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	Bond them together with heavy wire or conductive strap
C	Tune them for resonance on the lowest frequency of operation
D	Waterproof them with silicone caulk or electrical tape

2. - T0B06

What is the minimum safe distance from a power line to allow when installing an antenna?

Select	Answer
A	The height of the power line above ground
B	1/2 wavelength at the operating frequency
C	Enough so that if the antenna falls, no part of it can come closer than 10 feet to the power wires
D	Add the height of the antenna to the height of the power line and multiply by a factor of 1.5

3. - T0C01

What type of radiation are radio signals?

Select	Answer
A	Non-ionizing radiation
B	Ionizing radiation
C	Alpha radiation
D	Gamma 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 using amateur radio satellites for relay of signals
C	An amateur station located more than 50 km above Earth's surface
D	A manned satellite orbiting Earth

5. - T1B12

Except for some specific restrictions, what is the maximum peak envelope power output for Technician class operators using frequencies above 30 MHz?

Select	Answer
A	100 watts
B	50 watts
C	1500 watts
D	500 watts

6. - T1C04

What may happen if the FCC is unable to reach you by email?

Select	Answer
A	Nothing; there is no such requirement
B	Revocation of access to the license record in the FCC system
C	Revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license
D	Fine and suspension of operator license

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

8. - T1E04

What determines the transmitting frequency privileges of an amateur station?

Select	Answer
A	The frequency authorized by the frequency coordinator
B	The class of operator license held by the control operator
C	The highest class of operator license held by anyone on the premises
D	The frequencies printed on the license grant

9. - T1F06

Which of the following self-assigned indicators are acceptable when using a phone transmission?

Select	Answer
A	KL7CC slash W3
B	KL7CC stroke W3
C	KL7CC slant W3
D	All these choices are correct

10. - T2A05

How should you respond to a station calling CQ?

Select	Answer
A	Transmit a signal report followed by your call sign
B	Transmit the other station’s call sign followed by your call sign
C	Transmit "CQ" followed by the other station’s call sign
D	Transmit your call sign followed by the other station’s call sign

11. - T2B06

What type of signaling uses pairs of audio tones?

Select	Answer
A	DTMF
B	D-STAR
C	GPRS
D	CTCSS

12. - T2C09

Are amateur station control operators ever permitted to operate outside the frequency privileges of their license class?

Select	Answer
A	Yes, but only when part of a RACES emergency plan
B	Yes, but only in situations involving the immediate safety of human life or protection of property
C	No
D	Yes, but only when part of a FEMA emergency plan

13. - T3A09

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

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

14. - T3B01

What is the relationship between the electric and magnetic fields of an electromagnetic wave?

Select	Answer
A	They are at right angles
B	They revolve in opposite directions
C	They are in parallel
D	They travel at different speeds

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

16. - T4A08

Which of the following conductors is preferred for bonding at RF?

Select	Answer
A	Copper braid removed from coaxial cable
B	Steel wire
C	Flat copper strap
D	Twisted-pair cable

17. - T4B11

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

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

18. - T5A08

Which of the following is a good electrical insulator?

Select	Answer
A	Aluminum
B	Glass
C	Copper
D	Mercury

19. - T5B05

Which is equal to 500 milliwatts?

Select	Answer
A	5 watts
B	50 watts
C	0.02 watts
D	0.5 watts

20. - T5C04

What is the unit of inductance?

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

21. - T5D10

What is the voltage across a 2-ohm resistor if a current of 0.5 amperes flows through it?

Select	Answer
A	1.5 volts
B	1 volt
C	0.25 volts
D	2.5 volts

22. - T6A08

What is the function of an SPDT switch?

Select	Answer
A	Two circuits are each switched between one of two other circuits
B	Two circuits are opened or closed
C	A single circuit is opened or closed
D	A single circuit is switched between one of two other circuits

23. - T6B08

What does the abbreviation FET stand for?

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

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	Reflector
C	Rectifier
D	Transformer

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. - T7B01

What can you do if you are told your FM handheld or mobile transceiver is over-deviating?

Select	Answer
A	Talk farther away from the microphone
B	Let the transceiver cool off
C	Change to a higher power level
D	Talk louder into the microphone

28. - T7C11

What is a disadvantage of air core coaxial cable when compared to foam or solid dielectric types?

Select	Answer
A	It requires special techniques to prevent moisture in the cable
B	It cannot be used at below freezing temperatures
C	It has more loss per foot
D	It cannot be used for VHF or UHF antennas

29. - T7D11

Which of the following precautions should be taken when measuring in-circuit resistance with an ohmmeter?

Select	Answer
A	Ensure that the circuit is not powered
B	Ensure that the applied voltages are correct
C	Ensure that the circuit is operating at the correct frequency
D	Ensure that the circuit is grounded

30. - T8A09

What is the approximate bandwidth of a VHF repeater FM voice signal?

Select	Answer
A	Between 10 and 15 kHz
B	Between 50 and 125 kHz
C	Less than 500 Hz
D	About 150 kHz

31. - T8B12

Which of the following is a way to determine whether your satellite uplink power is neither too low nor too high?

Select	Answer
A	Check your signal strength report in the telemetry data
B	Listen for distortion on your downlink signal
C	Your signal strength on the downlink should be about the same as the beacon
D	All these choices are correct

32. - T8C05

What is a grid locator?

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

33. - T8D07

Which of the following describes DMR?

Select	Answer
A	An automatic position tracking mode for FM mobiles communicating through repeaters
B	A technique for time-multiplexing two digital voice signals on a single 12.5 kHz repeater channel
C	A digital technique for transmitting on two repeater inputs simultaneously for automatic error correction
D	An automatic computer logging technique for hands-off logging when communicating while operating a vehicle

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. - T9B10

What is the electrical difference between RG-58 and RG-213 coaxial cable?

Select	Answer
A	RG-213 cable has less loss at a given frequency
B	RG-58 cable has two shields
C	There is no significant difference between the two types
D	RG-58 cable can handle higher power levels

Figure T-1