Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

T8D06

1. What does the abbreviation "PSK" mean?

T0A07

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

T1A02

3. Which agency regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the United States?

T2B11

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

T0C08

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

T1B05

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

T5C09

7. How much power is delivered by a voltage of 13.8 volts DC and a current of 10 amperes?

T0B06

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

T1F02

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

T5B02

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

T8C04

11. Which of the following is good procedure when contacting another station in a contest?

T5D07

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

T6A04

13. What electrical component stores energy in an electric field?

T9A10

14. In which direction does a half-wave dipole antenna radiate the strongest signal?

T3A01

15. Why do VHF signal strengths sometimes vary greatly when the antenna is moved only a few feet?

T4A06

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

T6B10

17. Which of the following can provide power gain?

T6D06

18. What component changes 120 V AC power to a lower AC voltage for other uses?

T4B08

19. What is the advantage of having multiple receive bandwidth choices on a multimode transceiver?

T1E10

20. Which of the following is an example of remote control as defined in Part 97?

T8B10

21. What is a LEO satellite?

T9B08

22. Which of the following is a source of loss in coaxial feed line?

T3C11

23. Why is the radio horizon for VHF and UHF signals more distant than the visual horizon?

T2C01

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

T3B04

25. What is the velocity of a radio wave traveling through free space?

T1C06

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

T7B10

27. What might be a problem if you receive a report that your audio signal through an FM repeater is distorted or unintelligible?

T7D07

28. Which of the following measurements are made using a multimeter?

T1D10

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

T2A12

30. What should you do before calling CQ?

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T6C11

31. What is component 4 in figure T-3?

T8A10

32. What is the approximate bandwidth of AM fast-scan TV transmissions?

T5A04

33. What are the units of electrical resistance?

T7A06

34. What device converts the RF input and output of a transceiver to another band?

T7C04

35. What reading on an SWR meter indicates a perfect impedance match between the antenna and the feed line?