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

2. - T0B11

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

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

3. - T0C09

How can you make sure your station stays in compliance with RF safety regulations?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	By informing the FCC of any changes made in your station
C	By re-evaluating the station whenever an item in the transmitter or antenna system is changed
D	By making sure your antennas have low SWR

4. - T1A05

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

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

5. - T1B03

Which frequency is in the 6 meter amateur band?

Select	Answer
A	52.525 MHz
B	28.50 MHz
C	222.15 MHz
D	49.00 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	As soon as your operator/station license grant appears in the FCC’s license database
B	As soon as your operator/station license grant appears on the ARRL website
C	As soon as you receive your license in the mail from the FCC
D	Immediately on receiving your Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE)

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

8. - T1E08

Which of the following is an example of automatic control?

Select	Answer
A	Using a computer or other device to identify automatically
B	Repeater operation
C	Using a computer or other device to send CW automatically
D	Controlling a station over the internet

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	At the end of each communication and every ten minutes during a communication
B	Once during every hour
C	Never, the tactical call is sufficient
D	At the end of every transmission

10. - T2A08

What is the meaning of the procedural signal “CQ”?

Select	Answer
A	Only the called station should transmit
B	Call on the quarter hour
C	Calling any station
D	Test transmission, no reply expected

11. - T2B03

Which of the following describes a linked repeater network?

Select	Answer
A	A network of repeaters in which signals received by one repeater are transmitted by all the repeaters in the network
B	Multiple repeaters with the same control operator
C	A system of repeaters linked by APRS
D	A single repeater with more than one receiver

12. - T2C08

Which of the following is a characteristic of good traffic handling?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Making decisions as to whether messages are worthy of relay or delivery
C	Passing messages exactly as received
D	Ensuring that any newsworthy messages are relayed to the news media

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	Rapid flutter on mobile signals due to multipath propagation
D	Alternating transmissions during a net operation

14. - T3B03

What are the two components of a radio wave?

Select	Answer
A	Electric and magnetic fields
B	Voltage and current
C	Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
D	Impedance and reactance

15. - T3C07

What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

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

16. - T4A06

What signals are used in a computer-radio interface for digital mode operation?

Select	Answer
A	Receive audio, transmit audio, and transmitter keying
B	NMEA GPS location and DC power
C	Receive and transmit mode, status, and location
D	Antenna and RF power

17. - T4B02

Which of the following can be used to enter a transceiver’s operating frequency?

Select	Answer
A	The Automatic Frequency Control
B	The keypad or VFO knob
C	The CTCSS or DTMF encoder
D	All these choices are correct

18. - T5A05

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

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

19. - T5B02

Which is equal to 1,500,000 hertz?

Select	Answer
A	150 kHz
B	15 GHz
C	1500 kHz
D	1500 MHz

20. - T5C05

What is the unit of impedance?

Select	Answer
A	The ohm
B	The coulomb
C	The volt
D	The ampere

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	13.5 ohms
B	0.125 ohms
C	8 ohms
D	18 ohms

22. - T6A04

What electrical component stores energy in an electric field?

Select	Answer
A	Inductor
B	Varistor
C	Diode
D	Capacitor

23. - T6B05

What type of transistor has a gate, drain, and source?

Select	Answer
A	Field-effect
B	Varistor
C	Tesla-effect
D	Bipolar junction

24. - T6C08

What is component 9 in figure T-2?

Select	Answer
A	Variable transformer
B	Variable capacitor
C	Variable inductor
D	Variable resistor

25. - T6D03

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

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

26. - T7A11

Where is an RF preamplifier installed?

Select	Answer
A	Between the antenna and receiver
B	At the output of the receiver audio amplifier
C	Between the transmitter and the antenna tuner
D	At the output of the transmitter power amplifier

27. - T7B03

Which of the following can cause radio frequency interference?

Select	Answer
A	Harmonics
B	Fundamental overload
C	All these choices are correct
D	Spurious emissions

28. - T7C02

Which of the following is used to determine if an antenna is resonant at the desired operating frequency?

Select	Answer
A	A frequency counter
B	A Q meter
C	An antenna analyzer
D	A VTVM

29. - T7D08

Which of the following types of solder should not be used for radio and electronic applications?

Select	Answer
A	Acid-core solder
B	Lead-tin solder
C	Rosin-core solder
D	Tin-copper solder

30. - T8A09

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

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

31. - T8B08

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

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

32. - T8C02

Which of these items would be useful for a hidden transmitter hunt?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Calibrated SWR meter
C	A calibrated noise bridge
D	A directional antenna

33. - T8D12

Which of the following best describes an amateur radio mesh network?

Select	Answer
A	A wide-bandwidth digital voice mode employing DMR protocols
B	An internet linking protocol used to network repeaters
C	A satellite communications network using modified commercial satellite TV hardware
D	An amateur-radio based data network using commercial Wi-Fi equipment with modified firmware

34. - T9A11

What is antenna gain?

Select	Answer
A	The additional power that is required in the antenna when transmitting on a higher frequency
B	The increase in signal strength in a specified direction compared to a reference antenna
C	The increase in impedance on receive or transmit compared to a reference antenna
D	The additional power that is added to the transmitter power

35. - T9B11

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

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

Figure T-2