Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

T9B01

1. What is a benefit of low SWR?

T7D10

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

T0C01

3. What type of radiation are radio signals?

T6A11

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

T9A03

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

T3B03

6. What are the two components of a radio wave?

T4B10

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

T8A08

8. What is the approximate bandwidth of a typical single sideband (SSB) voice signal?

T7B09

9. What should be the first step to resolve non-fiber optic cable TV interference caused by your amateur radio transmission?

T8D02

10. What is a "talkgroup" on a DMR repeater?

T1B12

11. Except for some specific restrictions, what is the maximum peak envelope power output for Technician class operators using frequencies above 30 MHz?

T2B02

12. What term describes the use of a sub-audible tone transmitted along with normal voice audio to open the squelch of a receiver?

T7C10

13. Why should the outer jacket of coaxial cable be resistant to ultraviolet light?

T1D09

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

T2A12

15. What should you do before calling CQ?

T1A04

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

T7A06

17. What device converts the RF input and output of a transceiver to another band?

T6D02

18. What is a relay?

T1C09

19. What is the grace period for renewal if an amateur license expires?

T3C06

20. 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?

T0B05

21. What is the purpose of a safety wire through a turnbuckle used to tension guy lines?

T5C10

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

T0A12

23. Which of the following precautions should be taken when measuring high voltages with a voltmeter?

T2C05

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

T1E10

25. Which of the following is an example of remote control as defined in Part 97?

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T6C05

26. What is component 4 in figure T-1?

T5B01

27. How many milliamperes is 1.5 amperes?

T3A02

28. What is the effect of vegetation on UHF and microwave signals?

T5A06

29. What is the unit of frequency?

T1F06

30. Which of the following self-assigned indicators are acceptable when using a phone transmission?

T4A09

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

T6B01

32. Which is true about forward voltage drop in a diode?

T5D08

33. What is the current through a 100-ohm resistor connected across 200 volts?

T8B12

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

T8C03

35. What operating activity involves contacting as many stations as possible during a specified period?