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. - T0A12

Which of the following precautions should be taken when measuring high voltages with a voltmeter?

Select	Answer
A	Ensure that the circuit is grounded through the voltmeter
B	Ensure that the voltmeter has very low impedance
C	Ensure that the voltmeter is set to the correct frequency
D	Ensure that the voltmeter and leads are rated for use at the voltages to be measured

2. - T0B10

Which of the following is true when installing grounding conductors used for lightning protection?

Select	Answer
A	Common grounds must be avoided
B	Use only non-insulated wire
C	Wires must be carefully routed with precise right-angle bends
D	Sharp bends must be avoided

3. - T0C11

What is the definition of duty cycle during the averaging time for RF exposure?

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

4. - T1A09

Who selects a Frequency Coordinator?

Select	Answer
A	FCC Regional Field Office
B	The local chapter of the Office of National Council of Independent Frequency Coordinators
C	Amateur operators in a local or regional area whose stations are eligible to be repeater or auxiliary stations
D	The FCC Office of Spectrum Management and Coordination Policy

5. - T1B07

Which of the following VHF/UHF band segments are limited to CW only?

Select	Answer
A	50.0 MHz to 50.1 MHz and 144.0 MHz to 144.1 MHz
B	219 MHz to 220 MHz and 420.0 MHz to 420.1 MHz
C	All these choices are correct
D	902.0 MHz to 902.1 MHz

6. - T1C01

For which license classes are new licenses currently available from the FCC?

Select	Answer
A	Technician, Technician Plus, General, Amateur Extra
B	Novice, Technician Plus, General, Advanced
C	Novice, Technician, General, Amateur Extra
D	Technician, General, Amateur Extra

7. - T1D04

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

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

8. - T1E04

What determines the transmitting frequency privileges of an amateur station?

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

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	Earth station
C	Repeater station
D	Beacon station

10. - T2A06

Which of the following is required when making on-the-air test transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	Identify the transmitting station
B	Notify the FCC of the transmissions
C	All these choices are correct
D	Conduct tests only between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. local time

11. - T2B05

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

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

12. - T2C07

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

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

13. - T3A02

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

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

14. - T3B04

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

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

15. - T3C07

What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

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

16. - T4A02

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

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

17. - T4B08

What is the advantage of having multiple receive bandwidth choices on a multimode transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	Increases the number of frequencies that can be stored in memory
B	Increases the amount of offset between receive and transmit frequencies
C	Permits monitoring several modes at once by selecting a separate filter for each mode
D	Permits noise or interference reduction by selecting a bandwidth matching the mode

18. - T5A10

Which term describes the rate at which electrical energy is used?

Select	Answer
A	Power
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. - T5C01

What describes the ability to store energy in an electric field?

Select	Answer
A	Capacitance
B	Tolerance
C	Resistance
D	Inductance

21. - T5D14

In which type of circuit is voltage the same across all components?

Select	Answer
A	Resonant
B	Branch
C	Series
D	Parallel

22. - T6A06

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

Select	Answer
A	Capacitor
B	Diode
C	Varistor
D	Inductor

23. - T6B10

Which of the following can provide power gain?

Select	Answer
A	Reactor
B	Transformer
C	Transistor
D	Resistor

24. - T6C04

What is component 3 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Lamp
B	Ground symbol
C	Resistor
D	Transistor

25. - T6D09

What is the name of a device that combines several semiconductors and other components into one package?

Select	Answer
A	Integrated circuit
B	Multi-pole relay
C	Transformer
D	Transducer

26. - T7A01

Which term describes the ability of a receiver to detect the presence of a signal?

Select	Answer
A	Linearity
B	Sensitivity
C	Selectivity
D	Total Harmonic Distortion

27. - T7B02

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

Select	Answer
A	The microphone gain of the transmitter is turned up too high
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 audio amplifier of the transmitter is overloaded

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. - T7D02

How is a voltmeter connected to a component to measure applied voltage?

Select	Answer
A	In parallel
B	In series
C	In phase
D	In quadrature

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	SSB
C	FM
D	DRM

31. - T8B06

Which of the following are inputs to a satellite tracking program?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	The Keplerian elements
C	The satellite transmitted power
D	The last observed time of zero Doppler shift

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	All these choices are correct
C	Contact the station twice to be sure that you are in his log
D	Send only the minimum information needed for proper identification and the contest exchange

33. - T8D06

What does the abbreviation "PSK" mean?

Select	Answer
A	Phased Slide Keying
B	Packet Short Keying
C	Pulse Shift Keying
D	Phase Shift Keying

34. - T9A12

What is an advantage of a 5/8 wavelength whip antenna for VHF or UHF mobile service?

Select	Answer
A	It has more gain than a 1/4-wavelength antenna
B	It has 10 times the power gain of a 1/4 wavelength whip
C	It eliminates distortion caused by reflected signals
D	It radiates at a very high angle

35. - T9B10

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

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

Figure T-1