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. - T0A12

Which of the following precautions should be taken when measuring high voltages with a voltmeter?

Select	Answer
A	Ensure that the voltmeter and leads are rated for use at the voltages to be measured
B	Ensure that the voltmeter is set to the correct frequency
C	Ensure that the circuit is grounded through the voltmeter
D	Ensure that the voltmeter has very low impedance

2. - T0B10

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

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

3. - T0C08

Which of the following actions can reduce exposure to RF radiation?

Select	Answer
A	Relocate the transmitter
B	Increase the duty cycle
C	Relocate antennas
D	All these choices are correct

4. - T1A02

Which agency regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the United States?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Homeland Security
C	FEMA
D	The FCC

5. - T1B11

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

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

6. - T1C09

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

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

7. - T1D02

Under which of the following circumstances are one-way transmissions by an amateur station prohibited?

Select	Answer
A	Broadcasting
B	In all circumstances
C	International Morse Code Practice
D	Telecommand or transmissions of telemetry

8. - T1E03

Who must designate the station control operator?

Select	Answer
A	The frequency coordinator
B	The FCC
C	The station licensee
D	Any licensed operator

9. - T1F04

What language may you use for identification when operating in a phone sub-band?

Select	Answer
A	English
B	English, French, or Spanish
C	Any language recognized by the United Nations
D	Any language recognized by the ITU

10. - T2A10

What is a band plan, beyond the privileges established by the FCC?

Select	Answer
A	A list of available net frequencies
B	A plan devised by a club to indicate frequency band usage
C	A voluntary guideline for using different modes or activities within an amateur band
D	A list of operating schedules

11. - T2B09

Why are simplex channels designated in the VHF/UHF band plans?

Select	Answer
A	For contest operation
B	So stations within range of each other can communicate without tying up a repeater
C	For working DX only
D	So stations with simple transmitters can access the repeater without automated offset

12. - T2C04

What is RACES?

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

13. - T3A04

What happens when antennas at opposite ends of a VHF or UHF line of sight radio link are not using the same polarization?

Select	Answer
A	The modulation sidebands might become inverted
B	Received signal strength is reduced
C	Nothing significant will happen
D	Signals have an echo effect

14. - T3B10

What frequency range is referred to as HF?

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

15. - T3C02

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

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

16. - T4A10

What function is performed with a transceiver and a digital mode hot spot?

Select	Answer
A	FT8 digital communications via AFSK
B	RTTY encoding and decoding without a computer
C	High-speed digital communications for meteor scatter
D	Communication using digital voice or data systems via the internet

17. - T4B08

What is the advantage of having multiple receive bandwidth choices on a multimode transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	Permits noise or interference reduction by selecting a bandwidth matching the mode
B	Increases the amount of offset between receive and transmit frequencies
C	Permits monitoring several modes at once by selecting a separate filter for each mode
D	Increases the number of frequencies that can be stored in memory

18. - T5A01

Electrical current is measured in which of the following units?

Select	Answer
A	Ohms
B	Watts
C	Amperes
D	Volts

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. - T5C06

What does the abbreviation “RF” mean?

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

21. - T5D08

What is the current through a 100-ohm resistor connected across 200 volts?

Select	Answer
A	2 amperes
B	0.5 amperes
C	100 amperes
D	20,000 amperes

22. - T6A12

What type of switch is represented by component 3 in figure T-2?

Select	Answer
A	Double-pole single-throw
B	Single-pole double-throw
C	Single-pole single-throw
D	Double-pole double-throw

23. - T6B10

Which of the following can provide power gain?

Select	Answer
A	Resistor
B	Transformer
C	Transistor
D	Reactor

24. - T6C11

What is component 4 in figure T-3?

Select	Answer
A	Dummy load
B	Transmitter
C	Antenna
D	Ground

25. - T6D07

Which of the following is commonly used as a visual indicator?

Select	Answer
A	LED
B	Bipolar transistor
C	FET
D	Zener diode

26. - T7A08

Which of the following describes combining speech with an RF carrier signal?

Select	Answer
A	Modulation
B	Oscillation
C	Impedance matching
D	Low-pass filtering

27. - T7B08

What should you do if something in a neighbor’s home is causing harmful interference to your amateur station?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Make sure your station meets the standards of good amateur practice
C	Work with your neighbor to identify the offending device
D	Politely inform your neighbor that FCC rules prohibit the use of devices that cause interference

28. - T7C03

What does a dummy load consist of?

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

29. - T7D06

Which of the following can damage a multimeter?

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

30. - T8A02

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

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

31. - T8B08

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

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

32. - T8C04

Which of the following is good procedure when contacting another station in a contest?

Select	Answer
A	Contact the station twice to be sure that you are in his log
B	Send only the minimum information needed for proper identification and the contest exchange
C	All these choices are correct
D	Sign only the last two letters of your call if there are many other stations calling

33. - T8D09

What is CW?

Select	Answer
A	A type of electromagnetic propagation
B	A digital mode used primarily on 2 meter FM
C	A technique for coil winding
D	Another name for a Morse code transmission

34. - T9A09

What is the approximate length, in inches, of a half-wavelength 6 meter dipole antenna?

Select	Answer
A	236
B	6
C	50
D	112

35. - T9B08

Which of the following is a source of loss in coaxial feed line?

Select	Answer
A	All these choices are correct
B	Water intrusion into coaxial connectors
C	Multiple connectors in the line
D	High SWR

Figure T-2

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