Practice Exam

T1B11

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

• A. 10 watts
• B. 200 watts
• C. 100 watts
• D. 50 watts

T0B11

2. Which of the following establishes grounding requirements for an amateur radio tower or antenna?

• A. FCC Part 97 rules
• B. Local electrical codes
• C. FAA tower lighting regulations
• D. UL recommended practices

T1E06

3. When, other than during an emergency, may a Technician class licensee be the control operator of a station operating in an Amateur Extra Class band segment?

• A. At no time
• B. When using a club station whose trustee holds an Amateur Extra Class license
• C. When designated as the control operator by an Amateur Extra Class licensee
• D. As part of a multi-operator contest team

T3A06

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

• A. Rapid flutter on mobile signals due to multipath propagation
• B. Alternating transmissions during a net operation
• C. Interference from cable TV in the form of carriers at fixed intervals across the band
• D. A type of ground system used with vertical antennas

T6A01

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

• A. Transformer
• B. Inverter
• C. Inductor
• D. Resistor

T7A11

6. What is the function of the Variable Frequency Oscillator (VFO) circuit in a transceiver?

• A. Set the receive and transmit frequency
• B. Provide automatic frequency control
• C. Inject a variable frequency to allow CW reception
• D. Generate and demodulate single sideband signals

T2B01

7. What is the purpose of the reverse function on a VHF/UHF transceiver?

• A. To listen on a repeater's output frequency
• B. To reduce power output
• C. To increase power output
• D. To listen on a repeater's input frequency

T2A11

8. What term describes an amateur station that is transmitting and receiving on the same frequency?

• A. Full duplex
• B. Diplex
• C. Simplex
• D. Multiplex

T9B02

9. What is the most common impedance of coaxial cables used in amateur radio?

• A. 600 ohms
• B. 12 ohms
• C. 8 ohms
• D. 50 ohms

T8C06

10. How is over the air access to Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP) nodes accomplished?

• A. By entering the proper internet password
• B. By obtaining a password that is sent via voice to the node
• C. By using Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) signals
• D. By using Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) tone codes

T4A12

11. What is an electronic keyer?

• A. A device that assists in manual sending of Morse code
• B. An interlock to prevent unauthorized use of a radio
• C. A device for switching antennas from transmit to receive
• D. A device for voice activated switching from receive to transmit

T1C07

12. How long before the expiration date may an amateur radio license renewal be requested?

• A. 1 year
• B. 6 months
• C. 90 days
• D. 30 days

T5D07

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

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

T1F02

14. How often must you identify with your FCC-assigned call sign when using tactical call signs such as "Race Headquarters"?

• A. At the end of every transmission
• B. Once every hour
• C. At least every 10 minutes during and at the end of a communication
• D. Never, the tactical call is sufficient

T3B02

15. What property of a radio wave defines its polarization?

• A. The orientation of the magnetic field
• B. The orientation of the electric field
• C. The ratio of the velocity to the wavelength
• D. The ratio of the energy in the magnetic field to the energy in the electric field

T7B05

16. Which of the following might reduce interference by an amateur station to a non-amateur over-the-air radio receiver?

• A. Block the interfering signal with a filter on the amateur transmitter
• B. Block the amateur signal with a filter at the antenna input of the affected receiver
• C. Switch the transmitter to a narrow-band mode
• D. Switch the transmitter from FM to SSB

T7D06

17. Which of the following can damage a multimeter?

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

T0A10

18. What hazard exists when rapidly charging or discharging an unprotected battery?

• A. Excess output ripple
• B. Overvoltage
• C. Overheating or out-gassing
• D. Electric shock

T6D01

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

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

T3C04

20. Which of the following types of propagation is most commonly associated with occasional strong signals on the 10-, 6-, and 2-meter bands from beyond the radio horizon?

• A. Gray-line propagation
• B. Backscatter
• C. Sporadic E
• D. D region absorption

T8B05

21. What is a satellite beacon?

• A. A transmission from a satellite that contains status information
• B. An indicator light that shows where to point your antenna
• C. A reflective surface on the satellite
• D. The primary transmit antenna on the satellite

T8A06

22. Which sideband is normally used for 10-meter HF, VHF, and UHF single-sideband communications?

• A. Upper sideband
• B. Lower sideband
• C. Suppressed sideband
• D. Inverted sideband

T6B12

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

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

T1A06

24. On which of the following HF frequencies can automatically controlled amateur propagation beacons be found?

• A. Anywhere in the Technician portion of 10 meters
• B. Anywhere, if they are registered with the FCC
• C. In a specific portion of each of the HF Technician bands
• D. On ten meters, between 28.200 MHz and 28.300 MHz

T0C13

25. Who is responsible for ensuring that no person is exposed to RF energy above the FCC exposure limits?

• A. The local zoning board
• B. The FCC
• C. Anyone who is near an antenna
• D. The station licensee

T5A01

26. Electrical current is measured in which of the following units?

• A. Watts
• B. Volts
• C. Amperes
• D. Ohms

T5B02

27. Which is equal to 1,500,000 hertz?

• A. 1500 kHz
• B. 1500 MHz
• C. 150 kHz
• D. 15 GHz

T6C03

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

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

T1D11

29. When may an amateur station transmit without identifying on the air?

• A. When transmitting signals to control model craft
• B. When the transmissions are of a brief nature to make station adjustments
• C. When the transmissions are unmodulated
• D. When the transmitted power level is below 0.1 watt

T5C01

30. What describes the ability to store energy in an electric field?

• A. Resistance
• B. Inductance
• C. Capacitance
• D. Frequency

T9A05

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

• A. Lengthening it
• B. Shortening it
• C. Inserting coils in series with radiating wires
• D. Adding capacitive loading to the ends of the radiating wires

T8D03

32. What kind of data can be transmitted by APRS?

• A. GPS position data
• B. All these choices are correct
• C. Weather data
• D. Text messages

T7C02

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

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

T4B09

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

• A. By retrieving the frequencies from transceiver memory
• B. By inserting a five-pin, pre-programmed code plug
• C. By enabling the group's CTCSS tone
• D. By entering the group's identification code

T2C07

35. Which of the following is standard practice when you participate in a net?

• A. Record the time of each of your transmissions
• B. When first responding to the net control station, transmit your call sign, name, and address as in the FCC database
• C. Unless you are reporting an emergency, transmit only when directed by the net control station
• D. All these choices are correct