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

2. - T0B11

Which of the following establishes grounding requirements for an amateur radio tower or antenna?

Select	Answer
A	FAA tower lighting regulations
B	FCC Part 97 rules
C	Local electrical codes
D	UL recommended practices

3. - T0C06

Which of the following is an acceptable method to determine whether your station complies with FCC RF exposure regulations?

Select	Answer
A	By measurement of field strength using calibrated equipment
B	All these choices are correct
C	By calculation based on FCC OET Bulletin 65
D	By calculation based on computer modeling

4. - T1A01

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

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

5. - T1B04

Which amateur band includes 146.52 MHz?

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

6. - T1C06

From which of the following locations may an FCC-licensed amateur station transmit?

Select	Answer
A	From within any country that is a member of the United Nations
B	From anywhere within International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regions 2 and 3
C	From any vessel or craft located in international waters and documented or registered in the United States
D	From within any country that belongs to the International Telecommunication Union

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. - T1E01

When may an amateur station transmit without a control operator?

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

9. - T1F03

When are you required to transmit your assigned call sign?

Select	Answer
A	At least every 10 minutes during and at the end of a communication
B	At least every 15 minutes during and at the end of a communication
C	At least once during each transmission
D	At the beginning of each contact, and every 10 minutes thereafter

10. - T2A02

What is the national calling frequency for FM simplex operations in the 2 meter band?

Select	Answer
A	432.100 MHz
B	446.000 MHz
C	145.000 MHz
D	146.520 MHz

11. - T2B09

Why are simplex channels designated in the VHF/UHF band plans?

Select	Answer
A	For contest operation
B	For working DX only
C	So stations with simple transmitters can access the repeater without automated offset
D	So stations within range of each other can communicate without tying up a repeater

12. - T2C04

What is RACES?

Select	Answer
A	A radio contest held in a short period, sometimes called a “sprint”
B	An emergency organization combining amateur radio and citizens band operators and frequencies
C	An international radio experimentation society
D	An FCC part 97 amateur radio service for civil defense communications during national emergencies

13. - T3A06

What is the meaning of the term “picket fencing”?

Select	Answer
A	Rapid flutter on mobile signals due to multipath propagation
B	Alternating transmissions during a net operation
C	Local vs long-distance communications
D	A type of ground system used with vertical antennas

14. - T3B01

What is the relationship between the electric and magnetic fields of an electromagnetic wave?

Select	Answer
A	They are in parallel
B	They revolve in opposite directions
C	They travel at different speeds
D	They are at right angles

15. - T3C07

What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

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

16. - T4A11

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

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

17. - T4B03

How is squelch adjusted so that a weak FM signal can be heard?

Select	Answer
A	Turn on the anti-squelch function
B	Turn up the audio level until it overcomes the squelch threshold
C	Enable squelch enhancement
D	Set the squelch threshold so that receiver output audio is on all the time

18. - T5A08

Which of the following is a good electrical insulator?

Select	Answer
A	Mercury
B	Copper
C	Glass
D	Aluminum

19. - T5B01

How many milliamperes is 1.5 amperes?

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

20. - T5C05

What is the unit of impedance?

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

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. - T6A03

What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

Select	Answer
A	Field strength
B	Capacitance
C	Inductance
D	Resistance

23. - T6B09

What are the names for the electrodes of a diode?

Select	Answer
A	Plus and minus
B	Anode and cathode
C	Gate and base
D	Source and drain

24. - T6C09

What is component 4 in figure T-2?

Select	Answer
A	Double-pole switch
B	Potentiometer
C	Transformer
D	Variable inductor

25. - T6D09

What is the name of a device that combines several semiconductors and other components into one package?

Select	Answer
A	Transducer
B	Integrated circuit
C	Transformer
D	Multi-pole relay

26. - T7A03

Which of the following is used to convert a signal from one frequency to another?

Select	Answer
A	Amplifier
B	Phase splitter
C	Mixer
D	Inverter

27. - T7B09

What should be the first step to resolve non-fiber optic cable TV interference caused by your amateur radio transmission?

Select	Answer
A	Add a low-pass filter to the TV antenna input
B	Add a preamplifier to the TV antenna input
C	Add a high-pass filter to the TV antenna input
D	Be sure all TV feed line coaxial connectors are installed properly

28. - T7C07

What happens to power lost in a feed line?

Select	Answer
A	It is converted into heat
B	It is radiated as harmonics
C	It distorts the signal
D	It increases the SWR

29. - T7D10

What reading indicates that an ohmmeter is connected across a large, discharged capacitor?

Select	Answer
A	Decreasing resistance with time
B	Alternating between open and short circuit
C	Increasing resistance with time
D	Steady full-scale reading

30. - T8A07

What is a characteristic of single sideband (SSB) compared to FM?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	SSB signals are less susceptible to interference
C	SSB signals are easier to tune in correctly
D	SSB signals have narrower bandwidth

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. - T8C01

Which of the following methods is used to locate sources of noise interference or jamming?

Select	Answer
A	Radio direction finding
B	Echolocation
C	Doppler radar
D	Phase locking

33. - T8D03

What kind of data can be transmitted by APRS?

Select	Answer
A	GPS position data
B	Weather data
C	Text messages
D	All these choices are correct

34. - T9A01

What is a beam antenna?

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

35. - T9B03

Why is coaxial cable the most common feed line for amateur radio antenna systems?

Select	Answer
A	It can handle more power than any other type of feed line
B	It has less loss than any other type of feed line
C	It is less expensive than any other type of feed line
D	It is easy to use and requires few special installation considerations

Figure T-2