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

2. - T0B05

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

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

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 calculation based on FCC OET Bulletin 65
C	By measurement of field strength using calibrated equipment
D	All these choices are correct

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. - T1B01

Which of the following frequency ranges are available for phone operation by Technician licensees?

Select	Answer
A	28.100 MHz to 28.300 MHz
B	28.500 MHz to 28.600 MHz
C	28.300 MHz to 28.500 MHz
D	28.050 MHz to 28.150 MHz

6. - T1C03

What types of international communications are an FCC-licensed amateur radio station permitted to make?

Select	Answer
A	Communications incidental to conducting business or remarks of a personal nature
B	Only communications incidental to contest exchanges; all other communications are prohibited
C	Any communications that would be permitted by an international broadcast station
D	Communications incidental to the purposes of the Amateur Radio Service and remarks of a personal character

7. - T1D10

How does the FCC define broadcasting for the Amateur Radio Service?

Select	Answer
A	Two-way transmissions by amateur stations
B	Any transmission made by the licensed station
C	Transmission of messages directed only to amateur operators
D	Transmissions intended for reception by the general public

8. - T1E02

Who may be the control operator of a station communicating through an amateur satellite or space station?

Select	Answer
A	Any amateur allowed to transmit on the satellite uplink frequency
B	Only an Amateur Extra Class operator who is also an AMSAT member
C	A General class or higher licensee with a satellite operator certification
D	Only an Amateur Extra Class operator

9. - T1F10

Who is accountable if a repeater inadvertently retransmits communications that violate the FCC rules?

Select	Answer
A	The owner of the repeater
B	Both the originating station and the repeater owner
C	The control operator of the repeater
D	The control operator of the originating station

10. - T2A03

What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 70 cm band?

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

11. - T2B04

Which of the following could be the reason you are unable to access a repeater whose output you can hear?

Select	Answer
A	You are using the wrong CTCSS tone
B	All these choices are correct
C	Improper transceiver offset
D	You are using the wrong DCS code

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. - T3A06

What is the meaning of the term “picket fencing”?

Select	Answer
A	Alternating transmissions during a net operation
B	Rapid flutter on mobile signals due to multipath propagation
C	Local vs long-distance communications
D	A type of ground system used with vertical antennas

14. - T3B03

What are the two components of a radio wave?

Select	Answer
A	Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
B	Electric and magnetic fields
C	Voltage and current
D	Impedance and reactance

15. - T3C09

What is generally the best time for long-distance 10 meter band propagation via the F region?

Select	Answer
A	From shortly after sunset to dawn during periods of low sunspot activity
B	From dawn to shortly after sunset during periods of low sunspot activity
C	From dawn to shortly after sunset during periods of high sunspot activity
D	From shortly after sunset to dawn during periods of high sunspot activity

16. - T4A02

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

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

17. - T4B10

Which of the following receiver filter bandwidths provides the best signal-to-noise ratio for SSB reception?

Select	Answer
A	5000 Hz
B	1000 Hz
C	2400 Hz
D	500 Hz

18. - T5A05

What is the electrical term for the force that causes electron flow?

Select	Answer
A	Capacitance
B	Voltage
C	Ampere-hours
D	Inductance

19. - T5B13

Which is equal to 2425 MHz?

Select	Answer
A	2425 GHz
B	2.425 GHz
C	0.002425 GHz
D	24.25 GHz

20. - T5C05

What is the unit of impedance?

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

21. - T5D02

What formula is used to calculate voltage in a circuit?

Select	Answer
A	E = I + R
B	E = I x R
C	E = I - R
D	E = I / R

22. - T6A05

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

Select	Answer
A	Potentiometer
B	Oscillator
C	Capacitor
D	Resistor

23. - T6B12

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

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

24. - T6C09

What is component 4 in figure T-2?

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

25. - T6D08

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

Select	Answer
A	Capacitor
B	Resistor
C	Potentiometer
D	Zener diode

26. - T7A04

Which term describes the ability of a receiver to discriminate between multiple signals?

Select	Answer
A	Sensitivity
B	Harmonic distortion
C	Discrimination ratio
D	Selectivity

27. - T7B03

Which of the following can cause radio frequency interference?

Select	Answer
A	Harmonics
B	Spurious emissions
C	All these choices are correct
D	Fundamental overload

28. - T7C03

What does a dummy load consist of?

Select	Answer
A	A high-gain amplifier and a TR switch
B	A 50-ohm reactance used to terminate a transmission line
C	A low-voltage power supply and a DC relay
D	A non-inductive resistor mounted on a heat sink

29. - T7D03

When configured to measure current, how is a multimeter connected to a component?

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

30. - T8A02

What type of modulation is commonly used for VHF packet radio transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	SSB
B	FM or PM
C	PSK
D	AM

31. - T8B05

What is a satellite beacon?

Select	Answer
A	An indicator light that shows where to point your antenna
B	A transmission from a satellite that contains status information
C	The primary transmit antenna on the satellite
D	A reflective surface on the satellite

32. - T8C07

What is Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)?

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

33. - T8D13

What is FT8?

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

34. - T9A08

What is the approximate length, in inches, of a quarter-wavelength vertical antenna for 146 MHz?

Select	Answer
A	12
B	50
C	19
D	112

35. - T9B03

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

Select	Answer
A	It has less loss than any other type of feed line
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 is easy to use and requires few special installation considerations

Figure T-2