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. - T0A08

Where should a fuse or circuit breaker be installed in a 120V AC power circuit?

Select	Answer
A	In series with the hot and neutral conductors
B	In series with the hot conductor only
C	In parallel with the hot and neutral conductors
D	In parallel with the hot conductor only

2. - T0B09

Why should you avoid attaching an antenna to a utility pole?

Select	Answer
A	The antenna could contact high-voltage power lines
B	The 60 Hz radiations from the feed line may increase the SWR
C	The antenna will not work properly because of induced voltages
D	All these choices are correct

3. - T0C01

What type of radiation are radio signals?

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

4. - T1A06

What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a beacon?

Select	Answer
A	A continuous transmission of weather information authorized in the amateur bands by the National Weather Service
B	A government transmitter marking the amateur radio band edges
C	A bulletin sent by the FCC to announce a national emergency
D	An amateur station transmitting communications for the purposes of observing propagation or related experimental activities

5. - T1B02

Which amateurs may contact the International Space Station (ISS) on VHF bands?

Select	Answer
A	Any amateur holding a Technician class or higher license who has applied for and received approval from NASA
B	Any amateur holding a General class or higher license who has applied for and received approval from NASA
C	Any amateur holding a Technician class or higher license
D	Any amateur holding a General class or higher license

6. - T1C09

What is the grace period for renewal if an amateur license expires?

Select	Answer
A	Three years
B	Five years
C	Two years
D	Ten years

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

8. - T1E08

Which of the following is an example of automatic control?

Select	Answer
A	Controlling a station over the internet
B	Using a computer or other device to send CW automatically
C	Using a computer or other device to identify automatically
D	Repeater operation

9. - T1F10

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

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

10. - T2A08

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

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

11. - T2B06

What type of signaling uses pairs of audio tones?

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

12. - T2C07

Which of the following is standard practice when you participate in a net?

Select	Answer
A	Unless you are reporting an emergency, transmit only when directed by the net control station
B	Record the time of each of your transmissions
C	When first responding to the net control station, transmit your call sign, name, and address as in the FCC database
D	All these choices are correct

13. - T3A07

What weather condition might decrease range at microwave frequencies?

Select	Answer
A	Low barometric pressure
B	High winds
C	Precipitation
D	Colder temperatures

14. - T3B09

What frequency range is referred to as UHF?

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

15. - T3C10

Which of the following bands may provide long-distance communications via the ionosphere’s F region during the peak of the sunspot cycle?

Select	Answer
A	23 centimeters
B	All these choices are correct
C	6 and 10 meters
D	70 centimeters and 1.25 meters

16. - T4A03

Why are short, heavy-gauge wires used for a transceiver’s DC power connection?

Select	Answer
A	To avoid RF interference
B	All these choices are correct
C	To minimize voltage drop when transmitting
D	To provide a good counterpoise for the antenna

17. - T4B12

What is the result of tuning an FM receiver above or below a signal’s frequency?

Select	Answer
A	Distortion of the signal’s audio
B	Change in audio pitch
C	Sideband inversion
D	Generation of a heterodyne tone

18. - T5A03

What is the name for the flow of electrons in an electric circuit?

Select	Answer
A	Capacitance
B	Current
C	Resistance
D	Voltage

19. - T5B13

Which is equal to 2425 MHz?

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

20. - T5C09

How much power is delivered by a voltage of 13.8 volts DC and a current of 10 amperes?

Select	Answer
A	0.7 watts
B	138 watts
C	3.8 watts
D	23.8 watts

21. - T5D10

What is the voltage across a 2-ohm resistor if a current of 0.5 amperes flows through it?

Select	Answer
A	1.5 volts
B	2.5 volts
C	0.25 volts
D	1 volt

22. - T6A07

What electrical component is typically constructed as a coil of wire?

Select	Answer
A	Diode
B	Inductor
C	Capacitor
D	Switch

23. - T6B10

Which of the following can provide power gain?

Select	Answer
A	Transistor
B	Transformer
C	Reactor
D	Resistor

24. - T6C01

What is the name of an electrical wiring diagram that uses standard component symbols?

Select	Answer
A	Schematic
B	Connector pinout
C	Bill of materials
D	Flow chart

25. - T6D10

What is the function of component 2 in figure T-1?

Select	Answer
A	Control the flow of current
B	Supply electrical energy
C	Convert electrical energy into radio waves
D	Give off light when current flows through it

26. - T7A11

Where is an RF preamplifier installed?

Select	Answer
A	At the output of the transmitter power amplifier
B	Between the antenna and receiver
C	Between the transmitter and the antenna tuner
D	At the output of the receiver audio amplifier

27. - T7B03

Which of the following can cause radio frequency interference?

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

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	A VTVM
C	A Q meter
D	An antenna analyzer

29. - T7D02

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

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

30. - T8A12

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

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

31. - T8B03

Which of the following are provided by satellite tracking programs?

Select	Answer
A	The time, azimuth, and elevation of the start, maximum altitude, and end of a pass
B	Maps showing the real-time position of the satellite track over Earth
C	The apparent frequency of the satellite transmission, including effects of Doppler shift
D	All these choices are correct

32. - T8C02

Which of these items would be useful for a hidden transmitter hunt?

Select	Answer
A	Calibrated SWR meter
B	A calibrated noise bridge
C	All these choices are correct
D	A directional antenna

33. - T8D05

Which of the following is an application of APRS?

Select	Answer
A	Providing information on the number of stations signed into a repeater
B	Providing voice over internet connection between repeaters
C	Providing real-time tactical digital communications in conjunction with a map showing the locations of stations
D	Showing automatically the number of packets transmitted via PACTOR during a specific time interval

34. - T9A06

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

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

35. - T9B06

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

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

Figure T-1