Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

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T1B10

1. Where may SSB phone be used in amateur bands above 50 MHz?

T2B04

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

T8C11

3. What is an amateur radio station that connects other amateur stations to the internet?

T2A12

4. What should you do before calling CQ?

T1C06

5. From which of the following locations may an FCC-licensed amateur station transmit?

T7A03

6. Which of the following is used to convert a signal from one frequency to another?

T7B08

7. What should you do if something in a neighbor's home is causing harmful interference to your amateur station?

T7C08

8. Which instrument can be used to determine SWR?

T5D11

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

T9A10

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

T1A04

11. How many operator/primary station license grants may be held by any one person?

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T6C04

12. What is component 3 in figure T-1?

T4B09

13. How is a specific group of stations selected on a digital voice transceiver?

T1D03

14. When is it permissible to transmit messages encoded to obscure their meaning?

T0A06

15. What is a good way to guard against electrical shock at your station?

T8B03

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

T8D06

17. What does the abbreviation "PSK" mean?

T1E08

18. Which of the following is an example of automatic control?

T3C02

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

T0B04

20. Which of the following is an important safety precaution to observe when putting up an antenna tower?

T5B12

21. Which is equal to 28400 kHz?

T0C08

22. Which of the following actions can reduce exposure to RF radiation?

T2C01

23. When do FCC rules NOT apply to the operation of an amateur station?

T5A10

24. Which term describes the rate at which electrical energy is used?

T6B09

25. What are the names for the electrodes of a diode?

T6A03

26. What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?

T3B10

27. What frequency range is referred to as HF?

T7D04

28. Which instrument is used to measure electric current?

T8A01

29. Which of the following is a form of amplitude modulation?

T6D11

30. Which of the following is a resonant or tuned circuit?

T3A07

31. What weather condition might decrease range at microwave frequencies?

T9B01

32. What is a benefit of low SWR?

T4A05

33. Where should an RF power meter be installed?

T5C08

34. What is the formula used to calculate electrical power (P) in a DC circuit?

T1F07

35. 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?