Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

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T0B08

1. Which is a proper grounding method for a tower?

T7B05

2. How can fundamental overload of a non-amateur radio or TV receiver by an amateur signal be reduced or eliminated?

T8D06

3. What does the abbreviation "PSK" mean?

T0A04

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

T1C04

5. What may happen if the FCC is unable to reach you by email?

T5D02

6. What formula is used to calculate voltage in a circuit?

T1E11

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

T9A06

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

T8B12

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

T1F10

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

T1B09

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

T3A12

12. What is the effect of fog and rain on signals in the 10 meter and 6 meter bands?

T8A05

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

T3B01

14. What is the relationship between the electric and magnetic fields of an electromagnetic wave?

T7C10

15. Why should the outer jacket of coaxial cable be resistant to ultraviolet light?

T8C08

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

T2C10

17. What information is contained in the preamble of a formal traffic message?

T4A10

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

T4B07

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

T0C01

20. What type of radiation are radio signals?

T3C06

21. 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?

T2A11

22. What term describes an amateur station that is transmitting and receiving on the same frequency?

T1D05

23. When may amateur radio operators use their stations to notify other amateurs of the availability of equipment for sale or trade?

T5A06

24. What is the unit of frequency?

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T6C03

25. What is component 2 in figure T-1?

T6A10

26. Which of the following battery chemistries is rechargeable?

T7D02

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

T1A04

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

T2B01

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

T5C07

30. What is the abbreviation for megahertz?

T6D06

31. What component changes 120 V AC power to a lower AC voltage for other uses?

T7A04

32. Which term describes the ability of a receiver to discriminate between multiple signals?

T5B03

33. Which is equal to one kilovolt?

T6B10

34. Which of the following can provide power gain?

T9B03

35. Why is coaxial cable the most common feed line for amateur radio antenna systems?