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. - T0A09

What should be done to all external ground rods or earth connections?

Select	Answer
A	Bond them together with heavy wire or conductive strap
B	Keep them as far apart as possible
C	Waterproof them with silicone caulk or electrical tape
D	Tune them for resonance on the lowest frequency of operation

2. - T0B07

Which of the following is an important safety rule to remember when using a crank-up tower?

Select	Answer
A	This type of tower must never be painted
B	This type of tower must never be grounded
C	All these choices are correct
D	This type of tower must not be climbed unless it is retracted, or mechanical safety locking devices have been installed

3. - T0C06

Which of the following is an acceptable method to determine whether your station complies with FCC RF exposure regulations?

Select	Answer
A	By calculation based on computer modeling
B	By measurement of field strength using calibrated equipment
C	All these choices are correct
D	By calculation based on FCC OET Bulletin 65

4. - T1A07

What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a space station?

Select	Answer
A	An amateur station using amateur radio satellites for relay of signals
B	Any satellite orbiting Earth
C	A manned satellite orbiting Earth
D	An amateur station located more than 50 km above Earth's surface

5. - T1B05

How may amateurs use the 219 to 220 MHz segment of 1.25 meter band?

Select	Answer
A	Fast-scan television only
B	Fixed digital message forwarding systems only
C	Emergency traffic only
D	Spread spectrum only

6. - T1C01

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

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

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

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

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	Message forwarding station
C	Earth station
D	Beacon station

10. - T2A06

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

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

11. - T2B07

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

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

12. - T2C04

What is RACES?

Select	Answer
A	An emergency organization combining amateur radio and citizens band operators and frequencies
B	An FCC part 97 amateur radio service for civil defense communications during national emergencies
C	A radio contest held in a short period, sometimes called a “sprint”
D	An international radio experimentation society

13. - T3A12

What is the effect of fog and rain on signals in the 10 meter and 6 meter bands?

Select	Answer
A	Range increase
B	Absorption
C	There is little effect
D	Deflection

14. - T3B08

What frequency range is referred to as VHF?

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

15. - T3C08

What causes tropospheric ducting?

Select	Answer
A	Discharges of lightning during electrical storms
B	Updrafts from hurricanes and tornadoes
C	Sunspots and solar flares
D	Temperature inversions in the atmosphere

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

17. - T4B03

How is squelch adjusted so that a weak FM signal can be heard?

Select	Answer
A	Turn up the audio level until it overcomes the squelch threshold
B	Set the squelch threshold so that receiver output audio is on all the time
C	Enable squelch enhancement
D	Turn on the anti-squelch function

18. - T5A04

What are the units of electrical resistance?

Select	Answer
A	Mhos
B	Siemens
C	Ohms
D	Coulombs

19. - T5B08

Which is equal to 1,000,000 picofarads?

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

20. - T5C03

What describes the ability to store energy in a magnetic field?

Select	Answer
A	Inductance
B	Resistance
C	Admittance
D	Capacitance

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	18 ohms
B	8 ohms
C	13.5 ohms
D	0.125 ohms

22. - T6A05

What type of electrical component consists of conductive surfaces separated by an insulator?

Select	Answer
A	Capacitor
B	Potentiometer
C	Resistor
D	Oscillator

23. - T6B02

What electronic component allows current to flow in only one direction?

Select	Answer
A	Resistor
B	Driven element
C	Diode
D	Fuse

24. - T6C09

What is component 4 in figure T-2?

Select	Answer
A	Variable inductor
B	Double-pole switch
C	Potentiometer
D	Transformer

25. - T6D08

Which of the following is combined with an inductor to make a resonant circuit?

Select	Answer
A	Resistor
B	Capacitor
C	Potentiometer
D	Zener diode

26. - T7A10

What device increases the transmitted output power from a transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	An impedance network
B	A voltage divider
C	All these choices are correct
D	An RF power amplifier

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	Installing a band-reject filter
D	Using double-shielded coaxial cable

28. - T7C09

Which of the following causes failure of coaxial cables?

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

29. - T7D09

What is the characteristic appearance of a cold tin-lead solder joint?

Select	Answer
A	A bright or shiny surface
B	A rough or lumpy surface
C	Excessive solder
D	Dark black spots

30. - T8A12

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

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

31. - T8B12

Which of the following is a way to determine whether your satellite uplink power is neither too low nor too high?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Listen for distortion on your downlink signal
C	Your signal strength on the downlink should be about the same as the beacon
D	Check your signal strength report in the telemetry data

32. - T8C08

What is the Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP)?

Select	Answer
A	A technique to connect amateur radio systems, such as repeaters, via the internet using Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
B	A system for providing access to websites via amateur radio
C	A system for informing amateurs in real time of the frequency of active DX stations
D	A technique for measuring signal strength of an amateur transmitter via the internet

33. - T8D09

What is CW?

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

34. - T9A05

Which of the following increases the resonant frequency of a dipole antenna?

Select	Answer
A	Adding capacitive loading to the ends of the radiating wires
B	Shortening it
C	Lengthening it
D	Inserting coils in series with radiating wires

35. - T9B11

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

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

Figure T-2