Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician

T9B11

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

T3A09

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

T8B05

3. What is a satellite beacon?

T7C06

4. What does an SWR reading of 4:1 indicate?

T8C06

5. How is over the air access to IRLP nodes accomplished?

T1F05

6. What method of call sign identification is required for a station transmitting phone signals?

T5C08

7. What is the formula used to calculate electrical power (P) in a DC circuit?

T1C09

8. What is the grace period for renewal if an amateur license expires?

T9A01

9. What is a beam antenna?

T1A05

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

T1B04

11. Which amateur band includes 146.52 MHz?

T5B01

12. How many milliamperes is 1.5 amperes?

T7D03

13. When configured to measure current, how is a multimeter connected to a component?

T0A07

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

T5A10

15. Which term describes the rate at which electrical energy is used?

T3C02

16. What is a characteristic of HF communication compared with communications on VHF and higher frequencies?

T6A01

17. What electrical component opposes the flow of current in a DC circuit?

T1D07

18. What types of amateur stations can automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations?

T4A08

19. Which of the following conductors is preferred for bonding at RF?

T2A05

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

T5D03

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

T8D13

22. What is FT8?

T6B08

23. What does the abbreviation FET stand for?

T0B06

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

T6C01

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

T2B11

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

T7B01

27. What can you do if you are told your FM handheld or mobile transceiver is over-deviating?

T3B03

28. What are the two components of a radio wave?

T2C02

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

T8A10

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

T4B01

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

T1E02

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

T6D06

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

T0C01

34. What type of radiation are radio signals?

T7A06

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