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. - T0A01

Which of the following is a safety hazard of a 12-volt storage battery?

Select	Answer
A	Shorting the terminals can cause burns, fire, or an explosion
B	Touching both terminals with the hands can cause electrical shock
C	RF emissions from a nearby transmitter can cause the electrolyte to emit poison gas
D	All these choices are correct

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

3. - T0C02

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

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

4. - T1A04

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

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

5. - T1B05

How may amateurs use the 219 to 220 MHz segment of 1.25 meter band?

Select	Answer
A	Fixed digital message forwarding systems only
B	Spread spectrum only
C	Emergency traffic only
D	Fast-scan television only

6. - T1C04

What may happen if the FCC is unable to reach you by email?

Select	Answer
A	Nothing; there is no such requirement
B	Fine and suspension of operator license
C	Revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license
D	Revocation of access to the license record in the FCC system

7. - T1D10

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

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

8. - T1E05

What is an amateur station’s control point?

Select	Answer
A	The location of the station’s transmitting antenna
B	The mailing address of the station licensee
C	The location of the station’s transmitting apparatus
D	The location at which the control operator function is performed

9. - T1F08

What is the definition of third party communications?

Select	Answer
A	A message from a control operator to another amateur station control operator on behalf of another person
B	Operation when the transmitting equipment is licensed to a person other than the control operator
C	Amateur radio communications where three stations are in communications with one another
D	Temporary authorization for an unlicensed person to transmit on the amateur bands for technical experiments

10. - T2A08

What is the meaning of the procedural signal “CQ”?

Select	Answer
A	Calling any station
B	Call on the quarter hour
C	Only the called station should transmit
D	Test transmission, no reply expected

11. - T2B07

How can you join a digital repeater’s “talkgroup”?

Select	Answer
A	Register your radio with the local FCC office
B	Program your radio with the group’s ID or code
C	Sign your call after the courtesy tone
D	Join the repeater owner’s club

12. - T2C04

What is RACES?

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

13. - T3A04

What happens when antennas at opposite ends of a VHF or UHF line of sight radio link are not using the same polarization?

Select	Answer
A	Received signal strength is reduced
B	Nothing significant will happen
C	Signals have an echo effect
D	The modulation sidebands might become inverted

14. - T3B03

What are the two components of a radio wave?

Select	Answer
A	Electric and magnetic fields
B	Voltage and current
C	Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
D	Impedance and reactance

15. - T3C10

Which of the following bands may provide long-distance communications via the ionosphere’s F region during the peak of the sunspot cycle?

Select	Answer
A	70 centimeters and 1.25 meters
B	6 and 10 meters
C	All these choices are correct
D	23 centimeters

16. - T4A04

How are the transceiver audio input and output connected in a station configured to operate using FT8?

Select	Answer
A	To a computer running a terminal program and connected to a terminal node controller unit
B	To an FT8 conversion unit, a keyboard, and a computer monitor
C	To a computer connected to the FT8converter.com website
D	To the audio input and output of a computer running WSJT-X software

17. - T4B03

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

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

18. - T5A06

What is the unit of frequency?

Select	Answer
A	Henry
B	Hertz
C	Farad
D	Tesla

19. - T5B01

How many milliamperes is 1.5 amperes?

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

20. - T5C01

What describes the ability to store energy in an electric field?

Select	Answer
A	Inductance
B	Tolerance
C	Resistance
D	Capacitance

21. - T5D09

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

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

22. - T6A03

What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

Select	Answer
A	Field strength
B	Resistance
C	Inductance
D	Capacitance

23. - T6B07

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

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

24. - T6C11

What is component 4 in figure T-3?

Select	Answer
A	Antenna
B	Dummy load
C	Transmitter
D	Ground

25. - T6D08

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

Select	Answer
A	Capacitor
B	Resistor
C	Potentiometer
D	Zener diode

26. - T7A01

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

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

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

28. - T7C08

Which instrument can be used to determine SWR?

Select	Answer
A	Iambic pentameter
B	Ohmmeter
C	Voltmeter
D	Directional wattmeter

29. - T7D08

Which of the following types of solder should not be used for radio and electronic applications?

Select	Answer
A	Lead-tin solder
B	Acid-core solder
C	Rosin-core solder
D	Tin-copper solder

30. - T8A06

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

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

31. - T8B10

What is a LEO satellite?

Select	Answer
A	A highly elliptical orbit satellite
B	A sun synchronous satellite
C	A satellite in low energy operation mode
D	A satellite in low earth orbit

32. - T8C02

Which of these items would be useful for a hidden transmitter hunt?

Select	Answer
A	Calibrated SWR meter
B	A calibrated noise bridge
C	A directional antenna
D	All these choices are correct

33. - T8D09

What is CW?

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

34. - T9A02

Which of the following describes a type of antenna loading?

Select	Answer
A	Strengthening the radiating elements of a beam antenna to better resist wind damage
B	Installing a spring in the base of a mobile vertical antenna to make it more flexible
C	Inserting a resistor in the radiating portion of the antenna to make it resonant
D	Electrically lengthening by inserting inductors in radiating elements

35. - T9B07

Which of the following is true of PL-259 type coax connectors?

Select	Answer
A	They are commonly used at HF and VHF frequencies
B	They are watertight
C	They are a bayonet-type connector
D	They are preferred for microwave operation

Figure T-3