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

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. - T0C08

Which of the following actions can reduce exposure to RF radiation?

Select	Answer
A	Relocate antennas
B	All these choices are correct
C	Increase the duty cycle
D	Relocate the transmitter

4. - T1A06

What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a beacon?

Select	Answer
A	A continuous transmission of weather information authorized in the amateur bands by the National Weather Service
B	An amateur station transmitting communications for the purposes of observing propagation or related experimental activities
C	A government transmitter marking the amateur radio band edges
D	A bulletin sent by the FCC to announce a national emergency

5. - T1B03

Which frequency is in the 6 meter amateur band?

Select	Answer
A	52.525 MHz
B	222.15 MHz
C	49.00 MHz
D	28.50 MHz

6. - T1C05

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

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

7. - T1D06

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

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

8. - T1E02

Who may be the control operator of a station communicating through an amateur satellite or space station?

Select	Answer
A	Only an Amateur Extra Class operator
B	Any amateur allowed to transmit on the satellite uplink frequency
C	Only an Amateur Extra Class operator who is also an AMSAT member
D	A General class or higher licensee with a satellite operator certification

9. - T1F11

Which of the following is a requirement for the issuance of a club station license grant?

Select	Answer
A	The club must be registered with the American Radio Relay League
B	The trustee must have an Amateur Extra Class operator license grant
C	All these choices are correct
D	The club must have at least four members

10. - T2A01

What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 2 meter band?

Select	Answer
A	Plus or minus 500 kHz
B	Plus or minus 1 MHz
C	Plus or minus 600 kHz
D	Plus or minus 5 MHz

11. - T2B05

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

Select	Answer
A	Your repeater offset is inverted
B	You are talking too loudly
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 box on the message form that indicates that the message was received and/or relayed
B	The call sign of the originating station
C	The number of words or word equivalents in the text portion of the message
D	A list of stations that have relayed the message

13. - T3A06

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

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

14. - T3B02

What property of a radio wave defines its polarization?

Select	Answer
A	The ratio of the velocity to the wavelength
B	The ratio of the energy in the magnetic field to the energy in the electric field
C	The orientation of the electric field
D	The orientation of the magnetic field

15. - T3C01

Why are simplex UHF signals rarely heard beyond their radio horizon?

Select	Answer
A	They are too weak to go very far
B	UHF signals are usually not propagated by the ionosphere
C	FCC regulations prohibit them from going more than 50 miles
D	UHF signals are absorbed by the ionospheric D region

16. - T4A08

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

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

17. - T4B11

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

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

18. - T5A01

Electrical current is measured in which of the following units?

Select	Answer
A	Ohms
B	Amperes
C	Volts
D	Watts

19. - T5B02

Which is equal to 1,500,000 hertz?

Select	Answer
A	1500 kHz
B	150 kHz
C	15 GHz
D	1500 MHz

20. - T5C05

What is the unit of impedance?

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

21. - T5D04

What is the resistance of a circuit in which a current of 3 amperes flows when connected to 90 volts?

Select	Answer
A	30 ohms
B	270 ohms
C	93 ohms
D	3 ohms

22. - T6A08

What is the function of an SPDT switch?

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

23. - T6B12

What are the names of the electrodes of a bipolar junction transistor?

Select	Answer
A	Input, output, supply
B	Pole one, pole two, output
C	Emitter, base, collector
D	Signal, bias, power

24. - T6C01

What is the name of an electrical wiring diagram that uses standard component symbols?

Select	Answer
A	Flow chart
B	Bill of materials
C	Connector pinout
D	Schematic

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	Transformer
C	Multi-pole relay
D	Transducer

26. - T7A06

What device converts the RF input and output of a transceiver to another band?

Select	Answer
A	High-pass filter
B	Low-pass filter
C	Phase converter
D	Transverter

27. - T7B04

Which of the following could you use to cure distorted audio caused by RF current on the shield of a microphone cable?

Select	Answer
A	Ferrite choke
B	Low-pass filter
C	Preamplifier
D	Band-pass filter

28. - T7C01

What is the primary purpose of a dummy load?

Select	Answer
A	To prevent over-modulation of a transmitter
B	To improve the efficiency of an antenna
C	To improve the signal-to-noise ratio of a receiver
D	To prevent transmitting signals over the air when making tests

29. - T7D01

Which instrument would you use to measure electric potential?

Select	Answer
A	A wavemeter
B	A voltmeter
C	An ammeter
D	An ohmmeter

30. - T8A06

Which sideband is normally used for 10 meter HF, VHF, and UHF single-sideband communications?

Select	Answer
A	Upper sideband
B	Lower sideband
C	Inverted sideband
D	Suppressed sideband

31. - T8B04

What mode of transmission is commonly used by amateur radio satellites?

Select	Answer
A	CW/data
B	SSB
C	All these choices are correct
D	FM

32. - T8C11

What is an amateur radio station that connects other amateur stations to the internet?

Select	Answer
A	A gateway
B	A beacon
C	A repeater
D	A digipeater

33. - T8D13

What is FT8?

Select	Answer
A	A wideband FM voice mode
B	A digital mode capable of low signal-to-noise operation
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	12
B	50
C	19
D	112

35. - T9B05

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

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