Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

T1E07

1. When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper operation of the station?

T7D01

2. Which instrument would you use to measure electric potential?

T0A09

3. What should be done to all external ground rods or earth connections?

T3B09

4. What frequency range is referred to as UHF?

T1A07

5. What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a space station?

T6A03

6. What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

T5B01

7. How many milliamperes is 1.5 amperes?

T8B04

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

T2B13

9. What is the purpose of a squelch function?

T5A12

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

T8A04

11. Which type of modulation is commonly used for VHF and UHF voice repeaters?

T1B03

12. Which frequency is in the 6 meter amateur band?

T1F11

13. Which of the following is a requirement for the issuance of a club station license grant?

T4B05

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

T8C05

15. What is a grid locator?

T1D04

16. Under what conditions is an amateur station authorized to transmit music using a phone emission?

T2C11

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

T7A10

18. What device increases the transmitted output power from a transceiver?

T4A10

19. What function is performed with a transceiver and a digital mode hot spot?

T2A09

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

T1C11

21. If your license has expired and is still within the allowable grace period, may you continue to transmit on the amateur radio bands?

T6D09

22. What is the name of a device that combines several semiconductors and other components into one package?

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T6C04

23. What is component 3 in figure T-1?

T5D14

24. In which type of circuit is voltage the same across all components?

T7C11

25. What is a disadvantage of air core coaxial cable when compared to foam or solid dielectric types?

T9B03

26. Why is coaxial cable the most common feed line for amateur radio antenna systems?

T3C01

27. Why are simplex UHF signals rarely heard beyond their radio horizon?

T7B08

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

T3A12

29. What is the effect of fog and rain on signals in the 10 meter and 6 meter bands?

T5C08

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

T8D01

31. Which of the following is a digital communications mode?

T0C06

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

T9A08

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

T6B03

34. Which of these components can be used as an electronic switch?

T0B09

35. Why should you avoid attaching an antenna to a utility pole?