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. - T0A07

Where should a lightning arrester be installed in a coaxial feed line?

Select	Answer
A	At the ac power service panel
B	On a grounded panel near where feed lines enter the building
C	At the antenna feed point
D	At the output connector of a transceiver

2. - T0B01

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

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

3. - T0C01

What type of radiation are radio signals?

Select	Answer
A	Gamma radiation
B	Ionizing radiation
C	Non-ionizing radiation
D	Alpha radiation

4. - T1A10

What is the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)?

Select	Answer
A	A radio service using amateur frequencies for emergency management or civil defense communications
B	All these choices are correct
C	An emergency service using amateur operators certified by a civil defense organization as being enrolled in that organization
D	A radio service using amateur stations for emergency management or civil defense communications

5. - T1B04

Which amateur band includes 146.52 MHz?

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

6. - T1C07

Which of the following can result in revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license?

Select	Answer
A	Failure to obtain FCC type acceptance prior to using a home-built transmitter
B	Failure to have a copy of your license available at your station
C	Failure to provide and maintain a correct email address with the FCC
D	Failure to inform the FCC of any changes in the amateur station following performance of an RF safety environmental evaluation

7. - T1D08

In which of the following circumstances may the control operator of an amateur station receive compensation for operating that station?

Select	Answer
A	When the communication is incidental to classroom instruction at an educational institution
B	When the communication is related to the sale of amateur equipment by the control operator's employer
C	All these choices are correct
D	When the communication is made to obtain emergency information for a local broadcast station

8. - T1E10

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

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

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	The control operator of the repeater
C	Both the originating station and the repeater owner
D	The control operator of the originating station

10. - T2A07

What is meant by "repeater offset”?

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

11. - T2B06

What type of signaling uses pairs of audio tones?

Select	Answer
A	CTCSS
B	D-STAR
C	DTMF
D	GPRS

12. - T2C05

What does the term “traffic” refer to in net operation?

Select	Answer
A	Requests to activate the net by a served agency
B	Messages exchanged by net stations
C	Operation by mobile or portable stations
D	The number of stations checking in and out of a net

13. - T3A12

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

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

14. - T3B09

What frequency range is referred to as UHF?

Select	Answer
A	300 to 3000 kHz
B	300 to 3000 MHz
C	30 to 300 kHz
D	30 to 300 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 low sunspot activity
B	From shortly after sunset to dawn during periods of low sunspot activity
C	From dawn to shortly after sunset during periods of high sunspot activity
D	From shortly after sunset to dawn during periods of high sunspot activity

16. - T4A08

Which of the following conductors is preferred for bonding at RF?

Select	Answer
A	Steel wire
B	Flat copper strap
C	Copper braid removed from coaxial cable
D	Twisted-pair cable

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 AGC or limiter
C	The tone squelch
D	The bandwidth selection

18. - T5A04

What are the units of electrical resistance?

Select	Answer
A	Coulombs
B	Siemens
C	Mhos
D	Ohms

19. - T5B11

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

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

20. - T5C13

What is the abbreviation for kilohertz?

Select	Answer
A	KHZ
B	khZ
C	khz
D	kHz

21. - T5D13

In which type of circuit is DC current the same through all components?

Select	Answer
A	Resonant
B	Series
C	Parallel
D	Branch

22. - T6A01

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

Select	Answer
A	Transformer
B	Inverter
C	Resistor
D	Inductor

23. - T6B05

What type of transistor has a gate, drain, and source?

Select	Answer
A	Field-effect
B	Bipolar junction
C	Tesla-effect
D	Varistor

24. - T6C10

What is component 3 in figure T-3?

Select	Answer
A	Connector
B	Variable inductor
C	Variable capacitor
D	Meter

25. - T6D06

What component changes 120 V AC power to a lower AC voltage for other uses?

Select	Answer
A	Transistor
B	Transformer
C	Variable capacitor
D	Diode

26. - T7A06

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

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

27. - T7B01

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

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

28. - T7C11

What is a disadvantage of air core coaxial cable when compared to foam or solid dielectric types?

Select	Answer
A	It cannot be used for VHF or UHF antennas
B	It requires special techniques to prevent moisture in the cable
C	It has more loss per foot
D	It cannot be used at below freezing temperatures

29. - T7D02

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

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

30. - T8A04

Which type of modulation is commonly used for VHF and UHF voice repeaters?

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

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

32. - T8C10

What is required before using the EchoLink system?

Select	Answer
A	Complete the required EchoLink training
B	Purchase a license to use the EchoLink software
C	Register your call sign and provide proof of license
D	All these choices are correct

33. - T8D09

What is CW?

Select	Answer
A	A type of electromagnetic propagation
B	A technique for coil winding
C	A digital mode used primarily on 2 meter FM
D	Another name for a Morse code transmission

34. - T9A04

What is a disadvantage of the short, flexible antenna supplied with most handheld radio transceivers, compared to a full-sized quarter-wave antenna?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	It transmits only circularly polarized signals
C	It is mechanically fragile
D	It has low efficiency

35. - T9B09

What can cause erratic changes in SWR?

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

Figure T-3