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	Hot
C	Black insulation is never used
D	Neutral

2. - T0B02

What is required when climbing an antenna tower?

Select	Answer
A	Have sufficient training on safe tower climbing techniques
B	Use appropriate tie-off to the tower at all times
C	All these choices are correct
D	Always wear an approved climbing harness

3. - T0C09

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

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

4. - T1A08

Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations?

Select	Answer
A	Volunteer Frequency Coordinator recognized by local amateurs
B	FCC Regional Field Office
C	International Telecommunication Union
D	Frequency Spectrum Manager appointed by the FCC

5. - T1B08

How are US amateurs restricted in segments of bands where the Amateur Radio Service is secondary?

Select	Answer
A	U.S. amateurs may find non-amateur stations in those segments, and must avoid interfering with them
B	International communications are not permitted in those segments
C	U.S. amateurs must give foreign amateur stations priority in those segments
D	Digital transmissions are not permitted in those segments

6. - T1C07

Which of the following can result in revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license?

Select	Answer
A	Failure to have a copy of your license available at your station
B	Failure to inform the FCC of any changes in the amateur station following performance of an RF safety environmental evaluation
C	Failure to provide and maintain a correct email address with the FCC
D	Failure to obtain FCC type acceptance prior to using a home-built transmitter

7. - T1D10

How does the FCC define broadcasting for the Amateur Radio Service?

Select	Answer
A	Any transmission made by the licensed station
B	Transmission of messages directed only to amateur operators
C	Transmissions intended for reception by the general public
D	Two-way transmissions by amateur stations

8. - T1E01

When may an amateur station transmit without a control operator?

Select	Answer
A	When the transmitting station is an auxiliary station
B	When using automatic control, such as in the case of a repeater
C	When the station licensee is away and another licensed amateur is using the station
D	Never

9. - T1F11

Which of the following is a requirement for the issuance of a club station license grant?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	The club must have at least four members
C	The club must be registered with the American Radio Relay League
D	The trustee must have an Amateur Extra Class operator license grant

10. - T2A08

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

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

11. - T2B08

Which of the following applies when two stations transmitting on the same frequency interfere with each other?

Select	Answer
A	The stations should negotiate continued use of the frequency
B	Interference is inevitable, so no action is required
C	Both stations should choose another frequency to avoid conflict
D	Use subaudible tones so both stations can share the frequency

12. - T2C05

What does the term “traffic” refer to in net operation?

Select	Answer
A	The number of stations checking in and out of a net
B	Messages exchanged by net stations
C	Requests to activate the net by a served agency
D	Operation by mobile or portable stations

13. - T3A09

Which of the following results from the fact that signals propagated by the ionosphere are elliptically polarized?

Select	Answer
A	Digital modes are unusable
B	Either vertically or horizontally polarized antennas may be used for transmission or reception
C	FM voice is unusable
D	Both the transmitting and receiving antennas must be of the same polarization

14. - T3B05

What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

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

15. - T3C03

What is a characteristic of VHF signals received via auroral backscatter?

Select	Answer
A	They occur only during winter nighttime hours
B	They are distorted and signal strength varies considerably
C	They are often received from 10,000 miles or more
D	They are generally strongest when your antenna is aimed west

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	Antenna and RF power
C	NMEA GPS location and DC power
D	Receive and transmit mode, status, and location

17. - T4B11

Which of the following must be programmed into a D-STAR digital transceiver before transmitting?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	The codec type being used
C	Your call sign
D	Your output power

18. - T5A12

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

Select	Answer
A	Frequency
B	Pulse rate
C	Wavelength
D	Speed

19. - T5B02

Which is equal to 1,500,000 hertz?

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

20. - T5C13

What is the abbreviation for kilohertz?

Select	Answer
A	KHZ
B	khZ
C	khz
D	kHz

21. - T5D12

What is the voltage across a 10-ohm resistor if a current of 2 amperes flows through it?

Select	Answer
A	8 volts
B	20 volts
C	12 volts
D	0.2 volts

22. - T6A04

What electrical component stores energy in an electric field?

Select	Answer
A	Diode
B	Capacitor
C	Varistor
D	Inductor

23. - T6B03

Which of these components can be used as an electronic switch?

Select	Answer
A	Potentiometer
B	Thermistor
C	Varistor
D	Transistor

24. - T6C01

What is the name of an electrical wiring diagram that uses standard component symbols?

Select	Answer
A	Schematic
B	Connector pinout
C	Bill of materials
D	Flow chart

25. - T6D04

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

Select	Answer
A	Transistor
B	Potentiometer
C	Meter
D	Relay

26. - T7A08

Which of the following describes combining speech with an RF carrier signal?

Select	Answer
A	Modulation
B	Oscillation
C	Impedance matching
D	Low-pass filtering

27. - T7B03

Which of the following can cause radio frequency interference?

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

28. - T7C08

Which instrument can be used to determine SWR?

Select	Answer
A	Voltmeter
B	Ohmmeter
C	Directional wattmeter
D	Iambic pentameter

29. - T7D07

Which of the following measurements are made using a multimeter?

Select	Answer
A	Impedance and reactance
B	Signal strength and noise
C	All these choices are correct
D	Voltage and resistance

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	DRM
B	PM
C	FM
D	SSB

31. - T8B03

Which of the following are provided by satellite tracking programs?

Select	Answer
A	Maps showing the real-time position of the satellite track over Earth
B	The apparent frequency of the satellite transmission, including effects of Doppler shift
C	The time, azimuth, and elevation of the start, maximum altitude, and end of a pass
D	All these choices are correct

32. - T8C06

How is over the air access to IRLP nodes accomplished?

Select	Answer
A	By using DTMF signals
B	By obtaining a password that is sent via voice to the node
C	By using CTCSS tone codes
D	By entering the proper internet password

33. - T8D10

Which of the following operating activities is supported by digital mode software in the WSJT-X software suite?

Select	Answer
A	Meteor scatter
B	Earth-Moon-Earth
C	All these choices are correct
D	Weak signal propagation beacons

34. - T9A07

What is a disadvantage of using a handheld VHF transceiver with a flexible antenna inside a vehicle?

Select	Answer
A	The SWR might decrease, decreasing the signal strength
B	Signal strength is reduced due to the shielding effect of the vehicle
C	All these choices are correct
D	The bandwidth of the antenna will decrease, increasing SWR

35. - T9B05

What happens as the frequency of a signal in coaxial cable is increased?

Select	Answer
A	The characteristic impedance decreases
B	The loss increases
C	The characteristic impedance increases
D	The loss decreases