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. - T0A09

What should be done to all external ground rods or earth connections?

Select	Answer
A	Keep them as far apart as possible
B	Waterproof them with silicone caulk or electrical tape
C	Tune them for resonance on the lowest frequency of operation
D	Bond them together with heavy wire or conductive strap

2. - T0B10

Which of the following is true when installing grounding conductors used for lightning protection?

Select	Answer
A	Wires must be carefully routed with precise right-angle bends
B	Common grounds must be avoided
C	Sharp bends must be avoided
D	Use only non-insulated wire

3. - T0C02

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

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

4. - T1A09

Who selects a Frequency Coordinator?

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

5. - T1B10

Where may SSB phone be used in amateur bands above 50 MHz?

Select	Answer
A	Only in sub-bands allocated to General class or higher licensees
B	In at least some segment of all these bands
C	On any band if the power is limited to 25 watts
D	Only on repeaters

6. - T1C06

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

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

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 selling amateur radio equipment and not on a regular basis
C	When the equipment is not the personal property of either the station licensee, or the control operator, or their close relatives
D	When no profit is made on the sale

8. - T1E10

Which of the following is an example of remote control as defined in Part 97?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Repeater operation
C	Operating the station over the internet
D	Controlling a model aircraft, boat, or car by amateur radio

9. - T1F07

Which of the following restrictions apply when a non-licensed person is allowed to speak to a foreign station using a station under the control of a licensed amateur operator?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	The foreign station must be in a country with which the U.S. has a third party agreement
C	The licensed control operator must do the station identification
D	The person must be a U.S. citizen

10. - T2A07

What is meant by "repeater offset”?

Select	Answer
A	The difference between a repeater’s transmit and receive frequencies
B	The repeater has a time delay to prevent interference
C	The number of simultaneous transmit frequencies used by a repeater
D	The repeater station identification is done on a separate frequency

11. - T2B07

How can you join a digital repeater’s “talkgroup”?

Select	Answer
A	Register your radio with the local FCC office
B	Sign your call after the courtesy tone
C	Join the repeater owner’s club
D	Program your radio with the group’s ID or code

12. - T2C08

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

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

13. - T3A02

What is the effect of vegetation on UHF and microwave signals?

Select	Answer
A	Amplification
B	Polarization rotation
C	Knife-edge diffraction
D	Absorption

14. - T3B08

What frequency range is referred to as VHF?

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

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. - 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 frequency and power level at which the measurements will be made
C	The types of modulation being used at the station
D	All these choices are correct

17. - T4B10

Which of the following receiver filter bandwidths provides the best signal-to-noise ratio for SSB reception?

Select	Answer
A	2400 Hz
B	5000 Hz
C	500 Hz
D	1000 Hz

18. - T5A07

Why are metals generally good conductors of electricity?

Select	Answer
A	They have many free electrons
B	They have many free protons
C	All these choices are correct
D	They have relatively high density

19. - T5B05

Which is equal to 500 milliwatts?

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

20. - T5C11

How much current is required to deliver 120 watts at a voltage of 12 volts DC?

Select	Answer
A	12 amperes
B	132 amperes
C	10 amperes
D	0.1 amperes

21. - T5D12

What is the voltage across a 10-ohm resistor if a current of 2 amperes flows through it?

Select	Answer
A	12 volts
B	20 volts
C	8 volts
D	0.2 volts

22. - T6A08

What is the function of an SPDT switch?

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

23. - T6B10

Which of the following can provide power gain?

Select	Answer
A	Transformer
B	Transistor
C	Reactor
D	Resistor

24. - T6C01

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

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

25. - T6D04

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

Select	Answer
A	Meter
B	Transistor
C	Potentiometer
D	Relay

26. - T7A03

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

Select	Answer
A	Amplifier
B	Inverter
C	Mixer
D	Phase splitter

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	Preamplifier
B	Band-pass filter
C	Low-pass filter
D	Ferrite choke

28. - T7C02

Which of the following is used to determine if an antenna is resonant at the desired operating frequency?

Select	Answer
A	An antenna analyzer
B	A VTVM
C	A Q meter
D	A frequency counter

29. - T7D01

Which instrument would you use to measure electric potential?

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

30. - T8A07

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

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

31. - T8B12

Which of the following is a way to determine whether your satellite uplink power is neither too low nor too high?

Select	Answer
A	Your signal strength on the downlink should be about the same as the beacon
B	Check your signal strength report in the telemetry data
C	Listen for distortion on your downlink signal
D	All these choices are correct

32. - T8C04

Which of the following is good procedure when contacting another station in a contest?

Select	Answer
A	Send only the minimum information needed for proper identification and the contest exchange
B	All these choices are correct
C	Contact the station twice to be sure that you are in his log
D	Sign only the last two letters of your call if there are many other stations calling

33. - T8D02

What is a “talkgroup” on a DMR repeater?

Select	Answer
A	A protocol that increases the signal-to-noise ratio when multiple repeaters are linked together
B	A group of operators sharing common interests
C	A net that meets at a specified time
D	A way for groups of users to share a channel at different times without hearing other users on the channel

34. - T9A10

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

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

35. - T9B01

What is a benefit of low SWR?

Select	Answer
A	Reduced signal loss
B	Less antenna wear
C	Reduced television interference
D	All these choices are correct