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

2. - T0B02

What is required when climbing an antenna tower?

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

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

4. - T1A01

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

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

5. - T1B03

Which frequency is in the 6 meter amateur band?

Select	Answer
A	222.15 MHz
B	52.525 MHz
C	28.50 MHz
D	49.00 MHz

6. - T1C10

How soon after passing the examination for your first amateur radio license may you transmit on the amateur radio bands?

Select	Answer
A	As soon as your operator/station license grant appears on the ARRL website
B	As soon as you receive your license in the mail from the FCC
C	Immediately on receiving your Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE)
D	As soon as your operator/station license grant appears in the FCC’s license database

7. - T1D04

Under what conditions is an amateur station authorized to transmit music using a phone emission?

Select	Answer
A	When the music is transmitted above 1280 MHz
B	When the music produces no spurious emissions
C	When transmissions are limited to less than three minutes per hour
D	When incidental to an authorized retransmission of manned spacecraft communications

8. - T1E10

Which of the following is an example of remote control as defined in Part 97?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Controlling a model aircraft, boat, or car by amateur radio
C	Operating the station over the internet
D	Repeater operation

9. - T1F11

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

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

10. - T2A07

What is meant by "repeater offset”?

Select	Answer
A	The number of simultaneous transmit frequencies used by a repeater
B	The difference between a repeater’s transmit and receive frequencies
C	The repeater has a time delay to prevent interference
D	The repeater station identification is done on a separate frequency

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 listen on a repeater’s output frequency
D	To increase power output

12. - T2C07

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

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

13. - T3A03

What antenna polarization is normally used for long-distance CW and SSB contacts on the VHF and UHF bands?

Select	Answer
A	Vertical
B	Left-hand circular
C	Horizontal
D	Right-hand circular

14. - T3B04

What is the velocity of a radio wave traveling through free space?

Select	Answer
A	Speed of sound
B	Speed inversely proportional to its wavelength
C	Speed that increases as the frequency increases
D	Speed of light

15. - T3C10

Which of the following bands may provide long-distance communications via the ionosphere’s F region during the peak of the sunspot cycle?

Select	Answer
A	70 centimeters and 1.25 meters
B	All these choices are correct
C	23 centimeters
D	6 and 10 meters

16. - T4A11

Where should the negative power return of a mobile transceiver be connected in a vehicle?

Select	Answer
A	At the antenna mount
B	To any metal part of the vehicle
C	Through the transceiver’s mounting bracket
D	At the 12 volt battery chassis ground

17. - T4B12

What is the result of tuning an FM receiver above or below a signal’s frequency?

Select	Answer
A	Distortion of the signal’s audio
B	Generation of a heterodyne tone
C	Change in audio pitch
D	Sideband inversion

18. - T5A01

Electrical current is measured in which of the following units?

Select	Answer
A	Amperes
B	Ohms
C	Volts
D	Watts

19. - T5B08

Which is equal to 1,000,000 picofarads?

Select	Answer
A	1,000,000,000 microfarads
B	1 microfarad
C	0.001 microfarads
D	1000 microfarads

20. - T5C10

How much power is delivered by a voltage of 12 volts DC and a current of 2.5 amperes?

Select	Answer
A	0.208 watts
B	30 watts
C	4.8 watts
D	14.5 watts

21. - T5D04

What is the resistance of a circuit in which a current of 3 amperes flows when connected to 90 volts?

Select	Answer
A	93 ohms
B	3 ohms
C	270 ohms
D	30 ohms

22. - T6A06

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

Select	Answer
A	Capacitor
B	Varistor
C	Diode
D	Inductor

23. - T6B07

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

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

24. - T6C08

What is component 9 in figure T-2?

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

25. - T6D08

Which of the following is combined with an inductor to make a resonant circuit?

Select	Answer
A	Capacitor
B	Potentiometer
C	Zener diode
D	Resistor

26. - T7A03

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

Select	Answer
A	Inverter
B	Mixer
C	Phase splitter
D	Amplifier

27. - T7B06

Which of the following actions should you take if a neighbor tells you that your station’s transmissions are interfering with their radio or TV reception?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Immediately turn off your transmitter and contact the nearest FCC office for assistance
C	Make sure that your station is functioning properly and that it does not cause interference to your own radio or television when it is tuned to the same channel
D	Install a harmonic doubler on the output of your transmitter and tune it until the interference is eliminated

28. - T7C06

What does an SWR reading of 4:1 indicate?

Select	Answer
A	Gain of +4 dB
B	Good impedance match
C	Impedance mismatch
D	Loss of -4 dB

29. - T7D09

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

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

30. - T8A08

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

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

31. - T8B01

What telemetry information is typically transmitted by satellite beacons?

Select	Answer
A	Health and status of the satellite
B	All these choices are correct
C	Time of day accurate to plus or minus 1/10 second
D	The signal strength of received signals

32. - T8C04

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

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

33. - T8D13

What is FT8?

Select	Answer
A	An eight channel multiplex mode for FM repeaters
B	A wideband FM voice mode
C	A digital mode capable of low signal-to-noise operation
D	A digital slow-scan TV mode with forward error correction and automatic color compensation

34. - T9A08

What is the approximate length, in inches, of a quarter-wavelength vertical antenna for 146 MHz?

Select	Answer
A	112
B	12
C	50
D	19

35. - T9B12

What is standing wave ratio (SWR)?

Select	Answer
A	The ratio of amplifier power output to input
B	A measure of how well a load is matched to a transmission line
C	An indication of the quality of your station’s ground connection
D	The transmitter efficiency ratio

Figure T-2