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. - T0A08

Where should a fuse or circuit breaker be installed in a 120V AC power circuit?

Select	Answer
A	In parallel with the hot conductor only
B	In parallel with the hot and neutral conductors
C	In series with the hot conductor only
D	In series with the hot and neutral conductors

2. - T0B11

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

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

3. - T0C07

What hazard is created by touching an antenna during a transmission?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Electrocution
C	RF burn to skin
D	Radiation poisoning

4. - T1A05

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

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

5. - T1B03

Which frequency is in the 6 meter amateur band?

Select	Answer
A	222.15 MHz
B	49.00 MHz
C	28.50 MHz
D	52.525 MHz

6. - T1C04

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

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

7. - T1D04

Under what conditions is an amateur station authorized to transmit music using a phone emission?

Select	Answer
A	When transmissions are limited to less than three minutes per hour
B	When the music is transmitted above 1280 MHz
C	When the music produces no spurious emissions
D	When incidental to an authorized retransmission of manned spacecraft communications

8. - T1E04

What determines the transmitting frequency privileges of an amateur station?

Select	Answer
A	The frequencies printed on the license grant
B	The highest class of operator license held by anyone on the premises
C	The class of operator license held by the control operator
D	The frequency authorized by the frequency coordinator

9. - T1F01

When must the station and its records be available for FCC inspection?

Select	Answer
A	At any time upon request by an FCC representative
B	At any time after written notification by the FCC of such inspection
C	Only when presented with a valid warrant by an FCC official or government agent
D	At any time ten days after notification by the FCC of such an inspection

10. - T2A06

Which of the following is required when making on-the-air test transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	Notify the FCC of the transmissions
B	Identify the transmitting station
C	Conduct tests only between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. local time
D	All these choices are correct

11. - T2B10

Which Q signal indicates that you are receiving interference from other stations?

Select	Answer
A	QRM
B	QSB
C	QRN
D	QTH

12. - T2C02

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

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

13. - T3A07

What weather condition might decrease range at microwave frequencies?

Select	Answer
A	Low barometric pressure
B	High winds
C	Colder temperatures
D	Precipitation

14. - T3B09

What frequency range is referred to as UHF?

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

15. - T3C07

What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

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

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	In the power supply cable, as close as possible to the radio
D	At the power supply output

17. - T4B02

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

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

18. - T5A07

Why are metals generally good conductors of electricity?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	They have relatively high density
C	They have many free protons
D	They have many free electrons

19. - T5B03

Which is equal to one kilovolt?

Select	Answer
A	One hundred volts
B	One thousand volts
C	One million volts
D	One one-thousandth of a volt

20. - T5C11

How much current is required to deliver 120 watts at a voltage of 12 volts DC?

Select	Answer
A	10 amperes
B	0.1 amperes
C	132 amperes
D	12 amperes

21. - T5D06

What is the resistance of a circuit that draws 4 amperes from a 12-volt source?

Select	Answer
A	3 ohms
B	48 ohms
C	8 ohms
D	16 ohms

22. - T6A01

What electrical component opposes the flow of current in a DC circuit?

Select	Answer
A	Resistor
B	Transformer
C	Inductor
D	Inverter

23. - T6B06

How is the cathode lead of a semiconductor diode often marked on the package?

Select	Answer
A	With the letter K
B	With the letter C
C	With a stripe
D	With the word "cathode"

24. - T6C06

What is component 6 in figure T-2?

Select	Answer
A	Capacitor
B	Regulator IC
C	Resistor
D	Transistor

25. - T6D11

Which of the following is a resonant or tuned circuit?

Select	Answer
A	A resistor circuit used for reducing standing wave ratio
B	An inductor and a capacitor in series or parallel
C	A circuit designed to provide high-fidelity audio
D	A linear voltage regulator

26. - T7A05

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

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

27. - T7B07

Which of the following can reduce overload of a VHF transceiver by a nearby commercial FM station?

Select	Answer
A	Installing bypass capacitors on the microphone cable
B	Installing an RF preamplifier
C	Using double-shielded coaxial cable
D	Installing a band-reject filter

28. - T7C09

Which of the following causes failure of coaxial cables?

Select	Answer
A	Solder flux contamination
B	Moisture contamination
C	Rapid fluctuation in transmitter output power
D	Operation at 100% duty cycle for an extended period

29. - T7D01

Which instrument would you use to measure electric potential?

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

30. - T8A07

What is a characteristic of single sideband (SSB) compared to FM?

Select	Answer
A	SSB signals have narrower bandwidth
B	SSB signals are less susceptible to interference
C	All these choices are correct
D	SSB signals are easier to tune in correctly

31. - T8B01

What telemetry information is typically transmitted by satellite beacons?

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

32. - T8C01

Which of the following methods is used to locate sources of noise interference or jamming?

Select	Answer
A	Doppler radar
B	Radio direction finding
C	Echolocation
D	Phase locking

33. - T8D06

What does the abbreviation "PSK" mean?

Select	Answer
A	Phase Shift Keying
B	Pulse Shift Keying
C	Packet Short Keying
D	Phased Slide Keying

34. - T9A12

What is an advantage of a 5/8 wavelength whip antenna for VHF or UHF mobile service?

Select	Answer
A	It eliminates distortion caused by reflected signals
B	It has 10 times the power gain of a 1/4 wavelength whip
C	It has more gain than a 1/4-wavelength antenna
D	It radiates at a very high angle

35. - T9B02

What is the most common impedance of coaxial cables used in amateur radio?

Select	Answer
A	600 ohms
B	12 ohms
C	8 ohms
D	50 ohms

Figure T-2