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. - T0A06

What is a good way to guard against electrical shock at your station?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Connect all AC powered station equipment to a common safety ground
C	Use three-wire cords and plugs for all AC powered equipment
D	Install mechanical interlocks in high-voltage circuits

2. - T0B05

What is the purpose of a safety wire through a turnbuckle used to tension guy lines?

Select	Answer
A	Provide an ability to measure for proper tensioning
B	Secure the guy line if the turnbuckle breaks
C	Prevent loosening of the turnbuckle from vibration
D	Provide a ground path for lightning strikes

3. - T0C04

What factors affect the RF exposure of people near an amateur station antenna?

Select	Answer
A	Radiation pattern of the antenna
B	Distance from the antenna to a person
C	Frequency and power level of the RF field
D	All these choices are correct

4. - T1A08

Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations?

Select	Answer
A	International Telecommunication Union
B	Volunteer Frequency Coordinator recognized by local amateurs
C	FCC Regional Field Office
D	Frequency Spectrum Manager appointed by the FCC

5. - T1B05

How may amateurs use the 219 to 220 MHz segment of 1.25 meter band?

Select	Answer
A	Fixed digital message forwarding systems only
B	Spread spectrum only
C	Fast-scan television only
D	Emergency traffic only

6. - T1C07

Which of the following can result in revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license?

Select	Answer
A	Failure to obtain FCC type acceptance prior to using a home-built transmitter
B	Failure to have a copy of your license available at your station
C	Failure to provide and maintain a correct email address with the FCC
D	Failure to inform the FCC of any changes in the amateur station following performance of an RF safety environmental evaluation

7. - T1D06

What, if any, are the restrictions concerning transmission of language that may be considered indecent or obscene?

Select	Answer
A	There is no such prohibition
B	Any such language is prohibited
C	The FCC maintains a list of words that are not permitted to be used on amateur frequencies
D	The ITU maintains a list of words that are not permitted to be used on amateur frequencies

8. - T1E03

Who must designate the station control operator?

Select	Answer
A	The station licensee
B	Any licensed operator
C	The frequency coordinator
D	The FCC

9. - T1F05

What method of call sign identification is required for a station transmitting phone signals?

Select	Answer
A	Send the call sign using a CW or phone emission
B	Send the call sign followed by the indicator RPT
C	Send the call sign followed by the indicator R
D	Send the call sign using only a phone emission

10. - T2A04

What is an appropriate way to call another station on a repeater if you know the other station's call sign?

Select	Answer
A	Say the station's call sign, then identify with your call sign
B	Say "break, break," then say the station's call sign
C	Wait for the station to call CQ, then answer
D	Say "CQ" three times, then the other station's call sign

11. - T2B05

What would cause your FM transmission audio to be distorted on voice peaks?

Select	Answer
A	You are talking too loudly
B	You need to talk louder
C	Your repeater offset is inverted
D	Your transmit power is too high

12. - T2C06

What is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)?

Select	Answer
A	A training program that certifies amateur operators for membership in the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
B	A group of licensed amateurs who are members of the military and who voluntarily agreed to provide message handling services in the case of an emergency
C	A group of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service
D	A training program that provides licensing courses for those interested in obtaining an amateur license to use during emergencies

13. - T3A02

What is the effect of vegetation on UHF and microwave signals?

Select	Answer
A	Absorption
B	Amplification
C	Knife-edge diffraction
D	Polarization rotation

14. - T3B08

What frequency range is referred to as VHF?

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

15. - T3C05

Which of the following effects may allow radio signals to travel beyond obstructions between the transmitting and receiving stations?

Select	Answer
A	Doppler shift
B	Faraday rotation
C	Quantum tunneling
D	Knife-edge diffraction

16. - T4A02

Which of the following should be considered when selecting an accessory SWR meter?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	The types of modulation being used at the station
C	The distance that the meter will be located from the antenna
D	The frequency and power level at which the measurements will be made

17. - T4B09

How is a specific group of stations selected on a digital voice transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	By entering the group’s identification code
B	By retrieving the frequencies from transceiver memory
C	By activating automatic identification
D	By enabling the group’s CTCSS tone

18. - T5A08

Which of the following is a good electrical insulator?

Select	Answer
A	Mercury
B	Glass
C	Aluminum
D	Copper

19. - T5B04

Which is equal to one microvolt?

Select	Answer
A	One one-millionth of a volt
B	One thousand kilovolts
C	One million volts
D	One one-thousandth of a volt

20. - T5C05

What is the unit of impedance?

Select	Answer
A	The ampere
B	The ohm
C	The coulomb
D	The volt

21. - T5D13

In which type of circuit is DC current the same through all components?

Select	Answer
A	Resonant
B	Series
C	Branch
D	Parallel

22. - T6A10

Which of the following battery chemistries is rechargeable?

Select	Answer
A	Lead-acid
B	All these choices are correct
C	Nickel-metal hydride
D	Lithium-ion

23. - T6B04

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

Select	Answer
A	Triode
B	Transistor
C	Pentagrid converter
D	Alternator

24. - T6C08

What is component 9 in figure T-2?

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

25. - T6D06

What component changes 120 V AC power to a lower AC voltage for other uses?

Select	Answer
A	Transistor
B	Variable capacitor
C	Diode
D	Transformer

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. - T7B02

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

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

28. - T7C08

Which instrument can be used to determine SWR?

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

29. - T7D07

Which of the following measurements are made using a multimeter?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Signal strength and noise
C	Impedance and reactance
D	Voltage and resistance

30. - T8A05

Which of the following types of signal has the narrowest bandwidth?

Select	Answer
A	Slow-scan TV
B	SSB voice
C	FM voice
D	CW

31. - T8B01

What telemetry information is typically transmitted by satellite beacons?

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

32. - T8C06

How is over the air access to IRLP nodes accomplished?

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

33. - T8D12

Which of the following best describes an amateur radio mesh network?

Select	Answer
A	A satellite communications network using modified commercial satellite TV hardware
B	An amateur-radio based data network using commercial Wi-Fi equipment with modified firmware
C	An internet linking protocol used to network repeaters
D	A wide-bandwidth digital voice mode employing DMR protocols

34. - T9A06

Which of the following types of antenna offers the greatest gain?

Select	Answer
A	J pole
B	Yagi
C	5/8 wave vertical
D	Isotropic

35. - T9B03

Why is coaxial cable the most common feed line for amateur radio antenna systems?

Select	Answer
A	It has less loss than any other type of feed line
B	It can handle more power than any other type of feed line
C	It is easy to use and requires few special installation considerations
D	It is less expensive than any other type of feed line

Figure T-2