Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

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T1D07

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

T7A08

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

T0B10

3. Which of the following is true when installing grounding conductors used for lightning protection?

T7D02

4. How is a voltmeter connected to a component to measure applied voltage?

T1E02

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

T6B09

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

T9B03

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

T1C05

8. Which of the following is a valid Technician class call sign format?

T0C04

9. What factors affect the RF exposure of people near an amateur station antenna?

T5A03

10. What is the name for the flow of electrons in an electric circuit?

T5B01

11. How many milliamperes is 1.5 amperes?

T3B11

12. What is the approximate velocity of a radio wave in free space?

T8B12

13. Which of the following is a way to determine whether your satellite uplink power is neither too low nor too high?

T9A08

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

T8A02

15. What type of modulation is commonly used for VHF packet radio transmissions?

T8C08

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

T4A09

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

T5C09

18. How much power is delivered by a voltage of 13.8 volts DC and a current of 10 amperes?

T6C12

19. Which of the following is accurately represented in electrical schematics?

T5D14

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

T1B09

21. Why should you not set your transmit frequency to be exactly at the edge of an amateur band or sub-band?

T8D01

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

T2B08

23. Which of the following applies when two stations transmitting on the same frequency interfere with each other?

T2C03

24. What technique is used to ensure that voice messages containing unusual words are received correctly?

T3A01

25. Why do VHF signal strengths sometimes vary greatly when the antenna is moved only a few feet?

T7C06

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

T0A08

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

T1A07

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

T2A09

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

T7B01

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

T3C02

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

T6A02

32. What type of component is often used as an adjustable volume control?

T1F05

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

T6D03

34. Which of the following is a reason to use shielded wire?

T4B11

35. Which of the following must be programmed into a D-STAR digital transceiver before transmitting?