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. - T0A09

What should be done to all external ground rods or earth connections?

Select	Answer
A	Waterproof them with silicone caulk or electrical tape
B	Keep them as far apart as possible
C	Tune them for resonance on the lowest frequency of operation
D	Bond them together with heavy wire or conductive strap

2. - T0B06

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

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

3. - T0C04

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

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

4. - T1A04

How many operator/primary station license grants may be held by any one person?

Select	Answer
A	One for each band on which the person plans to operate
B	One
C	One for each permanent station location from which the person plans to operate
D	No more than two

5. - T1B06

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

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

6. - T1C11

If your license has expired and is still within the allowable grace period, may you continue to transmit on the amateur radio bands?

Select	Answer
A	Yes, for up to two years
B	Yes, as soon as you apply for renewal
C	Yes, for up to one year
D	No, you must wait until the license has been renewed

7. - T1D05

When may amateur radio operators use their stations to notify other amateurs of the availability of equipment for sale or trade?

Select	Answer
A	Never
B	When selling amateur radio equipment and not on a regular basis
C	When the equipment is not the personal property of either the station licensee, or the control operator, or their close relatives
D	When no profit is made on the sale

8. - T1E06

When, under normal circumstances, may a Technician class licensee be the control operator of a station operating in an Amateur Extra Class band segment?

Select	Answer
A	When using a club station whose trustee holds an Amateur Extra Class license
B	When designated as the control operator by an Amateur Extra Class licensee
C	At no time
D	As part of a multi-operator contest team

9. - T1F06

Which of the following self-assigned indicators are acceptable when using a phone transmission?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	KL7CC slash W3
C	KL7CC slant W3
D	KL7CC stroke W3

10. - T2A12

What should you do before calling CQ?

Select	Answer
A	Listen first to be sure that no one else is using the frequency
B	Make sure you are authorized to use that frequency
C	All these choices are correct
D	Ask if the frequency is in use

11. - T2B01

How is a VHF/UHF transceiver’s “reverse” function used?

Select	Answer
A	To listen on a repeater’s output frequency
B	To increase power output
C	To reduce power output
D	To listen on a repeater’s input frequency

12. - T2C11

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

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

13. - T3A03

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

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

14. - T3B07

In addition to frequency, which of the following is used to identify amateur radio bands?

Select	Answer
A	Traditional letter/number designators
B	All these choices are correct
C	Channel numbers
D	The approximate wavelength in meters

15. - T3C01

Why are simplex UHF signals rarely heard beyond their radio horizon?

Select	Answer
A	UHF signals are usually not propagated by the ionosphere
B	FCC regulations prohibit them from going more than 50 miles
C	UHF signals are absorbed by the ionospheric D region
D	They are too weak to go very far

16. - T4A08

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

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

17. - T4B11

Which of the following must be programmed into a D-STAR digital transceiver before transmitting?

Select	Answer
A	Your output power
B	All these choices are correct
C	The codec type being used
D	Your call sign

18. - T5A03

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

Select	Answer
A	Voltage
B	Resistance
C	Current
D	Capacitance

19. - T5B09

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

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

20. - T5C05

What is the unit of impedance?

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

21. - T5D09

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

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

22. - T6A03

What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

Select	Answer
A	Resistance
B	Inductance
C	Capacitance
D	Field strength

23. - T6B07

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

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

24. - T6C01

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

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

25. - T6D07

Which of the following is commonly used as a visual indicator?

Select	Answer
A	Bipolar transistor
B	FET
C	Zener diode
D	LED

26. - T7A05

What is the name of a circuit that generates a signal at a specific frequency?

Select	Answer
A	Phase modulator
B	Oscillator
C	Low-pass filter
D	Reactance modulator

27. - T7B05

How can fundamental overload of a non-amateur radio or TV receiver by an amateur signal be reduced or eliminated?

Select	Answer
A	Block the interfering signal with a filter on the amateur transmitter
B	Block the amateur signal with a filter at the antenna input of the affected receiver
C	Switch the transmitter to a narrow-band mode
D	Switch the transmitter from FM to SSB

28. - T7C10

Why should the outer jacket of coaxial cable be resistant to ultraviolet light?

Select	Answer
A	Ultraviolet light can damage the jacket and allow water to enter the cable
B	Ultraviolet light can increase losses in the cable’s jacket
C	Ultraviolet and RF signals can mix, causing interference
D	Ultraviolet resistant jackets prevent harmonic radiation

29. - T7D07

Which of the following measurements are made using a multimeter?

Select	Answer
A	Signal strength and noise
B	Impedance and reactance
C	All these choices are correct
D	Voltage and resistance

30. - T8A12

Which of the following is a disadvantage of FM compared with single sideband?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	FM signals are harder to tune
C	Only one signal can be received at a time
D	Voice quality is poorer

31. - T8B07

What is Doppler shift in reference to satellite communications?

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

32. - T8C06

How is over the air access to IRLP nodes accomplished?

Select	Answer
A	By entering the proper internet password
B	By obtaining a password that is sent via voice to the node
C	By using DTMF signals
D	By using CTCSS tone codes

33. - T8D01

Which of the following is a digital communications mode?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	FT8
C	Packet radio
D	IEEE 802.11

34. - T9A01

What is a beam antenna?

Select	Answer
A	An omnidirectional antenna invented by Clarence Beam
B	An antenna that concentrates signals in one direction
C	An antenna built from aluminum I-beams
D	An antenna that reverses the phase of received signals

35. - T9B10

What is the electrical difference between RG-58 and RG-213 coaxial cable?

Select	Answer
A	RG-213 cable has less loss at a given frequency
B	RG-58 cable can handle higher power levels
C	RG-58 cable has two shields
D	There is no significant difference between the two types