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. - T0A07

Where should a lightning arrester be installed in a coaxial feed line?

Select	Answer
A	At the output connector of a transceiver
B	On a grounded panel near where feed lines enter the building
C	At the antenna feed point
D	At the ac power service panel

2. - T0B11

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

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

3. - T0C12

How does RF radiation differ from ionizing radiation (radioactivity)?

Select	Answer
A	RF radiation is limited in range to a few feet
B	RF radiation is perfectly safe
C	RF radiation does not have sufficient energy to cause chemical changes in cells and damage DNA
D	RF radiation can only be detected with an RF dosimeter

4. - T1A01

Which of the following is part of the Basis and Purpose of the Amateur Radio Service?

Select	Answer
A	Providing communications for international non-profit organizations
B	Providing personal radio communications for as many citizens as possible
C	All these choices are correct
D	Advancing skills in the technical and communication phases of the radio art

5. - T1B06

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

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

6. - T1C06

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

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

7. - T1D10

How does the FCC define broadcasting for the Amateur Radio Service?

Select	Answer
A	Any transmission made by the licensed station
B	Two-way transmissions by amateur stations
C	Transmissions intended for reception by the general public
D	Transmission of messages directed only to amateur operators

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

9. - T1F04

What language may you use for identification when operating in a phone sub-band?

Select	Answer
A	English
B	Any language recognized by the United Nations
C	Any language recognized by the ITU
D	English, French, or Spanish

10. - T2A08

What is the meaning of the procedural signal “CQ”?

Select	Answer
A	Calling any station
B	Only the called station should transmit
C	Test transmission, no reply expected
D	Call on the quarter hour

11. - T2B01

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

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

12. - T2C04

What is RACES?

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

13. - T3A08

What is a likely cause of irregular fading of signals propagated by the ionosphere?

Select	Answer
A	Frequency shift due to Faraday rotation
B	Random combining of signals arriving via different paths
C	Intermodulation distortion
D	Interference from thunderstorms

14. - T3B11

What is the approximate velocity of a radio wave in free space?

Select	Answer
A	150,000 meters per second
B	300,000,000 meters per second
C	300,000,000 miles per hour
D	150,000 miles per hour

15. - T3C09

What is generally the best time for long-distance 10 meter band propagation via the F region?

Select	Answer
A	From shortly after sunset to dawn during periods of high sunspot activity
B	From dawn to shortly after sunset during periods of high sunspot activity
C	From shortly after sunset to dawn during periods of low sunspot activity
D	From dawn to shortly after sunset during periods of low sunspot activity

16. - T4A03

Why are short, heavy-gauge wires used for a transceiver’s DC power connection?

Select	Answer
A	To provide a good counterpoise for the antenna
B	To minimize voltage drop when transmitting
C	All these choices are correct
D	To avoid RF interference

17. - T4B11

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

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

18. - T5A02

Electrical power is measured in which of the following units?

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

19. - T5B09

Which decibel value most closely represents a power increase from 5 watts to 10 watts?

Select	Answer
A	10 dB
B	2 dB
C	5 dB
D	3 dB

20. - T5C02

What is the unit of capacitance?

Select	Answer
A	The henry
B	The volt
C	The ohm
D	The farad

21. - T5D12

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

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

22. - T6A07

What electrical component is typically constructed as a coil of wire?

Select	Answer
A	Inductor
B	Diode
C	Switch
D	Capacitor

23. - T6B08

What does the abbreviation FET stand for?

Select	Answer
A	Free Electron Transmitter
B	Field Effect Transistor
C	Frequency Emission Transmitter
D	Fast Electron Transistor

24. - T6C04

What is component 3 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Resistor
B	Transistor
C	Lamp
D	Ground symbol

25. - T6D09

What is the name of a device that combines several semiconductors and other components into one package?

Select	Answer
A	Transducer
B	Transformer
C	Integrated circuit
D	Multi-pole relay

26. - T7A03

Which of the following is used to convert a signal from one frequency to another?

Select	Answer
A	Amplifier
B	Phase splitter
C	Mixer
D	Inverter

27. - T7B11

What is a symptom of RF feedback in a transmitter or transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	Frequent blowing of power supply fuses
B	Reports of garbled, distorted, or unintelligible voice transmissions
C	Excessive SWR at the antenna connection
D	The transmitter will not stay on the desired frequency

28. - T7C08

Which instrument can be used to determine SWR?

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

29. - T7D03

When configured to measure current, how is a multimeter connected to a component?

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

30. - T8A08

What is the approximate bandwidth of a typical single sideband (SSB) voice signal?

Select	Answer
A	1 kHz
B	15 kHz
C	3 kHz
D	6 kHz

31. - T8B11

Who may receive telemetry from a space station?

Select	Answer
A	A licensed radio amateur who has been certified by the protocol developer
B	A licensed radio amateur who has registered for an access code from AMSAT
C	Anyone
D	A licensed radio amateur with a transmitter equipped for interrogating the satellite

32. - T8C06

How is over the air access to IRLP nodes accomplished?

Select	Answer
A	By obtaining a password that is sent via voice to the node
B	By using CTCSS tone codes
C	By using DTMF signals
D	By entering the proper internet password

33. - T8D10

Which of the following operating activities is supported by digital mode software in the WSJT-X software suite?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Meteor scatter
C	Earth-Moon-Earth
D	Weak signal propagation beacons

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

35. - T9B02

What is the most common impedance of coaxial cables used in amateur radio?

Select	Answer
A	600 ohms
B	12 ohms
C	8 ohms
D	50 ohms

Figure T-1