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. - T0A09

What should be done to all external ground rods or earth connections?

Select	Answer
A	Keep them as far apart as possible
B	Waterproof them with silicone caulk or electrical tape
C	Bond them together with heavy wire or conductive strap
D	Tune them for resonance on the lowest frequency of operation

2. - T0B02

What is required when climbing an antenna tower?

Select	Answer
A	Have sufficient training on safe tower climbing techniques
B	Always wear an approved climbing harness
C	Use appropriate tie-off to the tower at all times
D	All these choices are correct

3. - T0C07

What hazard is created by touching an antenna during a transmission?

Select	Answer
A	Radiation poisoning
B	RF burn to skin
C	Electrocution
D	All these choices are correct

4. - T1A08

Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations?

Select	Answer
A	Volunteer Frequency Coordinator recognized by local amateurs
B	Frequency Spectrum Manager appointed by the FCC
C	International Telecommunication Union
D	FCC Regional Field Office

5. - T1B01

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

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

6. - T1C01

For which license classes are new licenses currently available from the FCC?

Select	Answer
A	Novice, Technician Plus, General, Advanced
B	Novice, Technician, General, Amateur Extra
C	Technician, Technician Plus, General, Amateur Extra
D	Technician, General, Amateur Extra

7. - T1D08

In which of the following circumstances may the control operator of an amateur station receive compensation for operating that station?

Select	Answer
A	When the communication is made to obtain emergency information for a local broadcast station
B	All these choices are correct
C	When the communication is related to the sale of amateur equipment by the control operator's employer
D	When the communication is incidental to classroom instruction at an educational institution

8. - T1E04

What determines the transmitting frequency privileges of an amateur station?

Select	Answer
A	The highest class of operator license held by anyone on the premises
B	The frequency authorized by the frequency coordinator
C	The frequencies printed on the license grant
D	The class of operator license held by the control operator

9. - T1F06

Which of the following self-assigned indicators are acceptable when using a phone transmission?

Select	Answer
A	KL7CC slash W3
B	KL7CC slant W3
C	All these choices are correct
D	KL7CC stroke W3

10. - T2A12

What should you do before calling CQ?

Select	Answer
A	Make sure you are authorized to use that frequency
B	All these choices are correct
C	Ask if the frequency is in use
D	Listen first to be sure that no one else is using the frequency

11. - T2B01

How is a VHF/UHF transceiver’s “reverse” function used?

Select	Answer
A	To increase power output
B	To reduce power output
C	To listen on a repeater’s input frequency
D	To listen on a repeater’s output frequency

12. - T2C05

What does the term “traffic” refer to in net operation?

Select	Answer
A	Messages exchanged by net stations
B	Operation by mobile or portable stations
C	The number of stations checking in and out of a net
D	Requests to activate the net by a served agency

13. - T3A12

What is the effect of fog and rain on signals in the 10 meter and 6 meter bands?

Select	Answer
A	Deflection
B	Range increase
C	Absorption
D	There is little effect

14. - T3B09

What frequency range is referred to as UHF?

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

15. - T3C08

What causes tropospheric ducting?

Select	Answer
A	Updrafts from hurricanes and tornadoes
B	Temperature inversions in the atmosphere
C	Discharges of lightning during electrical storms
D	Sunspots and solar flares

16. - T4A07

Which of the following connections is made between a computer and a transceiver to use computer software when operating digital modes?

Select	Answer
A	Computer “line out” to transceiver push-to-talk
B	Computer “line in” to transceiver push-to-talk
C	Computer “line out” to transceiver speaker connector
D	Computer “line in” to transceiver speaker connector

17. - T4B05

What does the scanning function of an FM transceiver do?

Select	Answer
A	Checks incoming signal deviation
B	Checks for messages left on a digital bulletin board
C	Tunes through a range of frequencies to check for activity
D	Prevents interference to nearby repeaters

18. - T5A04

What are the units of electrical resistance?

Select	Answer
A	Coulombs
B	Siemens
C	Mhos
D	Ohms

19. - T5B06

Which is equal to 3000 milliamperes?

Select	Answer
A	0.3 amperes
B	3 amperes
C	3,000,000 amperes
D	0.003 amperes

20. - T5C12

What is impedance?

Select	Answer
A	The power handling capability of a component
B	The inverse of resistance
C	The Q or Quality Factor of a component
D	The opposition to AC current flow

21. - T5D12

What is the voltage across a 10-ohm resistor if a current of 2 amperes flows through it?

Select	Answer
A	0.2 volts
B	12 volts
C	20 volts
D	8 volts

22. - T6A03

What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

Select	Answer
A	Field strength
B	Inductance
C	Resistance
D	Capacitance

23. - T6B02

What electronic component allows current to flow in only one direction?

Select	Answer
A	Diode
B	Fuse
C	Driven element
D	Resistor

24. - T6C10

What is component 3 in figure T-3?

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

25. - T6D04

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

Select	Answer
A	Potentiometer
B	Relay
C	Transistor
D	Meter

26. - T7A10

What device increases the transmitted output power from a transceiver?

Select	Answer
A	An impedance network
B	All these choices are correct
C	A voltage divider
D	An RF power amplifier

27. - T7B02

What would cause a broadcast AM or FM radio to receive an amateur radio transmission unintentionally?

Select	Answer
A	The deviation of an FM transmitter is set too low
B	The microphone gain of the transmitter is turned up too high
C	The receiver is unable to reject strong signals outside the AM or FM band
D	The audio amplifier of the transmitter is overloaded

28. - T7C03

What does a dummy load consist of?

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

29. - T7D06

Which of the following can damage a multimeter?

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

30. - T8A07

What is a characteristic of single sideband (SSB) compared to FM?

Select	Answer
A	SSB signals are less susceptible to interference
B	SSB signals are easier to tune in correctly
C	SSB signals have narrower bandwidth
D	All these choices are correct

31. - T8B07

What is Doppler shift in reference to satellite communications?

Select	Answer
A	A mode where the satellite receives signals on one band and transmits on another
B	An observed change in signal frequency caused by relative motion between the satellite and Earth station
C	A change in the satellite orbit
D	A special digital communications mode for some satellites

32. - T8C02

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

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

33. - T8D12

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

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

34. - T9A10

In which direction does a half-wave dipole antenna radiate the strongest signal?

Select	Answer
A	Off the ends of the antenna
B	Broadside to the antenna
C	In the direction of the feed line
D	Equally in all directions

35. - T9B12

What is standing wave ratio (SWR)?

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

Figure T-3