Practice Exam

T4B04

1. What is a way to enable quick access to a favorite frequency or channel on your transceiver?

• A. Use the scan mode to select the desired frequency
• B. Enable the frequency offset
• C. Enable the VOX
• D. Store it in a memory channel

T1A04

2. How many operator/primary station license grants may be held by any one person?

• A. One for each permanent station location from which the person plans to operate
• B. One
• C. One for each band on which the person plans to operate
• D. No more than two

T1D01

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

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

T1C06

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

• A. From anywhere within International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regions 2 and 3
• B. From within any country that belongs to the International Telecommunication Union
• C. From within any country that is a member of the United Nations
• D. From any vessel or craft located in international waters and documented or registered in the United States

T2A11

5. What term describes an amateur station that is transmitting and receiving on the same frequency?

• A. Full duplex
• B. Simplex
• C. Diplex
• D. Multiplex

T6A07

6. What electrical component is typically constructed as a coil of wire?

• A. Diode
• B. Capacitor
• C. Inductor
• D. Switch

T0C11

7. What is the definition of duty cycle during the averaging time for RF exposure?

• A. The percentage of time that a transmitter is not transmitting
• B. The difference between the PEP and average power output of a transmitter
• C. The percentage of time that a transmitter is transmitting
• D. The difference between the lowest power output and the highest power output of a transmitter

T1E02

8. 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. Only an Amateur Extra Class operator who is also an AMSAT member
• D. A General class or higher licensee with a satellite operator certification

T8A08

9. What is the approximate bandwidth of a typical single sideband (SSB) voice signal?

• A. 1 kHz
• B. 3 kHz
• C. 15 kHz
• D. 6 kHz

T7A08

10. Which of the following describes combining speech with an RF carrier signal?

• A. Impedance matching
• B. Modulation
• C. Oscillation
• D. Low-pass filtering

T1B07

11. Which of the following VHF/UHF band segments are limited to CW only?

• A. 902.0 MHz to 902.1 MHz
• B. All these choices are correct
• C. 219 MHz to 220 MHz and 420.0 MHz to 420.1 MHz
• D. 50.0 MHz to 50.1 MHz and 144.0 MHz to 144.1 MHz

T9B02

12. What is the most common impedance of coaxial cables used in amateur radio?

• A. 600 ohms
• B. 8 ohms
• C. 50 ohms
• D. 12 ohms

T5B06

13. Which is equal to 3000 milliamperes?

• A. 3,000,000 amperes
• B. 0.003 amperes
• C. 3 amperes
• D. 0.3 amperes

T6B04

14. Which of the following components can consist of three regions of semiconductor material?

• A. Transistor
• B. Triode
• C. Pentagrid converter
• D. Alternator

T9A03

15. Which of the following describes a simple dipole oriented parallel to Earth's surface?

• A. A ground-wave antenna
• B. A horizontally polarized antenna
• C. A vertically polarized antenna
• D. A travelling-wave antenna

T3B08

16. What frequency range is referred to as VHF?

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

T6D11

17. Which of the following is a resonant or tuned circuit?

• A. A resistor circuit used for reducing standing wave ratio
• B. An inductor and a capacitor in series or parallel
• C. A linear voltage regulator
• D. A circuit designed to provide high-fidelity audio

T4A02

18. Which of the following should be considered when selecting an accessory SWR meter?

• A. The types of modulation being used at the station
• B. The distance that the meter will be located from the antenna
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. The frequency and power level at which the measurements will be made

T0B02

19. What is required when climbing an antenna tower?

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

T2B03

20. Which of the following describes a linked repeater network?

• A. A network of repeaters in which signals received by one repeater are transmitted by all the repeaters in the network
• B. A system of repeaters linked by APRS
• C. Multiple repeaters with the same control operator
• D. A single repeater with more than one receiver

T3A02

21. What is the effect of vegetation on UHF and microwave signals?

• A. Knife-edge diffraction
• B. Amplification
• C. Polarization rotation
• D. Absorption

T7D08

22. Which of the following types of solder should not be used for radio and electronic applications?

• A. Lead-tin solder
• B. Tin-copper solder
• C. Rosin-core solder
• D. Acid-core solder

T8C08

23. What is the Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP)?

• A. A system for informing amateurs in real time of the frequency of active DX stations
• B. A technique for measuring signal strength of an amateur transmitter via the internet
• C. A system for providing access to websites via amateur radio
• D. A technique to connect amateur radio systems, such as repeaters, via the internet using Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

T6C09

24. What is component 4 in figure T-2?

• A. Transformer
• B. Potentiometer
• C. Variable inductor
• D. Double-pole switch

T7C01

25. What is the primary purpose of a dummy load?

• A. To improve the efficiency of an antenna
• B. To improve the signal-to-noise ratio of a receiver
• C. To prevent over-modulation of a transmitter
• D. To prevent transmitting signals over the air when making tests

T8B04

26. What mode of transmission is commonly used by amateur radio satellites?

• A. All these choices are correct
• B. FM
• C. CW/data
• D. SSB

T8D05

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

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

T3C07

28. What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

• A. 6 meters
• B. 33 centimeters
• C. 70 centimeters
• D. 2 meters

T7B05

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

• A. Switch the transmitter to a narrow-band mode
• B. Block the interfering signal with a filter on the amateur transmitter
• C. Block the amateur signal with a filter at the antenna input of the affected receiver
• D. Switch the transmitter from FM to SSB

T0A02

30. What health hazard is presented by electrical current flowing through the body?

• A. It may cause involuntary muscle contractions
• B. It may disrupt the electrical functions of cells
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. It may cause injury by heating tissue

T2C11

31. What is meant by "check" in a radiogram header?

• A. A list of stations that have relayed the message
• B. The call sign of the originating station
• C. The number of words or word equivalents in the text portion of the message
• D. A box on the message form that indicates that the message was received and/or relayed

T1F02

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

• A. Never, the tactical call is sufficient
• B. At the end of each communication and every ten minutes during a communication
• C. Once during every hour
• D. At the end of every transmission

T5A09

33. Which of the following describes alternating current?

• A. Current that alternates between positive and negative directions
• B. All these answers are correct
• C. Current that alternates between a negative direction and zero
• D. Current that alternates between a positive direction and zero

T5C12

34. What is impedance?

• A. The Q or Quality Factor of a component
• B. The inverse of resistance
• C. The power handling capability of a component
• D. The opposition to AC current flow

T5D06

35. What is the resistance of a circuit that draws 4 amperes from a 12-volt source?

• A. 8 ohms
• B. 3 ohms
• C. 16 ohms
• D. 48 ohms