Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician

T8C07

1. What is Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)?

T5B11

2. Which decibel value represents a power increase from 20 watts to 200 watts?

T8A07

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

T4B02

4. Which of the following can be used to enter a transceiver's operating frequency?

T1C06

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

T1A05

6. What proves that the FCC has issued an operator/primary license grant?

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T6C08

7. What is component 9 in figure T-2?

T6D03

8. Which of the following is a reason to use shielded wire?

T7C01

9. What is the primary purpose of a dummy load?

T7B07

10. Which of the following can reduce overload of a VHF transceiver by a nearby commercial FM station?

T6A01

11. What electrical component opposes the flow of current in a DC circuit?

T3B05

12. What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

T0C04

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

T1B05

14. How may amateurs use the 219 to 220 MHz segment of 1.25 meter band?

T8B12

15. Which of the following is a way to determine whether your satellite uplink power is neither too low nor too high?

T3A09

16. Which of the following results from the fact that signals propagated by the ionosphere are elliptically polarized?

T2B09

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

T3C08

18. What causes tropospheric ducting?

T2C11

19. What is meant by "check" in a radiogram header?

T1F05

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

T6B01

21. Which is true about forward voltage drop in a diode?

T7D10

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

T0A07

23. Where should a lightning arrester be installed in a coaxial feed line?

T7A10

24. What device increases the transmitted output power from a transceiver?

T5D12

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

T9B10

26. What is the electrical difference between RG-58 and RG-213 coaxial cable?

T9A05

27. Which of the following increases the resonant frequency of a dipole antenna?

T5A02

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

T1D10

29. How does the FCC define broadcasting for the Amateur Radio Service?

T0B06

30. What is the minimum safe distance from a power line to allow when installing an antenna?

T2A03

31. What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 70 cm band?

T4A06

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

T5C04

33. What is the unit of inductance?

T8D11

34. What is an ARQ transmission system?

T1E05

35. What is an amateur station's control point?