance?

Select	Answer
A	Direct current
B	All these choices are correct
C	RF current
D	Alternating current

19. - T5B13

Which is equal to 2425 MHz?

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

20. - T5C06

What does the abbreviation “RF” mean?

Select	Answer
A	The real frequency transmitted as opposed to the apparent frequency
B	Radio frequency signals of all types
C	The resonant frequency of a tuned circuit
D	Reflective force in antenna transmission lines

21. - T5D13

In which type of circuit is DC current the same through all components?

Select	Answer
A	Resonant
B	Parallel
C	Series
D	Branch

22. - T6A03

What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

Select	Answer
A	Capacitance
B	Resistance
C	Field strength
D	Inductance

23. - T6B07

What causes a light-emitting diode (LED) to emit light?

Select	Answer
A	Reverse current
B	Forward current
C	Capacitively-coupled RF signal
D	Inductively-coupled RF signal

24. - T6C02

What is component 1 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Resistor
B	Battery
C	Connector
D	Transistor

25. - T6D05

What type of circuit controls the amount of voltage from a power supply?

Select	Answer
A	Phase inverter
B	Filter
C	Oscillator
D	Regulator

26. - T7A04

Which term describes the ability of a receiver to discriminate between multiple signals?

Select	Answer
A	Discrimination ratio
B	Selectivity
C	Harmonic distortion
D	Sensitivity

27. - T7B05

How can fundamental overload of a non-amateur radio or TV receiver by an amateur signal be reduced or eliminated?

Select	Answer
A	Switch the transmitter from FM to SSB
B	Switch the transmitter to a narrow-band mode
C	Block the amateur signal with a filter at the antenna input of the affected receiver
D	Block the interfering signal with a filter on the amateur transmitter

28. - T7C08

Which instrument can be used to determine SWR?

Select	Answer
A	Iambic pentameter
B	Voltmeter
C	Ohmmeter
D	Directional wattmeter

29. - T7D04

Which instrument is used to measure electric current?

Select	Answer
A	An ammeter
B	An ohmmeter
C	An electrometer
D	A voltmeter

30. - T8A03

Which type of voice mode is often used for long-distance (weak signal) contacts on the VHF and UHF bands?

Select	Answer
A	FM
B	SSB
C	PM
D	DRM

31. - T8B08

What is meant by the statement that a satellite is operating in U/V mode?

Select	Answer
A	The satellite frequencies are usually variable
B	The satellite uplink is in the 70 centimeter band and the downlink is in the 2 meter band
C	The satellite uplink is in the 15 meter band and the downlink is in the 10 meter band
D	The satellite operates using ultraviolet frequencies

32. - T8C01

Which of the following methods is used to locate sources of noise interference or jamming?

Select	Answer
A	Radio direction finding
B	Phase locking
C	Doppler radar
D	Echolocation

33. - T8D12

Which of the following best describes an amateur radio mesh network?

Select	Answer
A	A wide-bandwidth digital voice mode employing DMR protocols
B	An amateur-radio based data network using commercial Wi-Fi equipment with modified firmware
C	An internet linking protocol used to network repeaters
D	A satellite communications network using modified commercial satellite TV hardware

34. - T9A06

Which of the following types of antenna offers the greatest gain?

Select	Answer
A	Yagi
B	Isotropic
C	5/8 wave vertical
D	J pole

35. - T9B01

What is a benefit of low SWR?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Less antenna wear
C	Reduced television interference
D	Reduced signal loss

Figure T-1