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. - T0A01

Which of the following is a safety hazard of a 12-volt storage battery?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Touching both terminals with the hands can cause electrical shock
C	Shorting the terminals can cause burns, fire, or an explosion
D	RF emissions from a nearby transmitter can cause the electrolyte to emit poison gas

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	FAA tower lighting regulations
D	UL recommended practices

3. - T0C10

Why is duty cycle one of the factors used to determine safe RF radiation exposure levels?

Select	Answer
A	It affects the average exposure to radiation
B	It takes into account the thermal effects of the final amplifier
C	It takes into account the antenna feed line loss
D	It affects the peak exposure to radiation

4. - T1A05

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

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

5. - T1B07

Which of the following VHF/UHF band segments are limited to CW only?

Select	Answer
A	50.0 MHz to 50.1 MHz and 144.0 MHz to 144.1 MHz
B	219 MHz to 220 MHz and 420.0 MHz to 420.1 MHz
C	All these choices are correct
D	902.0 MHz to 902.1 MHz

6. - T1C10

How soon after passing the examination for your first amateur radio license may you transmit on the amateur radio bands?

Select	Answer
A	Immediately on receiving your Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE)
B	As soon as you receive your license in the mail from the FCC
C	As soon as your operator/station license grant appears in the FCC’s license database
D	As soon as your operator/station license grant appears on the ARRL website

7. - T1D09

When may amateur stations transmit information in support of broadcasting, program production, or news gathering, assuming no other means is available?

Select	Answer
A	When broadcasting communications to or from the space shuttle
B	Never
C	When such communications are directly related to the immediate safety of human life or protection of property
D	Where noncommercial programming is gathered and supplied exclusively to the National Public Radio network

8. - T1E07

When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper operation of the station?

Select	Answer
A	Only the station licensee
B	Only the control operator
C	The control operator and the station licensee
D	All licensed amateurs who are present at the operation

9. - T1F08

What is the definition of third party communications?

Select	Answer
A	A message from a control operator to another amateur station control operator on behalf of another person
B	Temporary authorization for an unlicensed person to transmit on the amateur bands for technical experiments
C	Operation when the transmitting equipment is licensed to a person other than the control operator
D	Amateur radio communications where three stations are in communications with one another

10. - T2A03

What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 70 cm band?

Select	Answer
A	Plus or minus 500 kHz
B	Plus or minus 600 kHz
C	Plus or minus 1 MHz
D	Plus or minus 5 MHz

11. - T2B04

Which of the following could be the reason you are unable to access a repeater whose output you can hear?

Select	Answer
A	You are using the wrong DCS code
B	All these choices are correct
C	Improper transceiver offset
D	You are using the wrong CTCSS tone

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. - T3A07

What weather condition might decrease range at microwave frequencies?

Select	Answer
A	Colder temperatures
B	Precipitation
C	Low barometric pressure
D	High winds

14. - T3B10

What frequency range is referred to as HF?

Select	Answer
A	30 to 300 MHz
B	300 to 3000 MHz
C	3 to 30 MHz
D	300 to 3000 kHz

15. - T3C07

What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

Select	Answer
A	2 meters
B	70 centimeters
C	33 centimeters
D	6 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	RTTY encoding and decoding without a computer
C	FT8 digital communications via AFSK
D	High-speed digital communications for meteor scatter

17. - T4B10

Which of the following receiver filter bandwidths provides the best signal-to-noise ratio for SSB reception?

Select	Answer
A	2400 Hz
B	1000 Hz
C	5000 Hz
D	500 Hz

18. - T5A05

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

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

19. - T5B09

Which decibel value most closely represents a power increase from 5 watts to 10 watts?

Select	Answer
A	3 dB
B	5 dB
C	10 dB
D	2 dB

20. - T5C03

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

Select	Answer
A	Capacitance
B	Resistance
C	Inductance
D	Admittance

21. - T5D05

What is the resistance of a circuit for which the applied voltage is 12 volts and the current flow is 1.5 amperes?

Select	Answer
A	0.125 ohms
B	8 ohms
C	18 ohms
D	13.5 ohms

22. - T6A05

What type of electrical component consists of conductive surfaces separated by an insulator?

Select	Answer
A	Resistor
B	Capacitor
C	Oscillator
D	Potentiometer

23. - T6B01

Which is true about forward voltage drop in a diode?

Select	Answer
A	It is lower in some diode types than in others
B	It is proportional to peak inverse voltage
C	It indicates that the diode is defective
D	It has no impact on the voltage delivered to the load

24. - T6C10

What is component 3 in figure T-3?

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

25. - T6D03

Which of the following is a reason to use shielded wire?

Select	Answer
A	To decrease the resistance of DC power connections
B	To increase the current carrying capability of the wire
C	To prevent coupling of unwanted signals to or from the wire
D	To couple the wire to other signals

26. - T7A01

Which term describes the ability of a receiver to detect the presence of a signal?

Select	Answer
A	Selectivity
B	Sensitivity
C	Linearity
D	Total Harmonic Distortion

27. - T7B09

What should be the first step to resolve non-fiber optic cable TV interference caused by your amateur radio transmission?

Select	Answer
A	Be sure all TV feed line coaxial connectors are installed properly
B	Add a low-pass filter to the TV antenna input
C	Add a high-pass filter to the TV antenna input
D	Add a preamplifier to the TV antenna input

28. - T7C04

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

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

29. - T7D06

Which of the following can damage a multimeter?

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

31. - T8B08

What is meant by the statement that a satellite is operating in U/V mode?

Select	Answer
A	The satellite frequencies are usually variable
B	The satellite operates using ultraviolet frequencies
C	The satellite uplink is in the 70 centimeter band and the downlink is in the 2 meter band
D	The satellite uplink is in the 15 meter band and the downlink is in the 10 meter band

32. - T8C03

What operating activity involves contacting as many stations as possible during a specified period?

Select	Answer
A	Public service events
B	Net operations
C	Contesting
D	Simulated emergency exercises

33. - T8D05

Which of the following is an application of APRS?

Select	Answer
A	Providing real-time tactical digital communications in conjunction with a map showing the locations of stations
B	Showing automatically the number of packets transmitted via PACTOR during a specific time interval
C	Providing information on the number of stations signed into a repeater
D	Providing voice over internet connection between repeaters

34. - T9A12

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

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

35. - T9B12

What is standing wave ratio (SWR)?

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

Figure T-3