Practice Exam

T1D07

1. What types of amateur stations can automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations?

• A. Auxiliary, beacon, or Earth stations
• B. Beacon, repeater, or space stations
• C. Earth, repeater, or space stations
• D. Repeater, auxiliary, or space stations

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2. When must the station and its records be available for FCC inspection?

• A. At any time ten days after notification by the FCC of such an inspection
• B. Only when presented with a valid warrant by an FCC official or government agent
• C. At any time after written notification by the FCC of such inspection
• D. At any time upon request by an FCC representative

T7D02

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

• A. In quadrature
• B. In phase
• C. In parallel
• D. In series

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4. Electrical power is measured in which of the following units?

• A. Watt-hours
• B. Amperes
• C. Volts
• D. Watts

T1B06

5. On which HF bands does a Technician class operator have phone privileges?

• A. 80 meter, 40 meter, 15 meter, and 10 meter bands
• B. 10 meter band only
• C. 30 meter band only
• D. None

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6. How many operator/primary station license grants may be held by any one person?

• A. No more than two
• B. One
• C. One for each permanent station location from which the person plans to operate
• D. One for each band on which the person plans to operate

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

• A. Driven element
• B. Fuse
• C. Diode
• D. Resistor

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8. What should be the first step to resolve non-fiber optic cable TV interference caused by your amateur radio transmission?

• A. Add a low-pass filter to the TV antenna input
• B. Be sure all TV feed line coaxial connectors are installed properly
• C. Add a high-pass filter to the TV antenna input
• D. Add a preamplifier to the TV antenna input

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9. How should you respond to a station calling CQ?

• A. Transmit the other station's call sign followed by your call sign
• B. Transmit your call sign followed by the other station's call sign
• C. Transmit "CQ" followed by the other station's call sign
• D. Transmit a signal report followed by your call sign

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10. What type of electrical component stores energy in a magnetic field?

• A. Diode
• B. Inductor
• C. Capacitor
• D. Varistor

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11. What is the meaning of the term "picket fencing"?

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

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12. How are the transceiver audio input and output connected in a station configured to operate using FT8?

• A. To a computer running a terminal program and connected to a terminal node controller unit
• B. To an FT8 conversion unit, a keyboard, and a computer monitor
• C. To the audio input and output of a computer running WSJT-X software
• D. To a computer connected to the FT8converter.com website

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13. What is component 2 in figure T-1?

• A. Transistor
• B. Indicator lamp
• C. Connector
• D. Resistor

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14. What operating activity involves contacting as many stations as possible during a specified period?

• A. Contesting
• B. Public service events
• C. Net operations
• D. Simulated emergency exercises

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15. Which of the following is a digital communications mode?

• A. FT8
• B. All these choices are correct
• C. Packet radio
• D. IEEE 802.11

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16. What can cause erratic changes in SWR?

• A. Local thunderstorm
• B. Overload from a strong local station
• C. Loose connection in the antenna or feed line
• D. Over-modulation

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17. What is the normal term for an FCC-issued amateur radio license?

• A. Ten years
• B. Five years
• C. Eight years
• D. Life

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18. What is a way to enable quick access to a favorite frequency or channel on your transceiver?

• A. Store it in a memory channel
• B. Enable the frequency offset
• C. Enable the VOX
• D. Use the scan mode to select the desired frequency

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19. What hazard is caused by charging or discharging a battery too quickly?

• A. Overheating or out-gassing
• B. Inverse memory effect
• C. Excess output ripple
• D. Half-wave rectification

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20. Which is equal to 1,000,000 picofarads?

• A. 1000 microfarads
• B. 1,000,000,000 microfarads
• C. 0.001 microfarads
• D. 1 microfarad

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21. What is RACES?

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

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22. What is required when climbing an antenna tower?

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

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23. What type of propagation is responsible for allowing over-the-horizon VHF and UHF communications to ranges of approximately 300 miles on a regular basis?

• A. F2 region refraction
• B. D region refraction
• C. Tropospheric ducting
• D. Faraday rotation

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24. Which Q signal indicates that you are changing frequency?

• A. QRZ
• B. QSY
• C. QRU
• D. QSL

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25. In addition to frequency, which of the following is used to identify amateur radio bands?

• A. Channel numbers
• B. Traditional letter/number designators
• C. The approximate wavelength in meters
• D. All these choices are correct

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26. Which of the following are inputs to a satellite tracking program?

• A. The last observed time of zero Doppler shift
• B. All these choices are correct
• C. The Keplerian elements
• D. The satellite transmitted power

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27. What is impedance?

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

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28. What factors affect the RF exposure of people near an amateur station antenna?

• A. Distance from the antenna to a person
• B. Frequency and power level of the RF field
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. Radiation pattern of the antenna

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29. When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper operation of the station?

• A. The control operator and the station licensee
• B. All licensed amateurs who are present at the operation
• C. Only the station licensee
• D. Only the control operator

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30. What is the current in a circuit with an applied voltage of 120 volts and a resistance of 80 ohms?

• A. 0.667 amperes
• B. 9600 amperes
• C. 200 amperes
• D. 1.5 amperes

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

• A. Harmonic distortion
• B. Selectivity
• C. Discrimination ratio
• D. Sensitivity

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

• A. 236
• B. 50
• C. 6
• D. 112

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

• A. An antenna analyzer
• B. A VTVM
• C. A Q meter
• D. A frequency counter

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34. Which of the following devices or circuits changes an alternating current into a varying direct current signal?

• A. Amplifier
• B. Rectifier
• C. Transformer
• D. Reflector

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35. Which type of modulation is commonly used for VHF and UHF voice repeaters?

• A. SSB
• B. PSK
• C. AM
• D. FM or PM