Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

T2B03

1. Which of the following describes a linked repeater network?

T1C01

2. For which license classes are new licenses currently available from the FCC?

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T6A12

3. What type of switch is represented by component 3 in figure T-2?

T7A09

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

T0C04

5. What factors affect the RF exposure of people near an amateur station antenna?

T7B08

6. What should you do if something in a neighbor's home is causing harmful interference to your amateur station?

T4A07

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

T3A11

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

T9A01

9. What is a beam antenna?

T7D04

10. Which instrument is used to measure electric current?

T1B03

11. Which frequency is in the 6 meter amateur band?

T5B05

12. Which is equal to 500 milliwatts?

T6B08

13. What does the abbreviation FET stand for?

T8C07

14. What is Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)?

T1F10

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

T0A02

16. What health hazard is presented by electrical current flowing through the body?

T2A05

17. How should you respond to a station calling CQ?

T5C07

18. What is the abbreviation for megahertz?

T3C11

19. Why is the radio horizon for VHF and UHF signals more distant than the visual horizon?

T2C01

20. When do FCC rules NOT apply to the operation of an amateur station?

T9B04

21. What is the major function of an antenna tuner (antenna coupler)?

T3B10

22. What frequency range is referred to as HF?

T1D10

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

T8B11

24. Who may receive telemetry from a space station?

T8A05

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

T7C08

26. Which instrument can be used to determine SWR?

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T6D10

27. What is the function of component 2 in figure T-1?

T4B02

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

T1A04

29. How many operator/primary station license grants may be held by any one person?

T5D01

30. What formula is used to calculate current in a circuit?

T8D04

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

T0B06

32. What is the minimum safe distance from a power line to allow when installing an antenna?

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T6C02

33. What is component 1 in figure T-1?

T1E02

34. Who may be the control operator of a station communicating through an amateur satellite or space station?

T5A08

35. Which of the following is a good electrical insulator?