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. - T0A08

Where should a fuse or circuit breaker be installed in a 120V AC power circuit?

Select	Answer
A	In series with the hot conductor only
B	In parallel with the hot and neutral conductors
C	In parallel with the hot conductor only
D	In series with the hot and neutral conductors

2. - T0B11

Which of the following establishes grounding requirements for an amateur radio tower or antenna?

Select	Answer
A	FAA tower lighting regulations
B	Local electrical codes
C	FCC Part 97 rules
D	UL recommended practices

3. - T0C06

Which of the following is an acceptable method to determine whether your station complies with FCC RF exposure regulations?

Select	Answer
A	By calculation based on FCC OET Bulletin 65
B	By measurement of field strength using calibrated equipment
C	By calculation based on computer modeling
D	All these choices are correct

4. - T1A11

When is willful interference to other amateur radio stations permitted?

Select	Answer
A	At any time, stations in the Amateur Radio Service are not protected from willful interference
B	When making short test transmissions
C	To stop another amateur station that is breaking the FCC rules
D	At no time

5. - T1B11

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

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

6. - T1C01

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

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

7. - T1D07

What types of amateur stations can automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations?

Select	Answer
A	Earth, repeater, or space stations
B	Repeater, auxiliary, or space stations
C	Auxiliary, beacon, or Earth stations
D	Beacon, repeater, or space stations

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 using a club station whose trustee holds an Amateur Extra Class license
C	When designated as the control operator by an Amateur Extra Class licensee
D	At no time

9. - T1F11

Which of the following is a requirement for the issuance of a club station license grant?

Select	Answer
A	The club must be registered with the American Radio Relay League
B	The trustee must have an Amateur Extra Class operator license grant
C	The club must have at least four members
D	All these choices are correct

10. - T2A03

What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 70 cm band?

Select	Answer
A	Plus or minus 1 MHz
B	Plus or minus 5 MHz
C	Plus or minus 500 kHz
D	Plus or minus 600 kHz

11. - T2B12

What is the purpose of the color code used on DMR repeater systems?

Select	Answer
A	Identifies the codec used
B	Defines the frequency pair to use
C	Defines the minimum signal level required for access
D	Must match the repeater color code for access

12. - T2C11

What is meant by “check” in a radiogram header?

Select	Answer
A	A box on the message form that indicates that the message was received and/or relayed
B	The number of words or word equivalents in the text portion of the message
C	A list of stations that have relayed the message
D	The call sign of the originating station

13. - T3A05

When using a directional antenna, how might your station be able to communicate with a distant repeater if buildings or obstructions are blocking the direct line of sight path?

Select	Answer
A	Change from vertical to horizontal polarization
B	Increase the antenna SWR
C	Try to find a path that reflects signals to the repeater
D	Try the long path

14. - T3B10

What frequency range is referred to as HF?

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

15. - T3C04

Which of the following types of propagation is most commonly associated with occasional strong signals on the 10, 6, and 2 meter bands from beyond the radio horizon?

Select	Answer
A	Backscatter
B	Gray-line propagation
C	Sporadic E
D	D region absorption

16. - T4A06

What signals are used in a computer-radio interface for digital mode operation?

Select	Answer
A	NMEA GPS location and DC power
B	Receive and transmit mode, status, and location
C	Antenna and RF power
D	Receive audio, transmit audio, and transmitter keying

17. - T4B08

What is the advantage of having multiple receive bandwidth choices on a multimode transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	Increases the amount of offset between receive and transmit frequencies
B	Permits monitoring several modes at once by selecting a separate filter for each mode
C	Increases the number of frequencies that can be stored in memory
D	Permits noise or interference reduction by selecting a bandwidth matching the mode

18. - T5A02

Electrical power is measured in which of the following units?

Select	Answer
A	Watts
B	Volts
C	Amperes
D	Watt-hours

19. - T5B02

Which is equal to 1,500,000 hertz?

Select	Answer
A	150 kHz
B	1500 MHz
C	15 GHz
D	1500 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 = I + E
C	P = E – I
D	P = E / I

21. - T5D14

In which type of circuit is voltage the same across all components?

Select	Answer
A	Branch
B	Series
C	Resonant
D	Parallel

22. - T6A03

What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

Select	Answer
A	Resistance
B	Field strength
C	Capacitance
D	Inductance

23. - T6B06

How is the cathode lead of a semiconductor diode often marked on the package?

Select	Answer
A	With the word "cathode"
B	With a stripe
C	With the letter K
D	With the letter C

24. - T6C03

What is component 2 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Indicator lamp
B	Transistor
C	Resistor
D	Connector

25. - T6D01

Which of the following devices or circuits changes an alternating current into a varying direct current signal?

Select	Answer
A	Amplifier
B	Transformer
C	Rectifier
D	Reflector

26. - T7A10

What device increases the transmitted output power from a transceiver?

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

27. - T7B09

What should be the first step to resolve non-fiber optic cable TV interference caused by your amateur radio transmission?

Select	Answer
A	Add a preamplifier to the TV antenna input
B	Add a high-pass filter to the TV antenna input
C	Add a low-pass filter to the TV antenna input
D	Be sure all TV feed line coaxial connectors are installed properly

28. - T7C08

Which instrument can be used to determine SWR?

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

29. - T7D06

Which of the following can damage a multimeter?

Select	Answer
A	Not allowing it to warm up properly
B	Failing to connect one of the probes to ground
C	Attempting to measure resistance using the voltage setting
D	Attempting to measure voltage when using the resistance setting

30. - T8A10

What is the approximate bandwidth of AM fast-scan TV transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	About 3 MHz
B	About 1 MHz
C	About 6 MHz
D	More than 10 MHz

31. - T8B07

What is Doppler shift in reference to satellite communications?

Select	Answer
A	A special digital communications mode for some satellites
B	An observed change in signal frequency caused by relative motion between the satellite and Earth station
C	A change in the satellite orbit
D	A mode where the satellite receives signals on one band and transmits on another

32. - T8C05

What is a grid locator?

Select	Answer
A	An instrument for neutralizing a final amplifier
B	A letter-number designator assigned to an azimuth and elevation
C	An instrument for radio direction finding
D	A letter-number designator assigned to a geographic location

33. - T8D06

What does the abbreviation "PSK" mean?

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

34. - T9A04

What is a disadvantage of the short, flexible antenna supplied with most handheld radio transceivers, compared to a full-sized quarter-wave antenna?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	It transmits only circularly polarized signals
C	It is mechanically fragile
D	It has low efficiency

35. - T9B04

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

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

Figure T-1