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. - T0A06

What is a good way to guard against electrical shock at your station?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Use three-wire cords and plugs for all AC powered equipment
C	Install mechanical interlocks in high-voltage circuits
D	Connect all AC powered station equipment to a common safety ground

2. - T0B02

What is required when climbing an antenna tower?

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

3. - T0C05

Why do exposure limits vary with frequency?

Select	Answer
A	Lower frequency RF fields have more energy than higher frequency fields
B	Lower frequency RF fields do not penetrate the human body
C	The human body absorbs more RF energy at some frequencies than at others
D	Higher frequency RF fields are transient in nature

4. - T1A05

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

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

5. - T1B10

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

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

6. - T1C03

What types of international communications are an FCC-licensed amateur radio station permitted to make?

Select	Answer
A	Communications incidental to the purposes of the Amateur Radio Service and remarks of a personal character
B	Only communications incidental to contest exchanges; all other communications are prohibited
C	Any communications that would be permitted by an international broadcast station
D	Communications incidental to conducting business or remarks of a personal nature

7. - T1D03

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

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

8. - T1E05

What is an amateur station’s control point?

Select	Answer
A	The location of the station’s transmitting antenna
B	The location at which the control operator function is performed
C	The mailing address of the station licensee
D	The location of the station’s transmitting apparatus

9. - T1F10

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

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

10. - T2A09

Which of the following indicates that a station is listening on a repeater and looking for a contact?

Select	Answer
A	“CQ CQ” followed by the repeater’s call sign
B	“QSY” followed by your call sign
C	The repeater call sign followed by the station’s call sign
D	The station’s call sign followed by the word “monitoring”

11. - T2B04

Which of the following could be the reason you are unable to access a repeater whose output you can hear?

Select	Answer
A	Improper transceiver offset
B	You are using the wrong CTCSS tone
C	You are using the wrong DCS code
D	All these choices are correct

12. - T2C02

Which of the following are typical duties of a Net Control Station?

Select	Answer
A	Choose the regular net meeting time and frequency
B	All these choices are correct
C	Call the net to order and direct communications between stations checking in
D	Ensure that all stations checking into the net are properly licensed for operation on the net frequency

13. - T3A03

What antenna polarization is normally used for long-distance CW and SSB contacts on the VHF and UHF bands?

Select	Answer
A	Right-hand circular
B	Left-hand circular
C	Vertical
D	Horizontal

14. - T3B09

What frequency range is referred to as UHF?

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

15. - T3C07

What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

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

16. - T4A04

How are the transceiver audio input and output connected in a station configured to operate using FT8?

Select	Answer
A	To an FT8 conversion unit, a keyboard, and a computer monitor
B	To the audio input and output of a computer running WSJT-X software
C	To a computer running a terminal program and connected to a terminal node controller unit
D	To a computer connected to the FT8converter.com website

17. - T4B12

What is the result of tuning an FM receiver above or below a signal’s frequency?

Select	Answer
A	Distortion of the signal’s audio
B	Change in audio pitch
C	Generation of a heterodyne tone
D	Sideband inversion

18. - T5A09

Which of the following describes alternating current?

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

19. - T5B05

Which is equal to 500 milliwatts?

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

20. - T5C13

What is the abbreviation for kilohertz?

Select	Answer
A	KHZ
B	khZ
C	khz
D	kHz

21. - T5D09

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

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

22. - T6A01

What electrical component opposes the flow of current in a DC circuit?

Select	Answer
A	Inductor
B	Transformer
C	Inverter
D	Resistor

23. - T6B10

Which of the following can provide power gain?

Select	Answer
A	Resistor
B	Transistor
C	Reactor
D	Transformer

24. - T6C12

Which of the following is accurately represented in electrical schematics?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Wire lengths
C	Component connections
D	Physical appearance of components

25. - T6D11

Which of the following is a resonant or tuned circuit?

Select	Answer
A	A resistor circuit used for reducing standing wave ratio
B	An inductor and a capacitor in series or parallel
C	A linear voltage regulator
D	A circuit designed to provide high-fidelity audio

26. - T7A09

What is the function of the SSB/CW-FM switch on a VHF power amplifier?

Select	Answer
A	Change the frequency range of the amplifier to operate in the proper segment of the band
B	Change the mode of the transmitted signal
C	Reduce the received signal noise
D	Set the amplifier for proper operation in the selected mode

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

28. - T7C09

Which of the following causes failure of coaxial cables?

Select	Answer
A	Solder flux contamination
B	Operation at 100% duty cycle for an extended period
C	Moisture contamination
D	Rapid fluctuation in transmitter output power

29. - T7D02

How is a voltmeter connected to a component to measure applied voltage?

Select	Answer
A	In quadrature
B	In series
C	In phase
D	In parallel

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. - T8B11

Who may receive telemetry from a space station?

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

32. - T8C09

Which of the following protocols enables an amateur station to transmit through a repeater without using a radio to initiate the transmission?

Select	Answer
A	IRLP
B	D-STAR
C	DMR
D	EchoLink

33. - T8D08

Which of the following is included in packet radio transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	A header that contains the call sign of the station to which the information is being sent
B	Automatic repeat request in case of error
C	A check sum that permits error detection
D	All these choices are correct

34. - T9A12

What is an advantage of a 5/8 wavelength whip antenna for VHF or UHF mobile service?

Select	Answer
A	It radiates at a very high angle
B	It has more gain than a 1/4-wavelength antenna
C	It has 10 times the power gain of a 1/4 wavelength whip
D	It eliminates distortion caused by reflected signals

35. - T9B09

What can cause erratic changes in SWR?

Select	Answer
A	Loose connection in the antenna or feed line
B	Overload from a strong local station
C	Local thunderstorm
D	Over-modulation