Practice Exam

T3B09

1. What frequency range is referred to as UHF?

• A. 300 to 3000 kHz
• B. 30 to 300 kHz
• C. 300 to 3000 MHz
• D. 30 to 300 MHz

T1E02

2. Who may be the control operator of a station communicating through an amateur satellite or space station?

• A. Only an Amateur Extra Class operator who is also an AMSAT member
• B. A General class or higher licensee with a satellite operator certification
• C. Any amateur allowed to transmit on the satellite uplink frequency
• D. Only an Amateur Extra Class operator

T2A04

3. What is an appropriate way to call another station on a repeater if you know the other station's call sign?

• A. Wait for the station to call CQ, then answer
• B. Say "CQ" three times, then the other station's call sign
• C. Say the station's call sign, then identify with your call sign
• D. Say "break, break," then say the station's call sign

T6D05

4. What type of circuit controls the amount of voltage from a power supply?

• A. Filter
• B. Phase inverter
• C. Regulator
• D. Oscillator

T0A09

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

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

T7C10

6. Why should the outer jacket of coaxial cable be resistant to ultraviolet light?

• A. Ultraviolet light can increase losses in the cable's jacket
• B. Ultraviolet and RF signals can mix, causing interference
• C. Ultraviolet resistant jackets prevent harmonic radiation
• D. Ultraviolet light can damage the jacket and allow water to enter the cable

T0B02

7. What is required when climbing an antenna tower?

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

T1A07

8. What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a space station?

• A. An amateur station using amateur radio satellites for relay of signals
• B. A manned satellite orbiting Earth
• C. An amateur station located more than 50 km above Earth's surface
• D. Any satellite orbiting Earth

T8D04

9. What type of transmission is indicated by the term "NTSC?"

• A. An analog fast-scan color TV signal
• B. A Normal Transmission mode in Static Circuit
• C. A special mode for satellite uplink
• D. A frame compression scheme for TV signals

T8C02

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

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

T8A07

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

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

T3C07

12. What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

• A. 6 meters
• B. 70 centimeters
• C. 33 centimeters
• D. 2 meters

T1D08

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

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

T2C01

14. When do FCC rules NOT apply to the operation of an amateur station?

• A. When operating under special ARES rules
• B. When operating under special FEMA rules
• C. When operating a RACES station
• D. FCC rules always apply

T1C10

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

• A. Immediately on receiving your Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE)
• B. As soon as you receive your license in the mail from the FCC
• C. As soon as your operator/station license grant appears on the ARRL website
• D. As soon as your operator/station license grant appears in the FCC's license database

T4B01

16. What is the effect of excessive microphone gain on SSB transmissions?

• A. Increased SWR
• B. Frequency instability
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. Distorted transmitted audio

T5B06

17. Which is equal to 3000 milliamperes?

• A. 3,000,000 amperes
• B. 0.003 amperes
• C. 3 amperes
• D. 0.3 amperes

T7A03

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

• A. Mixer
• B. Amplifier
• C. Phase splitter
• D. Inverter

T1B09

19. Why should you not set your transmit frequency to be exactly at the edge of an amateur band or sub-band?

• A. To allow for calibration error in the transmitter frequency display
• B. So that modulation sidebands do not extend beyond the band edge
• C. To allow for transmitter frequency drift
• D. All these choices are correct

T8B10

20. What is a LEO satellite?

• A. A satellite in low energy operation mode
• B. A satellite in low earth orbit
• C. A highly elliptical orbit satellite
• D. A sun synchronous satellite

T0C06

21. Which of the following is an acceptable method to determine whether your station complies with FCC RF exposure regulations?

• A. By calculation based on computer modeling
• B. By calculation based on FCC OET Bulletin 65
• C. By measurement of field strength using calibrated equipment
• D. All these choices are correct

T3A12

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

• A. Range increase
• B. Deflection
• C. There is little effect
• D. Absorption

T4A02

23. Which of the following should be considered when selecting an accessory SWR meter?

• A. All these choices are correct
• B. The distance that the meter will be located from the antenna
• C. The frequency and power level at which the measurements will be made
• D. The types of modulation being used at the station

T7D02

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

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

T1F09

25. What type of amateur station simultaneously retransmits the signal of another amateur station on a different channel or channels?

• A. Message forwarding station
• B. Beacon station
• C. Earth station
• D. Repeater station

T6B03

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

• A. Varistor
• B. Transistor
• C. Potentiometer
• D. Thermistor

T9B11

27. Which of the following types of feed line has the lowest loss at VHF and UHF?

• A. Air-insulated hardline
• B. 75-ohm flexible coax
• C. Multi-conductor unbalanced cable
• D. 50-ohm flexible coax

T6C01

28. What is the name of an electrical wiring diagram that uses standard component symbols?

• A. Flow chart
• B. Schematic
• C. Connector pinout
• D. Bill of materials

T6A12

29. What type of switch is represented by component 3 in figure T-2?

• A. Single-pole single-throw
• B. Double-pole single-throw
• C. Double-pole double-throw
• D. Single-pole double-throw

T2B05

30. What would cause your FM transmission audio to be distorted on voice peaks?

• A. Your transmit power is too high
• B. Your repeater offset is inverted
• C. You need to talk louder
• D. You are talking too loudly

T9A03

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

• A. A horizontally polarized antenna
• B. A ground-wave antenna
• C. A vertically polarized antenna
• D. A travelling-wave antenna

T5A12

32. What describes the number of times per second that an alternating current makes a complete cycle?

• A. Wavelength
• B. Speed
• C. Frequency
• D. Pulse rate

T5D13

33. In which type of circuit is DC current the same through all components?

• A. Parallel
• B. Resonant
• C. Series
• D. Branch

T5C05

34. What is the unit of impedance?

• A. The volt
• B. The ohm
• C. The coulomb
• D. The ampere

T7B05

35. How can fundamental overload of a non-amateur radio or TV receiver by an amateur signal be reduced or eliminated?

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