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

2. - T0B05

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

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

3. - T0C01

What type of radiation are radio signals?

Select	Answer
A	Gamma radiation
B	Ionizing radiation
C	Alpha radiation
D	Non-ionizing radiation

4. - T1A05

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

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

5. - T1B06

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

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

6. - T1C05

Which of the following is a valid Technician class call sign format?

Select	Answer
A	KF1XXX
B	All these choices are correct
C	W1XX
D	KA1X

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 incidental to an authorized retransmission of manned spacecraft communications
D	When the music produces no spurious emissions

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

9. - T1F05

What method of call sign identification is required for a station transmitting phone signals?

Select	Answer
A	Send the call sign using only a phone emission
B	Send the call sign followed by the indicator RPT
C	Send the call sign using a CW or phone emission
D	Send the call sign followed by the indicator R

10. - T2A07

What is meant by "repeater offset”?

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

11. - T2B08

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

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

12. - T2C04

What is RACES?

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

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. - T3B07

In addition to frequency, which of the following is used to identify amateur radio bands?

Select	Answer
A	Traditional letter/number designators
B	The approximate wavelength in meters
C	Channel numbers
D	All these choices are correct

15. - T3C11

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

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

16. - T4A01

Which of the following is an appropriate power supply rating for a typical 50 watt output mobile FM transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	24.0 volts at 12 amperes
B	24.0 volts at 4 amperes
C	13.8 volts at 4 amperes
D	13.8 volts at 12 amperes

17. - T4B09

How is a specific group of stations selected on a digital voice transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	By retrieving the frequencies from transceiver memory
B	By enabling the group’s CTCSS tone
C	By activating automatic identification
D	By entering the group’s identification code

18. - T5A04

What are the units of electrical resistance?

Select	Answer
A	Siemens
B	Ohms
C	Mhos
D	Coulombs

19. - T5B03

Which is equal to one kilovolt?

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

20. - T5C06

What does the abbreviation “RF” mean?

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

21. - T5D04

What is the resistance of a circuit in which a current of 3 amperes flows when connected to 90 volts?

Select	Answer
A	93 ohms
B	270 ohms
C	3 ohms
D	30 ohms

22. - T6A06

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

Select	Answer
A	Varistor
B	Capacitor
C	Inductor
D	Diode

23. - T6B12

What are the names of the electrodes of a bipolar junction transistor?

Select	Answer
A	Pole one, pole two, output
B	Signal, bias, power
C	Input, output, supply
D	Emitter, base, collector

24. - T6C05

What is component 4 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Battery
B	Resistor
C	Ground symbol
D	Transistor

25. - T6D01

Which of the following devices or circuits changes an alternating current into a varying direct current signal?

Select	Answer
A	Amplifier
B	Rectifier
C	Transformer
D	Reflector

26. - T7A05

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

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

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	Change to a higher power level
D	Let the transceiver cool off

28. - T7C08

Which instrument can be used to determine SWR?

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

29. - T7D06

Which of the following can damage a multimeter?

Select	Answer
A	Failing to connect one of the probes to ground
B	Not allowing it to warm up properly
C	Attempting to measure resistance using the voltage setting
D	Attempting to measure voltage when using the resistance setting

30. - T8A10

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

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

31. - T8B09

What causes spin fading of satellite signals?

Select	Answer
A	Rotation of the satellite and its antennas
B	Doppler shift of the received signal
C	Interfering signals within the satellite uplink band
D	Circular polarized noise interference radiated from the sun

32. - T8C07

What is Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)?

Select	Answer
A	A set of rules specifying how to identify your station when linked over the internet to another station
B	A method of delivering voice communications over the internet using digital techniques
C	A technique for measuring the modulation quality of a transmitter using remote sites monitored via the internet
D	A technique employed to “spot” DX stations via the internet

33. - T8D13

What is FT8?

Select	Answer
A	An eight channel multiplex mode for FM repeaters
B	A wideband FM voice mode
C	A digital slow-scan TV mode with forward error correction and automatic color compensation
D	A digital mode capable of low signal-to-noise operation

34. - T9A05

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

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

35. - T9B03

Why is coaxial cable the most common feed line for amateur radio antenna systems?

Select	Answer
A	It is easy to use and requires few special installation considerations
B	It is less expensive than any other type of feed line
C	It can handle more power than any other type of feed line
D	It has less loss than any other type of feed line

Figure T-1