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

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

3. - T0C01

What type of radiation are radio signals?

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

4. - T1A03

What do the FCC rules state regarding the use of a phonetic alphabet for station identification in the Amateur Radio Service?

Select	Answer
A	It is required when in contact with foreign stations
B	It is encouraged
C	It is required when transmitting emergency messages
D	All these choices are correct

5. - T1B11

What is the maximum peak envelope power output for Technician class operators in their HF band segments?

Select	Answer
A	50 watts
B	100 watts
C	10 watts
D	200 watts

6. - T1C02

Who may select a desired call sign under the vanity call sign rules?

Select	Answer
A	Any licensed amateur
B	Only a licensed amateur who has been licensed continuously for more than 10 years
C	Only a licensed amateur with an Amateur Extra Class license
D	Only a licensed amateur with a General or Amateur Extra Class license

7. - T1D05

When may amateur radio operators use their stations to notify other amateurs of the availability of equipment for sale or trade?

Select	Answer
A	Never
B	When selling amateur radio equipment and not on a regular basis
C	When no profit is made on the sale
D	When the equipment is not the personal property of either the station licensee, or the control operator, or their close relatives

8. - T1E05

What is an amateur station’s control point?

Select	Answer
A	The location of the station’s transmitting antenna
B	The location at which the control operator function is performed
C	The location of the station’s transmitting apparatus
D	The mailing address of the station licensee

9. - T1F02

How often must you identify with your FCC-assigned call sign when using tactical call signs such as “Race Headquarters”?

Select	Answer
A	At the end of each communication and every ten minutes during a communication
B	Never, the tactical call is sufficient
C	At the end of every transmission
D	Once during every hour

10. - T2A01

What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 2 meter band?

Select	Answer
A	Plus or minus 500 kHz
B	Plus or minus 1 MHz
C	Plus or minus 600 kHz
D	Plus or minus 5 MHz

11. - T2B06

What type of signaling uses pairs of audio tones?

Select	Answer
A	CTCSS
B	D-STAR
C	DTMF
D	GPRS

12. - T2C03

What technique is used to ensure that voice messages containing unusual words are received correctly?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Speak very loudly into the microphone
C	Spell the words using a standard phonetic alphabet
D	Send the words by voice and Morse code

13. - T3A02

What is the effect of vegetation on UHF and microwave signals?

Select	Answer
A	Amplification
B	Knife-edge diffraction
C	Polarization rotation
D	Absorption

14. - T3B10

What frequency range is referred to as HF?

Select	Answer
A	300 to 3000 MHz
B	30 to 300 MHz
C	3 to 30 MHz
D	300 to 3000 kHz

15. - T3C01

Why are simplex UHF signals rarely heard beyond their radio horizon?

Select	Answer
A	FCC regulations prohibit them from going more than 50 miles
B	UHF signals are usually not propagated by the ionosphere
C	They are too weak to go very far
D	UHF signals are absorbed by the ionospheric D region

16. - T4A05

Where should an RF power meter be installed?

Select	Answer
A	At the power supply output
B	In the power supply cable, as close as possible to the radio
C	In the feed line, between the transmitter and antenna
D	In parallel with the push-to-talk line and the antenna

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	All these choices are correct
C	The Automatic Frequency Control
D	The CTCSS or DTMF encoder

18. - T5A11

What type of current flow is opposed by resistance?

Select	Answer
A	Direct current
B	RF current
C	All these choices are correct
D	Alternating current

19. - T5B05

Which is equal to 500 milliwatts?

Select	Answer
A	0.5 watts
B	5 watts
C	50 watts
D	0.02 watts

20. - T5C05

What is the unit of impedance?

Select	Answer
A	The volt
B	The ohm
C	The ampere
D	The coulomb

21. - T5D09

What is the current through a 24-ohm resistor connected across 240 volts?

Select	Answer
A	10 amperes
B	216 amperes
C	24,000 amperes
D	0.1 amperes

22. - T6A06

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

Select	Answer
A	Inductor
B	Varistor
C	Diode
D	Capacitor

23. - T6B05

What type of transistor has a gate, drain, and source?

Select	Answer
A	Field-effect
B	Tesla-effect
C	Bipolar junction
D	Varistor

24. - T6C10

What is component 3 in figure T-3?

Select	Answer
A	Variable capacitor
B	Variable inductor
C	Meter
D	Connector

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	A linear voltage regulator
C	A circuit designed to provide high-fidelity audio
D	An inductor and a capacitor in series or parallel

26. - T7A05

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

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

27. - T7B06

Which of the following actions should you take if a neighbor tells you that your station’s transmissions are interfering with their radio or TV reception?

Select	Answer
A	Install a harmonic doubler on the output of your transmitter and tune it until the interference is eliminated
B	Immediately turn off your transmitter and contact the nearest FCC office for assistance
C	Make sure that your station is functioning properly and that it does not cause interference to your own radio or television when it is tuned to the same channel
D	All these choices are correct

28. - T7C11

What is a disadvantage of air core coaxial cable when compared to foam or solid dielectric types?

Select	Answer
A	It cannot be used for VHF or UHF antennas
B	It requires special techniques to prevent moisture in the cable
C	It cannot be used at below freezing temperatures
D	It has more loss per foot

29. - T7D07

Which of the following measurements are made using a multimeter?

Select	Answer
A	Signal strength and noise
B	Voltage and resistance
C	All these choices are correct
D	Impedance and reactance

30. - T8A10

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

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

31. - T8B08

What is meant by the statement that a satellite is operating in U/V mode?

Select	Answer
A	The satellite frequencies are usually variable
B	The satellite uplink is in the 70 centimeter band and the downlink is in the 2 meter band
C	The satellite uplink is in the 15 meter band and the downlink is in the 10 meter band
D	The satellite operates using ultraviolet frequencies

32. - T8C07

What is Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)?

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

33. - T8D12

Which of the following best describes an amateur radio mesh network?

Select	Answer
A	An amateur-radio based data network using commercial Wi-Fi equipment with modified firmware
B	A satellite communications network using modified commercial satellite TV hardware
C	An internet linking protocol used to network repeaters
D	A wide-bandwidth digital voice mode employing DMR protocols

34. - T9A06

Which of the following types of antenna offers the greatest gain?

Select	Answer
A	5/8 wave vertical
B	Yagi
C	Isotropic
D	J pole

35. - T9B06

Which of the following RF connector types is most suitable for frequencies above 400 MHz?

Select	Answer
A	UHF (PL-259/SO-239)
B	RS-213
C	DB-25
D	Type N

Figure T-3