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	On a grounded panel near where feed lines enter the building
D	At the ac power service panel

2. - T0B04

Which of the following is an important safety precaution to observe when putting up an antenna tower?

Select	Answer
A	Look for and stay clear of any overhead electrical wires
B	All these choices are correct
C	Wear a ground strap connected to your wrist at all times
D	Insulate the base of the tower to avoid lightning strikes

3. - T0C04

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

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

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	28.050 MHz to 28.150 MHz
B	28.100 MHz to 28.300 MHz
C	28.500 MHz to 28.600 MHz
D	28.300 MHz to 28.500 MHz

6. - T1C07

Which of the following can result in revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license?

Select	Answer
A	Failure to provide and maintain a correct email address with the FCC
B	Failure to have a copy of your license available at your station
C	Failure to inform the FCC of any changes in the amateur station following performance of an RF safety environmental evaluation
D	Failure to obtain FCC type acceptance prior to using a home-built transmitter

7. - T1D05

When may amateur radio operators use their stations to notify other amateurs of the availability of equipment for sale or trade?

Select	Answer
A	When selling amateur radio equipment and not on a regular basis
B	When no profit is made on the sale
C	Never
D	When the equipment is not the personal property of either the station licensee, or the control operator, or their close relatives

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. - T1F04

What language may you use for identification when operating in a phone sub-band?

Select	Answer
A	English
B	Any language recognized by the ITU
C	English, French, or Spanish
D	Any language recognized by the United Nations

10. - T2A02

What is the national calling frequency for FM simplex operations in the 2 meter band?

Select	Answer
A	145.000 MHz
B	432.100 MHz
C	446.000 MHz
D	146.520 MHz

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	Your repeater offset is inverted
C	You are talking too loudly
D	You need to talk louder

12. - T2C04

What is RACES?

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

13. - T3A01

Why do VHF signal strengths sometimes vary greatly when the antenna is moved only a few feet?

Select	Answer
A	The signal path encounters different concentrations of water vapor
B	VHF ionospheric propagation is very sensitive to path length
C	All these choices are correct
D	Multipath propagation cancels or reinforces signals

14. - T3B08

What frequency range is referred to as VHF?

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

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 absorbed by the ionospheric D region
C	FCC regulations prohibit them from going more than 50 miles
D	UHF signals are usually not propagated by the ionosphere

16. - T4A02

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

Select	Answer
A	The distance that the meter will be located from the antenna
B	The types of modulation being used at the station
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	Permits noise or interference reduction by selecting a bandwidth matching the mode
B	Increases the amount of offset between receive and transmit frequencies
C	Increases the number of frequencies that can be stored in memory
D	Permits monitoring several modes at once by selecting a separate filter for each mode

18. - T5A11

What type of current flow is opposed by resistance?

Select	Answer
A	Direct current
B	Alternating current
C	RF current
D	All these choices are correct

19. - T5B05

Which is equal to 500 milliwatts?

Select	Answer
A	0.5 watts
B	5 watts
C	0.02 watts
D	50 watts

20. - T5C01

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

Select	Answer
A	Tolerance
B	Inductance
C	Capacitance
D	Resistance

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	270 ohms
B	3 ohms
C	93 ohms
D	30 ohms

22. - T6A12

What type of switch is represented by component 3 in figure T-2?

Select	Answer
A	Single-pole double-throw
B	Double-pole double-throw
C	Single-pole single-throw
D	Double-pole single-throw

23. - T6B06

How is the cathode lead of a semiconductor diode often marked on the package?

Select	Answer
A	With the letter C
B	With the word "cathode"
C	With the letter K
D	With a stripe

24. - T6C05

What is component 4 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Ground symbol
B	Transistor
C	Battery
D	Resistor

25. - T6D04

Which of the following displays an electrical quantity as a numeric value?

Select	Answer
A	Relay
B	Transistor
C	Meter
D	Potentiometer

26. - T7A02

What is a transceiver?

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

27. - T7B10

What might be a problem if you receive a report that your audio signal through an FM repeater is distorted or unintelligible?

Select	Answer
A	You are in a bad location
B	All these choices are correct
C	Your batteries are running low
D	Your transmitter is slightly off frequency

28. - T7C05

Why do most solid-state transmitters reduce output power as SWR increases beyond a certain level?

Select	Answer
A	To lower the SWR on the transmission line
B	To comply with FCC rules on spectral purity
C	To protect the output amplifier transistors
D	Because power supplies cannot supply enough current at high SWR

29. - T7D09

What is the characteristic appearance of a cold tin-lead solder joint?

Select	Answer
A	A bright or shiny surface
B	Excessive solder
C	Dark black spots
D	A rough or lumpy surface

30. - T8A07

What is a characteristic of single sideband (SSB) compared to FM?

Select	Answer
A	SSB signals are less susceptible to interference
B	All these choices are correct
C	SSB signals have narrower bandwidth
D	SSB signals are easier to tune in correctly

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 apparent frequency of the satellite transmission, including effects of Doppler shift
C	All these choices are correct
D	The time, azimuth, and elevation of the start, maximum altitude, and end of a pass

32. - T8C11

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

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

33. - T8D07

Which of the following describes DMR?

Select	Answer
A	A technique for time-multiplexing two digital voice signals on a single 12.5 kHz repeater channel
B	An automatic computer logging technique for hands-off logging when communicating while operating a vehicle
C	A digital technique for transmitting on two repeater inputs simultaneously for automatic error correction
D	An automatic position tracking mode for FM mobiles communicating through repeaters

34. - T9A10

In which direction does a half-wave dipole antenna radiate the strongest signal?

Select	Answer
A	Off the ends of the antenna
B	Broadside to the antenna
C	Equally in all directions
D	In the direction of the feed line

35. - T9B05

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

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

Figure T-2

Figure T-1