Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

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T7B09

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

T2A09

2. Which of the following indicates that a station is listening on a repeater and looking for a contact?

T1B12

3. Except for some specific restrictions, what is the maximum peak envelope power output for Technician class operators using frequencies above 30 MHz?

T4A03

4. Why are short, heavy-gauge wires used for a transceiver's DC power connection?

T0A01

5. Which of the following is a safety hazard of a 12-volt storage battery?

T1C10

6. How soon after passing the examination for your first amateur radio license may you transmit on the amateur radio bands?

T5A05

7. What is the electrical term for the force that causes electron flow?

T8C06

8. How is over the air access to IRLP nodes accomplished?

T2C02

9. Which of the following are typical duties of a Net Control Station?

T0C08

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

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T6C04

11. What is component 3 in figure T-1?

T8A04

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

T6B03

13. Which of these components can be used as an electronic switch?

T4B10

14. Which of the following receiver filter bandwidths provides the best signal-to-noise ratio for SSB reception?

T6A10

15. Which of the following battery chemistries is rechargeable?

T9B12

16. What is standing wave ratio (SWR)?

T0B05

17. What is the purpose of a safety wire through a turnbuckle used to tension guy lines?

T7A03

18. Which of the following is used to convert a signal from one frequency to another?

T3C03

19. What is a characteristic of VHF signals received via auroral backscatter?

T9A03

20. Which of the following describes a simple dipole oriented parallel to Earth's surface?

T1E08

21. Which of the following is an example of automatic control?

T5D12

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

T1D06

23. What, if any, are the restrictions concerning transmission of language that may be considered indecent or obscene?

T5C07

24. What is the abbreviation for megahertz?

T8B03

25. Which of the following are provided by satellite tracking programs?

T1A08

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

T7D10

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

T6D03

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

T3A11

29. Which region of the atmosphere can refract or bend HF and VHF radio waves?

T2B07

30. How can you join a digital repeater's "talkgroup"?

T8D07

31. Which of the following describes DMR?

T3B03

32. What are the two components of a radio wave?

T7C06

33. What does an SWR reading of 4:1 indicate?

T1F08

34. What is the definition of third party communications?

T5B12

35. Which is equal to 28400 kHz?