Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

T7B05

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

T8D04

2. What type of transmission is indicated by the term "NTSC?"

T4B09

3. How is a specific group of stations selected on a digital voice transceiver?

T9B05

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

T0A08

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

T1D03

6. When is it permissible to transmit messages encoded to obscure their meaning?

T2A07

7. What is meant by "repeater offset"?

T2B13

8. What is the purpose of a squelch function?

T5A06

9. What is the unit of frequency?

T1E09

10. Which of the following are required for remote control operation?

T0B02

11. What is required when climbing an antenna tower?

T2C10

12. What information is contained in the preamble of a formal traffic message?

T8B10

13. What is a LEO satellite?

T5D05

14. What is the resistance of a circuit for which the applied voltage is 12 volts and the current flow is 1.5 amperes?

T3B06

15. What is the formula for converting frequency to approximate wavelength in meters?

T8A03

16. Which type of voice mode is often used for long-distance (weak signal) contacts on the VHF and UHF bands?

T7C01

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

T0C06

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

T9A08

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

T1F01

20. When must the station and its records be available for FCC inspection?

T4A09

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

T1A06

22. What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a beacon?

T8C09

23. Which of the following protocols enables an amateur station to transmit through a repeater without using a radio to initiate the transmission?

T5C04

24. What is the unit of inductance?

T1B10

25. Where may SSB phone be used in amateur bands above 50 MHz?

T6A11

26. Which of the following battery chemistries is not rechargeable?

T7D10

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

T1C03

28. What types of international communications are an FCC-licensed amateur radio station permitted to make?

T5B03

29. Which is equal to one kilovolt?

T6D02

30. What is a relay?

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T6C07

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

T6B12

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

T3A03

33. What antenna polarization is normally used for long-distance CW and SSB contacts on the VHF and UHF bands?

T7A10

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

T3C06

35. 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?