Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

T8B08

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

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T6C09

2. What is component 4 in figure T-2?

T8D02

3. What is a "talkgroup" on a DMR repeater?

T6B01

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

T5A12

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

T7A05

6. What is the name of a circuit that generates a signal at a specific frequency?

T1F11

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

T0B09

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

T9B05

9. What happens as the frequency of a signal in coaxial cable is increased?

T1A07

10. What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a space station?

T0A11

11. What hazard exists in a power supply immediately after turning it off?

T7D07

12. Which of the following measurements are made using a multimeter?

T9A06

13. Which of the following types of antenna offers the greatest gain?

T8C09

14. Which of the following protocols enables an amateur station to transmit through a repeater without using a radio to initiate the transmission?

T5D11

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

T7C09

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

T5C10

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

T3B10

18. What frequency range is referred to as HF?

T2C10

19. What information is contained in the preamble of a formal traffic message?

T5B08

20. Which is equal to 1,000,000 picofarads?

T4A05

21. Where should an RF power meter be installed?

T7B07

22. Which of the following can reduce overload of a VHF transceiver by a nearby commercial FM station?

T6D04

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

T4B10

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

T2A11

25. What term describes an amateur station that is transmitting and receiving on the same frequency?

T3A06

26. What is the meaning of the term "picket fencing"?

T2B05

27. What would cause your FM transmission audio to be distorted on voice peaks?

T1C05

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

T1B01

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

T3C04

30. 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?

T0C06

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

T6A08

32. What is the function of an SPDT switch?

T8A04

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

T1E02

34. Who may be the control operator of a station communicating through an amateur satellite or space station?

T1D05

35. When may amateur radio operators use their stations to notify other amateurs of the availability of equipment for sale or trade?