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. - T0A12

Which of the following precautions should be taken when measuring high voltages with a voltmeter?

Select	Answer
A	Ensure that the voltmeter has very low impedance
B	Ensure that the voltmeter and leads are rated for use at the voltages to be measured
C	Ensure that the voltmeter is set to the correct frequency
D	Ensure that the circuit is grounded through the voltmeter

2. - T0B10

Which of the following is true when installing grounding conductors used for lightning protection?

Select	Answer
A	Common grounds must be avoided
B	Wires must be carefully routed with precise right-angle bends
C	Sharp bends must be avoided
D	Use only non-insulated wire

3. - T0C07

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

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

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	All these choices are correct
C	Providing personal radio communications for as many citizens as possible
D	Advancing skills in the technical and communication phases of the radio art

5. - T1B08

How are US amateurs restricted in segments of bands where the Amateur Radio Service is secondary?

Select	Answer
A	International communications are not permitted in those segments
B	Digital transmissions are not permitted in those segments
C	U.S. amateurs may find non-amateur stations in those segments, and must avoid interfering with them
D	U.S. amateurs must give foreign amateur stations priority in those segments

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

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

9. - T1F05

What method of call sign identification is required for a station transmitting phone signals?

Select	Answer
A	Send the call sign followed by the indicator R
B	Send the call sign followed by the indicator RPT
C	Send the call sign using a CW or phone emission
D	Send the call sign using only a phone emission

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	146.520 MHz
D	145.000 MHz

11. - T2B01

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

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

12. - T2C04

What is RACES?

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

13. - T3A09

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

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

14. - T3B07

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

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

15. - T3C05

Which of the following effects may allow radio signals to travel beyond obstructions between the transmitting and receiving stations?

Select	Answer
A	Quantum tunneling
B	Faraday rotation
C	Doppler shift
D	Knife-edge diffraction

16. - T4A02

Which of the following should be considered when selecting an accessory SWR meter?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	The frequency and power level at which the measurements will be made
C	The types of modulation being used at the station
D	The distance that the meter will be located from the antenna

17. - T4B01

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

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

18. - T5A08

Which of the following is a good electrical insulator?

Select	Answer
A	Copper
B	Glass
C	Mercury
D	Aluminum

19. - T5B02

Which is equal to 1,500,000 hertz?

Select	Answer
A	150 kHz
B	1500 kHz
C	15 GHz
D	1500 MHz

20. - T5C13

What is the abbreviation for kilohertz?

Select	Answer
A	khz
B	kHz
C	khZ
D	KHZ

21. - T5D05

What is the resistance of a circuit for which the applied voltage is 12 volts and the current flow is 1.5 amperes?

Select	Answer
A	13.5 ohms
B	0.125 ohms
C	8 ohms
D	18 ohms

22. - T6A03

What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

Select	Answer
A	Inductance
B	Capacitance
C	Resistance
D	Field strength

23. - T6B04

Which of the following components can consist of three regions of semiconductor material?

Select	Answer
A	Transistor
B	Pentagrid converter
C	Alternator
D	Triode

24. - T6C03

What is component 2 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Connector
B	Resistor
C	Indicator lamp
D	Transistor

25. - T6D02

What is a relay?

Select	Answer
A	A current controlled amplifier
B	An inverting amplifier
C	A pass transistor
D	An electrically-controlled switch

26. - T7A01

Which term describes the ability of a receiver to detect the presence of a signal?

Select	Answer
A	Linearity
B	Sensitivity
C	Selectivity
D	Total Harmonic Distortion

27. - T7B01

What can you do if you are told your FM handheld or mobile transceiver is over-deviating?

Select	Answer
A	Change to a higher power level
B	Talk farther away from the microphone
C	Talk louder into the microphone
D	Let the transceiver cool off

28. - T7C01

What is the primary purpose of a dummy load?

Select	Answer
A	To improve the efficiency of an antenna
B	To prevent transmitting signals over the air when making tests
C	To prevent over-modulation of a transmitter
D	To improve the signal-to-noise ratio of a receiver

29. - T7D10

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

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

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	PM
B	SSB
C	DRM
D	FM

31. - T8B11

Who may receive telemetry from a space station?

Select	Answer
A	A licensed radio amateur who has registered for an access code from AMSAT
B	Anyone
C	A licensed radio amateur with a transmitter equipped for interrogating the satellite
D	A licensed radio amateur who has been certified by the protocol developer

32. - T8C05

What is a grid locator?

Select	Answer
A	An instrument for neutralizing a final amplifier
B	A letter-number designator assigned to an azimuth and elevation
C	A letter-number designator assigned to a geographic location
D	An instrument for radio direction finding

33. - T8D09

What is CW?

Select	Answer
A	Another name for a Morse code transmission
B	A technique for coil winding
C	A type of electromagnetic propagation
D	A digital mode used primarily on 2 meter FM

34. - T9A06

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

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

35. - T9B02

What is the most common impedance of coaxial cables used in amateur radio?

Select	Answer
A	50 ohms
B	8 ohms
C	600 ohms
D	12 ohms

Figure T-1