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

2. - T0B11

Which of the following establishes grounding requirements for an amateur radio tower or antenna?

Select	Answer
A	FCC Part 97 rules
B	Local electrical codes
C	UL recommended practices
D	FAA tower lighting regulations

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

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	A manned satellite orbiting Earth
C	Any satellite orbiting Earth
D	An amateur station using amateur radio satellites for relay of signals

5. - T1B02

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

Select	Answer
A	Any amateur holding a Technician 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 General class or higher license

6. - T1C08

What is the normal term for an FCC-issued amateur radio license?

Select	Answer
A	Life
B	Ten years
C	Five years
D	Eight years

7. - T1D01

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

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

8. - T1E06

When, under normal circumstances, may a Technician class licensee be the control operator of a station operating in an Amateur Extra Class band segment?

Select	Answer
A	As part of a multi-operator contest team
B	When designated as the control operator by an Amateur Extra Class licensee
C	At no time
D	When using a club station whose trustee holds an Amateur Extra Class license

9. - T1F06

Which of the following self-assigned indicators are acceptable when using a phone transmission?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	KL7CC stroke W3
C	KL7CC slash W3
D	KL7CC slant W3

10. - T2A10

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

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

11. - T2B11

Which Q signal indicates that you are changing frequency?

Select	Answer
A	QRU
B	QRZ
C	QSL
D	QSY

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 emergency organization combining amateur radio and citizens band operators and frequencies
D	An international radio experimentation society

13. - T3A03

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

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

14. - T3B05

What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

Select	Answer
A	Wavelength gets longer as frequency increases
B	Wavelength gets shorter as frequency increases
C	Wavelength and frequency are unrelated
D	Wavelength and frequency increase as path length increases

15. - T3C07

What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

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

16. - T4A04

How are the transceiver audio input and output connected in a station configured to operate using FT8?

Select	Answer
A	To a computer connected to the FT8converter.com website
B	To an FT8 conversion unit, a keyboard, and a computer monitor
C	To the audio input and output of a computer running WSJT-X software
D	To a computer running a terminal program and connected to a terminal node controller unit

17. - T4B03

How is squelch adjusted so that a weak FM signal can be heard?

Select	Answer
A	Set the squelch threshold so that receiver output audio is on all the time
B	Turn up the audio level until it overcomes the squelch threshold
C	Turn on the anti-squelch function
D	Enable squelch enhancement

18. - T5A01

Electrical current is measured in which of the following units?

Select	Answer
A	Watts
B	Ohms
C	Amperes
D	Volts

19. - T5B03

Which is equal to one kilovolt?

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

20. - T5C03

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

Select	Answer
A	Inductance
B	Admittance
C	Capacitance
D	Resistance

21. - T5D03

What formula is used to calculate resistance in a circuit?

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

22. - T6A03

What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

Select	Answer
A	Capacitance
B	Inductance
C	Field strength
D	Resistance

23. - T6B12

What are the names of the electrodes of a bipolar junction transistor?

Select	Answer
A	Input, output, supply
B	Pole one, pole two, output
C	Signal, bias, power
D	Emitter, base, collector

24. - T6C02

What is component 1 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Connector
B	Battery
C	Resistor
D	Transistor

25. - T6D04

Which of the following displays an electrical quantity as a numeric value?

Select	Answer
A	Meter
B	Potentiometer
C	Relay
D	Transistor

26. - T7A05

What is the name of a circuit that generates a signal at a specific frequency?

Select	Answer
A	Phase modulator
B	Oscillator
C	Low-pass filter
D	Reactance modulator

27. - T7B08

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

Select	Answer
A	Politely inform your neighbor that FCC rules prohibit the use of devices that cause interference
B	Work with your neighbor to identify the offending device
C	Make sure your station meets the standards of good amateur practice
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 distorts the signal
D	It is radiated as harmonics

29. - T7D09

What is the characteristic appearance of a cold tin-lead solder joint?

Select	Answer
A	A rough or lumpy surface
B	Dark black spots
C	A bright or shiny surface
D	Excessive solder

30. - T8A07

What is a characteristic of single sideband (SSB) compared to FM?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	SSB signals are less susceptible to interference
C	SSB signals are easier to tune in correctly
D	SSB signals have narrower bandwidth

31. - T8B10

What is a LEO satellite?

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

32. - T8C07

What is Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)?

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

33. - T8D06

What does the abbreviation "PSK" mean?

Select	Answer
A	Phase Shift Keying
B	Phased Slide Keying
C	Packet Short Keying
D	Pulse Shift Keying

34. - T9A12

What is an advantage of a 5/8 wavelength whip antenna for VHF or UHF mobile service?

Select	Answer
A	It has more gain than a 1/4-wavelength antenna
B	It has 10 times the power gain of a 1/4 wavelength whip
C	It eliminates distortion caused by reflected signals
D	It radiates at a very high angle

35. - T9B11

Which of the following types of feed line has the lowest loss at VHF and UHF?

Select	Answer
A	50-ohm flexible coax
B	Air-insulated hardline
C	75-ohm flexible coax
D	Multi-conductor unbalanced cable

Figure T-1