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. - T0A04

What is the purpose of a fuse in an electrical circuit?

Select	Answer
A	To remove power in case of overload
B	To limit current to prevent shocks
C	To prevent power supply ripple from damaging a component
D	All these choices are correct

2. - T0B08

Which is a proper grounding method for a tower?

Select	Answer
A	A connection between the tower base and a cold water pipe
B	A ferrite-core RF choke connected between the tower and ground
C	A single four-foot ground rod, driven into the ground no more than 12 inches from the base
D	Separate eight-foot ground rods for each tower leg, bonded to the tower and each other

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	It increases by a factor of 2
B	It decreases by 50 percent
C	There is no adjustment allowed for lower duty cycle
D	It increases by a factor of 3

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. - T1B06

On which HF bands does a Technician class operator have phone privileges?

Select	Answer
A	80 meter, 40 meter, 15 meter, and 10 meter bands
B	10 meter band only
C	30 meter band only
D	None

6. - T1C10

How soon after passing the examination for your first amateur radio license may you transmit on the amateur radio bands?

Select	Answer
A	As soon as your operator/station license grant appears in the FCC’s license database
B	Immediately on receiving your Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE)
C	As soon as your operator/station license grant appears on the ARRL website
D	As soon as you receive your license in the mail from the FCC

7. - T1D02

Under which of the following circumstances are one-way transmissions by an amateur station prohibited?

Select	Answer
A	Broadcasting
B	International Morse Code Practice
C	In all circumstances
D	Telecommand or transmissions of telemetry

8. - T1E06

When, under normal circumstances, may a Technician class licensee be the control operator of a station operating in an Amateur Extra Class band segment?

Select	Answer
A	When designated as the control operator by an Amateur Extra Class licensee
B	As part of a multi-operator contest team
C	At no time
D	When using a club station whose trustee holds an Amateur Extra Class license

9. - T1F09

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

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

10. - T2A08

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

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

11. - T2B01

How is a VHF/UHF transceiver’s “reverse” function used?

Select	Answer
A	To reduce power output
B	To increase power output
C	To listen on a repeater’s input frequency
D	To listen on a repeater’s output frequency

12. - T2C04

What is RACES?

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

13. - T3A01

Why do VHF signal strengths sometimes vary greatly when the antenna is moved only a few feet?

Select	Answer
A	The signal path encounters different concentrations of water vapor
B	VHF ionospheric propagation is very sensitive to path length
C	All these choices are correct
D	Multipath propagation cancels or reinforces signals

14. - T3B06

What is the formula for converting frequency to approximate wavelength in meters?

Select	Answer
A	Wavelength in meters equals 300 divided by frequency in megahertz
B	Wavelength in meters equals frequency in hertz multiplied by 300
C	Wavelength in meters equals frequency in megahertz divided by 300
D	Wavelength in meters equals frequency in hertz divided by 300

15. - T3C11

Why is the radio horizon for VHF and UHF signals more distant than the visual horizon?

Select	Answer
A	Radio waves are not blocked by dust particles
B	Radio waves are blocked by dust particles
C	Radio signals move somewhat faster than the speed of light
D	The atmosphere refracts radio waves slightly

16. - T4A02

Which of the following should be considered when selecting an accessory SWR meter?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	The frequency and power level at which the measurements will be made
C	The types of modulation being used at the station
D	The distance that the meter will be located from the antenna

17. - T4B11

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

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

18. - T5A02

Electrical power is measured in which of the following units?

Select	Answer
A	Watts
B	Volts
C	Amperes
D	Watt-hours

19. - T5B04

Which is equal to one microvolt?

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

20. - T5C02

What is the unit of capacitance?

Select	Answer
A	The volt
B	The henry
C	The farad
D	The ohm

21. - T5D06

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

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

22. - T6A04

What electrical component stores energy in an electric field?

Select	Answer
A	Capacitor
B	Varistor
C	Diode
D	Inductor

23. - T6B07

What causes a light-emitting diode (LED) to emit light?

Select	Answer
A	Capacitively-coupled RF signal
B	Reverse current
C	Forward current
D	Inductively-coupled RF signal

24. - T6C04

What is component 3 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Resistor
B	Transistor
C	Ground symbol
D	Lamp

25. - T6D07

Which of the following is commonly used as a visual indicator?

Select	Answer
A	FET
B	Zener diode
C	LED
D	Bipolar transistor

26. - T7A01

Which term describes the ability of a receiver to detect the presence of a signal?

Select	Answer
A	Total Harmonic Distortion
B	Linearity
C	Sensitivity
D	Selectivity

27. - T7B08

What should you do if something in a neighbor’s home is causing harmful interference to your amateur station?

Select	Answer
A	Work with your neighbor to identify the offending device
B	Politely inform your neighbor that FCC rules prohibit the use of devices that cause interference
C	Make sure your station meets the standards of good amateur practice
D	All these choices are correct

28. - T7C02

Which of the following is used to determine if an antenna is resonant at the desired operating frequency?

Select	Answer
A	A frequency counter
B	An antenna analyzer
C	A VTVM
D	A Q meter

29. - T7D02

How is a voltmeter connected to a component to measure applied voltage?

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

30. - T8A10

What is the approximate bandwidth of AM fast-scan TV transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	More than 10 MHz
B	About 3 MHz
C	About 1 MHz
D	About 6 MHz

31. - T8B06

Which of the following are inputs to a satellite tracking program?

Select	Answer
A	The satellite transmitted power
B	The Keplerian elements
C	The last observed time of zero Doppler shift
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 entering the proper internet password
C	By using CTCSS tone codes
D	By obtaining a password that is sent via voice to the node

33. - T8D03

What kind of data can be transmitted by APRS?

Select	Answer
A	GPS position data
B	Weather data
C	All these choices are correct
D	Text messages

34. - T9A11

What is antenna gain?

Select	Answer
A	The increase in impedance on receive or transmit compared to a reference antenna
B	The additional power that is added to the transmitter power
C	The increase in signal strength in a specified direction compared to a reference antenna
D	The additional power that is required in the antenna when transmitting on a higher frequency

35. - T9B11

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

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

Figure T-1