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

2. - T0B01

Which of the following is good practice when installing ground wires on a tower for lightning protection?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Make sure all ground wire bends are right angles
C	Put a drip loop in the ground connection to prevent water damage to the ground system
D	Ensure that connections are short and direct

3. - T0C06

Which of the following is an acceptable method to determine whether your station complies with FCC RF exposure regulations?

Select	Answer
A	By measurement of field strength using calibrated equipment
B	By calculation based on FCC OET Bulletin 65
C	By calculation based on computer modeling
D	All these choices are correct

4. - T1A11

When is willful interference to other amateur radio stations permitted?

Select	Answer
A	To stop another amateur station that is breaking the FCC rules
B	At any time, stations in the Amateur Radio Service are not protected from willful interference
C	When making short test transmissions
D	At no time

5. - T1B04

Which amateur band includes 146.52 MHz?

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

6. - T1C09

What is the grace period for renewal if an amateur license expires?

Select	Answer
A	Ten years
B	Five years
C	Three years
D	Two years

7. - T1D09

When may amateur stations transmit information in support of broadcasting, program production, or news gathering, assuming no other means is available?

Select	Answer
A	Where noncommercial programming is gathered and supplied exclusively to the National Public Radio network
B	Never
C	When broadcasting communications to or from the space shuttle
D	When such communications are directly related to the immediate safety of human life or protection of property

8. - T1E11

Who does the FCC presume to be the control operator of an amateur station, unless documentation to the contrary is in the station records?

Select	Answer
A	The third party participant
B	The station licensee
C	The person operating the station equipment
D	The station custodian

9. - T1F10

Who is accountable if a repeater inadvertently retransmits communications that violate the FCC rules?

Select	Answer
A	The owner of the repeater
B	Both the originating station and the repeater owner
C	The control operator of the repeater
D	The control operator of the originating station

10. - T2A08

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

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

11. - T2B10

Which Q signal indicates that you are receiving interference from other stations?

Select	Answer
A	QRM
B	QTH
C	QSB
D	QRN

12. - T2C06

What is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)?

Select	Answer
A	A group of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service
B	A group of licensed amateurs who are members of the military and who voluntarily agreed to provide message handling services in the case of an emergency
C	A training program that certifies amateur operators for membership in the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
D	A training program that provides licensing courses for those interested in obtaining an amateur license to use during emergencies

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	Interference from thunderstorms
C	Intermodulation distortion
D	Frequency shift due to Faraday rotation

14. - T3B01

What is the relationship between the electric and magnetic fields of an electromagnetic wave?

Select	Answer
A	They revolve in opposite directions
B	They travel at different speeds
C	They are at right angles
D	They are in parallel

15. - T3C02

What is a characteristic of HF communication compared with communications on VHF and higher frequencies?

Select	Answer
A	HF accommodates wider bandwidth signals
B	Long-distance ionospheric propagation is far more common on HF
C	There is less atmospheric interference (static) on HF
D	HF antennas are generally smaller

16. - T4A11

Where should the negative power return of a mobile transceiver be connected in a vehicle?

Select	Answer
A	To any metal part of the vehicle
B	At the antenna mount
C	At the 12 volt battery chassis ground
D	Through the transceiver’s mounting bracket

17. - T4B11

Which of the following must be programmed into a D-STAR digital transceiver before transmitting?

Select	Answer
A	The codec type being used
B	Your output power
C	All these choices are correct
D	Your call sign

18. - T5A07

Why are metals generally good conductors of electricity?

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

19. - T5B07

Which is equal to 3.525 MHz?

Select	Answer
A	3525 kHz
B	3,525,000 kHz
C	35.25 kHz
D	0.003525 kHz

20. - T5C12

What is impedance?

Select	Answer
A	The power handling capability of a component
B	The Q or Quality Factor of a component
C	The inverse of resistance
D	The opposition to AC current flow

21. - T5D11

What is the voltage across a 10-ohm resistor if a current of 1 ampere flows through it?

Select	Answer
A	9 volts
B	11 volts
C	10 volts
D	1 volt

22. - T6A06

What type of electrical component stores energy in a magnetic field?

Select	Answer
A	Inductor
B	Capacitor
C	Diode
D	Varistor

23. - T6B12

What are the names of the electrodes of a bipolar junction transistor?

Select	Answer
A	Signal, bias, power
B	Input, output, supply
C	Emitter, base, collector
D	Pole one, pole two, output

24. - T6C09

What is component 4 in figure T-2?

Select	Answer
A	Variable inductor
B	Double-pole switch
C	Potentiometer
D	Transformer

25. - T6D04

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

Select	Answer
A	Relay
B	Meter
C	Potentiometer
D	Transistor

26. - T7A06

What device converts the RF input and output of a transceiver to another band?

Select	Answer
A	Phase converter
B	High-pass filter
C	Transverter
D	Low-pass filter

27. - T7B02

What would cause a broadcast AM or FM radio to receive an amateur radio transmission unintentionally?

Select	Answer
A	The receiver is unable to reject strong signals outside the AM or FM band
B	The deviation of an FM transmitter is set too low
C	The microphone gain of the transmitter is turned up too high
D	The audio amplifier of the transmitter is overloaded

28. - T7C03

What does a dummy load consist of?

Select	Answer
A	A 50-ohm reactance used to terminate a transmission line
B	A high-gain amplifier and a TR switch
C	A low-voltage power supply and a DC relay
D	A non-inductive resistor mounted on a heat sink

29. - T7D06

Which of the following can damage a multimeter?

Select	Answer
A	Not allowing it to warm up properly
B	Attempting to measure resistance using the voltage setting
C	Failing to connect one of the probes to ground
D	Attempting to measure voltage when using the resistance setting

30. - T8A12

Which of the following is a disadvantage of FM compared with single sideband?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Only one signal can be received at a time
C	FM signals are harder to tune
D	Voice quality is poorer

31. - T8B04

What mode of transmission is commonly used by amateur radio satellites?

Select	Answer
A	CW/data
B	All these choices are correct
C	SSB
D	FM

32. - T8C08

What is the Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP)?

Select	Answer
A	A technique for measuring signal strength of an amateur transmitter via the internet
B	A system for providing access to websites via amateur radio
C	A system for informing amateurs in real time of the frequency of active DX stations
D	A technique to connect amateur radio systems, such as repeaters, via the internet using Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

33. - T8D01

Which of the following is a digital communications mode?

Select	Answer
A	FT8
B	Packet radio
C	All these choices are correct
D	IEEE 802.11

34. - T9A06

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

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

35. - T9B04

What is the major function of an antenna tuner (antenna coupler)?

Select	Answer
A	It automatically selects the proper antenna for the frequency band being used
B	It allows an antenna to be used on both transmit and receive
C	It helps a receiver automatically tune in weak stations
D	It matches the antenna system impedance to the transceiver's output impedance

Figure T-2