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	Black insulation is never used
C	Neutral
D	Equipment ground

2. - T0B11

Which of the following establishes grounding requirements for an amateur radio tower or antenna?

Select	Answer
A	FAA tower lighting regulations
B	UL recommended practices
C	FCC Part 97 rules
D	Local electrical codes

3. - T0C02

At which of the following frequencies does maximum permissible exposure have the lowest value?

Select	Answer
A	1296 MHz
B	3.5 MHz
C	440 MHz
D	50 MHz

4. - T1A08

Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations?

Select	Answer
A	Frequency Spectrum Manager appointed by the FCC
B	Volunteer Frequency Coordinator recognized by local amateurs
C	International Telecommunication Union
D	FCC Regional Field Office

5. - T1B08

How are US amateurs restricted in segments of bands where the Amateur Radio Service is secondary?

Select	Answer
A	International communications are not permitted in those segments
B	Digital transmissions are not permitted in those segments
C	U.S. amateurs must give foreign amateur stations priority in those segments
D	U.S. amateurs may find non-amateur stations in those segments, and must avoid interfering with them

6. - T1C06

From which of the following locations may an FCC-licensed amateur station transmit?

Select	Answer
A	From within any country that is a member of the United Nations
B	From anywhere within International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regions 2 and 3
C	From within any country that belongs to the International Telecommunication Union
D	From any vessel or craft located in international waters and documented or registered in the United States

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

8. - T1E05

What is an amateur station’s control point?

Select	Answer
A	The location at which the control operator function is performed
B	The mailing address of the station licensee
C	The location of the station’s transmitting antenna
D	The location of the station’s transmitting apparatus

9. - T1F03

When are you required to transmit your assigned call sign?

Select	Answer
A	At the beginning of each contact, and every 10 minutes thereafter
B	At least every 15 minutes during and at the end of a communication
C	At least once during each transmission
D	At least every 10 minutes during and at the end of a communication

10. - T2A08

What is the meaning of the procedural signal “CQ”?

Select	Answer
A	Test transmission, no reply expected
B	Call on the quarter hour
C	Only the called station should transmit
D	Calling any station

11. - T2B09

Why are simplex channels designated in the VHF/UHF band plans?

Select	Answer
A	For working DX only
B	So stations within range of each other can communicate without tying up a repeater
C	For contest operation
D	So stations with simple transmitters can access the repeater without automated offset

12. - T2C10

What information is contained in the preamble of a formal traffic message?

Select	Answer
A	The address of the intended recipient
B	Information needed to track the message
C	The telephone number of the addressee
D	The email address of the originating station

13. - T3A03

What antenna polarization is normally used for long-distance CW and SSB contacts on the VHF and UHF bands?

Select	Answer
A	Left-hand circular
B	Horizontal
C	Vertical
D	Right-hand circular

14. - T3B10

What frequency range is referred to as HF?

Select	Answer
A	300 to 3000 kHz
B	30 to 300 MHz
C	3 to 30 MHz
D	300 to 3000 MHz

15. - T3C04

Which of the following types of propagation is most commonly associated with occasional strong signals on the 10, 6, and 2 meter bands from beyond the radio horizon?

Select	Answer
A	Backscatter
B	D region absorption
C	Gray-line propagation
D	Sporadic E

16. - T4A10

What function is performed with a transceiver and a digital mode hot spot?

Select	Answer
A	FT8 digital communications via AFSK
B	Communication using digital voice or data systems via the internet
C	High-speed digital communications for meteor scatter
D	RTTY encoding and decoding without a computer

17. - T4B12

What is the result of tuning an FM receiver above or below a signal’s frequency?

Select	Answer
A	Sideband inversion
B	Change in audio pitch
C	Distortion of the signal’s audio
D	Generation of a heterodyne tone

18. - T5A08

Which of the following is a good electrical insulator?

Select	Answer
A	Aluminum
B	Glass
C	Copper
D	Mercury

19. - T5B03

Which is equal to one kilovolt?

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

20. - T5C09

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

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

21. - T5D06

What is the resistance of a circuit that draws 4 amperes from a 12-volt source?

Select	Answer
A	8 ohms
B	16 ohms
C	48 ohms
D	3 ohms

22. - T6A08

What is the function of an SPDT switch?

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

23. - T6B03

Which of these components can be used as an electronic switch?

Select	Answer
A	Varistor
B	Thermistor
C	Transistor
D	Potentiometer

24. - T6C02

What is component 1 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Battery
B	Transistor
C	Connector
D	Resistor

25. - T6D09

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

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

26. - T7A03

Which of the following is used to convert a signal from one frequency to another?

Select	Answer
A	Phase splitter
B	Mixer
C	Inverter
D	Amplifier

27. - T7B06

Which of the following actions should you take if a neighbor tells you that your station’s transmissions are interfering with their radio or TV reception?

Select	Answer
A	Install a harmonic doubler on the output of your transmitter and tune it until the interference is eliminated
B	Immediately turn off your transmitter and contact the nearest FCC office for assistance
C	Make sure that your station is functioning properly and that it does not cause interference to your own radio or television when it is tuned to the same channel
D	All these choices are correct

28. - T7C04

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

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

29. - T7D10

What reading indicates that an ohmmeter is connected across a large, discharged capacitor?

Select	Answer
A	Increasing resistance with time
B	Decreasing resistance with time
C	Steady full-scale reading
D	Alternating between open and short circuit

30. - T8A05

Which of the following types of signal has the narrowest bandwidth?

Select	Answer
A	SSB voice
B	Slow-scan TV
C	FM voice
D	CW

31. - T8B06

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

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

32. - T8C10

What is required before using the EchoLink system?

Select	Answer
A	Register your call sign and provide proof of license
B	Complete the required EchoLink training
C	Purchase a license to use the EchoLink software
D	All these choices are correct

33. - T8D03

What kind of data can be transmitted by APRS?

Select	Answer
A	Weather data
B	GPS position data
C	All these choices are correct
D	Text messages

34. - T9A12

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

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

35. - T9B05

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

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

Figure T-1