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

2. - T0B07

Which of the following is an important safety rule to remember when using a crank-up tower?

Select	Answer
A	This type of tower must not be climbed unless it is retracted, or mechanical safety locking devices have been installed
B	This type of tower must never be painted
C	This type of tower must never be grounded
D	All these choices are correct

3. - T0C04

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

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

4. - T1A05

What proves that the FCC has issued an operator/primary license grant?

Select	Answer
A	An email notification from the NCVEC granting the license
B	A printed copy of the certificate of successful completion of examination
C	The license appears in the FCC ULS database
D	All these choices are correct

5. - T1B05

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

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

6. - T1C05

Which of the following is a valid Technician class call sign format?

Select	Answer
A	W1XX
B	KA1X
C	KF1XXX
D	All these choices are correct

7. - T1D09

When may amateur stations transmit information in support of broadcasting, program production, or news gathering, assuming no other means is available?

Select	Answer
A	Where noncommercial programming is gathered and supplied exclusively to the National Public Radio network
B	Never
C	When broadcasting communications to or from the space shuttle
D	When such communications are directly related to the immediate safety of human life or protection of property

8. - T1E08

Which of the following is an example of automatic control?

Select	Answer
A	Using a computer or other device to identify automatically
B	Repeater operation
C	Using a computer or other device to send CW automatically
D	Controlling a station over the internet

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 club must be registered with the American Radio Relay League
C	The club must have at least four members
D	The trustee must have an Amateur Extra Class operator license grant

10. - T2A09

Which of the following indicates that a station is listening on a repeater and looking for a contact?

Select	Answer
A	“CQ CQ” followed by the repeater’s call sign
B	“QSY” followed by your call sign
C	The repeater call sign followed by the station’s call sign
D	The station’s call sign followed by the word “monitoring”

11. - T2B10

Which Q signal indicates that you are receiving interference from other stations?

Select	Answer
A	QRN
B	QTH
C	QRM
D	QSB

12. - T2C04

What is RACES?

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

13. - T3A06

What is the meaning of the term “picket fencing”?

Select	Answer
A	Alternating transmissions during a net operation
B	A type of ground system used with vertical antennas
C	Local vs long-distance communications
D	Rapid flutter on mobile signals due to multipath propagation

14. - T3B09

What frequency range is referred to as UHF?

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

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

16. - T4A09

How can you determine the length of time that equipment can be powered from a battery?

Select	Answer
A	Multiply the square of the current rating of the battery by the input resistance of the equipment
B	Divide the battery ampere-hour rating by the average current draw of the equipment
C	Multiply the watts per hour consumed by the equipment by the battery power rating
D	Divide the watt-hour rating of the battery by the peak power consumption of the equipment

17. - T4B03

How is squelch adjusted so that a weak FM signal can be heard?

Select	Answer
A	Turn up the audio level until it overcomes the squelch threshold
B	Set the squelch threshold so that receiver output audio is on all the time
C	Turn on the anti-squelch function
D	Enable squelch enhancement

18. - T5A03

What is the name for the flow of electrons in an electric circuit?

Select	Answer
A	Capacitance
B	Current
C	Voltage
D	Resistance

19. - T5B08

Which is equal to 1,000,000 picofarads?

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

20. - T5C11

How much current is required to deliver 120 watts at a voltage of 12 volts DC?

Select	Answer
A	10 amperes
B	132 amperes
C	12 amperes
D	0.1 amperes

21. - T5D13

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

Select	Answer
A	Branch
B	Parallel
C	Series
D	Resonant

22. - T6A02

What type of component is often used as an adjustable volume control?

Select	Answer
A	Transformer
B	Fixed resistor
C	Potentiometer
D	Power resistor

23. - T6B08

What does the abbreviation FET stand for?

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

24. - T6C07

What is component 8 in figure T-2?

Select	Answer
A	Light emitting diode
B	Resistor
C	Regulator IC
D	Inductor

25. - T6D07

Which of the following is commonly used as a visual indicator?

Select	Answer
A	Bipolar transistor
B	Zener diode
C	FET
D	LED

26. - T7A02

What is a transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	A device that combines a receiver and transmitter
B	A device for matching feed line impedance to 50 ohms
C	A device for automatically sending and decoding Morse code
D	A device for converting receiver and transmitter frequencies to another band

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

28. - T7C03

What does a dummy load consist of?

Select	Answer
A	A high-gain amplifier and a TR switch
B	A 50-ohm reactance used to terminate a transmission line
C	A non-inductive resistor mounted on a heat sink
D	A low-voltage power supply and a DC relay

29. - T7D11

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

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

30. - T8A03

Which type of voice mode is often used for long-distance (weak signal) contacts on the VHF and UHF bands?

Select	Answer
A	PM
B	DRM
C	SSB
D	FM

31. - T8B01

What telemetry information is typically transmitted by satellite beacons?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Time of day accurate to plus or minus 1/10 second
C	Health and status of the satellite
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	All these choices are correct
B	Contact the station twice to be sure that you are in his log
C	Sign only the last two letters of your call if there are many other stations calling
D	Send only the minimum information needed for proper identification and the contest exchange

33. - T8D13

What is FT8?

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

34. - T9A02

Which of the following describes a type of antenna loading?

Select	Answer
A	Strengthening the radiating elements of a beam antenna to better resist wind damage
B	Electrically lengthening by inserting inductors in radiating elements
C	Installing a spring in the base of a mobile vertical antenna to make it more flexible
D	Inserting a resistor in the radiating portion of the antenna to make it resonant

35. - T9B12

What is standing wave ratio (SWR)?

Select	Answer
A	The transmitter efficiency ratio
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 ratio of amplifier power output to input

Figure T-2