Practice Exam

T1E08

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

• A. Using a computer or other device to identify automatically
• B. Using a computer or other device to send CW automatically
• C. Controlling a station over the internet
• D. Repeater operation

T1C02

2. Who may select a desired call sign under the vanity call sign rules?

• A. Only a licensed amateur who has been licensed continuously for more than 10 years
• B. Only a licensed amateur with a General or Amateur Extra Class license
• C. Any licensed amateur
• D. Only a licensed amateur with an Amateur Extra Class license

T2C08

3. Which of the following is a characteristic of good traffic handling?

• A. Making decisions as to whether messages are worthy of relay or delivery
• B. Passing messages exactly as received
• C. Ensuring that any newsworthy messages are relayed to the news media
• D. All these choices are correct

T6B12

4. What are the names of the electrodes of a bipolar junction transistor?

• A. Signal, bias, power
• B. Emitter, base, collector
• C. Input, output, supply
• D. Pole one, pole two, output

T0C06

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

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

T3C02

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

• A. Long-distance ionospheric propagation is far more common on HF
• B. There is less atmospheric interference (static) on HF
• C. HF accommodates wider bandwidth signals
• D. HF antennas are generally smaller

T6A12

7. What type of switch is represented by component 3 in figure T-2?

• A. Single-pole single-throw
• B. Double-pole single-throw
• C. Single-pole double-throw
• D. Double-pole double-throw

T5D13

8. In which type of circuit is DC current the same through all components?

• A. Resonant
• B. Parallel
• C. Branch
• D. Series

T8B03

9. Which of the following are provided by satellite tracking programs?

• A. All these choices are correct
• B. The apparent frequency of the satellite transmission, including effects of Doppler shift
• C. Maps showing the real-time position of the satellite track over Earth
• D. The time, azimuth, and elevation of the start, maximum altitude, and end of a pass

T6D04

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

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

T1F04

11. What language may you use for identification when operating in a phone sub-band?

• A. English
• B. English, French, or Spanish
• C. Any language recognized by the ITU
• D. Any language recognized by the United Nations

T5C07

12. What is the abbreviation for megahertz?

• A. MHz
• B. Mhz
• C. MH
• D. mh

T7D10

13. What reading indicates that an ohmmeter is connected across a large, discharged capacitor?

• A. Alternating between open and short circuit
• B. Increasing resistance with time
• C. Decreasing resistance with time
• D. Steady full-scale reading

T4B05

14. What does the scanning function of an FM transceiver do?

• A. Checks for messages left on a digital bulletin board
• B. Checks incoming signal deviation
• C. Prevents interference to nearby repeaters
• D. Tunes through a range of frequencies to check for activity

T5A06

15. What is the unit of frequency?

• A. Hertz
• B. Henry
• C. Tesla
• D. Farad

T9B05

16. What happens as the frequency of a signal in coaxial cable is increased?

• A. The loss increases
• B. The characteristic impedance decreases
• C. The loss decreases
• D. The characteristic impedance increases

T1D07

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

• A. Earth, repeater, or space stations
• B. Repeater, auxiliary, or space stations
• C. Auxiliary, beacon, or Earth stations
• D. Beacon, repeater, or space stations

T9A04

18. What is a disadvantage of the short, flexible antenna supplied with most handheld radio transceivers, compared to a full-sized quarter-wave antenna?

• A. It has low efficiency
• B. It transmits only circularly polarized signals
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. It is mechanically fragile

T0B02

19. What is required when climbing an antenna tower?

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

T3B01

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

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

T8C08

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

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

T1B06

22. On which HF bands does a Technician class operator have phone privileges?

• A. None
• B. 30 meter band only
• C. 10 meter band only
• D. 80 meter, 40 meter, 15 meter, and 10 meter bands

T7C01

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

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

T2B02

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

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

T7A09

25. What is the function of the SSB/CW-FM switch on a VHF power amplifier?

• A. Reduce the received signal noise
• B. Set the amplifier for proper operation in the selected mode
• C. Change the frequency range of the amplifier to operate in the proper segment of the band
• D. Change the mode of the transmitted signal

T8D09

26. What is CW?

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

T7B08

27. What should you do if something in a neighbor's home is causing harmful interference to your amateur station?

• A. Work with your neighbor to identify the offending device
• B. Make sure your station meets the standards of good amateur practice
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. Politely inform your neighbor that FCC rules prohibit the use of devices that cause interference

T5B10

28. Which decibel value most closely represents a power decrease from 12 watts to 3 watts?

• A. -6 dB
• B. -1 dB
• C. -9 dB
• D. -3 dB

T4A04

29. How are the transceiver audio input and output connected in a station configured to operate using FT8?

• A. To an FT8 conversion unit, a keyboard, and a computer monitor
• B. To a computer connected to the FT8converter.com website
• C. To a computer running a terminal program and connected to a terminal node controller unit
• D. To the audio input and output of a computer running WSJT-X software

T3A04

30. What happens when antennas at opposite ends of a VHF or UHF line of sight radio link are not using the same polarization?

• A. Signals have an echo effect
• B. The modulation sidebands might become inverted
• C. Received signal strength is reduced
• D. Nothing significant will happen

T0A10

31. What hazard is caused by charging or discharging a battery too quickly?

• A. Inverse memory effect
• B. Half-wave rectification
• C. Overheating or out-gassing
• D. Excess output ripple

T2A12

32. What should you do before calling CQ?

• A. Make sure you are authorized to use that frequency
• B. Listen first to be sure that no one else is using the frequency
• C. Ask if the frequency is in use
• D. All these choices are correct

T6C08

33. What is component 9 in figure T-2?

• A. Variable resistor
• B. Variable capacitor
• C. Variable inductor
• D. Variable transformer

T1A02

34. Which agency regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the United States?

• A. FEMA
• B. Homeland Security
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. The FCC

T8A06

35. Which sideband is normally used for 10 meter HF, VHF, and UHF single-sideband communications?

• A. Inverted sideband
• B. Upper sideband
• C. Lower sideband
• D. Suppressed sideband