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

2. - T0B03

Under what circumstances is it safe to climb a tower without a helper or observer?

Select	Answer
A	Never
B	When the work being done is not more than 20 feet above the ground
C	When no electrical work is being performed
D	When no mechanical work is being performed

3. - T0C09

How can you make sure your station stays in compliance with RF safety regulations?

Select	Answer
A	By informing the FCC of any changes made in your station
B	All these choices are correct
C	By re-evaluating the station whenever an item in the transmitter or antenna system is changed
D	By making sure your antennas have low SWR

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. - T1B01

Which of the following frequency ranges are available for phone operation by Technician licensees?

Select	Answer
A	28.500 MHz to 28.600 MHz
B	28.050 MHz to 28.150 MHz
C	28.300 MHz to 28.500 MHz
D	28.100 MHz to 28.300 MHz

6. - T1C04

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

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

7. - T1D07

What types of amateur stations can automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations?

Select	Answer
A	Repeater, auxiliary, or space stations
B	Earth, repeater, or space stations
C	Auxiliary, beacon, or Earth stations
D	Beacon, repeater, or space stations

8. - T1E06

When, under normal circumstances, may a Technician class licensee be the control operator of a station operating in an Amateur Extra Class band segment?

Select	Answer
A	At no time
B	When using a club station whose trustee holds an Amateur Extra Class license
C	When designated as the control operator by an Amateur Extra Class licensee
D	As part of a multi-operator contest team

9. - T1F09

What type of amateur station simultaneously retransmits the signal of another amateur station on a different channel or channels?

Select	Answer
A	Message forwarding station
B	Repeater station
C	Beacon station
D	Earth station

10. - T2A12

What should you do before calling CQ?

Select	Answer
A	Ask if the frequency is in use
B	Make sure you are authorized to use that frequency
C	All these choices are correct
D	Listen first to be sure that no one else is using the frequency

11. - T2B05

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

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

12. - T2C11

What is meant by “check” in a radiogram header?

Select	Answer
A	A list of stations that have relayed the message
B	The call sign of the originating station
C	A box on the message form that indicates that the message was received and/or relayed
D	The number of words or word equivalents in the text portion of the message

13. - T3A07

What weather condition might decrease range at microwave frequencies?

Select	Answer
A	Precipitation
B	High winds
C	Low barometric pressure
D	Colder temperatures

14. - T3B08

What frequency range is referred to as VHF?

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

15. - T3C07

What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

Select	Answer
A	6 meters
B	33 centimeters
C	70 centimeters
D	2 meters

16. - T4A05

Where should an RF power meter be installed?

Select	Answer
A	In parallel with the push-to-talk line and the antenna
B	In the feed line, between the transmitter and antenna
C	At the power supply output
D	In the power supply cable, as close as possible to the radio

17. - T4B05

What does the scanning function of an FM transceiver do?

Select	Answer
A	Checks for messages left on a digital bulletin board
B	Checks incoming signal deviation
C	Prevents interference to nearby repeaters
D	Tunes through a range of frequencies to check for activity

18. - T5A08

Which of the following is a good electrical insulator?

Select	Answer
A	Aluminum
B	Glass
C	Copper
D	Mercury

19. - T5B06

Which is equal to 3000 milliamperes?

Select	Answer
A	3 amperes
B	0.003 amperes
C	0.3 amperes
D	3,000,000 amperes

20. - T5C09

How much power is delivered by a voltage of 13.8 volts DC and a current of 10 amperes?

Select	Answer
A	23.8 watts
B	3.8 watts
C	0.7 watts
D	138 watts

21. - T5D14

In which type of circuit is voltage the same across 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	Potentiometer
C	Power resistor
D	Fixed resistor

23. - T6B10

Which of the following can provide power gain?

Select	Answer
A	Reactor
B	Transformer
C	Resistor
D	Transistor

24. - T6C12

Which of the following is accurately represented in electrical schematics?

Select	Answer
A	Wire lengths
B	Physical appearance of components
C	All these choices are correct
D	Component connections

25. - T6D03

Which of the following is a reason to use shielded wire?

Select	Answer
A	To couple the wire to other signals
B	To prevent coupling of unwanted signals to or from the wire
C	To increase the current carrying capability of the wire
D	To decrease the resistance of DC power connections

26. - T7A07

What is the function of a transceiver’s PTT input?

Select	Answer
A	Input for a preamplifier tuning tone
B	Provides a transmit tuning tone when grounded
C	Switches transceiver from receive to transmit when grounded
D	Input for a key used to send CW

27. - T7B01

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

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

28. - T7C04

What reading on an SWR meter indicates a perfect impedance match between the antenna and the feed line?

Select	Answer
A	1:1
B	50:50
C	Zero
D	Full Scale

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

30. - T8A01

Which of the following is a form of amplitude modulation?

Select	Answer
A	Single sideband
B	Phase shift keying (PSK)
C	Spread spectrum
D	Packet radio

31. - T8B02

What is the impact of using excessive effective radiated power on a satellite uplink?

Select	Answer
A	Overloading the satellite batteries
B	Possibility of rebooting the satellite control computer
C	Possibility of commanding the satellite to an improper mode
D	Blocking access by other users

32. - T8C05

What is a grid locator?

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

33. - T8D13

What is FT8?

Select	Answer
A	A digital mode capable of low signal-to-noise operation
B	A wideband FM voice mode
C	An eight channel multiplex mode for FM repeaters
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	19
B	50
C	12
D	112

35. - T9B05

What happens as the frequency of a signal in coaxial cable is increased?

Select	Answer
A	The loss decreases
B	The characteristic impedance increases
C	The characteristic impedance decreases
D	The loss increases