Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician

T5A07

1. Why are metals generally good conductors of electricity?

T7B02

2. What would cause a broadcast AM or FM radio to receive an amateur radio transmission unintentionally?

T2C06

3. What is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)?

T7D02

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

T9A09

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

T0A05

6. Why should a 5-ampere fuse never be replaced with a 20-ampere fuse?

T0C01

7. What type of radiation are radio signals?

T3B03

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

T0B09

9. Why should you avoid attaching an antenna to a utility pole?

T1F10

10. Who is accountable if a repeater inadvertently retransmits communications that violate the FCC rules?

T9B01

11. What is a benefit of low SWR?

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?

T1B05

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

T6D03

14. Which of the following is a reason to use shielded wire?

T6A02

15. What type of component is often used as an adjustable volume control?

T5B13

16. Which is equal to 2425 MHz?

T3C06

17. 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?

T5D04

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

T8A12

19. Which of the following is a disadvantage of FM compared with single sideband?

T1C06

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

T8B12

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

T8C06

22. How is over the air access to IRLP nodes accomplished?

T7C04

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

T1A07

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

T2A06

25. Which of the following is required when making on-the-air test transmissions?

T4A12

26. What is an electronic keyer?

T3A11

27. Which region of the atmosphere can refract or bend HF and VHF radio waves?

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T6C07

28. What is component 8 in figure T-2?

T1E07

29. When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper operation of the station?

T6B10

30. Which of the following can provide power gain?

T8D03

31. What kind of data can be transmitted by APRS?

T4B05

32. What does the scanning function of an FM transceiver do?

T1D10

33. How does the FCC define broadcasting for the Amateur Radio Service?

T5C11

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

T7A03

35. Which of the following is used to convert a signal from one frequency to another?