Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician

T8D06

1. What does the abbreviation "PSK" mean?

T9B08

2. Which of the following is a source of loss in coaxial feed line?

T5C09

3. How much power is delivered by a voltage of 13.8 volts DC and a current of 10 amperes?

T6D02

4. What is a relay?

T7B03

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

T0A08

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

T1E03

7. Who must designate the station control operator?

T0C04

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

T0B01

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

T2C09

10. Are amateur station control operators ever permitted to operate outside the frequency privileges of their license class?

T7C01

11. What is the primary purpose of a dummy load?

T5D11

12. What is the voltage across a 10-ohm resistor if a current of 1 ampere flows through it?

T6A02

13. What type of component is often used as an adjustable volume control?

T3A02

14. What is the effect of vegetation on UHF and microwave signals?

T1F01

15. When must the station and its records be available for FCC inspection?

T7D03

16. When configured to measure current, how is a multimeter connected to a component?

T4B05

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

T3C08

18. What causes tropospheric ducting?

T3B06

19. What is the formula for converting frequency to approximate wavelength in meters?

T4A07

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

T1A10

21. What is the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)?

T5B11

22. Which decibel value represents a power increase from 20 watts to 200 watts?

T7A02

23. What is a transceiver?

T8A04

24. Which type of modulation is commonly used for VHF and UHF voice repeaters?

T2B07

25. How can you join a digital repeater's "talkgroup"?

T5A05

26. What is the electrical term for the force that causes electron flow?

T8B07

27. What is Doppler shift in reference to satellite communications?

T1D11

28. When may an amateur station transmit without identifying on the air?

T1B02

29. Which amateurs may contact the International Space Station (ISS) on VHF bands?

T6C12

30. Which of the following is accurately represented in electrical schematics?

T6B12

31. What are the names of the electrodes of a bipolar junction transistor?

T1C08

32. What is the normal term for an FCC-issued amateur radio license?

T9A10

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

T8C10

34. What is required before using the EchoLink system?

T2A08

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