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

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	Use only non-insulated wire
C	Sharp bends must be avoided
D	Common grounds must be avoided

3. - T0C04

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

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

4. - T1A02

Which agency regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the United States?

Select	Answer
A	FEMA
B	All these choices are correct
C	The FCC
D	Homeland Security

5. - T1B02

Which amateurs may contact the International Space Station (ISS) on VHF bands?

Select	Answer
A	Any amateur holding a Technician class or higher license who has applied for and received approval from NASA
B	Any amateur holding a General class or higher license
C	Any amateur holding a General class or higher license who has applied for and received approval from NASA
D	Any amateur holding a Technician class or higher license

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	Immediately on receiving your Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE)
C	As soon as your operator/station license grant appears in the FCC’s license database
D	As soon as your operator/station license grant appears on the ARRL website

7. - T1D03

When is it permissible to transmit messages encoded to obscure their meaning?

Select	Answer
A	Only when transmitting certain approved digital codes
B	Only when transmitting control commands to space stations or radio control craft
C	Only during contests
D	Never

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	When designated as the control operator by an Amateur Extra Class licensee
B	At no time
C	When using a club station whose trustee holds an Amateur Extra Class license
D	As part of a multi-operator contest team

9. - T1F01

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

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

10. - T2A02

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

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

11. - T2B07

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

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

12. - T2C03

What technique is used to ensure that voice messages containing unusual words are received correctly?

Select	Answer
A	Spell the words using a standard phonetic alphabet
B	All these choices are correct
C	Send the words by voice and Morse code
D	Speak very loudly into the microphone

13. - T3A12

What is the effect of fog and rain on signals in the 10 meter and 6 meter bands?

Select	Answer
A	Deflection
B	There is little effect
C	Range increase
D	Absorption

14. - T3B09

What frequency range is referred to as UHF?

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

15. - T3C07

What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

Select	Answer
A	33 centimeters
B	6 meters
C	70 centimeters
D	2 meters

16. - T4A09

How can you determine the length of time that equipment can be powered from a battery?

Select	Answer
A	Divide the watt-hour rating of the battery by the peak power consumption of the equipment
B	Divide the battery ampere-hour rating by the average current draw of the equipment
C	Multiply the watts per hour consumed by the equipment by the battery power rating
D	Multiply the square of the current rating of the battery by the input resistance of the equipment

17. - T4B02

Which of the following can be used to enter a transceiver’s operating frequency?

Select	Answer
A	The CTCSS or DTMF encoder
B	The Automatic Frequency Control
C	All these choices are correct
D	The keypad or VFO knob

18. - T5A09

Which of the following describes alternating current?

Select	Answer
A	Current that alternates between positive and negative directions
B	Current that alternates between a negative direction and zero
C	All these answers are correct
D	Current that alternates between a positive direction and zero

19. - T5B01

How many milliamperes is 1.5 amperes?

Select	Answer
A	15 milliamperes
B	150 milliamperes
C	15,000 milliamperes
D	1500 milliamperes

20. - T5C07

What is the abbreviation for megahertz?

Select	Answer
A	MHz
B	mh
C	Mhz
D	MH

21. - T5D09

What is the current through a 24-ohm resistor connected across 240 volts?

Select	Answer
A	24,000 amperes
B	216 amperes
C	10 amperes
D	0.1 amperes

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	Double-pole single-throw
D	Single-pole single-throw

23. - T6B10

Which of the following can provide power gain?

Select	Answer
A	Transformer
B	Reactor
C	Transistor
D	Resistor

24. - T6C02

What is component 1 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Transistor
B	Connector
C	Battery
D	Resistor

25. - T6D10

What is the function of component 2 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Control the flow of current
B	Supply electrical energy
C	Give off light when current flows through it
D	Convert electrical energy into radio waves

26. - T7A04

Which term describes the ability of a receiver to discriminate between multiple signals?

Select	Answer
A	Selectivity
B	Discrimination ratio
C	Sensitivity
D	Harmonic distortion

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

28. - T7C02

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

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

29. - T7D11

Which of the following precautions should be taken when measuring in-circuit resistance with an ohmmeter?

Select	Answer
A	Ensure that the circuit is not powered
B	Ensure that the circuit is operating at the correct frequency
C	Ensure that the circuit is grounded
D	Ensure that the applied voltages are correct

30. - T8A02

What type of modulation is commonly used for VHF packet radio transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	PSK
B	SSB
C	FM or PM
D	AM

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	All these choices are correct
C	Check your signal strength report in the telemetry data
D	Listen for distortion on your downlink signal

32. - T8C03

What operating activity involves contacting as many stations as possible during a specified period?

Select	Answer
A	Public service events
B	Contesting
C	Simulated emergency exercises
D	Net operations

33. - T8D12

Which of the following best describes an amateur radio mesh network?

Select	Answer
A	A satellite communications network using modified commercial satellite TV hardware
B	An internet linking protocol used to network repeaters
C	A wide-bandwidth digital voice mode employing DMR protocols
D	An amateur-radio based data network using commercial Wi-Fi equipment with modified firmware

34. - T9A06

Which of the following types of antenna offers the greatest gain?

Select	Answer
A	Isotropic
B	5/8 wave vertical
C	J pole
D	Yagi

35. - T9B02

What is the most common impedance of coaxial cables used in amateur radio?

Select	Answer
A	600 ohms
B	12 ohms
C	8 ohms
D	50 ohms

Figure T-2

Figure T-1