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	Equipment ground
B	Hot
C	Black insulation is never used
D	Neutral

2. - T0B07

Which of the following is an important safety rule to remember when using a crank-up tower?

Select	Answer
A	This type of tower must never be grounded
B	This type of tower must not be climbed unless it is retracted, or mechanical safety locking devices have been installed
C	This type of tower must never be painted
D	All these choices are correct

3. - T0C07

What hazard is created by touching an antenna during a transmission?

Select	Answer
A	RF burn to skin
B	All these choices are correct
C	Electrocution
D	Radiation poisoning

4. - T1A06

What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a beacon?

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

5. - T1B06

On which HF bands does a Technician class operator have phone privileges?

Select	Answer
A	None
B	10 meter band only
C	80 meter, 40 meter, 15 meter, and 10 meter bands
D	30 meter band only

6. - T1C02

Who may select a desired call sign under the vanity call sign rules?

Select	Answer
A	Only a licensed amateur who has been licensed continuously for more than 10 years
B	Only a licensed amateur with a General or Amateur Extra Class license
C	Only a licensed amateur with an Amateur Extra Class license
D	Any licensed amateur

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

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 person operating the station equipment
C	The station custodian
D	The station licensee

9. - T1F09

What type of amateur station simultaneously retransmits the signal of another amateur station on a different channel or channels?

Select	Answer
A	Repeater station
B	Message forwarding station
C	Beacon station
D	Earth station

10. - T2A09

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

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

11. - T2B05

What would cause your FM transmission audio to be distorted on voice peaks?

Select	Answer
A	You are talking too loudly
B	You need to talk louder
C	Your repeater offset is inverted
D	Your transmit power is too high

12. - T2C11

What is meant by “check” in a radiogram header?

Select	Answer
A	The call sign of the originating station
B	The number of words or word equivalents in the text portion of the message
C	A box on the message form that indicates that the message was received and/or relayed
D	A list of stations that have relayed the message

13. - T3A02

What is the effect of vegetation on UHF and microwave signals?

Select	Answer
A	Knife-edge diffraction
B	Absorption
C	Amplification
D	Polarization rotation

14. - T3B03

What are the two components of a radio wave?

Select	Answer
A	Impedance and reactance
B	Electric and magnetic fields
C	Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
D	Voltage and current

15. - T3C07

What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

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

16. - T4A03

Why are short, heavy-gauge wires used for a transceiver’s DC power connection?

Select	Answer
A	To provide a good counterpoise for the antenna
B	To avoid RF interference
C	To minimize voltage drop when transmitting
D	All these choices are correct

17. - T4B04

What is a way to enable quick access to a favorite frequency or channel on your transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	Enable the frequency offset
B	Store it in a memory channel
C	Enable the VOX
D	Use the scan mode to select the desired frequency

18. - T5A11

What type of current flow is opposed by resistance?

Select	Answer
A	Alternating current
B	RF current
C	All these choices are correct
D	Direct current

19. - T5B01

How many milliamperes is 1.5 amperes?

Select	Answer
A	150 milliamperes
B	15,000 milliamperes
C	15 milliamperes
D	1500 milliamperes

20. - T5C13

What is the abbreviation for kilohertz?

Select	Answer
A	khz
B	KHZ
C	khZ
D	kHz

21. - T5D02

What formula is used to calculate voltage in a circuit?

Select	Answer
A	E = I x R
B	E = I + R
C	E = I / R
D	E = I - R

22. - T6A06

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

Select	Answer
A	Diode
B	Inductor
C	Capacitor
D	Varistor

23. - T6B08

What does the abbreviation FET stand for?

Select	Answer
A	Field Effect Transistor
B	Free Electron Transmitter
C	Fast Electron Transistor
D	Frequency Emission Transmitter

24. - T6C01

What is the name of an electrical wiring diagram that uses standard component symbols?

Select	Answer
A	Bill of materials
B	Flow chart
C	Connector pinout
D	Schematic

25. - T6D08

Which of the following is combined with an inductor to make a resonant circuit?

Select	Answer
A	Potentiometer
B	Zener diode
C	Capacitor
D	Resistor

26. - T7A10

What device increases the transmitted output power from a transceiver?

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

27. - T7B10

What might be a problem if you receive a report that your audio signal through an FM repeater is distorted or unintelligible?

Select	Answer
A	Your transmitter is slightly off frequency
B	You are in a bad location
C	Your batteries are running low
D	All these choices are correct

28. - T7C02

Which of the following is used to determine if an antenna is resonant at the desired operating frequency?

Select	Answer
A	A frequency counter
B	A VTVM
C	An antenna analyzer
D	A Q meter

29. - T7D11

Which of the following precautions should be taken when measuring in-circuit resistance with an ohmmeter?

Select	Answer
A	Ensure that the circuit is grounded
B	Ensure that the circuit is operating at the correct frequency
C	Ensure that the applied voltages are correct
D	Ensure that the circuit is not powered

30. - T8A03

Which type of voice mode is often used for long-distance (weak signal) contacts on the VHF and UHF bands?

Select	Answer
A	DRM
B	SSB
C	PM
D	FM

31. - T8B07

What is Doppler shift in reference to satellite communications?

Select	Answer
A	An observed change in signal frequency caused by relative motion between the satellite and Earth station
B	A special digital communications mode for some satellites
C	A mode where the satellite receives signals on one band and transmits on another
D	A change in the satellite orbit

32. - T8C07

What is Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)?

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

33. - T8D04

What type of transmission is indicated by the term "NTSC?"

Select	Answer
A	A frame compression scheme for TV signals
B	An analog fast-scan color TV signal
C	A Normal Transmission mode in Static Circuit
D	A special mode for satellite uplink

34. - T9A10

In which direction does a half-wave dipole antenna radiate the strongest signal?

Select	Answer
A	Off the ends of the antenna
B	Equally in all directions
C	In the direction of the feed line
D	Broadside to the antenna

35. - T9B12

What is standing wave ratio (SWR)?

Select	Answer
A	The transmitter efficiency ratio
B	An indication of the quality of your station’s ground connection
C	A measure of how well a load is matched to a transmission line
D	The ratio of amplifier power output to input