Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

T7C06

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

T2B07

2. How can you join a digital repeater's "talkgroup"?

T6A07

3. What electrical component is typically constructed as a coil of wire?

T1A01

4. Which of the following is part of the Basis and Purpose of the Amateur Radio Service?

T7B09

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

T9A06

6. Which of the following types of antenna offers the greatest gain?

T8C08

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

T7D01

8. Which instrument would you use to measure electric potential?

T8D06

9. What does the abbreviation "PSK" mean?

T5C02

10. What is the unit of capacitance?

T1E11

11. Who does the FCC presume to be the control operator of an amateur station, unless documentation to the contrary is in the station records?

T4A10

12. What function is performed with a transceiver and a digital mode hot spot?

T3C09

13. What is generally the best time for long-distance 10 meter band propagation via the F region?

T4B07

14. What does a DMR "code plug" contain?

T1D04

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

T8B02

16. What is the impact of using excessive effective radiated power on a satellite uplink?

T3B02

17. What property of a radio wave defines its polarization?

T5D08

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

T0A12

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

T1C07

20. Which of the following can result in revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license?

T7A09

21. What is the function of the SSB/CW-FM switch on a VHF power amplifier?

T8A06

22. Which sideband is normally used for 10 meter HF, VHF, and UHF single-sideband communications?

T6D07

23. Which of the following is commonly used as a visual indicator?

T2C07

24. Which of the following is standard practice when you participate in a net?

T1B11

25. What is the maximum peak envelope power output for Technician class operators in their HF band segments?

T9B08

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

T5B03

27. Which is equal to one kilovolt?

T6B09

28. What are the names for the electrodes of a diode?

T0B04

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

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T6C04

30. What is component 3 in figure T-1?

T2A10

31. What is a band plan, beyond the privileges established by the FCC?

T5A10

32. Which term describes the rate at which electrical energy is used?

T1F08

33. What is the definition of third party communications?

T0C06

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

T3A02

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