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

2. - T0B05

What is the purpose of a safety wire through a turnbuckle used to tension guy lines?

Select	Answer
A	Secure the guy line if the turnbuckle breaks
B	Prevent loosening of the turnbuckle from vibration
C	Provide an ability to measure for proper tensioning
D	Provide a ground path for lightning strikes

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

4. - T1A06

What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a beacon?

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

5. - T1B02

Which amateurs may contact the International Space Station (ISS) on VHF bands?

Select	Answer
A	Any amateur holding a General class or higher license who has applied for and received approval from NASA
B	Any amateur holding a General class or higher license
C	Any amateur holding a Technician class or higher license
D	Any amateur holding a Technician class or higher license who has applied for and received approval from NASA

6. - T1C04

What may happen if the FCC is unable to reach you by email?

Select	Answer
A	Fine and suspension of operator license
B	Revocation of access to the license record in the FCC system
C	Revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license
D	Nothing; there is no such requirement

7. - T1D10

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

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

8. - T1E02

Who may be the control operator of a station communicating through an amateur satellite or space station?

Select	Answer
A	Only an Amateur Extra Class operator
B	Any amateur allowed to transmit on the satellite uplink frequency
C	A General class or higher licensee with a satellite operator certification
D	Only an Amateur Extra Class operator who is also an AMSAT member

9. - T1F07

Which of the following restrictions apply when a non-licensed person is allowed to speak to a foreign station using a station under the control of a licensed amateur operator?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	The licensed control operator must do the station identification
C	The person must be a U.S. citizen
D	The foreign station must be in a country with which the U.S. has a third party agreement

10. - T2A07

What is meant by "repeater offset”?

Select	Answer
A	The repeater has a time delay to prevent interference
B	The number of simultaneous transmit frequencies used by a repeater
C	The repeater station identification is done on a separate frequency
D	The difference between a repeater’s transmit and receive frequencies

11. - T2B07

How can you join a digital repeater’s “talkgroup”?

Select	Answer
A	Sign your call after the courtesy tone
B	Register your radio with the local FCC office
C	Program your radio with the group’s ID or code
D	Join the repeater owner’s club

12. - T2C09

Are amateur station control operators ever permitted to operate outside the frequency privileges of their license class?

Select	Answer
A	Yes, but only in situations involving the immediate safety of human life or protection of property
B	No
C	Yes, but only when part of a FEMA emergency plan
D	Yes, but only when part of a RACES emergency plan

13. - T3A04

What happens when antennas at opposite ends of a VHF or UHF line of sight radio link are not using the same polarization?

Select	Answer
A	Signals have an echo effect
B	Nothing significant will happen
C	Received signal strength is reduced
D	The modulation sidebands might become inverted

14. - T3B08

What frequency range is referred to as VHF?

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

15. - T3C02

What is a characteristic of HF communication compared with communications on VHF and higher frequencies?

Select	Answer
A	HF antennas are generally smaller
B	HF accommodates wider bandwidth signals
C	Long-distance ionospheric propagation is far more common on HF
D	There is less atmospheric interference (static) on HF

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. - T4B01

What is the effect of excessive microphone gain on SSB transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	Frequency instability
B	Increased SWR
C	All these choices are correct
D	Distorted transmitted audio

18. - T5A10

Which term describes the rate at which electrical energy is used?

Select	Answer
A	Power
B	Voltage
C	Resistance
D	Current

19. - T5B08

Which is equal to 1,000,000 picofarads?

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

20. - T5C06

What does the abbreviation “RF” mean?

Select	Answer
A	Reflective force in antenna transmission lines
B	The resonant frequency of a tuned circuit
C	Radio frequency signals of all types
D	The real frequency transmitted as opposed to the apparent frequency

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	1.5 amperes
B	0.667 amperes
C	9600 amperes
D	200 amperes

22. - T6A06

What type of electrical component stores energy in a magnetic field?

Select	Answer
A	Inductor
B	Capacitor
C	Diode
D	Varistor

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	Connector
B	Variable capacitor
C	Variable inductor
D	Meter

25. - T6D03

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

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

26. - T7A02

What is a transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	A device for matching feed line impedance to 50 ohms
B	A device for automatically sending and decoding Morse code
C	A device that combines a receiver and transmitter
D	A device for converting receiver and transmitter frequencies to another band

27. - T7B01

What can you do if you are told your FM handheld or mobile transceiver is over-deviating?

Select	Answer
A	Talk louder into the microphone
B	Talk farther away from the microphone
C	Let the transceiver cool off
D	Change to a higher power level

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 requires special techniques to prevent moisture in the cable
D	It cannot be used at below freezing temperatures

29. - T7D10

What reading indicates that an ohmmeter is connected across a large, discharged capacitor?

Select	Answer
A	Alternating between open and short circuit
B	Decreasing resistance with time
C	Increasing resistance with time
D	Steady full-scale reading

30. - T8A05

Which of the following types of signal has the narrowest bandwidth?

Select	Answer
A	Slow-scan TV
B	SSB voice
C	CW
D	FM voice

31. - T8B04

What mode of transmission is commonly used by amateur radio satellites?

Select	Answer
A	SSB
B	CW/data
C	FM
D	All these choices are correct

32. - T8C03

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

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

33. - T8D09

What is CW?

Select	Answer
A	A technique for coil winding
B	A digital mode used primarily on 2 meter FM
C	A type of electromagnetic propagation
D	Another name for a Morse code transmission

34. - T9A10

In which direction does a half-wave dipole antenna radiate the strongest signal?

Select	Answer
A	Off the ends of the antenna
B	Equally in all directions
C	Broadside to the antenna
D	In the direction of the feed line

35. - T9B10

What is the electrical difference between RG-58 and RG-213 coaxial cable?

Select	Answer
A	There is no significant difference between the two types
B	RG-58 cable has two shields
C	RG-58 cable can handle higher power levels
D	RG-213 cable has less loss at a given frequency

Figure T-3