Practice Exam

T7C07

1. What happens to power lost in a feed line?

• A. It is converted into heat
• B. It increases the SWR
• C. It is radiated as harmonics
• D. It distorts the signal

T0A05

2. Why should a 5-ampere fuse never be replaced with a 20-ampere fuse?

• A. Excessive current could cause a fire
• B. The power supply ripple would greatly increase
• C. The larger fuse would be likely to blow because it is rated for higher current
• D. All these choices are correct

T7A02

3. What is a transceiver?

• A. A device for matching feed line impedance to 50 ohms
• B. A device for converting receiver and transmitter frequencies to another band
• C. A device for automatically sending and decoding Morse code
• D. A device that combines a receiver and transmitter

T8B08

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

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

T1A08

5. Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations?

• A. FCC Regional Field Office
• B. Frequency Spectrum Manager appointed by the FCC
• C. Volunteer Frequency Coordinator recognized by local amateurs
• D. International Telecommunication Union

T5A05

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

• A. Voltage
• B. Inductance
• C. Ampere-hours
• D. Capacitance

T4A08

7. Which of the following conductors is preferred for bonding at RF?

• A. Steel wire
• B. Copper braid removed from coaxial cable
• C. Flat copper strap
• D. Twisted-pair cable

T6B10

8. Which of the following can provide power gain?

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

T4B06

9. Which of the following controls could be used if the voice pitch of a single-sideband signal returning to your CQ call seems too high or low?

• A. The AGC or limiter
• B. The RIT or Clarifier
• C. The tone squelch
• D. The bandwidth selection

T5D14

10. In which type of circuit is voltage the same across all components?

• A. Series
• B. Resonant
• C. Branch
• D. Parallel

T1F07

11. 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?

• A. All these choices are correct
• B. The licensed control operator must do the station identification
• C. The foreign station must be in a country with which the U.S. has a third party agreement
• D. The person must be a U.S. citizen

T5B06

12. Which is equal to 3000 milliamperes?

• A. 0.003 amperes
• B. 0.3 amperes
• C. 3 amperes
• D. 3,000,000 amperes

T8D09

13. What is CW?

• A. A digital mode used primarily on 2 meter FM
• B. Another name for a Morse code transmission
• C. A technique for coil winding
• D. A type of electromagnetic propagation

T6C07

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

• A. Regulator IC
• B. Inductor
• C. Light emitting diode
• D. Resistor

T5C08

15. 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

T0C12

16. How does RF radiation differ from ionizing radiation (radioactivity)?

• A. RF radiation can only be detected with an RF dosimeter
• B. RF radiation does not have sufficient energy to cause chemical changes in cells and damage DNA
• C. RF radiation is limited in range to a few feet
• D. RF radiation is perfectly safe

T1E07

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

• A. Only the station licensee
• B. Only the control operator
• C. The control operator and the station licensee
• D. All licensed amateurs who are present at the operation

T7B05

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

• A. Switch the transmitter from FM to SSB
• B. Block the interfering signal with a filter on the amateur transmitter
• C. Block the amateur signal with a filter at the antenna input of the affected receiver
• D. Switch the transmitter to a narrow-band mode

T2C06

19. What is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)?

• A. A group of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service
• B. A group of licensed amateurs who are members of the military and who voluntarily agreed to provide message handling services in the case of an emergency
• C. A training program that provides licensing courses for those interested in obtaining an amateur license to use during emergencies
• D. A training program that certifies amateur operators for membership in the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service

T2B04

20. Which of the following could be the reason you are unable to access a repeater whose output you can hear?

• A. You are using the wrong DCS code
• B. You are using the wrong CTCSS tone
• C. Improper transceiver offset
• D. All these choices are correct

T6D04

21. Which of the following displays an electrical quantity as a numeric value?

• A. Meter
• B. Relay
• C. Potentiometer
• D. Transistor

T9A09

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

• A. 112
• B. 50
• C. 6
• D. 236

T7D02

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

• A. In quadrature
• B. In parallel
• C. In series
• D. In phase

T2A03

24. What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 70 cm band?

• A. Plus or minus 600 kHz
• B. Plus or minus 5 MHz
• C. Plus or minus 500 kHz
• D. Plus or minus 1 MHz

T8A05

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

• A. Slow-scan TV
• B. CW
• C. FM voice
• D. SSB voice

T3B10

26. What frequency range is referred to as HF?

• A. 300 to 3000 kHz
• B. 300 to 3000 MHz
• C. 3 to 30 MHz
• D. 30 to 300 MHz

T1C09

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

• A. Three years
• B. Ten years
• C. Two years
• D. Five years

T9B12

28. What is standing wave ratio (SWR)?

• A. The transmitter efficiency ratio
• B. An indication of the quality of your station's ground connection
• C. A measure of how well a load is matched to a transmission line
• D. The ratio of amplifier power output to input

T3C02

29. What is a characteristic of HF communication compared with communications on VHF and higher frequencies?

• A. HF antennas are generally smaller
• B. HF accommodates wider bandwidth signals
• C. There is less atmospheric interference (static) on HF
• D. Long-distance ionospheric propagation is far more common on HF

T1D07

30. What types of amateur stations can automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations?

• A. Auxiliary, beacon, or Earth stations
• B. Beacon, repeater, or space stations
• C. Repeater, auxiliary, or space stations
• D. Earth, repeater, or space stations

T6A10

31. Which of the following battery chemistries is rechargeable?

• A. Nickel-metal hydride
• B. Lead-acid
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. Lithium-ion

T8C06

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

• A. By using CTCSS tone codes
• B. By entering the proper internet password
• C. By obtaining a password that is sent via voice to the node
• D. By using DTMF signals

T0B10

33. Which of the following is true when installing grounding conductors used for lightning protection?

• A. Use only non-insulated wire
• B. Wires must be carefully routed with precise right-angle bends
• C. Common grounds must be avoided
• D. Sharp bends must be avoided

T3A10

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

• A. No significant changes will occur if the signals are transmitted using FM
• B. Error rates are likely to increase
• C. Transmission rates must be increased by a factor equal to the number of separate paths observed
• D. Transmission rates must be decreased by a factor equal to the number of separate paths observed

T1B02

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

• A. Any amateur holding a General class or higher license
• B. Any amateur holding a General class or higher license who has applied for and received approval from NASA
• C. Any amateur holding a Technician class or higher license who has applied for and received approval from NASA
• D. Any amateur holding a Technician class or higher license