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

2. - T0B05

What is the purpose of a safety wire through a turnbuckle used to tension guy lines?

Select	Answer
A	Secure the guy line if the turnbuckle breaks
B	Provide an ability to measure for proper tensioning
C	Provide a ground path for lightning strikes
D	Prevent loosening of the turnbuckle from vibration

3. - T0C13

Who is responsible for ensuring that no person is exposed to RF energy above the FCC exposure limits?

Select	Answer
A	The local zoning board
B	The FCC
C	The station licensee
D	Anyone who is near an antenna

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	All these choices are correct
C	Providing communications for international non-profit organizations
D	Providing personal radio communications for as many citizens as possible

5. - T1B01

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

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

6. - T1C08

What is the normal term for an FCC-issued amateur radio license?

Select	Answer
A	Eight years
B	Ten years
C	Life
D	Five years

7. - T1D10

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

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

8. - T1E01

When may an amateur station transmit without a control operator?

Select	Answer
A	When using automatic control, such as in the case of a repeater
B	When the station licensee is away and another licensed amateur is using the station
C	When the transmitting station is an auxiliary station
D	Never

9. - T1F10

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

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

10. - T2A11

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

Select	Answer
A	Multiplex
B	Diplex
C	Simplex
D	Full duplex

11. - T2B03

Which of the following describes a linked repeater network?

Select	Answer
A	A single repeater with more than one receiver
B	A network of repeaters in which signals received by one repeater are transmitted by all the repeaters in the network
C	Multiple repeaters with the same control operator
D	A system of repeaters linked by APRS

12. - T2C03

What technique is used to ensure that voice messages containing unusual words are received correctly?

Select	Answer
A	Spell the words using a standard phonetic alphabet
B	Send the words by voice and Morse code
C	Speak very loudly into the microphone
D	All these choices are correct

13. - T3A09

Which of the following results from the fact that signals propagated by the ionosphere are elliptically polarized?

Select	Answer
A	FM voice is unusable
B	Both the transmitting and receiving antennas must be of the same polarization
C	Digital modes are unusable
D	Either vertically or horizontally polarized antennas may be used for transmission or reception

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. - T3C07

What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

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

16. - T4A11

Where should the negative power return of a mobile transceiver be connected in a vehicle?

Select	Answer
A	Through the transceiver’s mounting bracket
B	To any metal part of the vehicle
C	At the antenna mount
D	At the 12 volt battery chassis ground

17. - T4B09

How is a specific group of stations selected on a digital voice transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	By activating automatic identification
B	By retrieving the frequencies from transceiver memory
C	By enabling the group’s CTCSS tone
D	By entering the group’s identification code

18. - T5A06

What is the unit of frequency?

Select	Answer
A	Hertz
B	Henry
C	Tesla
D	Farad

19. - T5B05

Which is equal to 500 milliwatts?

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

20. - T5C09

How much power is delivered by a voltage of 13.8 volts DC and a current of 10 amperes?

Select	Answer
A	3.8 watts
B	0.7 watts
C	138 watts
D	23.8 watts

21. - T5D02

What formula is used to calculate voltage in a circuit?

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

22. - T6A09

What electrical component is used to protect other circuit components from current overloads?

Select	Answer
A	Thyratron
B	Fuse
C	All these choices are correct
D	Varactor

23. - T6B02

What electronic component allows current to flow in only one direction?

Select	Answer
A	Resistor
B	Diode
C	Driven element
D	Fuse

24. - T6C02

What is component 1 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Connector
B	Battery
C	Resistor
D	Transistor

25. - T6D08

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

Select	Answer
A	Zener diode
B	Capacitor
C	Resistor
D	Potentiometer

26. - T7A08

Which of the following describes combining speech with an RF carrier signal?

Select	Answer
A	Impedance matching
B	Modulation
C	Low-pass filtering
D	Oscillation

27. - T7B08

What should you do if something in a neighbor’s home is causing harmful interference to your amateur station?

Select	Answer
A	Politely inform your neighbor that FCC rules prohibit the use of devices that cause interference
B	Work with your neighbor to identify the offending device
C	All these choices are correct
D	Make sure your station meets the standards of good amateur practice

28. - T7C03

What does a dummy load consist of?

Select	Answer
A	A non-inductive resistor mounted on a heat sink
B	A low-voltage power supply and a DC relay
C	A high-gain amplifier and a TR switch
D	A 50-ohm reactance used to terminate a transmission line

29. - T7D02

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

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

30. - T8A04

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

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

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

32. - T8C03

What operating activity involves contacting as many stations as possible during a specified period?

Select	Answer
A	Public service events
B	Contesting
C	Net operations
D	Simulated emergency exercises

33. - T8D02

What is a “talkgroup” on a DMR repeater?

Select	Answer
A	A group of operators sharing common interests
B	A net that meets at a specified time
C	A protocol that increases the signal-to-noise ratio when multiple repeaters are linked together
D	A way for groups of users to share a channel at different times without hearing other users on the channel

34. - T9A03

Which of the following describes a simple dipole oriented parallel to Earth's surface?

Select	Answer
A	A ground-wave antenna
B	A travelling-wave antenna
C	A vertically polarized antenna
D	A horizontally polarized antenna

35. - T9B12

What is standing wave ratio (SWR)?

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

Figure T-1