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. - T0A08

Where should a fuse or circuit breaker be installed in a 120V AC power circuit?

Select	Answer
A	In series with the hot and neutral conductors
B	In parallel with the hot and neutral conductors
C	In parallel with the hot conductor only
D	In series with the hot conductor only

2. - T0B03

Under what circumstances is it safe to climb a tower without a helper or observer?

Select	Answer
A	When no electrical work is being performed
B	Never
C	When no mechanical work is being performed
D	When the work being done is not more than 20 feet above the ground

3. - T0C07

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

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

4. - T1A04

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

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

5. - T1B05

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

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

6. - T1C01

For which license classes are new licenses currently available from the FCC?

Select	Answer
A	Technician, General, Amateur Extra
B	Novice, Technician Plus, General, Advanced
C	Novice, Technician, General, Amateur Extra
D	Technician, Technician Plus, General, Amateur Extra

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

8. - T1E11

Who does the FCC presume to be the control operator of an amateur station, unless documentation to the contrary is in the station records?

Select	Answer
A	The person operating the station equipment
B	The station licensee
C	The station custodian
D	The third party participant

9. - T1F07

Which of the following restrictions apply when a non-licensed person is allowed to speak to a foreign station using a station under the control of a licensed amateur operator?

Select	Answer
A	The licensed control operator must do the station identification
B	All these choices are correct
C	The person must be a U.S. citizen
D	The foreign station must be in a country with which the U.S. has a third party agreement

10. - T2A05

How should you respond to a station calling CQ?

Select	Answer
A	Transmit your call sign followed by the other station’s call sign
B	Transmit the other station’s call sign followed by your call sign
C	Transmit a signal report followed by your call sign
D	Transmit "CQ" followed by the other station’s call sign

11. - T2B08

Which of the following applies when two stations transmitting on the same frequency interfere with each other?

Select	Answer
A	Use subaudible tones so both stations can share the frequency
B	Both stations should choose another frequency to avoid conflict
C	The stations should negotiate continued use of the frequency
D	Interference is inevitable, so no action is required

12. - T2C08

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

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

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

14. - T3B01

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

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

15. - T3C07

What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

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

16. - T4A10

What function is performed with a transceiver and a digital mode hot spot?

Select	Answer
A	Communication using digital voice or data systems via the internet
B	High-speed digital communications for meteor scatter
C	RTTY encoding and decoding without a computer
D	FT8 digital communications via AFSK

17. - T4B01

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

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

18. - T5A05

What is the electrical term for the force that causes electron flow?

Select	Answer
A	Ampere-hours
B	Voltage
C	Inductance
D	Capacitance

19. - T5B05

Which is equal to 500 milliwatts?

Select	Answer
A	50 watts
B	0.5 watts
C	5 watts
D	0.02 watts

20. - T5C04

What is the unit of inductance?

Select	Answer
A	The ohm
B	The farad
C	The coulomb
D	The henry

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. - T6A11

Which of the following battery chemistries is not rechargeable?

Select	Answer
A	Lead-acid
B	Lithium-ion
C	Nickel-cadmium
D	Carbon-zinc

23. - T6B02

What electronic component allows current to flow in only one direction?

Select	Answer
A	Diode
B	Driven element
C	Resistor
D	Fuse

24. - T6C11

What is component 4 in figure T-3?

Select	Answer
A	Dummy load
B	Ground
C	Antenna
D	Transmitter

25. - T6D01

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

Select	Answer
A	Reflector
B	Transformer
C	Amplifier
D	Rectifier

26. - T7A07

What is the function of a transceiver’s PTT input?

Select	Answer
A	Input for a key used to send CW
B	Input for a preamplifier tuning tone
C	Provides a transmit tuning tone when grounded
D	Switches transceiver from receive to transmit when grounded

27. - T7B01

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

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

28. - T7C04

What reading on an SWR meter indicates a perfect impedance match between the antenna and the feed line?

Select	Answer
A	1:1
B	Zero
C	Full Scale
D	50:50

29. - T7D08

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

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

30. - T8A01

Which of the following is a form of amplitude modulation?

Select	Answer
A	Packet radio
B	Spread spectrum
C	Phase shift keying (PSK)
D	Single sideband

31. - T8B11

Who may receive telemetry from a space station?

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

32. - T8C04

Which of the following is good procedure when contacting another station in a contest?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Contact the station twice to be sure that you are in his log
C	Send only the minimum information needed for proper identification and the contest exchange
D	Sign only the last two letters of your call if there are many other stations calling

33. - T8D11

What is an ARQ transmission system?

Select	Answer
A	A special transmission format limited to video signals
B	An error correction method in which the receiving station detects errors and sends a request for retransmission
C	A method of compressing data using autonomous reiterative Q codes prior to final encoding
D	A system used to encrypt command signals to an amateur radio satellite

34. - T9A11

What is antenna gain?

Select	Answer
A	The additional power that is required in the antenna when transmitting on a higher frequency
B	The additional power that is added to the transmitter power
C	The increase in signal strength in a specified direction compared to a reference antenna
D	The increase in impedance on receive or transmit compared to a reference antenna

35. - T9B09

What can cause erratic changes in SWR?

Select	Answer
A	Loose connection in the antenna or feed line
B	Over-modulation
C	Overload from a strong local station
D	Local thunderstorm

Figure T-3