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. - T0A07

Where should a lightning arrester be installed in a coaxial feed line?

Select	Answer
A	On a grounded panel near where feed lines enter the building
B	At the ac power service panel
C	At the output connector of a transceiver
D	At the antenna feed point

2. - T0B01

Which of the following is good practice when installing ground wires on a tower for lightning protection?

Select	Answer
A	Make sure all ground wire bends are right angles
B	Ensure that connections are short and direct
C	Put a drip loop in the ground connection to prevent water damage to the ground system
D	All these choices are correct

3. - T0C04

What factors affect the RF exposure of people near an amateur station antenna?

Select	Answer
A	Distance from the antenna to a person
B	Radiation pattern of the antenna
C	Frequency and power level of the RF field
D	All these choices are correct

4. - T1A05

What proves that the FCC has issued an operator/primary license grant?

Select	Answer
A	The license appears in the FCC ULS database
B	All these choices are correct
C	An email notification from the NCVEC granting the license
D	A printed copy of the certificate of successful completion of examination

5. - T1B02

Which amateurs may contact the International Space Station (ISS) on VHF bands?

Select	Answer
A	Any amateur holding a General class or higher license
B	Any amateur holding a Technician class or higher license who has applied for and received approval from NASA
C	Any amateur holding a General class or higher license who has applied for and received approval from NASA
D	Any amateur holding a Technician class or higher license

6. - T1C02

Who may select a desired call sign under the vanity call sign rules?

Select	Answer
A	Only a licensed amateur with a General or Amateur Extra Class license
B	Any licensed amateur
C	Only a licensed amateur who has been licensed continuously for more than 10 years
D	Only a licensed amateur with an Amateur Extra Class license

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

8. - T1E03

Who must designate the station control operator?

Select	Answer
A	Any licensed operator
B	The station licensee
C	The frequency coordinator
D	The FCC

9. - T1F11

Which of the following is a requirement for the issuance of a club station license grant?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	The club must be registered with the American Radio Relay League
C	The trustee must have an Amateur Extra Class operator license grant
D	The club must have at least four members

10. - T2A12

What should you do before calling CQ?

Select	Answer
A	Ask if the frequency is in use
B	All these choices are correct
C	Make sure you are authorized to use that frequency
D	Listen first to be sure that no one else is using the frequency

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. - T2C03

What technique is used to ensure that voice messages containing unusual words are received correctly?

Select	Answer
A	Send the words by voice and Morse code
B	All these choices are correct
C	Spell the words using a standard phonetic alphabet
D	Speak very loudly into the microphone

13. - T3A03

What antenna polarization is normally used for long-distance CW and SSB contacts on the VHF and UHF bands?

Select	Answer
A	Left-hand circular
B	Vertical
C	Right-hand circular
D	Horizontal

14. - T3B02

What property of a radio wave defines its polarization?

Select	Answer
A	The orientation of the electric field
B	The ratio of the energy in the magnetic field to the energy in the electric field
C	The orientation of the magnetic field
D	The ratio of the velocity to the wavelength

15. - T3C09

What is generally the best time for long-distance 10 meter band propagation via the F region?

Select	Answer
A	From shortly after sunset to dawn during periods of high sunspot activity
B	From dawn to shortly after sunset during periods of low sunspot activity
C	From shortly after sunset to dawn during periods of low sunspot activity
D	From dawn to shortly after sunset during periods of high sunspot activity

16. - T4A07

Which of the following connections is made between a computer and a transceiver to use computer software when operating digital modes?

Select	Answer
A	Computer “line out” to transceiver push-to-talk
B	Computer “line out” to transceiver speaker connector
C	Computer “line in” to transceiver push-to-talk
D	Computer “line in” to transceiver speaker connector

17. - T4B09

How is a specific group of stations selected on a digital voice transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	By retrieving the frequencies from transceiver memory
B	By enabling the group’s CTCSS tone
C	By activating automatic identification
D	By entering the group’s identification code

18. - T5A06

What is the unit of frequency?

Select	Answer
A	Hertz
B	Farad
C	Tesla
D	Henry

19. - T5B03

Which is equal to one kilovolt?

Select	Answer
A	One million volts
B	One thousand volts
C	One one-thousandth of a volt
D	One hundred volts

20. - T5C09

How much power is delivered by a voltage of 13.8 volts DC and a current of 10 amperes?

Select	Answer
A	3.8 watts
B	138 watts
C	0.7 watts
D	23.8 watts

21. - T5D06

What is the resistance of a circuit that draws 4 amperes from a 12-volt source?

Select	Answer
A	16 ohms
B	48 ohms
C	8 ohms
D	3 ohms

22. - T6A12

What type of switch is represented by component 3 in figure T-2?

Select	Answer
A	Double-pole single-throw
B	Single-pole double-throw
C	Double-pole double-throw
D	Single-pole single-throw

23. - T6B07

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

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

24. - T6C05

What is component 4 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Battery
B	Transistor
C	Ground symbol
D	Resistor

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	Transformer
C	Multi-pole relay
D	Transducer

26. - T7A09

What is the function of the SSB/CW-FM switch on a VHF power amplifier?

Select	Answer
A	Set the amplifier for proper operation in the selected mode
B	Change the mode of the transmitted signal
C	Change the frequency range of the amplifier to operate in the proper segment of the band
D	Reduce the received signal noise

27. - T7B06

Which of the following actions should you take if a neighbor tells you that your station’s transmissions are interfering with their radio or TV reception?

Select	Answer
A	Make sure that your station is functioning properly and that it does not cause interference to your own radio or television when it is tuned to the same channel
B	Immediately turn off your transmitter and contact the nearest FCC office for assistance
C	Install a harmonic doubler on the output of your transmitter and tune it until the interference is eliminated
D	All these choices are correct

28. - T7C07

What happens to power lost in a feed line?

Select	Answer
A	It increases the SWR
B	It is converted into heat
C	It is radiated as harmonics
D	It distorts the signal

29. - T7D06

Which of the following can damage a multimeter?

Select	Answer
A	Failing to connect one of the probes to ground
B	Attempting to measure resistance using the voltage setting
C	Not allowing it to warm up properly
D	Attempting to measure voltage when using the resistance setting

30. - T8A03

Which type of voice mode is often used for long-distance (weak signal) contacts on the VHF and UHF bands?

Select	Answer
A	DRM
B	SSB
C	FM
D	PM

31. - T8B10

What is a LEO satellite?

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

32. - T8C07

What is Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)?

Select	Answer
A	A set of rules specifying how to identify your station when linked over the internet to another station
B	A technique employed to “spot” DX stations via the internet
C	A method of delivering voice communications over the internet using digital techniques
D	A technique for measuring the modulation quality of a transmitter using remote sites monitored via the internet

33. - T8D02

What is a “talkgroup” on a DMR repeater?

Select	Answer
A	A net that meets at a specified time
B	A way for groups of users to share a channel at different times without hearing other users on the channel
C	A group of operators sharing common interests
D	A protocol that increases the signal-to-noise ratio when multiple repeaters are linked together

34. - T9A06

Which of the following types of antenna offers the greatest gain?

Select	Answer
A	Isotropic
B	Yagi
C	J pole
D	5/8 wave vertical

35. - T9B12

What is standing wave ratio (SWR)?

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

Figure T-2

Figure T-1