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?

T5B10

2. Which decibel value most closely represents a power decrease from 12 watts to 3 watts?

T7A04

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

T6A01

4. What electrical component opposes the flow of current in a DC circuit?

T8B05

5. What is a satellite beacon?

T7B07

6. Which of the following can reduce overload of a VHF transceiver by a nearby commercial FM station?

T6B11

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

T7D02

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

T2C11

9. What is meant by "check" in a radiogram header?

T1F05

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

T1E09

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

T4B04

12. What is a way to enable quick access to a favorite frequency or channel on your transceiver?

T0C13

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

T5C11

14. How much current is required to deliver 120 watts at a voltage of 12 volts DC?

T5A11

15. What type of current flow is opposed by resistance?

T6D04

16. Which of the following displays an electrical quantity as a numeric value?

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T6C08

17. What is component 9 in figure T-2?

T3A04

18. What happens when antennas at opposite ends of a VHF or UHF line of sight radio link are not using the same polarization?

T2A12

19. What should you do before calling CQ?

T1D01

20. With which countries are FCC-licensed amateur radio stations prohibited from exchanging communications?

T0B04

21. Which of the following is an important safety precaution to observe when putting up an antenna tower?

T9A09

22. What is the approximate length, in inches, of a half-wavelength 6 meter dipole antenna?

T8C08

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

T3B08

24. What frequency range is referred to as VHF?

T8A05

25. Which of the following types of signal has the narrowest bandwidth?

T3C05

26. Which of the following effects may allow radio signals to travel beyond obstructions between the transmitting and receiving stations?

T1C06

27. From which of the following locations may an FCC-licensed amateur station transmit?

T4A01

28. Which of the following is an appropriate power supply rating for a typical 50 watt output mobile FM transceiver?

T5D05

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

T9B08

30. Which of the following is a source of loss in coaxial feed line?

T2B12

31. What is the purpose of the color code used on DMR repeater systems?

T8D04

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

T1A06

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

T7C03

34. What does a dummy load consist of?

T1B07

35. Which of the following VHF/UHF band segments are limited to CW only?