Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

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T4B10

1. Which of the following receiver filter bandwidths provides the best signal-to-noise ratio for SSB reception?

T5D08

2. What is the current through a 100-ohm resistor connected across 200 volts?

T5B10

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

T6B02

4. What electronic component allows current to flow in only one direction?

T7D08

5. Which of the following types of solder should not be used for radio and electronic applications?

T8D09

6. What is CW?

T6D09

7. What is the name of a device that combines several semiconductors and other components into one package?

T8B09

8. What causes spin fading of satellite signals?

T8C06

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

T1A11

10. When is willful interference to other amateur radio stations permitted?

T1D04

11. Under what conditions is an amateur station authorized to transmit music using a phone emission?

T0A08

12. Where should a fuse or circuit breaker be installed in a 120V AC power circuit?

T1E07

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

T7B08

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

T3A10

15. What effect does multi-path propagation have on data transmissions?

T7A07

16. What is the function of a transceiver's PTT input?

T5A04

17. What are the units of electrical resistance?

T7C10

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

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T6C07

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

T0B04

20. Which of the following is an important safety precaution to observe when putting up an antenna tower?

T2A08

21. What is the meaning of the procedural signal "CQ"?

T9B02

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

T1C09

23. What is the grace period for renewal if an amateur license expires?

T2B10

24. Which Q signal indicates that you are receiving interference from other stations?

T8A05

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

T2C05

26. What does the term "traffic" refer to in net operation?

T3B10

27. What frequency range is referred to as HF?

T4A03

28. Why are short, heavy-gauge wires used for a transceiver's DC power connection?

T6A10

29. Which of the following battery chemistries is rechargeable?

T9A09

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

T3C04

31. Which of the following types of propagation is most commonly associated with occasional strong signals on the 10, 6, and 2 meter bands from beyond the radio horizon?

T1F11

32. Which of the following is a requirement for the issuance of a club station license grant?

T5C02

33. What is the unit of capacitance?

T0C09

34. How can you make sure your station stays in compliance with RF safety regulations?

T1B11

35. What is the maximum peak envelope power output for Technician class operators in their HF band segments?