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. - T0A10

What hazard is caused by charging or discharging a battery too quickly?

Select	Answer
A	Inverse memory effect
B	Excess output ripple
C	Overheating or out-gassing
D	Half-wave rectification

2. - T0B02

What is required when climbing an antenna tower?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Use appropriate tie-off to the tower at all times
C	Always wear an approved climbing harness
D	Have sufficient training on safe tower climbing techniques

3. - T0C07

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

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

4. - T1A07

What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a space station?

Select	Answer
A	An amateur station located more than 50 km above Earth's surface
B	Any satellite orbiting Earth
C	A manned satellite orbiting Earth
D	An amateur station using amateur radio satellites for relay of signals

5. - T1B11

What is the maximum peak envelope power output for Technician class operators in their HF band segments?

Select	Answer
A	50 watts
B	200 watts
C	100 watts
D	10 watts

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

7. - T1D04

Under what conditions is an amateur station authorized to transmit music using a phone emission?

Select	Answer
A	When the music is transmitted above 1280 MHz
B	When transmissions are limited to less than three minutes per hour
C	When the music produces no spurious emissions
D	When incidental to an authorized retransmission of manned spacecraft communications

8. - T1E07

When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper operation of the station?

Select	Answer
A	All licensed amateurs who are present at the operation
B	The control operator and the station licensee
C	Only the station licensee
D	Only the control operator

9. - T1F01

When must the station and its records be available for FCC inspection?

Select	Answer
A	At any time after written notification by the FCC of such inspection
B	Only when presented with a valid warrant by an FCC official or government agent
C	At any time ten days after notification by the FCC of such an inspection
D	At any time upon request by an FCC representative

10. - T2A08

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

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

11. - T2B09

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

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

12. - T2C08

Which of the following is a characteristic of good traffic handling?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Ensuring that any newsworthy messages are relayed to the news media
C	Passing messages exactly as received
D	Making decisions as to whether messages are worthy of relay or delivery

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	Right-hand circular
C	Left-hand circular
D	Vertical

14. - T3B09

What frequency range is referred to as UHF?

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

15. - T3C06

What type of propagation is responsible for allowing over-the-horizon VHF and UHF communications to ranges of approximately 300 miles on a regular basis?

Select	Answer
A	Tropospheric ducting
B	F2 region refraction
C	D region refraction
D	Faraday rotation

16. - T4A02

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

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

17. - T4B04

What is a way to enable quick access to a favorite frequency or channel on your transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	Store it in a memory channel
B	Enable the frequency offset
C	Enable the VOX
D	Use the scan mode to select the desired frequency

18. - T5A02

Electrical power is measured in which of the following units?

Select	Answer
A	Watts
B	Watt-hours
C	Volts
D	Amperes

19. - T5B09

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

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

20. - T5C08

What is the formula used to calculate electrical power (P) in a DC circuit?

Select	Answer
A	P = E / I
B	P = I  E
C	P = E – I
D	P = I + E

21. - T5D02

What formula is used to calculate voltage in a circuit?

Select	Answer
A	E = I - R
B	E = I / R
C	E = I x R
D	E = I + R

22. - T6A07

What electrical component is typically constructed as a coil of wire?

Select	Answer
A	Inductor
B	Switch
C	Capacitor
D	Diode

23. - T6B04

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

Select	Answer
A	Pentagrid converter
B	Alternator
C	Transistor
D	Triode

24. - T6C10

What is component 3 in figure T-3?

Select	Answer
A	Connector
B	Meter
C	Variable capacitor
D	Variable inductor

25. - T6D01

Which of the following devices or circuits changes an alternating current into a varying direct current signal?

Select	Answer
A	Rectifier
B	Amplifier
C	Reflector
D	Transformer

26. - T7A01

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

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

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

28. - T7C05

Why do most solid-state transmitters reduce output power as SWR increases beyond a certain level?

Select	Answer
A	To lower the SWR on the transmission line
B	To comply with FCC rules on spectral purity
C	To protect the output amplifier transistors
D	Because power supplies cannot supply enough current at high SWR

29. - T7D03

When configured to measure current, how is a multimeter connected to a component?

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

30. - T8A04

Which type of modulation is commonly used for VHF and UHF voice repeaters?

Select	Answer
A	AM
B	FM or PM
C	PSK
D	SSB

31. - T8B09

What causes spin fading of satellite signals?

Select	Answer
A	Doppler shift of the received signal
B	Interfering signals within the satellite uplink band
C	Circular polarized noise interference radiated from the sun
D	Rotation of the satellite and its antennas

32. - T8C11

What is an amateur radio station that connects other amateur stations to the internet?

Select	Answer
A	A gateway
B	A digipeater
C	A repeater
D	A beacon

33. - T8D12

Which of the following best describes an amateur radio mesh network?

Select	Answer
A	An amateur-radio based data network using commercial Wi-Fi equipment with modified firmware
B	A satellite communications network using modified commercial satellite TV hardware
C	An internet linking protocol used to network repeaters
D	A wide-bandwidth digital voice mode employing DMR protocols

34. - T9A07

What is a disadvantage of using a handheld VHF transceiver with a flexible antenna inside a vehicle?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	The bandwidth of the antenna will decrease, increasing SWR
C	Signal strength is reduced due to the shielding effect of the vehicle
D	The SWR might decrease, decreasing the signal strength

35. - T9B04

What is the major function of an antenna tuner (antenna coupler)?

Select	Answer
A	It matches the antenna system impedance to the transceiver's output impedance
B	It allows an antenna to be used on both transmit and receive
C	It automatically selects the proper antenna for the frequency band being used
D	It helps a receiver automatically tune in weak stations

Figure T-3