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

2. - T0B08

Which is a proper grounding method for a tower?

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

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	1296 MHz
D	3.5 MHz

4. - T1A10

What is the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	An emergency service using amateur operators certified by a civil defense organization as being enrolled in that organization
C	A radio service using amateur stations for emergency management or civil defense communications
D	A radio service using amateur frequencies for emergency management or civil defense communications

5. - T1B10

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

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

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

7. - T1D01

With which countries are FCC-licensed amateur radio stations prohibited from exchanging communications?

Select	Answer
A	Any country whose administration has notified the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that it objects to such communications
B	Any country banned from making such communications by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
C	Any country banned from such communications by the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)
D	Any country whose administration has notified the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) that it objects to such communications

8. - T1E01

When may an amateur station transmit without a control operator?

Select	Answer
A	Never
B	When the transmitting station is an auxiliary station
C	When using automatic control, such as in the case of a repeater
D	When the station licensee is away and another licensed amateur is using the station

9. - T1F01

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

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

10. - T2A10

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

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

11. - T2B07

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

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

12. - T2C04

What is RACES?

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

13. - T3A06

What is the meaning of the term “picket fencing”?

Select	Answer
A	Alternating transmissions during a net operation
B	Local vs long-distance communications
C	Rapid flutter on mobile signals due to multipath propagation
D	A type of ground system used with vertical antennas

14. - T3B07

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

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

15. - T3C02

What is a characteristic of HF communication compared with communications on VHF and higher frequencies?

Select	Answer
A	Long-distance ionospheric propagation is far more common on HF
B	HF antennas are generally smaller
C	HF accommodates wider bandwidth signals
D	There is less atmospheric interference (static) on HF

16. - T4A09

How can you determine the length of time that equipment can be powered from a battery?

Select	Answer
A	Multiply the watts per hour consumed by the equipment by the battery power rating
B	Multiply the square of the current rating of the battery by the input resistance of the equipment
C	Divide the battery ampere-hour rating by the average current draw of the equipment
D	Divide the watt-hour rating of the battery by the peak power consumption of the equipment

17. - T4B11

Which of the following must be programmed into a D-STAR digital transceiver before transmitting?

Select	Answer
A	Your output power
B	The codec type being used
C	All these choices are correct
D	Your call sign

18. - T5A01

Electrical current is measured in which of the following units?

Select	Answer
A	Amperes
B	Watts
C	Ohms
D	Volts

19. - T5B01

How many milliamperes is 1.5 amperes?

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

20. - T5C03

What describes the ability to store energy in a magnetic field?

Select	Answer
A	Admittance
B	Resistance
C	Capacitance
D	Inductance

21. - T5D13

In which type of circuit is DC current the same through all components?

Select	Answer
A	Series
B	Resonant
C	Branch
D	Parallel

22. - T6A04

What electrical component stores energy in an electric field?

Select	Answer
A	Capacitor
B	Varistor
C	Inductor
D	Diode

23. - T6B11

What is the term that describes a device's ability to amplify a signal?

Select	Answer
A	Gain
B	Forward voltage drop
C	On resistance
D	Forward resistance

24. - T6C10

What is component 3 in figure T-3?

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

25. - T6D09

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

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

26. - T7A07

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

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

27. - T7B10

What might be a problem if you receive a report that your audio signal through an FM repeater is distorted or unintelligible?

Select	Answer
A	You are in a bad location
B	Your transmitter is slightly off frequency
C	Your batteries are running low
D	All these choices are correct

28. - T7C10

Why should the outer jacket of coaxial cable be resistant to ultraviolet light?

Select	Answer
A	Ultraviolet resistant jackets prevent harmonic radiation
B	Ultraviolet light can increase losses in the cable’s jacket
C	Ultraviolet and RF signals can mix, causing interference
D	Ultraviolet light can damage the jacket and allow water to enter the cable

29. - T7D01

Which instrument would you use to measure electric potential?

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

30. - T8A10

What is the approximate bandwidth of AM fast-scan TV transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	More than 10 MHz
B	About 6 MHz
C	About 3 MHz
D	About 1 MHz

31. - T8B12

Which of the following is a way to determine whether your satellite uplink power is neither too low nor too high?

Select	Answer
A	Listen for distortion on your downlink signal
B	Your signal strength on the downlink should be about the same as the beacon
C	Check your signal strength report in the telemetry data
D	All these choices are correct

32. - T8C05

What is a grid locator?

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

33. - T8D03

What kind of data can be transmitted by APRS?

Select	Answer
A	GPS position data
B	All these choices are correct
C	Text messages
D	Weather data

34. - T9A01

What is a beam antenna?

Select	Answer
A	An omnidirectional antenna invented by Clarence Beam
B	An antenna that reverses the phase of received signals
C	An antenna built from aluminum I-beams
D	An antenna that concentrates signals in one direction

35. - T9B12

What is standing wave ratio (SWR)?

Select	Answer
A	The ratio of amplifier power output to input
B	The transmitter efficiency ratio
C	An indication of the quality of your station’s ground connection
D	A measure of how well a load is matched to a transmission line

Figure T-3