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. - T0A03

In the United States, what circuit does black wire insulation indicate in a three-wire 120 V cable?

Select	Answer
A	Hot
B	Equipment ground
C	Black insulation is never used
D	Neutral

2. - T0B08

Which is a proper grounding method for a tower?

Select	Answer
A	A ferrite-core RF choke connected between the tower and ground
B	A single four-foot ground rod, driven into the ground no more than 12 inches from the base
C	A connection between the tower base and a cold water pipe
D	Separate eight-foot ground rods for each tower leg, bonded to the tower and each other

3. - T0C01

What type of radiation are radio signals?

Select	Answer
A	Non-ionizing radiation
B	Alpha radiation
C	Gamma radiation
D	Ionizing radiation

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	An amateur station using amateur radio satellites for relay of signals
D	A manned satellite orbiting Earth

5. - T1B09

Why should you not set your transmit frequency to be exactly at the edge of an amateur band or sub-band?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	To allow for calibration error in the transmitter frequency display
C	To allow for transmitter frequency drift
D	So that modulation sidebands do not extend beyond the band edge

6. - T1C06

From which of the following locations may an FCC-licensed amateur station transmit?

Select	Answer
A	From anywhere within International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regions 2 and 3
B	From within any country that is a member of the United Nations
C	From within any country that belongs to the International Telecommunication Union
D	From any vessel or craft located in international waters and documented or registered in the United States

7. - T1D05

When may amateur radio operators use their stations to notify other amateurs of the availability of equipment for sale or trade?

Select	Answer
A	When no profit is made on the sale
B	When selling amateur radio equipment and not on a regular basis
C	Never
D	When the equipment is not the personal property of either the station licensee, or the control operator, or their close relatives

8. - T1E11

Who does the FCC presume to be the control operator of an amateur station, unless documentation to the contrary is in the station records?

Select	Answer
A	The station licensee
B	The person operating the station equipment
C	The station custodian
D	The third party participant

9. - T1F10

Who is accountable if a repeater inadvertently retransmits communications that violate the FCC rules?

Select	Answer
A	The control operator of the originating station
B	The owner of the repeater
C	Both the originating station and the repeater owner
D	The control operator of the repeater

10. - T2A02

What is the national calling frequency for FM simplex operations in the 2 meter band?

Select	Answer
A	446.000 MHz
B	145.000 MHz
C	432.100 MHz
D	146.520 MHz

11. - T2B01

How is a VHF/UHF transceiver’s “reverse” function used?

Select	Answer
A	To listen on a repeater’s input frequency
B	To reduce power output
C	To increase power output
D	To listen on a repeater’s output frequency

12. - T2C07

Which of the following is standard practice when you participate in a net?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	When first responding to the net control station, transmit your call sign, name, and address as in the FCC database
C	Unless you are reporting an emergency, transmit only when directed by the net control station
D	Record the time of each of your transmissions

13. - T3A09

Which of the following results from the fact that signals propagated by the ionosphere are elliptically polarized?

Select	Answer
A	Both the transmitting and receiving antennas must be of the same polarization
B	Digital modes are unusable
C	Either vertically or horizontally polarized antennas may be used for transmission or reception
D	FM voice is unusable

14. - T3B03

What are the two components of a radio wave?

Select	Answer
A	Electric and magnetic fields
B	Impedance and reactance
C	Voltage and current
D	Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation

15. - T3C07

What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

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

16. - T4A09

How can you determine the length of time that equipment can be powered from a battery?

Select	Answer
A	Multiply the square of the current rating of the battery by the input resistance of the equipment
B	Multiply the watts per hour consumed by the equipment by the battery power rating
C	Divide the watt-hour rating of the battery by the peak power consumption of the equipment
D	Divide the battery ampere-hour rating by the average current draw of the equipment

17. - T4B04

What is a way to enable quick access to a favorite frequency or channel on your transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	Enable the frequency offset
B	Use the scan mode to select the desired frequency
C	Enable the VOX
D	Store it in a memory channel

18. - T5A09

Which of the following describes alternating current?

Select	Answer
A	Current that alternates between a positive direction and zero
B	Current that alternates between positive and negative directions
C	All these answers are correct
D	Current that alternates between a negative direction and zero

19. - T5B02

Which is equal to 1,500,000 hertz?

Select	Answer
A	1500 MHz
B	1500 kHz
C	15 GHz
D	150 kHz

20. - T5C08

What is the formula used to calculate electrical power (P) in a DC circuit?

Select	Answer
A	P = I  E
B	P = E / I
C	P = I + E
D	P = E – I

21. - T5D12

What is the voltage across a 10-ohm resistor if a current of 2 amperes flows through it?

Select	Answer
A	20 volts
B	12 volts
C	0.2 volts
D	8 volts

22. - T6A06

What type of electrical component stores energy in a magnetic field?

Select	Answer
A	Capacitor
B	Diode
C	Inductor
D	Varistor

23. - T6B04

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

Select	Answer
A	Triode
B	Pentagrid converter
C	Alternator
D	Transistor

24. - T6C08

What is component 9 in figure T-2?

Select	Answer
A	Variable resistor
B	Variable transformer
C	Variable capacitor
D	Variable inductor

25. - T6D03

Which of the following is a reason to use shielded wire?

Select	Answer
A	To prevent coupling of unwanted signals to or from the wire
B	To increase the current carrying capability of the wire
C	To couple the wire to other signals
D	To decrease the resistance of DC power connections

26. - T7A11

Where is an RF preamplifier installed?

Select	Answer
A	Between the transmitter and the antenna tuner
B	At the output of the receiver audio amplifier
C	At the output of the transmitter power amplifier
D	Between the antenna and receiver

27. - T7B02

What would cause a broadcast AM or FM radio to receive an amateur radio transmission unintentionally?

Select	Answer
A	The receiver is unable to reject strong signals outside the AM or FM band
B	The microphone gain of the transmitter is turned up too high
C	The deviation of an FM transmitter is set too low
D	The audio amplifier of the transmitter is overloaded

28. - T7C04

What reading on an SWR meter indicates a perfect impedance match between the antenna and the feed line?

Select	Answer
A	50:50
B	Full Scale
C	1:1
D	Zero

29. - T7D09

What is the characteristic appearance of a cold tin-lead solder joint?

Select	Answer
A	Dark black spots
B	A bright or shiny surface
C	A rough or lumpy surface
D	Excessive solder

30. - T8A11

What is the approximate bandwidth required to transmit a CW signal?

Select	Answer
A	1000 Hz
B	2.4 kHz
C	15 kHz
D	150 Hz

31. - T8B08

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

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

32. - T8C04

Which of the following is good procedure when contacting another station in a contest?

Select	Answer
A	Send only the minimum information needed for proper identification and the contest exchange
B	Contact the station twice to be sure that you are in his log
C	All these choices are correct
D	Sign only the last two letters of your call if there are many other stations calling

33. - T8D08

Which of the following is included in packet radio transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	Automatic repeat request in case of error
B	A check sum that permits error detection
C	A header that contains the call sign of the station to which the information is being sent
D	All these choices are correct

34. - T9A07

What is a disadvantage of using a handheld VHF transceiver with a flexible antenna inside a vehicle?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	The bandwidth of the antenna will decrease, increasing SWR
C	Signal strength is reduced due to the shielding effect of the vehicle
D	The SWR might decrease, decreasing the signal strength

35. - T9B04

What is the major function of an antenna tuner (antenna coupler)?

Select	Answer
A	It helps a receiver automatically tune in weak stations
B	It automatically selects the proper antenna for the frequency band being used
C	It matches the antenna system impedance to the transceiver's output impedance
D	It allows an antenna to be used on both transmit and receive

Figure T-2