Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

T2A10

1. What is a band plan, beyond the privileges established by the FCC?

T1A10

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

T8A05

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

T8D11

4. What is an ARQ transmission system?

T1D06

5. What, if any, are the restrictions concerning transmission of language that may be considered indecent or obscene?

T5B04

6. Which is equal to one microvolt?

T0B09

7. Why should you avoid attaching an antenna to a utility pole?

T1E07

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

T1C05

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

T3C10

10. Which of the following bands may provide long-distance communications via the ionosphere's F region during the peak of the sunspot cycle?

T5D02

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

T6D09

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

T4B08

13. What is the advantage of having multiple receive bandwidth choices on a multimode transceiver?

T8C07

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

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T6C05

15. What is component 4 in figure T-1?

T2C04

16. What is RACES?

T4A02

17. Which of the following should be considered when selecting an accessory SWR meter?

T9A11

18. What is antenna gain?

T2B13

19. What is the purpose of a squelch function?

T5A12

20. What describes the number of times per second that an alternating current makes a complete cycle?

T0A04

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

T7C04

22. What reading on an SWR meter indicates a perfect impedance match between the antenna and the feed line?

T6A02

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

T7A02

24. What is a transceiver?

T3B08

25. What frequency range is referred to as VHF?

T8B03

26. Which of the following are provided by satellite tracking programs?

T1B01

27. Which of the following frequency ranges are available for phone operation by Technician licensees?

T9B03

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

T6B01

29. Which is true about forward voltage drop in a diode?

T1F07

30. Which of the following restrictions apply when a non-licensed person is allowed to speak to a foreign station using a station under the control of a licensed amateur operator?

T7B10

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

T5C10

32. How much power is delivered by a voltage of 12 volts DC and a current of 2.5 amperes?

T7D09

33. What is the characteristic appearance of a cold tin-lead solder joint?

T3A03

34. What antenna polarization is normally used for long-distance CW and SSB contacts on the VHF and UHF bands?

T0C11

35. What is the definition of duty cycle during the averaging time for RF exposure?