Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician

T9B11

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

T3C11

2. Why is the radio horizon for VHF and UHF signals more distant than the visual horizon?

T6D02

3. What is a relay?

T2B05

4. What would cause your FM transmission audio to be distorted on voice peaks?

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T6C05

5. What is component 4 in figure T-1?

T5A12

6. What describes the number of times per second that an alternating current makes a complete cycle?

T5C04

7. What is the unit of inductance?

T0B05

8. What is the purpose of a safety wire through a turnbuckle used to tension guy lines?

T1F02

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

T6A07

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

T5D07

11. What is the current in a circuit with an applied voltage of 120 volts and a resistance of 80 ohms?

T1B05

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

T5B04

13. Which is equal to one microvolt?

T0C09

14. How can you make sure your station stays in compliance with RF safety regulations?

T2A06

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

T8B06

16. Which of the following are inputs to a satellite tracking program?

T7A04

17. Which term describes the ability of a receiver to discriminate between multiple signals?

T8A03

18. Which type of voice mode is often used for long-distance (weak signal) contacts on the VHF and UHF bands?

T7B07

19. Which of the following can reduce overload of a VHF transceiver by a nearby commercial FM station?

T1E08

20. Which of the following is an example of automatic control?

T7D06

21. Which of the following can damage a multimeter?

T1D03

22. When is it permissible to transmit messages encoded to obscure their meaning?

T1A05

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

T8D02

24. What is a "talkgroup" on a DMR repeater?

T1C03

25. What types of international communications are an FCC-licensed amateur radio station permitted to make?

T3B06

26. What is the formula for converting frequency to approximate wavelength in meters?

T4B06

27. Which of the following controls could be used if the voice pitch of a single-sideband signal returning to your CQ call seems too high or low?

T2C07

28. Which of the following is standard practice when you participate in a net?

T6B09

29. What are the names for the electrodes of a diode?

T3A11

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

T4A09

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

T0A08

32. Where should a fuse or circuit breaker be installed in a 120V AC power circuit?

T8C07

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

T7C06

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

T9A05

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