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. - T0A08

Where should a fuse or circuit breaker be installed in a 120V AC power circuit?

Select	Answer
A	In series with the hot and neutral conductors
B	In series with the hot conductor only
C	In parallel with the hot conductor only
D	In parallel with the hot and neutral conductors

2. - T0B06

What is the minimum safe distance from a power line to allow when installing an antenna?

Select	Answer
A	The height of the power line above ground
B	1/2 wavelength at the operating frequency
C	Enough so that if the antenna falls, no part of it can come closer than 10 feet to the power wires
D	Add the height of the antenna to the height of the power line and multiply by a factor of 1.5

3. - T0C04

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

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

4. - T1A01

Which of the following is part of the Basis and Purpose of the Amateur Radio Service?

Select	Answer
A	Advancing skills in the technical and communication phases of the radio art
B	Providing personal radio communications for as many citizens as possible
C	All these choices are correct
D	Providing communications for international non-profit organizations

5. - T1B01

Which of the following frequency ranges are available for phone operation by Technician licensees?

Select	Answer
A	28.300 MHz to 28.500 MHz
B	28.100 MHz to 28.300 MHz
C	28.500 MHz to 28.600 MHz
D	28.050 MHz to 28.150 MHz

6. - T1C09

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

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

7. - T1D11

When may an amateur station transmit without identifying on the air?

Select	Answer
A	When the transmissions are of a brief nature to make station adjustments
B	When the transmissions are unmodulated
C	When the transmitted power level is below 1 watt
D	When transmitting signals to control model craft

8. - T1E07

When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper operation of the station?

Select	Answer
A	The control operator and the station licensee
B	Only the station licensee
C	Only the control operator
D	All licensed amateurs who are present at the operation

9. - T1F07

Which of the following restrictions apply when a non-licensed person is allowed to speak to a foreign station using a station under the control of a licensed amateur operator?

Select	Answer
A	The foreign station must be in a country with which the U.S. has a third party agreement
B	The licensed control operator must do the station identification
C	The person must be a U.S. citizen
D	All these choices are correct

10. - T2A11

What term describes an amateur station that is transmitting and receiving on the same frequency?

Select	Answer
A	Multiplex
B	Full duplex
C	Diplex
D	Simplex

11. - T2B08

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

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

12. - T2C08

Which of the following is a characteristic of good traffic handling?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Ensuring that any newsworthy messages are relayed to the news media
C	Making decisions as to whether messages are worthy of relay or delivery
D	Passing messages exactly as received

13. - T3A12

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

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

14. - T3B02

What property of a radio wave defines its polarization?

Select	Answer
A	The orientation of the magnetic field
B	The orientation of the electric field
C	The ratio of the energy in the magnetic field to the energy in the electric field
D	The ratio of the velocity to the wavelength

15. - T3C07

What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

Select	Answer
A	6 meters
B	70 centimeters
C	33 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	Multiply the square of the current rating of the battery by the input resistance of the equipment
B	Multiply the watts per hour consumed by the equipment by the battery power rating
C	Divide the battery ampere-hour rating by the average current draw of the equipment
D	Divide the watt-hour rating of the battery by the peak power consumption of the equipment

17. - T4B01

What is the effect of excessive microphone gain on SSB transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	Frequency instability
B	All these choices are correct
C	Distorted transmitted audio
D	Increased SWR

18. - T5A03

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

Select	Answer
A	Resistance
B	Voltage
C	Capacitance
D	Current

19. - T5B09

Which decibel value most closely represents a power increase from 5 watts to 10 watts?

Select	Answer
A	5 dB
B	2 dB
C	3 dB
D	10 dB

20. - T5C05

What is the unit of impedance?

Select	Answer
A	The ampere
B	The coulomb
C	The volt
D	The ohm

21. - T5D12

What is the voltage across a 10-ohm resistor if a current of 2 amperes flows through it?

Select	Answer
A	0.2 volts
B	20 volts
C	8 volts
D	12 volts

22. - T6A03

What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

Select	Answer
A	Resistance
B	Inductance
C	Field strength
D	Capacitance

23. - T6B07

What causes a light-emitting diode (LED) to emit light?

Select	Answer
A	Reverse current
B	Inductively-coupled RF signal
C	Capacitively-coupled RF signal
D	Forward current

24. - T6C06

What is component 6 in figure T-2?

Select	Answer
A	Capacitor
B	Regulator IC
C	Transistor
D	Resistor

25. - T6D03

Which of the following is a reason to use shielded wire?

Select	Answer
A	To increase the current carrying capability of the wire
B	To prevent coupling of unwanted signals to or from the wire
C	To couple the wire to other signals
D	To decrease the resistance of DC power connections

26. - T7A10

What device increases the transmitted output power from a transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	An impedance network
B	A voltage divider
C	All these choices are correct
D	An RF power amplifier

27. - T7B06

Which of the following actions should you take if a neighbor tells you that your station’s transmissions are interfering with their radio or TV reception?

Select	Answer
A	Install a harmonic doubler on the output of your transmitter and tune it until the interference is eliminated
B	All these choices are correct
C	Make sure that your station is functioning properly and that it does not cause interference to your own radio or television when it is tuned to the same channel
D	Immediately turn off your transmitter and contact the nearest FCC office for assistance

28. - T7C08

Which instrument can be used to determine SWR?

Select	Answer
A	Voltmeter
B	Iambic pentameter
C	Ohmmeter
D	Directional wattmeter

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. - T8A11

What is the approximate bandwidth required to transmit a CW signal?

Select	Answer
A	150 Hz
B	2.4 kHz
C	15 kHz
D	1000 Hz

31. - T8B08

What is meant by the statement that a satellite is operating in U/V mode?

Select	Answer
A	The satellite uplink is in the 15 meter band and the downlink is in the 10 meter band
B	The satellite frequencies are usually variable
C	The satellite uplink is in the 70 centimeter band and the downlink is in the 2 meter band
D	The satellite operates using ultraviolet frequencies

32. - T8C08

What is the Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP)?

Select	Answer
A	A system for providing access to websites via amateur radio
B	A technique for measuring signal strength of an amateur transmitter via the internet
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. - T8D09

What is CW?

Select	Answer
A	A digital mode used primarily on 2 meter FM
B	A technique for coil winding
C	A type of electromagnetic propagation
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 is mechanically fragile
C	It transmits only circularly polarized signals
D	It has low efficiency

35. - T9B11

Which of the following types of feed line has the lowest loss at VHF and UHF?

Select	Answer
A	Multi-conductor unbalanced cable
B	75-ohm flexible coax
C	Air-insulated hardline
D	50-ohm flexible coax

Figure T-2