Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

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T0A08

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

T1A04

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

T8D08

3. Which of the following is included in packet radio transmissions?

T0C11

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

T3B01

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

T8A06

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

T4B10

7. Which of the following receiver filter bandwidths provides the best signal-to-noise ratio for SSB reception?

T1C05

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

T3C04

9. Which of the following types of propagation is most commonly associated with occasional strong signals on the 10, 6, and 2 meter bands from beyond the radio horizon?

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T6D10

10. What is the function of component 2 in figure T-1?

T1F05

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

T1B09

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

T9A03

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

T3A05

14. When using a directional antenna, how might your station be able to communicate with a distant repeater if buildings or obstructions are blocking the direct line of sight path?

T8C05

15. What is a grid locator?

T7C11

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

T6B11

17. What is the term that describes a device's ability to amplify a signal?

T2B10

18. Which Q signal indicates that you are receiving interference from other stations?

T5C10

19. How much power is delivered by a voltage of 12 volts DC and a current of 2.5 amperes?

T1E07

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

T9B06

21. Which of the following RF connector types is most suitable for frequencies above 400 MHz?

T5A01

22. Electrical current is measured in which of the following units?

T0B09

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

T2C01

24. When do FCC rules NOT apply to the operation of an amateur station?

T5D01

25. What formula is used to calculate current in a circuit?

T2A07

26. What is meant by "repeater offset"?

T6A03

27. What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

T7B05

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

T7D01

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

T7A04

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

T4A07

31. Which of the following connections is made between a computer and a transceiver to use computer software when operating digital modes?

T1D04

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

T8B01

33. What telemetry information is typically transmitted by satellite beacons?

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T6C07

34. What is component 8 in figure T-2?

T5B04

35. Which is equal to one microvolt?