Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

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T5D01

1. What formula is used to calculate current in a circuit?

T9B11

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

T6B10

3. Which of the following can provide power gain?

T3B05

4. What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

T0A03

5. In the United States, what circuit does black wire insulation indicate in a three-wire 120 V cable?

T8C07

6. What is Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)?

T2C05

7. What does the term "traffic" refer to in net operation?

T5B13

8. Which is equal to 2425 MHz?

T1D11

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

T6A04

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

T1B03

11. Which frequency is in the 6 meter amateur band?

T4A03

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

T7B05

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

T5C13

14. What is the abbreviation for kilohertz?

T8D07

15. Which of the following describes DMR?

T4B02

16. Which of the following can be used to enter a transceiver's operating frequency?

T7D11

17. Which of the following precautions should be taken when measuring in-circuit resistance with an ohmmeter?

T9A07

18. What is a disadvantage of using a handheld VHF transceiver with a flexible antenna inside a vehicle?

T0B03

19. Under what circumstances is it safe to climb a tower without a helper or observer?

T2A06

20. Which of the following is required when making on-the-air test transmissions?

T1F01

21. When must the station and its records be available for FCC inspection?

T3C06

22. What type of propagation is responsible for allowing over-the-horizon VHF and UHF communications to ranges of approximately 300 miles on a regular basis?

T3A11

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

T2B12

24. What is the purpose of the color code used on DMR repeater systems?

T1C08

25. What is the normal term for an FCC-issued amateur radio license?

T5A02

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

T6C12

27. Which of the following is accurately represented in electrical schematics?

T8B01

28. What telemetry information is typically transmitted by satellite beacons?

T0C02

29. At which of the following frequencies does maximum permissible exposure have the lowest value?

T1A05

30. What proves that the FCC has issued an operator/primary license grant?

T6D01

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

T8A07

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

T1E02

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

T7A02

34. What is a transceiver?

T7C02

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