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. - 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. - T0C06

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

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

4. - T1A06

What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a beacon?

Select	Answer
A	An amateur station transmitting communications for the purposes of observing propagation or related experimental activities
B	A bulletin sent by the FCC to announce a national emergency
C	A continuous transmission of weather information authorized in the amateur bands by the National Weather Service
D	A government transmitter marking the amateur radio band edges

5. - T1B04

Which amateur band includes 146.52 MHz?

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

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

7. - T1D10

How does the FCC define broadcasting for the Amateur Radio Service?

Select	Answer
A	Any transmission made by the licensed station
B	Two-way transmissions by amateur stations
C	Transmission of messages directed only to amateur operators
D	Transmissions intended for reception by the general public

8. - T1E08

Which of the following is an example of automatic control?

Select	Answer
A	Using a computer or other device to identify automatically
B	Controlling a station over the internet
C	Repeater operation
D	Using a computer or other device to send CW automatically

9. - T1F04

What language may you use for identification when operating in a phone sub-band?

Select	Answer
A	English, French, or Spanish
B	Any language recognized by the ITU
C	English
D	Any language recognized by the United Nations

10. - T2A08

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

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

11. - T2B08

Which of the following applies when two stations transmitting on the same frequency interfere with each other?

Select	Answer
A	Interference is inevitable, so no action is required
B	Both stations should choose another frequency to avoid conflict
C	Use subaudible tones so both stations can share the frequency
D	The stations should negotiate continued use of the frequency

12. - T2C06

What is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)?

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

13. - T3A06

What is the meaning of the term “picket fencing”?

Select	Answer
A	A type of ground system used with vertical antennas
B	Rapid flutter on mobile signals due to multipath propagation
C	Alternating transmissions during a net operation
D	Local vs long-distance communications

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 in parallel
D	They are at right angles

15. - T3C03

What is a characteristic of VHF signals received via auroral backscatter?

Select	Answer
A	They are distorted and signal strength varies considerably
B	They occur only during winter nighttime hours
C	They are often received from 10,000 miles or more
D	They are generally strongest when your antenna is aimed west

16. - T4A06

What signals are used in a computer-radio interface for digital mode operation?

Select	Answer
A	Receive and transmit mode, status, and location
B	Antenna and RF power
C	Receive audio, transmit audio, and transmitter keying
D	NMEA GPS location and DC power

17. - T4B06

Which of the following controls could be used if the voice pitch of a single-sideband signal returning to your CQ call seems too high or low?

Select	Answer
A	The RIT or Clarifier
B	The bandwidth selection
C	The tone squelch
D	The AGC or limiter

18. - T5A03

What is the name for the flow of electrons in an electric circuit?

Select	Answer
A	Capacitance
B	Current
C	Resistance
D	Voltage

19. - T5B11

Which decibel value represents a power increase from 20 watts to 200 watts?

Select	Answer
A	10 dB
B	12 dB
C	28 dB
D	18 dB

20. - T5C11

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

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

21. - T5D04

What is the resistance of a circuit in which a current of 3 amperes flows when connected to 90 volts?

Select	Answer
A	3 ohms
B	30 ohms
C	93 ohms
D	270 ohms

22. - T6A03

What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

Select	Answer
A	Capacitance
B	Resistance
C	Field strength
D	Inductance

23. - T6B06

How is the cathode lead of a semiconductor diode often marked on the package?

Select	Answer
A	With the letter C
B	With the word "cathode"
C	With a stripe
D	With the letter K

24. - T6C09

What is component 4 in figure T-2?

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

25. - T6D07

Which of the following is commonly used as a visual indicator?

Select	Answer
A	LED
B	Bipolar transistor
C	Zener diode
D	FET

26. - T7A02

What is a transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	A device that combines a receiver and transmitter
B	A device for matching feed line impedance to 50 ohms
C	A device for automatically sending and decoding Morse code
D	A device for converting receiver and transmitter frequencies to another band

27. - T7B01

What can you do if you are told your FM handheld or mobile transceiver is over-deviating?

Select	Answer
A	Change to a higher power level
B	Talk farther away from the microphone
C	Talk louder into the microphone
D	Let the transceiver cool off

28. - T7C05

Why do most solid-state transmitters reduce output power as SWR increases beyond a certain level?

Select	Answer
A	To lower the SWR on the transmission line
B	Because power supplies cannot supply enough current at high SWR
C	To comply with FCC rules on spectral purity
D	To protect the output amplifier transistors

29. - T7D06

Which of the following can damage a multimeter?

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

30. - T8A07

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

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

31. - T8B11

Who may receive telemetry from a space station?

Select	Answer
A	A licensed radio amateur who has registered for an access code from AMSAT
B	Anyone
C	A licensed radio amateur who has been certified by the protocol developer
D	A licensed radio amateur with a transmitter equipped for interrogating the satellite

32. - T8C07

What is Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)?

Select	Answer
A	A set of rules specifying how to identify your station when linked over the internet to another station
B	A technique employed to “spot” DX stations via the internet
C	A technique for measuring the modulation quality of a transmitter using remote sites monitored via the internet
D	A method of delivering voice communications over the internet using digital techniques

33. - T8D07

Which of the following describes DMR?

Select	Answer
A	A technique for time-multiplexing two digital voice signals on a single 12.5 kHz repeater channel
B	A digital technique for transmitting on two repeater inputs simultaneously for automatic error correction
C	An automatic computer logging technique for hands-off logging when communicating while operating a vehicle
D	An automatic position tracking mode for FM mobiles communicating through repeaters

34. - T9A06

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

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

35. - T9B08

Which of the following is a source of loss in coaxial feed line?

Select	Answer
A	Water intrusion into coaxial connectors
B	All these choices are correct
C	Multiple connectors in the line
D	High SWR

Figure T-2