Practice Exam

T3B08

1. What frequency range is referred to as VHF?

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

T2B04

2. Which of the following could be the reason you are unable to access a repeater whose output you can hear?

• A. You are using the wrong DCS code
• B. You are using the wrong CTCSS tone
• C. Improper transceiver offset
• D. All these choices are correct

T7B10

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

• A. Your batteries are running low
• B. Your transmitter is slightly off frequency
• C. You are in a bad location
• D. All these choices are correct

T2C09

4. Are amateur station control operators ever permitted to operate outside the frequency privileges of their license class?

• A. Yes, but only when part of a FEMA emergency plan
• B. Yes, but only when part of a RACES emergency plan
• C. No
• D. Yes, but only in situations involving the immediate safety of human life or protection of property

T1D01

5. With which countries are FCC-licensed amateur radio stations prohibited from exchanging communications?

• A. Any country whose administration has notified the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) that it objects to such communications
• B. Any country banned from such communications by the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)
• C. Any country whose administration has notified the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that it objects to such communications
• D. Any country banned from making such communications by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL)

T3A09

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

• A. Both the transmitting and receiving antennas must be of the same polarization
• B. FM voice is unusable
• C. Either vertically or horizontally polarized antennas may be used for transmission or reception
• D. Digital modes are unusable

T5A08

7. Which of the following is a good electrical insulator?

• A. Aluminum
• B. Mercury
• C. Glass
• D. Copper

T6A11

8. Which of the following battery chemistries is not rechargeable?

• A. Lithium-ion
• B. Carbon-zinc
• C. Lead-acid
• D. Nickel-cadmium

T6C04

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

• A. Lamp
• B. Ground symbol
• C. Resistor
• D. Transistor

T6B03

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

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

T0B02

11. What is required when climbing an antenna tower?

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

T4A10

12. What function is performed with a transceiver and a digital mode hot spot?

• A. High-speed digital communications for meteor scatter
• B. Communication using digital voice or data systems via the internet
• C. RTTY encoding and decoding without a computer
• D. FT8 digital communications via AFSK

T9B09

13. What can cause erratic changes in SWR?

• A. Over-modulation
• B. Loose connection in the antenna or feed line
• C. Local thunderstorm
• D. Overload from a strong local station

T6D01

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

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

T8B11

15. Who may receive telemetry from a space station?

• A. Anyone
• B. A licensed radio amateur who has registered for an access code from AMSAT
• C. A licensed radio amateur with a transmitter equipped for interrogating the satellite
• D. A licensed radio amateur who has been certified by the protocol developer

T8C10

16. What is required before using the EchoLink system?

• A. Purchase a license to use the EchoLink software
• B. All these choices are correct
• C. Complete the required EchoLink training
• D. Register your call sign and provide proof of license

T5B13

17. Which is equal to 2425 MHz?

• A. 0.002425 GHz
• B. 2.425 GHz
• C. 2425 GHz
• D. 24.25 GHz

T1B05

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

• A. Fast-scan television only
• B. Emergency traffic only
• C. Spread spectrum only
• D. Fixed digital message forwarding systems only

T7A03

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

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

T1E02

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

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

T1C01

21. For which license classes are new licenses currently available from the FCC?

• A. Novice, Technician, General, Amateur Extra
• B. Technician, General, Amateur Extra
• C. Novice, Technician Plus, General, Advanced
• D. Technician, Technician Plus, General, Amateur Extra

T0A09

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

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

T7D07

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

• A. All these choices are correct
• B. Voltage and resistance
• C. Impedance and reactance
• D. Signal strength and noise

T7C04

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

• A. Zero
• B. Full Scale
• C. 1:1
• D. 50:50

T1A08

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

• A. Frequency Spectrum Manager appointed by the FCC
• B. International Telecommunication Union
• C. Volunteer Frequency Coordinator recognized by local amateurs
• D. FCC Regional Field Office

T2A05

26. How should you respond to a station calling CQ?

• A. Transmit the other station's call sign followed by your call sign
• B. Transmit a signal report followed by your call sign
• C. Transmit "CQ" followed by the other station's call sign
• D. Transmit your call sign followed by the other station's call sign

T0C01

27. What type of radiation are radio signals?

• A. Alpha radiation
• B. Gamma radiation
• C. Non-ionizing radiation
• D. Ionizing radiation

T5C03

28. What describes the ability to store energy in a magnetic field?

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

T3C04

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

T5D03

30. What formula is used to calculate resistance in a circuit?

• A. R = E x I
• B. R = E + I
• C. R = E - I
• D. R = E / I

T1F04

31. What language may you use for identification when operating in a phone sub-band?

• A. English
• B. Any language recognized by the ITU
• C. Any language recognized by the United Nations
• D. English, French, or Spanish

T4B07

32. What does a DMR "code plug" contain?

• A. The DMR software version
• B. Your call sign in CW for automatic identification
• C. The codec for digitizing audio
• D. Access information for repeaters and talkgroups

T8D05

33. Which of the following is an application of APRS?

• A. Providing voice over internet connection between repeaters
• B. Providing real-time tactical digital communications in conjunction with a map showing the locations of stations
• C. Showing automatically the number of packets transmitted via PACTOR during a specific time interval
• D. Providing information on the number of stations signed into a repeater

T9A05

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

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

T8A05

35. Which of the following types of signal has the narrowest bandwidth?

• A. CW
• B. SSB voice
• C. FM voice
• D. Slow-scan TV