Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician

T7B10

1. What might be a problem if you receive a report that your audio signal through an FM repeater is distorted or unintelligible?

T3C06

2. What type of propagation is responsible for allowing over-the-horizon VHF and UHF communications to ranges of approximately 300 miles on a regular basis?

T5A08

3. Which of the following is a good electrical insulator?

T1F10

4. Who is accountable if a repeater inadvertently retransmits communications that violate the FCC rules?

T9A10

5. In which direction does a half-wave dipole antenna radiate the strongest signal?

T5B08

6. Which is equal to 1,000,000 picofarads?

T0C09

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

T2B09

8. Why are simplex channels designated in the VHF/UHF band plans?

T6D09

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

T0B07

10. Which of the following is an important safety rule to remember when using a crank-up tower?

T5D12

11. What is the voltage across a 10-ohm resistor if a current of 2 amperes flows through it?

T7D02

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

T1B04

13. Which amateur band includes 146.52 MHz?

T8D13

14. What is FT8?

T8C08

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

T1E03

16. Who must designate the station control operator?

T4A06

17. What signals are used in a computer-radio interface for digital mode operation?

T1A05

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

T8B01

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

T9B10

20. What is the electrical difference between RG-58 and RG-213 coaxial cable?

T8A09

21. What is the approximate bandwidth of a VHF repeater FM voice signal?

T2A08

22. What is the meaning of the procedural signal "CQ"?

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T6C10

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

T7A05

24. What is the name of a circuit that generates a signal at a specific frequency?

T5C09

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

T7C06

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

T3B07

27. In addition to frequency, which of the following is used to identify amateur radio bands?

T6A03

28. What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

T3A01

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

T4B02

30. Which of the following can be used to enter a transceiver's operating frequency?

T6B08

31. What does the abbreviation FET stand for?

T2C05

32. What does the term "traffic" refer to in net operation?

T1D09

33. When may amateur stations transmit information in support of broadcasting, program production, or news gathering, assuming no other means is available?

T0A04

34. What is the purpose of a fuse in an electrical circuit?

T1C08

35. What is the normal term for an FCC-issued amateur radio license?