Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

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T7D02

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

T5D03

2. What formula is used to calculate resistance in a circuit?

T8D02

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

T7B03

4. Which of the following can cause radio frequency interference?

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T6C07

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

T1F07

6. 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?

T8A10

7. What is the approximate bandwidth of AM fast-scan TV transmissions?

T6B10

8. Which of the following can provide power gain?

T1A09

9. Who selects a Frequency Coordinator?

T0A12

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

T7A10

11. What device increases the transmitted output power from a transceiver?

T1C07

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

T9B07

13. Which of the following is true of PL-259 type coax connectors?

T5A04

14. What are the units of electrical resistance?

T0C07

15. What hazard is created by touching an antenna during a transmission?

T5C12

16. What is impedance?

T0B01

17. Which of the following is good practice when installing ground wires on a tower for lightning protection?

T2A07

18. What is meant by "repeater offset"?

T2C11

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

T5B09

20. Which decibel value most closely represents a power increase from 5 watts to 10 watts?

T8B04

21. What mode of transmission is commonly used by amateur radio satellites?

T1E01

22. When may an amateur station transmit without a control operator?

T7C11

23. What is a disadvantage of air core coaxial cable when compared to foam or solid dielectric types?

T6A06

24. What type of electrical component stores energy in a magnetic field?

T4B07

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

T1D09

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

T8C03

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

T2B06

28. What type of signaling uses pairs of audio tones?

T1B09

29. Why should you not set your transmit frequency to be exactly at the edge of an amateur band or sub-band?

T4A05

30. Where should an RF power meter be installed?

T6D02

31. What is a relay?

T9A10

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

T3C01

33. Why are simplex UHF signals rarely heard beyond their radio horizon?

T3A09

34. Which of the following results from the fact that signals propagated by the ionosphere are elliptically polarized?

T3B08

35. What frequency range is referred to as VHF?