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. - T0A03

In the United States, what circuit does black wire insulation indicate in a three-wire 120 V cable?

Select	Answer
A	Equipment ground
B	Neutral
C	Hot
D	Black insulation is never used

2. - T0B08

Which is a proper grounding method for a tower?

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

3. - T0C10

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

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

4. - T1A06

What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a beacon?

Select	Answer
A	A government transmitter marking the amateur radio band edges
B	A bulletin sent by the FCC to announce a national emergency
C	A continuous transmission of weather information authorized in the amateur bands by the National Weather Service
D	An amateur station transmitting communications for the purposes of observing propagation or related experimental activities

5. - T1B05

How may amateurs use the 219 to 220 MHz segment of 1.25 meter band?

Select	Answer
A	Fixed digital message forwarding systems only
B	Spread spectrum only
C	Emergency traffic only
D	Fast-scan television only

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	Only communications incidental to contest exchanges; all other communications are prohibited
C	Any communications that would be permitted by an international broadcast station
D	Communications incidental to conducting business or remarks of a personal nature

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 whose administration has notified the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) that it objects to such communications
D	Any country banned from such communications by the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)

8. - T1E11

Who does the FCC presume to be the control operator of an amateur station, unless documentation to the contrary is in the station records?

Select	Answer
A	The person operating the station equipment
B	The station licensee
C	The station custodian
D	The third party participant

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	Once during every hour
C	At the end of every transmission
D	At the end of each communication and every ten minutes during a communication

10. - T2A12

What should you do before calling CQ?

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

11. - T2B05

What would cause your FM transmission audio to be distorted on voice peaks?

Select	Answer
A	Your repeater offset is inverted
B	Your transmit power is too high
C	You need to talk louder
D	You are talking too loudly

12. - T2C02

Which of the following are typical duties of a Net Control Station?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Choose the regular net meeting time and frequency
C	Call the net to order and direct communications between stations checking in
D	Ensure that all stations checking into the net are properly licensed for operation on the net frequency

13. - T3A06

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

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

14. - T3B07

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

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

15. - T3C04

Which of the following types of propagation is most commonly associated with occasional strong signals on the 10, 6, and 2 meter bands from beyond the radio horizon?

Select	Answer
A	Backscatter
B	Sporadic E
C	Gray-line propagation
D	D region absorption

16. - T4A05

Where should an RF power meter be installed?

Select	Answer
A	In parallel with the push-to-talk line and the antenna
B	In the feed line, between the transmitter and antenna
C	At the power supply output
D	In the power supply cable, as close as possible to the radio

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	Enable squelch enhancement
C	Turn up the audio level until it overcomes the squelch threshold
D	Turn on the anti-squelch function

18. - T5A12

What describes the number of times per second that an alternating current makes a complete cycle?

Select	Answer
A	Speed
B	Frequency
C	Pulse rate
D	Wavelength

19. - T5B06

Which is equal to 3000 milliamperes?

Select	Answer
A	3 amperes
B	3,000,000 amperes
C	0.3 amperes
D	0.003 amperes

20. - T5C13

What is the abbreviation for kilohertz?

Select	Answer
A	khz
B	kHz
C	khZ
D	KHZ

21. - T5D07

What is the current in a circuit with an applied voltage of 120 volts and a resistance of 80 ohms?

Select	Answer
A	9600 amperes
B	200 amperes
C	0.667 amperes
D	1.5 amperes

22. - T6A05

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

Select	Answer
A	Capacitor
B	Potentiometer
C	Oscillator
D	Resistor

23. - T6B01

Which is true about forward voltage drop in a diode?

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

24. - T6C03

What is component 2 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Transistor
B	Connector
C	Indicator lamp
D	Resistor

25. - T6D10

What is the function of component 2 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Convert electrical energy into radio waves
B	Control the flow of current
C	Supply electrical energy
D	Give off light when current flows through it

26. - T7A07

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

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

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	Install a harmonic doubler on the output of your transmitter and tune it until the interference is eliminated
B	Immediately turn off your transmitter and contact the nearest FCC office for assistance
C	All these choices are correct
D	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

28. - T7C11

What is a disadvantage of air core coaxial cable when compared to foam or solid dielectric types?

Select	Answer
A	It has more loss per foot
B	It cannot be used for VHF or UHF antennas
C	It cannot be used at below freezing temperatures
D	It requires special techniques to prevent moisture in the cable

29. - T7D01

Which instrument would you use to measure electric potential?

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

30. - T8A09

What is the approximate bandwidth of a VHF repeater FM voice signal?

Select	Answer
A	Less than 500 Hz
B	About 150 kHz
C	Between 50 and 125 kHz
D	Between 10 and 15 kHz

31. - T8B01

What telemetry information is typically transmitted by satellite beacons?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Health and status of the satellite
C	The signal strength of received signals
D	Time of day accurate to plus or minus 1/10 second

32. - T8C05

What is a grid locator?

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

33. - T8D03

What kind of data can be transmitted by APRS?

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

34. - T9A04

What is a disadvantage of the short, flexible antenna supplied with most handheld radio transceivers, compared to a full-sized quarter-wave antenna?

Select	Answer
A	It transmits only circularly polarized signals
B	It has low efficiency
C	It is mechanically fragile
D	All these choices are correct

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 a bayonet-type connector
C	They are watertight
D	They are commonly used at HF and VHF frequencies

Figure T-1