Practice Exam

T3B01

1. What is the relationship between the electric and magnetic fields of an electromagnetic wave?

• A. They revolve in opposite directions
• B. They travel at different speeds
• C. They are at right angles
• D. They are in parallel

T7A07

2. What is the function of a transceiver's PTT input?

• A. Provides a transmit tuning tone when grounded
• B. Switches transceiver from receive to transmit when grounded
• C. Input for a preamplifier tuning tone
• D. Input for a key used to send CW

T2B02

3. What term describes the use of a sub-audible tone transmitted along with normal voice audio to open the squelch of a receiver?

• A. Tone burst
• B. Carrier squelch
• C. CTCSS
• D. DTMF

T0C06

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

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

T6A11

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

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

T2A09

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

• A. The station's call sign followed by the word "monitoring"
• B. The repeater call sign followed by the station's call sign
• C. "CQ CQ" followed by the repeater's call sign
• D. "QSY" followed by your call sign

T5C07

7. What is the abbreviation for megahertz?

• A. MH
• B. MHz
• C. mh
• D. Mhz

T3C05

8. Which of the following effects may allow radio signals to travel beyond obstructions between the transmitting and receiving stations?

• A. Doppler shift
• B. Knife-edge diffraction
• C. Quantum tunneling
• D. Faraday rotation

T7B10

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

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

T4A09

10. How can you determine the length of time that equipment can be powered from a battery?

• A. Divide the battery ampere-hour rating by the average current draw of the equipment
• B. Multiply the watts per hour consumed by the equipment by the battery power rating
• C. Multiply the square of the current rating of the battery by the input resistance of the equipment
• D. Divide the watt-hour rating of the battery by the peak power consumption of the equipment

T5D02

11. What formula is used to calculate voltage in a circuit?

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

T0A07

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

• A. At the ac power service panel
• B. At the output connector of a transceiver
• C. On a grounded panel near where feed lines enter the building
• D. At the antenna feed point

T8C10

13. What is required before using the EchoLink system?

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

T2C02

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

• A. Choose the regular net meeting time and frequency
• B. Call the net to order and direct communications between stations checking in
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. Ensure that all stations checking into the net are properly licensed for operation on the net frequency

T3A06

15. What is the meaning of the term "picket fencing"?

• A. A type of ground system used with vertical antennas
• B. Rapid flutter on mobile signals due to multipath propagation
• C. Local vs long-distance communications
• D. Alternating transmissions during a net operation

T1F06

16. Which of the following self-assigned indicators are acceptable when using a phone transmission?

• A. KL7CC stroke W3
• B. KL7CC slant W3
• C. KL7CC slash W3
• D. All these choices are correct

T9A08

17. What is the approximate length, in inches, of a quarter-wavelength vertical antenna for 146 MHz?

• A. 112
• B. 12
• C. 50
• D. 19

T4B11

18. Which of the following must be programmed into a D-STAR digital transceiver before transmitting?

• A. The codec type being used
• B. Your call sign
• C. Your output power
• D. All these choices are correct

T1E10

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

• A. Controlling a model aircraft, boat, or car by amateur radio
• B. Repeater operation
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. Operating the station over the internet

T1D11

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

• A. When the transmitted power level is below 1 watt
• B. When the transmissions are of a brief nature to make station adjustments
• C. When the transmissions are unmodulated
• D. When transmitting signals to control model craft

T8B08

21. What is meant by the statement that a satellite is operating in U/V mode?

• A. The satellite frequencies are usually variable
• B. The satellite uplink is in the 70 centimeter band and the downlink is in the 2 meter band
• C. The satellite uplink is in the 15 meter band and the downlink is in the 10 meter band
• D. The satellite operates using ultraviolet frequencies

T8A10

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

• A. About 1 MHz
• B. More than 10 MHz
• C. About 6 MHz
• D. About 3 MHz

T7C03

23. What does a dummy load consist of?

• A. A high-gain amplifier and a TR switch
• B. A non-inductive resistor mounted on a heat sink
• C. A 50-ohm reactance used to terminate a transmission line
• D. A low-voltage power supply and a DC relay

T0B01

24. Which of the following is good practice when installing ground wires on a tower for lightning protection?

• A. Put a drip loop in the ground connection to prevent water damage to the ground system
• B. Make sure all ground wire bends are right angles
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. Ensure that connections are short and direct

T9B08

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

• A. All these choices are correct
• B. Water intrusion into coaxial connectors
• C. Multiple connectors in the line
• D. High SWR

T6D04

26. Which of the following displays an electrical quantity as a numeric value?

• A. Transistor
• B. Potentiometer
• C. Meter
• D. Relay

T7D07

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

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

T1C01

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

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

T1B01

29. Which of the following frequency ranges are available for phone operation by Technician licensees?

• A. 28.500 MHz to 28.600 MHz
• B. 28.100 MHz to 28.300 MHz
• C. 28.300 MHz to 28.500 MHz
• D. 28.050 MHz to 28.150 MHz

T6C06

30. What is component 6 in figure T-2?

• A. Capacitor
• B. Resistor
• C. Transistor
• D. Regulator IC

T8D09

31. What is CW?

• A. Another name for a Morse code transmission
• B. A type of electromagnetic propagation
• C. A technique for coil winding
• D. A digital mode used primarily on 2 meter FM

T6B10

32. Which of the following can provide power gain?

• A. Reactor
• B. Transistor
• C. Transformer
• D. Resistor

T5B09

33. Which decibel value most closely represents a power increase from 5 watts to 10 watts?

• A. 2 dB
• B. 3 dB
• C. 10 dB
• D. 5 dB

T5A02

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

• A. Amperes
• B. Watts
• C. Volts
• D. Watt-hours

T1A10

35. What is the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)?

• A. A radio service using amateur stations for emergency management or civil defense communications
• B. A radio service using amateur frequencies for emergency management or civil defense communications
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. An emergency service using amateur operators certified by a civil defense organization as being enrolled in that organization