Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

T3B05

1. What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

T3C08

2. What causes tropospheric ducting?

T9A10

3. In which direction does a half-wave dipole antenna radiate the strongest signal?

T1E04

4. What determines the transmitting frequency privileges of an amateur station?

T5B10

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

T0C10

6. Why is duty cycle one of the factors used to determine safe RF radiation exposure levels?

T6A11

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

T1D01

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

T5D04

9. What is the resistance of a circuit in which a current of 3 amperes flows when connected to 90 volts?

T1A06

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

T7C01

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

T6B07

12. What causes a light-emitting diode (LED) to emit light?

T5C10

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

T1C03

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

T2A10

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

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T6C05

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

T4B02

17. Which of the following can be used to enter a transceiver's operating frequency?

T8D13

18. What is FT8?

T7B11

19. What is a symptom of RF feedback in a transmitter or transceiver?

T7D07

20. Which of the following measurements are made using a multimeter?

T0A04

21. What is the purpose of a fuse in an electrical circuit?

T3A07

22. What weather condition might decrease range at microwave frequencies?

T2C08

23. Which of the following is a characteristic of good traffic handling?

T1F07

24. Which of the following restrictions apply when a non-licensed person is allowed to speak to a foreign station using a station under the control of a licensed amateur operator?

T2B01

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

T5A09

26. Which of the following describes alternating current?

T8C05

27. What is a grid locator?

T4A07

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

T1B05

29. How may amateurs use the 219 to 220 MHz segment of 1.25 meter band?

T6D07

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

T7A11

31. Where is an RF preamplifier installed?

T8A05

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

T0B10

33. Which of the following is true when installing grounding conductors used for lightning protection?

T9B02

34. What is the most common impedance of coaxial cables used in amateur radio?

T8B09

35. What causes spin fading of satellite signals?