Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

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T1D11

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

T2C03

2. What technique is used to ensure that voice messages containing unusual words are received correctly?

T6D05

3. What type of circuit controls the amount of voltage from a power supply?

T7A08

4. Which of the following describes combining speech with an RF carrier signal?

T8D01

5. Which of the following is a digital communications mode?

T0C04

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

T1A05

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

T0A05

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

T0B08

9. Which is a proper grounding method for a tower?

T1E11

10. Who does the FCC presume to be the control operator of an amateur station, unless documentation to the contrary is in the station records?

T2A08

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

T4A06

12. What signals are used in a computer-radio interface for digital mode operation?

T9B01

13. What is a benefit of low SWR?

T9A02

14. Which of the following describes a type of antenna loading?

T8A11

15. What is the approximate bandwidth required to transmit a CW signal?

T1C09

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

T6A03

17. What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

T7C05

18. Why do most solid-state transmitters reduce output power as SWR increases beyond a certain level?

T5C13

19. What is the abbreviation for kilohertz?

T4B10

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

T1B11

21. What is the maximum peak envelope power output for Technician class operators in their HF band segments?

T2B12

22. What is the purpose of the color code used on DMR repeater systems?

T5D10

23. What is the voltage across a 2-ohm resistor if a current of 0.5 amperes flows through it?

T1F10

24. Who is accountable if a repeater inadvertently retransmits communications that violate the FCC rules?

T8C10

25. What is required before using the EchoLink system?

T6B08

26. What does the abbreviation FET stand for?

T3A01

27. Why do VHF signal strengths sometimes vary greatly when the antenna is moved only a few feet?

T8B01

28. What telemetry information is typically transmitted by satellite beacons?

T3C08

29. What causes tropospheric ducting?

T3B08

30. What frequency range is referred to as VHF?

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T6C03

31. What is component 2 in figure T-1?

T7B01

32. What can you do if you are told your FM handheld or mobile transceiver is over-deviating?

T5B10

33. Which decibel value most closely represents a power decrease from 12 watts to 3 watts?

T7D11

34. Which of the following precautions should be taken when measuring in-circuit resistance with an ohmmeter?

T5A02

35. Electrical power is measured in which of the following units?