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 series with the hot conductor only
C	In parallel with the hot conductor only
D	In parallel with the hot and neutral conductors

2. - T0B08

Which is a proper grounding method for a tower?

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

3. - T0C03

How does the allowable power density for RF safety change if duty cycle changes from 100 percent to 50 percent?

Select	Answer
A	It increases by a factor of 3
B	It increases by a factor of 2
C	There is no adjustment allowed for lower duty cycle
D	It decreases by 50 percent

4. - T1A09

Who selects a Frequency Coordinator?

Select	Answer
A	Amateur operators in a local or regional area whose stations are eligible to be repeater or auxiliary stations
B	The FCC Office of Spectrum Management and Coordination Policy
C	FCC Regional Field Office
D	The local chapter of the Office of National Council of Independent Frequency Coordinators

5. - T1B10

Where may SSB phone be used in amateur bands above 50 MHz?

Select	Answer
A	On any band if the power is limited to 25 watts
B	Only on repeaters
C	Only in sub-bands allocated to General class or higher licensees
D	In at least some segment of all these bands

6. - T1C03

What types of international communications are an FCC-licensed amateur radio station permitted to make?

Select	Answer
A	Communications incidental to the purposes of the Amateur Radio Service and remarks of a personal character
B	Any communications that would be permitted by an international broadcast station
C	Communications incidental to conducting business or remarks of a personal nature
D	Only communications incidental to contest exchanges; all other communications are prohibited

7. - T1D10

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

Select	Answer
A	Any transmission made by the licensed station
B	Two-way transmissions by amateur stations
C	Transmission of messages directed only to amateur operators
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 location of the station’s transmitting apparatus
C	The mailing address of the station licensee
D	The location at which the control operator function is performed

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

10. - T2A10

What is a band plan, beyond the privileges established by the FCC?

Select	Answer
A	A voluntary guideline for using different modes or activities within an amateur band
B	A plan devised by a club to indicate frequency band usage
C	A list of available net frequencies
D	A list of operating schedules

11. - T2B06

What type of signaling uses pairs of audio tones?

Select	Answer
A	DTMF
B	GPRS
C	CTCSS
D	D-STAR

12. - T2C06

What is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)?

Select	Answer
A	A training program that certifies amateur operators for membership in the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
B	A group of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service
C	A training program that provides licensing courses for those interested in obtaining an amateur license to use during emergencies
D	A group of licensed amateurs who are members of the military and who voluntarily agreed to provide message handling services in the case of an emergency

13. - T3A01

Why do VHF signal strengths sometimes vary greatly when the antenna is moved only a few feet?

Select	Answer
A	The signal path encounters different concentrations of water vapor
B	VHF ionospheric propagation is very sensitive to path length
C	All these choices are correct
D	Multipath propagation cancels or reinforces signals

14. - T3B09

What frequency range is referred to as UHF?

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

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	Faraday rotation
B	F2 region refraction
C	Tropospheric ducting
D	D region refraction

16. - T4A08

Which of the following conductors is preferred for bonding at RF?

Select	Answer
A	Steel wire
B	Copper braid removed from coaxial cable
C	Flat copper strap
D	Twisted-pair cable

17. - T4B05

What does the scanning function of an FM transceiver do?

Select	Answer
A	Checks for messages left on a digital bulletin board
B	Tunes through a range of frequencies to check for activity
C	Prevents interference to nearby repeaters
D	Checks incoming signal deviation

18. - T5A07

Why are metals generally good conductors of electricity?

Select	Answer
A	They have relatively high density
B	All these choices are correct
C	They have many free electrons
D	They have many free protons

19. - T5B07

Which is equal to 3.525 MHz?

Select	Answer
A	35.25 kHz
B	0.003525 kHz
C	3525 kHz
D	3,525,000 kHz

20. - T5C13

What is the abbreviation for kilohertz?

Select	Answer
A	KHZ
B	khz
C	khZ
D	kHz

21. - T5D14

In which type of circuit is voltage the same across all components?

Select	Answer
A	Series
B	Parallel
C	Resonant
D	Branch

22. - T6A01

What electrical component opposes the flow of current in a DC circuit?

Select	Answer
A	Resistor
B	Inductor
C	Transformer
D	Inverter

23. - T6B07

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

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

24. - T6C05

What is component 4 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Resistor
B	Transistor
C	Ground symbol
D	Battery

25. - T6D09

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

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

26. - T7A07

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

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

27. - T7B08

What should you do if something in a neighbor’s home is causing harmful interference to your amateur station?

Select	Answer
A	Make sure your station meets the standards of good amateur practice
B	Work with your neighbor to identify the offending device
C	All these choices are correct
D	Politely inform your neighbor that FCC rules prohibit the use of devices that cause interference

28. - T7C08

Which instrument can be used to determine SWR?

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

29. - T7D04

Which instrument is used to measure electric current?

Select	Answer
A	An ohmmeter
B	An electrometer
C	A voltmeter
D	An ammeter

30. - T8A05

Which of the following types of signal has the narrowest bandwidth?

Select	Answer
A	Slow-scan TV
B	FM voice
C	CW
D	SSB voice

31. - T8B02

What is the impact of using excessive effective radiated power on a satellite uplink?

Select	Answer
A	Overloading the satellite batteries
B	Possibility of rebooting the satellite control computer
C	Blocking access by other users
D	Possibility of commanding the satellite to an improper mode

32. - T8C05

What is a grid locator?

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

33. - T8D09

What is CW?

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

34. - T9A05

Which of the following increases the resonant frequency of a dipole antenna?

Select	Answer
A	Adding capacitive loading to the ends of the radiating wires
B	Lengthening it
C	Inserting coils in series with radiating wires
D	Shortening it

35. - T9B07

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

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

Figure T-1