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

2. - T0B08

Which is a proper grounding method for a tower?

Select	Answer
A	A connection between the tower base and a cold water pipe
B	A single four-foot ground rod, driven into the ground no more than 12 inches from the base
C	Separate eight-foot ground rods for each tower leg, bonded to the tower and each other
D	A ferrite-core RF choke connected between the tower and ground

3. - T0C02

At which of the following frequencies does maximum permissible exposure have the lowest value?

Select	Answer
A	3.5 MHz
B	1296 MHz
C	50 MHz
D	440 MHz

4. - T1A06

What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a beacon?

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

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	28.300 MHz to 28.500 MHz
C	28.050 MHz to 28.150 MHz
D	28.500 MHz to 28.600 MHz

6. - T1C06

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

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

7. - T1D11

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

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

8. - T1E01

When may an amateur station transmit without a control operator?

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

9. - T1F02

How often must you identify with your FCC-assigned call sign when using tactical call signs such as “Race Headquarters”?

Select	Answer
A	At the end of every transmission
B	At the end of each communication and every ten minutes during a communication
C	Never, the tactical call is sufficient
D	Once during every hour

10. - T2A06

Which of the following is required when making on-the-air test transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	Identify the transmitting station
B	All these choices are correct
C	Notify the FCC of the transmissions
D	Conduct tests only between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. local time

11. - T2B01

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

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

12. - T2C10

What information is contained in the preamble of a formal traffic message?

Select	Answer
A	The email address of the originating station
B	The telephone number of the addressee
C	Information needed to track the message
D	The address of the intended recipient

13. - T3A03

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

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

14. - T3B10

What frequency range is referred to as HF?

Select	Answer
A	30 to 300 MHz
B	300 to 3000 MHz
C	3 to 30 MHz
D	300 to 3000 kHz

15. - T3C04

Which of the following types of propagation is most commonly associated with occasional strong signals on the 10, 6, and 2 meter bands from beyond the radio horizon?

Select	Answer
A	Backscatter
B	D region absorption
C	Sporadic E
D	Gray-line propagation

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	At the antenna mount
C	At the 12 volt battery chassis ground
D	To any metal part of the vehicle

17. - T4B01

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

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

18. - T5A12

What describes the number of times per second that an alternating current makes a complete cycle?

Select	Answer
A	Pulse rate
B	Frequency
C	Wavelength
D	Speed

19. - T5B09

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

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

20. - T5C09

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

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

21. - T5D13

In which type of circuit is DC current the same through all components?

Select	Answer
A	Parallel
B	Resonant
C	Branch
D	Series

22. - T6A08

What is the function of an SPDT switch?

Select	Answer
A	A single circuit is switched between one of two other circuits
B	Two circuits are opened or closed
C	A single circuit is opened or closed
D	Two circuits are each switched between one of two other circuits

23. - T6B09

What are the names for the electrodes of a diode?

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

24. - T6C08

What is component 9 in figure T-2?

Select	Answer
A	Variable transformer
B	Variable capacitor
C	Variable inductor
D	Variable resistor

25. - T6D09

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

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

26. - T7A02

What is a transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	A device for matching feed line impedance to 50 ohms
B	A device that combines a receiver and transmitter
C	A device for converting receiver and transmitter frequencies to another band
D	A device for automatically sending and decoding Morse code

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

28. - T7C03

What does a dummy load consist of?

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

29. - T7D02

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

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

30. - T8A06

Which sideband is normally used for 10 meter HF, VHF, and UHF single-sideband communications?

Select	Answer
A	Lower sideband
B	Inverted sideband
C	Suppressed sideband
D	Upper sideband

31. - T8B04

What mode of transmission is commonly used by amateur radio satellites?

Select	Answer
A	SSB
B	CW/data
C	All these choices are correct
D	FM

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 set of rules specifying how to identify your station when linked over the internet to another station
C	A technique employed to “spot” DX stations via the internet
D	A method of delivering voice communications over the internet using digital techniques

33. - T8D02

What is a “talkgroup” on a DMR repeater?

Select	Answer
A	A way for groups of users to share a channel at different times without hearing other users on the channel
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 group of operators sharing common interests

34. - T9A06

Which of the following types of antenna offers the greatest gain?

Select	Answer
A	5/8 wave vertical
B	J pole
C	Yagi
D	Isotropic

35. - T9B01

What is a benefit of low SWR?

Select	Answer
A	Less antenna wear
B	All these choices are correct
C	Reduced signal loss
D	Reduced television interference

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