Practice Exam

T3B08

1. What frequency range is referred to as VHF?

• A. 30 MHz to 300 MHz
• B. 300 kHz to 3000 kHz
• C. 300 MHz to 3000 MHz
• D. 30 kHz to 300 kHz

T8A01

2. Which of the following is a form of amplitude modulation?

• A. Phase shift keying (PSK)
• B. Single sideband
• C. Spread spectrum
• D. Packet radio

T1E06

3. When, under normal circumstances, may a Technician class licensee be the control operator of a station operating in an Amateur Extra Class band segment?

• A. As part of a multi-operator contest team
• B. At no time
• C. When designated as the control operator by an Amateur Extra Class licensee
• D. When using a club station whose trustee holds an Amateur Extra Class license

T6A06

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

• A. Inductor
• B. Capacitor
• C. Diode
• D. Varistor

T3A09

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

• A. FM voice is unusable
• B. Either vertically or horizontally polarized antennas may be used for transmission or reception
• C. Both the transmitting and receiving antennas must be of the same polarization
• D. Digital modes are unusable

T5A03

6. What is the name for the flow of electrons in an electric circuit?

• A. Current
• B. Resistance
• C. Voltage
• D. Capacitance

T5C08

7. What is the formula used to calculate electrical power (P) in a DC circuit?

• A. P = E + I
• B. P = E * I
• C. P = E / I
• D. P = E - I

T8C04

8. Which of the following is good procedure when contacting another station in a contest?

• A. Sign only the last two letters of your call if there are many other stations calling
• B. Contact the station twice to be sure that you are in his log
• C. Send only the minimum information needed for proper identification and the contest exchange
• D. All these choices are correct

T6C02

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

• A. Transistor
• B. Resistor
• C. Connector
• D. Battery

T8D04

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

• A. A frame compression scheme for TV signals
• B. An analog fast-scan color TV signal
• C. A special mode for satellite uplink
• D. A Normal Transmission mode in Static Circuit

T6B10

11. Which of the following can provide power gain?

• A. Reactor
• B. Transformer
• C. Transistor
• D. Resistor

T7A07

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

• A. Input for a preamplifier tuning tone
• B. Input for a key used to send CW
• C. Switches transceiver from receive to transmit when grounded
• D. Provides a transmit tuning tone when grounded

T0C06

13. Which of the following is an acceptable method to determine whether your station complies with FCC RF exposure regulations?

• A. By measurement of field strength using calibrated equipment
• B. All these choices are correct
• C. By calculation based on FCC OET Bulletin 65
• D. By calculation based on computer modeling

T4B05

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

• A. Tunes through a range of frequencies to check for activity
• B. Prevents interference to nearby repeaters
• C. Checks incoming signal deviation
• D. Checks for messages left on a digital bulletin board

T1D09

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

• A. When broadcasting communications to or from the space shuttle
• B. When such communications are directly related to the immediate safety of human life or protection of property
• C. Where noncommercial programming is gathered and supplied exclusively to the National Public Radio network
• D. Never

T5D02

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

• A. E= I / R
• B. E= I x R
• C. E = I - R
• D. E= I + R

T9A01

17. What is a beam antenna?

• A. An antenna that reverses the phase of received signals
• B. An antenna that concentrates signals in one direction
• C. An antenna built from aluminum I-beams
• D. An omnidirectional antenna invented by Clarence Beam

T0A03

18. In the United States, what circuit does black wire insulation indicate in a three-wire 120 V cable?

• A. Hot
• B. Black insulation is never used
• C. Neutral
• D. Equipment ground

T1F11

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

• A. The club must have at least four members
• B. The trustee must have an Amateur Extra Class operator license grant
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. The club must be registered with the American Radio Relay League

T4A09

20. How can you determine the length of time that equipment can be powered from a battery?

• A. Divide the battery ampere-hour rating by the average current draw of the equipment
• B. Divide the watt-hour rating of the battery by the peak power consumption of the equipment
• C. Multiply the square of the current rating of the battery by the input resistance of the equipment
• D. Multiply the watts per hour consumed by the equipment by the battery power rating

T7D01

21. Which instrument would you use to measure electric potential?

• A. An ammeter
• B. An ohmmeter
• C. A wavemeter
• D. A voltmeter

T0B06

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

• A. Add the height of the antenna to the height of the power line and multiply by a factor of 1.5
• B. Enough so that if the antenna falls, no part of it can come closer than 10 feet to the power wires
• C. The height of the power line above ground
• D. 1/2 wavelength at the operating frequency

T9B11

23. Which of the following types of feed line has the lowest loss at VHF and UHF?

• A. 75-ohm flexible coax
• B. Air-insulated hardline
• C. 50-ohm flexible coax
• D. Multi-conductor unbalanced cable

T2A12

24. What should you do before calling CQ?

• A. All these choices are correct
• B. Make sure you are authorized to use that frequency
• C. Listen first to be sure that no one else is using the frequency
• D. Ask if the frequency is in use

T5B03

25. Which is equal to one kilovolt?

• A. One hundred volts
• B. One million volts
• C. One one-thousandth of a volt
• D. One thousand volts

T7C09

26. Which of the following causes failure of coaxial cables?

• A. Moisture contamination
• B. Rapid fluctuation in transmitter output power
• C. Solder flux contamination
• D. Operation at 100% duty cycle for an extended period

T1A05

27. What proves that the FCC has issued an operator/primary license grant?

• A. All these choices are correct
• B. An email notification from the NCVEC granting the license
• C. A printed copy of the certificate of successful completion of examination
• D. The license appears in the FCC ULS database

T2C02

28. Which of the following are typical duties of a Net Control Station?

• A. Choose the regular net meeting time and frequency
• B. Call the net to order and direct communications between stations checking in
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. Ensure that all stations checking into the net are properly licensed for operation on the net frequency

T6D09

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

• A. Integrated circuit
• B. Multi-pole relay
• C. Transducer
• D. Transformer

T7B10

30. What might be a problem if you receive a report that your audio signal through an FM repeater is distorted or unintelligible?

• A. Your batteries are running low
• B. You are in a bad location
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. Your transmitter is slightly off frequency

T1B06

31. On which HF bands does a Technician class operator have phone privileges?

• A. 30 meter band only
• B. 80 meter, 40 meter, 15 meter, and 10 meter bands
• C. 10 meter band only
• D. None

T3C09

32. What is generally the best time for long-distance 10 meter band propagation via the F region?

• A. From dawn to shortly after sunset during periods of high sunspot activity
• B. From shortly after sunset to dawn during periods of low sunspot activity
• C. From shortly after sunset to dawn during periods of high sunspot activity
• D. From dawn to shortly after sunset during periods of low sunspot activity

T8B08

33. What is meant by the statement that a satellite is operating in U/V mode?

• A. The satellite frequencies are usually variable
• B. The satellite uplink is in the 70 centimeter band and the downlink is in the 2 meter band
• C. The satellite operates using ultraviolet frequencies
• D. The satellite uplink is in the 15 meter band and the downlink is in the 10 meter band

T2B02

34. What term describes the use of a sub-audible tone transmitted along with normal voice audio to open the squelch of a receiver?

• A. Tone burst
• B. Carrier squelch
• C. DTMF
• D. CTCSS

T1C05

35. Which of the following is a valid Technician class call sign format?

• A. All these choices are correct
• B. W1XX
• C. KF1XXX
• D. KA1X