Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

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T6C03

1. What is component 2 in figure T-1?

T7C04

2. What reading on an SWR meter indicates a perfect impedance match between the antenna and the feed line?

T2B01

3. How is a VHF/UHF transceiver's "reverse" function used?

T5B01

4. How many milliamperes is 1.5 amperes?

T1C05

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

T5A08

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

T3A06

7. What is the meaning of the term "picket fencing"?

T4B01

8. What is the effect of excessive microphone gain on SSB transmissions?

T5D09

9. What is the current through a 24-ohm resistor connected across 240 volts?

T8C08

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

T1B09

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

T2C04

12. What is RACES?

T8D04

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

T1F02

14. How often must you identify with your FCC-assigned call sign when using tactical call signs such as "Race Headquarters"?

T4A07

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

T2A03

16. What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 70 cm band?

T0C13

17. Who is responsible for ensuring that no person is exposed to RF energy above the FCC exposure limits?

T0B11

18. Which of the following establishes grounding requirements for an amateur radio tower or antenna?

T6A06

19. What type of electrical component stores energy in a magnetic field?

T3B09

20. What frequency range is referred to as UHF?

T6B12

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

T1A07

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

T7A08

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

T8B06

24. Which of the following are inputs to a satellite tracking program?

T1E09

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

T3C07

26. What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

T7B08

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

T9B05

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

T5C01

29. What describes the ability to store energy in an electric field?

T7D03

30. When configured to measure current, how is a multimeter connected to a component?

T8A10

31. What is the approximate bandwidth of AM fast-scan TV transmissions?

T9A05

32. Which of the following increases the resonant frequency of a dipole antenna?

T1D04

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

T6D06

34. What component changes 120 V AC power to a lower AC voltage for other uses?

T0A03

35. In the United States, what circuit does black wire insulation indicate in a three-wire 120 V cable?