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. - T0A06

What is a good way to guard against electrical shock at your station?

Select	Answer
A	Use three-wire cords and plugs for all AC powered equipment
B	All these choices are correct
C	Install mechanical interlocks in high-voltage circuits
D	Connect all AC powered station equipment to a common safety ground

2. - T0B01

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

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

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 increases by a factor of 2
C	It increases by a factor of 3
D	It decreases by 50 percent

4. - T1A09

Who selects a Frequency Coordinator?

Select	Answer
A	FCC Regional Field Office
B	The FCC Office of Spectrum Management and Coordination Policy
C	The local chapter of the Office of National Council of Independent Frequency Coordinators
D	Amateur operators in a local or regional area whose stations are eligible to be repeater or auxiliary stations

5. - T1B10

Where may SSB phone be used in amateur bands above 50 MHz?

Select	Answer
A	In at least some segment of all these bands
B	On any band if the power is limited to 25 watts
C	Only on repeaters
D	Only in sub-bands allocated to General class or higher licensees

6. - T1C01

For which license classes are new licenses currently available from the FCC?

Select	Answer
A	Novice, Technician, General, Amateur Extra
B	Technician, Technician Plus, General, Amateur Extra
C	Novice, Technician Plus, General, Advanced
D	Technician, General, Amateur Extra

7. - T1D07

What types of amateur stations can automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations?

Select	Answer
A	Auxiliary, beacon, or Earth stations
B	Earth, repeater, or space stations
C	Repeater, auxiliary, or space stations
D	Beacon, repeater, or space stations

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

9. - T1F09

What type of amateur station simultaneously retransmits the signal of another amateur station on a different channel or channels?

Select	Answer
A	Repeater station
B	Earth station
C	Message forwarding station
D	Beacon station

10. - T2A10

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

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

11. - T2B12

What is the purpose of the color code used on DMR repeater systems?

Select	Answer
A	Defines the minimum signal level required for access
B	Identifies the codec used
C	Defines the frequency pair to use
D	Must match the repeater color code for access

12. - T2C06

What is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)?

Select	Answer
A	A training program that provides licensing courses for those interested in obtaining an amateur license to use during emergencies
B	A training program that certifies amateur operators for membership in the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
C	A group of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service
D	A group of licensed amateurs who are members of the military and who voluntarily agreed to provide message handling services in the case of an emergency

13. - T3A10

What effect does multi-path propagation have on data transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	No significant changes will occur if the signals are transmitted using FM
B	Transmission rates must be increased by a factor equal to the number of separate paths observed
C	Error rates are likely to increase
D	Transmission rates must be decreased by a factor equal to the number of separate paths observed

14. - T3B09

What frequency range is referred to as UHF?

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

15. - T3C10

Which of the following bands may provide long-distance communications via the ionosphere’s F region during the peak of the sunspot cycle?

Select	Answer
A	70 centimeters and 1.25 meters
B	6 and 10 meters
C	23 centimeters
D	All these choices are correct

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

17. - T4B09

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

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

18. - T5A08

Which of the following is a good electrical insulator?

Select	Answer
A	Aluminum
B	Copper
C	Glass
D	Mercury

19. - T5B08

Which is equal to 1,000,000 picofarads?

Select	Answer
A	1000 microfarads
B	1 microfarad
C	0.001 microfarads
D	1,000,000,000 microfarads

20. - T5C05

What is the unit of impedance?

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

21. - T5D13

In which type of circuit is DC current the same through all components?

Select	Answer
A	Branch
B	Parallel
C	Resonant
D	Series

22. - T6A09

What electrical component is used to protect other circuit components from current overloads?

Select	Answer
A	Thyratron
B	Varactor
C	All these choices are correct
D	Fuse

23. - T6B08

What does the abbreviation FET stand for?

Select	Answer
A	Fast Electron Transistor
B	Field Effect Transistor
C	Frequency Emission Transmitter
D	Free Electron Transmitter

24. - T6C07

What is component 8 in figure T-2?

Select	Answer
A	Inductor
B	Resistor
C	Regulator IC
D	Light emitting diode

25. - T6D04

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

Select	Answer
A	Transistor
B	Relay
C	Potentiometer
D	Meter

26. - T7A05

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

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

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. - T7C01

What is the primary purpose of a dummy load?

Select	Answer
A	To improve the signal-to-noise ratio of a receiver
B	To prevent transmitting signals over the air when making tests
C	To prevent over-modulation of a transmitter
D	To improve the efficiency of an antenna

29. - T7D03

When configured to measure current, how is a multimeter connected to a component?

Select	Answer
A	In series
B	In quadrature
C	In phase
D	In parallel

30. - T8A12

Which of the following is a disadvantage of FM compared with single sideband?

Select	Answer
A	FM signals are harder to tune
B	Voice quality is poorer
C	Only one signal can be received at a time
D	All these choices are correct

31. - T8B01

What telemetry information is typically transmitted by satellite beacons?

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

32. - T8C07

What is Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)?

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

33. - T8D01

Which of the following is a digital communications mode?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Packet radio
C	FT8
D	IEEE 802.11

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

35. - T9B04

What is the major function of an antenna tuner (antenna coupler)?

Select	Answer
A	It matches the antenna system impedance to the transceiver's output impedance
B	It allows an antenna to be used on both transmit and receive
C	It helps a receiver automatically tune in weak stations
D	It automatically selects the proper antenna for the frequency band being used

Figure T-2