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

2. - T0B01

Which of the following is good practice when installing ground wires on a tower for lightning protection?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Put a drip loop in the ground connection to prevent water damage to the ground system
C	Make sure all ground wire bends are right angles
D	Ensure that connections are short and direct

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	By re-evaluating the station whenever an item in the transmitter or antenna system is changed
C	By making sure your antennas have low SWR
D	All these choices are correct

4. - T1A09

Who selects a Frequency Coordinator?

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

5. - T1B01

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

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

6. - T1C10

How soon after passing the examination for your first amateur radio license may you transmit on the amateur radio bands?

Select	Answer
A	As soon as you receive your license in the mail from the FCC
B	As soon as your operator/station license grant appears on the ARRL website
C	As soon as your operator/station license grant appears in the FCC’s license database
D	Immediately on receiving your Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE)

7. - T1D02

Under which of the following circumstances are one-way transmissions by an amateur station prohibited?

Select	Answer
A	International Morse Code Practice
B	Broadcasting
C	Telecommand or transmissions of telemetry
D	In all circumstances

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	As part of a multi-operator contest team
C	When designated as the control operator by an Amateur Extra Class licensee
D	When using a club station whose trustee holds an Amateur Extra Class license

9. - T1F06

Which of the following self-assigned indicators are acceptable when using a phone transmission?

Select	Answer
A	KL7CC slash W3
B	All these choices are correct
C	KL7CC slant W3
D	KL7CC stroke W3

10. - T2A06

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

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

11. - T2B02

What term describes the use of a sub-audible tone transmitted along with normal voice audio to open the squelch of a receiver?

Select	Answer
A	Carrier squelch
B	DTMF
C	Tone burst
D	CTCSS

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	A list of stations that have relayed the message
D	The number of words or word equivalents in the text portion of the message

13. - T3A10

What effect does multi-path propagation have on data transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	Transmission rates must be increased by a factor equal to the number of separate paths observed
B	Transmission rates must be decreased by a factor equal to the number of separate paths observed
C	Error rates are likely to increase
D	No significant changes will occur if the signals are transmitted using FM

14. - T3B05

What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

Select	Answer
A	Wavelength and frequency increase as path length increases
B	Wavelength and frequency are unrelated
C	Wavelength gets shorter as frequency increases
D	Wavelength gets longer as frequency increases

15. - T3C05

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

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

16. - T4A11

Where should the negative power return of a mobile transceiver be connected in a vehicle?

Select	Answer
A	To any metal part of the vehicle
B	At the 12 volt battery chassis ground
C	Through the transceiver’s mounting bracket
D	At the antenna mount

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	Enable squelch enhancement
D	Turn on the anti-squelch function

18. - T5A02

Electrical power is measured in which of the following units?

Select	Answer
A	Volts
B	Watts
C	Watt-hours
D	Amperes

19. - T5B03

Which is equal to one kilovolt?

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

20. - T5C12

What is impedance?

Select	Answer
A	The power handling capability of a component
B	The Q or Quality Factor of a component
C	The opposition to AC current flow
D	The inverse of resistance

21. - T5D14

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

Select	Answer
A	Parallel
B	Resonant
C	Branch
D	Series

22. - T6A10

Which of the following battery chemistries is rechargeable?

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

23. - T6B12

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

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

24. - T6C09

What is component 4 in figure T-2?

Select	Answer
A	Transformer
B	Double-pole switch
C	Potentiometer
D	Variable inductor

25. - T6D05

What type of circuit controls the amount of voltage from a power supply?

Select	Answer
A	Filter
B	Oscillator
C	Phase inverter
D	Regulator

26. - T7A08

Which of the following describes combining speech with an RF carrier signal?

Select	Answer
A	Low-pass filtering
B	Modulation
C	Impedance matching
D	Oscillation

27. - T7B11

What is a symptom of RF feedback in a transmitter or transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	Reports of garbled, distorted, or unintelligible voice transmissions
B	Excessive SWR at the antenna connection
C	The transmitter will not stay on the desired frequency
D	Frequent blowing of power supply fuses

28. - T7C06

What does an SWR reading of 4:1 indicate?

Select	Answer
A	Gain of +4 dB
B	Good impedance match
C	Loss of -4 dB
D	Impedance mismatch

29. - T7D08

Which of the following types of solder should not be used for radio and electronic applications?

Select	Answer
A	Tin-copper solder
B	Acid-core solder
C	Lead-tin solder
D	Rosin-core solder

30. - T8A09

What is the approximate bandwidth of a VHF repeater FM voice signal?

Select	Answer
A	Between 50 and 125 kHz
B	Between 10 and 15 kHz
C	Less than 500 Hz
D	About 150 kHz

31. - T8B03

Which of the following are provided by satellite tracking programs?

Select	Answer
A	Maps showing the real-time position of the satellite track over Earth
B	The time, azimuth, and elevation of the start, maximum altitude, and end of a pass
C	All these choices are correct
D	The apparent frequency of the satellite transmission, including effects of Doppler shift

32. - T8C06

How is over the air access to IRLP nodes accomplished?

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

33. - T8D06

What does the abbreviation "PSK" mean?

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

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	112
D	12

35. - T9B08

Which of the following is a source of loss in coaxial feed line?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	High SWR
C	Multiple connectors in the line
D	Water intrusion into coaxial connectors

Figure T-2