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. - T0A08

Where should a fuse or circuit breaker be installed in a 120V AC power circuit?

Select	Answer
A	In series with the hot and neutral conductors
B	In series with the hot conductor only
C	In parallel with the hot conductor only
D	In parallel with the hot and neutral conductors

2. - T0B02

What is required when climbing an antenna tower?

Select	Answer
A	Have sufficient training on safe tower climbing techniques
B	All these choices are correct
C	Use appropriate tie-off to the tower at all times
D	Always wear an approved climbing harness

3. - T0C13

Who is responsible for ensuring that no person is exposed to RF energy above the FCC exposure limits?

Select	Answer
A	The local zoning board
B	The FCC
C	Anyone who is near an antenna
D	The station licensee

4. - T1A05

What proves that the FCC has issued an operator/primary license grant?

Select	Answer
A	An email notification from the NCVEC granting the license
B	The license appears in the FCC ULS database
C	A printed copy of the certificate of successful completion of examination
D	All these choices are correct

5. - T1B04

Which amateur band includes 146.52 MHz?

Select	Answer
A	20 meters
B	6 meters
C	70 centimeters
D	2 meters

6. - T1C08

What is the normal term for an FCC-issued amateur radio license?

Select	Answer
A	Five years
B	Life
C	Eight years
D	Ten years

7. - T1D07

What types of amateur stations can automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations?

Select	Answer
A	Beacon, repeater, or space stations
B	Earth, repeater, or space stations
C	Repeater, auxiliary, or space stations
D	Auxiliary, beacon, or Earth stations

8. - T1E02

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

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

9. - T1F01

When must the station and its records be available for FCC inspection?

Select	Answer
A	At any time upon request by an FCC representative
B	At any time after written notification by the FCC of such inspection
C	At any time ten days after notification by the FCC of such an inspection
D	Only when presented with a valid warrant by an FCC official or government agent

10. - T2A02

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

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

11. - T2B11

Which Q signal indicates that you are changing frequency?

Select	Answer
A	QRZ
B	QSL
C	QSY
D	QRU

12. - T2C08

Which of the following is a characteristic of good traffic handling?

Select	Answer
A	Making decisions as to whether messages are worthy of relay or delivery
B	Passing messages exactly as received
C	All these choices are correct
D	Ensuring that any newsworthy messages are relayed to the news media

13. - T3A08

What is a likely cause of irregular fading of signals propagated by the ionosphere?

Select	Answer
A	Random combining of signals arriving via different paths
B	Frequency shift due to Faraday rotation
C	Intermodulation distortion
D	Interference from thunderstorms

14. - T3B07

In addition to frequency, which of the following is used to identify amateur radio bands?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Channel numbers
C	The approximate wavelength in meters
D	Traditional letter/number designators

15. - T3C09

What is generally the best time for long-distance 10 meter band propagation via the F region?

Select	Answer
A	From dawn to shortly after sunset during periods of high sunspot activity
B	From dawn to shortly after sunset during periods of low sunspot activity
C	From shortly after sunset to dawn during periods of low sunspot activity
D	From shortly after sunset to dawn during periods of high sunspot activity

16. - T4A01

Which of the following is an appropriate power supply rating for a typical 50 watt output mobile FM transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	24.0 volts at 4 amperes
B	24.0 volts at 12 amperes
C	13.8 volts at 12 amperes
D	13.8 volts at 4 amperes

17. - T4B04

What is a way to enable quick access to a favorite frequency or channel on your transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	Enable the frequency offset
B	Enable the VOX
C	Store it in a memory channel
D	Use the scan mode to select the desired frequency

18. - T5A10

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

Select	Answer
A	Power
B	Voltage
C	Current
D	Resistance

19. - T5B05

Which is equal to 500 milliwatts?

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

20. - T5C07

What is the abbreviation for megahertz?

Select	Answer
A	MH
B	Mhz
C	MHz
D	mh

21. - T5D10

What is the voltage across a 2-ohm resistor if a current of 0.5 amperes flows through it?

Select	Answer
A	1 volt
B	0.25 volts
C	1.5 volts
D	2.5 volts

22. - T6A02

What type of component is often used as an adjustable volume control?

Select	Answer
A	Transformer
B	Power resistor
C	Fixed resistor
D	Potentiometer

23. - T6B03

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

Select	Answer
A	Transistor
B	Thermistor
C	Varistor
D	Potentiometer

24. - T6C04

What is component 3 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Resistor
B	Transistor
C	Lamp
D	Ground symbol

25. - T6D04

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

Select	Answer
A	Meter
B	Potentiometer
C	Relay
D	Transistor

26. - T7A07

What is the function of a transceiver’s PTT input?

Select	Answer
A	Input for a key used to send CW
B	Input for a preamplifier tuning tone
C	Provides a transmit tuning tone when grounded
D	Switches transceiver from receive to transmit when grounded

27. - T7B09

What should be the first step to resolve non-fiber optic cable TV interference caused by your amateur radio transmission?

Select	Answer
A	Add a low-pass filter to the TV antenna input
B	Add a high-pass filter to the TV antenna input
C	Add a preamplifier to the TV antenna input
D	Be sure all TV feed line coaxial connectors are installed properly

28. - T7C01

What is the primary purpose of a dummy load?

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

29. - T7D08

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

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

30. - T8A07

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

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

31. - T8B06

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

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

32. - T8C01

Which of the following methods is used to locate sources of noise interference or jamming?

Select	Answer
A	Radio direction finding
B	Echolocation
C	Phase locking
D	Doppler radar

33. - T8D11

What is an ARQ transmission system?

Select	Answer
A	A system used to encrypt command signals to an amateur radio satellite
B	A special transmission format limited to video signals
C	An error correction method in which the receiving station detects errors and sends a request for retransmission
D	A method of compressing data using autonomous reiterative Q codes prior to final encoding

34. - T9A04

What is a disadvantage of the short, flexible antenna supplied with most handheld radio transceivers, compared to a full-sized quarter-wave antenna?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	It transmits only circularly polarized signals
C	It is mechanically fragile
D	It has low efficiency

35. - T9B12

What is standing wave ratio (SWR)?

Select	Answer
A	The ratio of amplifier power output to input
B	The transmitter efficiency ratio
C	An indication of the quality of your station’s ground connection
D	A measure of how well a load is matched to a transmission line

Figure T-1