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

2. - T0B10

Which of the following is true when installing grounding conductors used for lightning protection?

Select	Answer
A	Sharp bends must be avoided
B	Use only non-insulated wire
C	Wires must be carefully routed with precise right-angle bends
D	Common grounds must be avoided

3. - T0C01

What type of radiation are radio signals?

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

5. - T1B03

Which frequency is in the 6 meter amateur band?

Select	Answer
A	28.50 MHz
B	222.15 MHz
C	49.00 MHz
D	52.525 MHz

6. - T1C06

From which of the following locations may an FCC-licensed amateur station transmit?

Select	Answer
A	From within any country that is a member of the United Nations
B	From any vessel or craft located in international waters and documented or registered in the United States
C	From anywhere within International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regions 2 and 3
D	From within any country that belongs to the International Telecommunication Union

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 selling amateur radio equipment and not on a regular basis
B	Never
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. - 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 station custodian
B	The third party participant
C	The person operating the station equipment
D	The station licensee

9. - T1F05

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

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

10. - T2A07

What is meant by "repeater offset”?

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

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. - T2C11

What is meant by “check” in a radiogram header?

Select	Answer
A	A box on the message form that indicates that the message was received and/or relayed
B	The call sign of the originating station
C	A list of stations that have relayed the message
D	The number of words or word equivalents in the text portion of the message

13. - T3A10

What effect does multi-path propagation have on data transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	Error rates are likely to increase
B	Transmission rates must be increased by a factor equal to the number of separate paths observed
C	No significant changes will occur if the signals are transmitted using FM
D	Transmission rates must be decreased by a factor equal to the number of separate paths observed

14. - T3B01

What is the relationship between the electric and magnetic fields of an electromagnetic wave?

Select	Answer
A	They travel at different speeds
B	They are at right angles
C	They revolve in opposite directions
D	They are in parallel

15. - T3C02

What is a characteristic of HF communication compared with communications on VHF and higher frequencies?

Select	Answer
A	HF antennas are generally smaller
B	HF accommodates wider bandwidth signals
C	There is less atmospheric interference (static) on HF
D	Long-distance ionospheric propagation is far more common on HF

16. - T4A06

What signals are used in a computer-radio interface for digital mode operation?

Select	Answer
A	Receive and transmit mode, status, and location
B	Receive audio, transmit audio, and transmitter keying
C	NMEA GPS location and DC power
D	Antenna and RF power

17. - T4B09

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

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

18. - T5A07

Why are metals generally good conductors of electricity?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	They have relatively high density
C	They have many free protons
D	They have many free electrons

19. - T5B02

Which is equal to 1,500,000 hertz?

Select	Answer
A	150 kHz
B	15 GHz
C	1500 kHz
D	1500 MHz

20. - T5C03

What describes the ability to store energy in a magnetic field?

Select	Answer
A	Resistance
B	Inductance
C	Admittance
D	Capacitance

21. - T5D06

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

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

22. - T6A08

What is the function of an SPDT switch?

Select	Answer
A	Two circuits are each switched between one of two other circuits
B	Two circuits are opened or closed
C	A single circuit is switched between one of two other circuits
D	A single circuit is opened or closed

23. - T6B12

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

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

24. - T6C06

What is component 6 in figure T-2?

Select	Answer
A	Transistor
B	Regulator IC
C	Resistor
D	Capacitor

25. - T6D04

Which of the following displays an electrical quantity as a numeric value?

Select	Answer
A	Relay
B	Potentiometer
C	Meter
D	Transistor

26. - T7A07

What is the function of a transceiver’s PTT input?

Select	Answer
A	Provides a transmit tuning tone when grounded
B	Input for a preamplifier tuning tone
C	Switches transceiver from receive to transmit when grounded
D	Input for a key used to send CW

27. - T7B11

What is a symptom of RF feedback in a transmitter or transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	Frequent blowing of power supply fuses
B	Excessive SWR at the antenna connection
C	Reports of garbled, distorted, or unintelligible voice transmissions
D	The transmitter will not stay on the desired frequency

28. - T7C02

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

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

29. - T7D10

What reading indicates that an ohmmeter is connected across a large, discharged capacitor?

Select	Answer
A	Steady full-scale reading
B	Increasing resistance with time
C	Decreasing resistance with time
D	Alternating between open and short circuit

30. - T8A08

What is the approximate bandwidth of a typical single sideband (SSB) voice signal?

Select	Answer
A	3 kHz
B	6 kHz
C	15 kHz
D	1 kHz

31. - T8B03

Which of the following are provided by satellite tracking programs?

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

32. - T8C10

What is required before using the EchoLink system?

Select	Answer
A	Register your call sign and provide proof of license
B	All these choices are correct
C	Purchase a license to use the EchoLink software
D	Complete the required EchoLink training

33. - T8D08

Which of the following is included in packet radio transmissions?

Select	Answer
A	A check sum that permits error detection
B	All these choices are correct
C	A header that contains the call sign of the station to which the information is being sent
D	Automatic repeat request in case of error

34. - T9A11

What is antenna gain?

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

35. - T9B12

What is standing wave ratio (SWR)?

Select	Answer
A	The transmitter efficiency ratio
B	The ratio of amplifier power output to input
C	An indication of the quality of your station’s ground connection
D	A measure of how well a load is matched to a transmission line

Figure T-2