Practice Exam

T7D09

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

• A. A rough or lumpy surface
• B. Excessive solder
• C. A bright or shiny surface
• D. Dark black spots

T5B08

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

• A. 1000 microfarads
• B. 1 microfarad
• C. 0.001 microfarads
• D. 1,000,000,000 microfarads

T6B02

3. What electronic component allows current to flow in only one direction?

• A. Fuse
• B. Diode
• C. Driven element
• D. Resistor

T0B02

4. What is required when climbing an antenna tower?

• A. Always wear an approved climbing harness
• B. Have sufficient training on safe tower climbing techniques
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. Use appropriate tie-off to the tower at all times

T1B01

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

• A. 28.050 MHz to 28.150 MHz
• B. 28.100 MHz to 28.300 MHz
• C. 28.500 MHz to 28.600 MHz
• D. 28.300 MHz to 28.500 MHz

T6A08

6. What is the function of an SPDT switch?

• A. Two circuits are each switched between one of two other circuits
• B. A single circuit is switched between one of two other circuits
• C. A single circuit is opened or closed
• D. Two circuits are opened or closed

T5C04

7. What is the unit of inductance?

• A. The henry
• B. The coulomb
• C. The ohm
• D. The farad

T4B06

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

T1D04

9. Under what conditions is an amateur station authorized to transmit music using a phone emission?

• A. When incidental to an authorized retransmission of manned spacecraft communications
• B. When the music produces no spurious emissions
• C. When transmissions are limited to less than three minutes per hour
• D. When the music is transmitted above 1280 MHz

T0C05

10. Why do exposure limits vary with frequency?

• A. Lower frequency RF fields have more energy than higher frequency fields
• B. Higher frequency RF fields are transient in nature
• C. Lower frequency RF fields do not penetrate the human body
• D. The human body absorbs more RF energy at some frequencies than at others

T8C02

11. Which of these items would be useful for a hidden transmitter hunt?

• A. Calibrated SWR meter
• B. A directional antenna
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. A calibrated noise bridge

T8B03

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

• A. The time, azimuth, and elevation of the start, maximum altitude, and end of a pass
• B. The apparent frequency of the satellite transmission, including effects of Doppler shift
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. Maps showing the real-time position of the satellite track over Earth

T3A06

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

• A. Rapid flutter on mobile signals due to multipath propagation
• B. Alternating transmissions during a net operation
• C. Local vs long-distance communications
• D. A type of ground system used with vertical antennas

T8A09

14. What is the approximate bandwidth of a VHF repeater FM voice signal?

• A. About 150 kHz
• B. Between 50 and 125 kHz
• C. Less than 500 Hz
• D. Between 10 and 15 kHz

T9B02

15. What is the most common impedance of coaxial cables used in amateur radio?

• A. 50 ohms
• B. 8 ohms
• C. 12 ohms
• D. 600 ohms

T2C06

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

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

T1A05

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

• A. An email notification from the NCVEC granting the license
• B. The license appears in the FCC ULS database
• C. A printed copy of the certificate of successful completion of examination
• D. All these choices are correct

T7C03

18. What does a dummy load consist of?

• A. A non-inductive resistor mounted on a heat sink
• B. A high-gain amplifier and a TR switch
• C. A low-voltage power supply and a DC relay
• D. A 50-ohm reactance used to terminate a transmission line

T2B01

19. How is a VHF/UHF transceiver's "reverse" function used?

• A. To increase power output
• B. To listen on a repeater's input frequency
• C. To listen on a repeater's output frequency
• D. To reduce power output

T7B08

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

• A. Make sure your station meets the standards of good amateur practice
• B. All these choices are correct
• C. Politely inform your neighbor that FCC rules prohibit the use of devices that cause interference
• D. Work with your neighbor to identify the offending device

T4A01

21. Which of the following is an appropriate power supply rating for a typical 50 watt output mobile FM transceiver?

• A. 13.8 volts at 4 amperes
• B. 24.0 volts at 12 amperes
• C. 13.8 volts at 12 amperes
• D. 24.0 volts at 4 amperes

T6C05

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

• A. Transistor
• B. Battery
• C. Resistor
• D. Ground symbol

T1F09

23. What type of amateur station simultaneously retransmits the signal of another amateur station on a different channel or channels?

• A. Message forwarding station
• B. Repeater station
• C. Earth station
• D. Beacon station

T1E09

24. Which of the following are required for remote control operation?

• A. The control operator must indirectly manipulate the controls
• B. All these choices are correct
• C. A control operator is required at all times
• D. The control operator must be at the control point

T2A05

25. How should you respond to a station calling CQ?

• A. Transmit a signal report followed by your call sign
• B. Transmit your call sign followed by the other station's call sign
• C. Transmit the other station's call sign followed by your call sign
• D. Transmit "CQ" followed by the other station's call sign

T1C01

26. For which license classes are new licenses currently available from the FCC?

• A. Novice, Technician, General, Amateur Extra
• B. Technician, Technician Plus, General, Amateur Extra
• C. Technician, General, Amateur Extra
• D. Novice, Technician Plus, General, Advanced

T5D01

27. What formula is used to calculate current in a circuit?

• A. I = E / R
• B. I = E + R
• C. I = E * R
• D. I = E - R

T8D03

28. What kind of data can be transmitted by APRS?

• A. GPS position data
• B. Weather data
• C. Text messages
• D. All these choices are correct

T3B08

29. What frequency range is referred to as VHF?

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

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?

• A. D region absorption
• B. Sporadic E
• C. Backscatter
• D. Gray-line propagation

T0A06

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

• A. Install mechanical interlocks in high-voltage circuits
• B. Use three-wire cords and plugs for all AC powered equipment
• C. Connect all AC powered station equipment to a common safety ground
• D. All these choices are correct

T7A09

32. What is the function of the SSB/CW-FM switch on a VHF power amplifier?

• A. Set the amplifier for proper operation in the selected mode
• B. Reduce the received signal noise
• C. Change the frequency range of the amplifier to operate in the proper segment of the band
• D. Change the mode of the transmitted signal

T9A09

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

• A. 6
• B. 112
• C. 236
• D. 50

T6D06

34. What component changes 120 V AC power to a lower AC voltage for other uses?

• A. Variable capacitor
• B. Transistor
• C. Diode
• D. Transformer

T5A06

35. What is the unit of frequency?

• A. Farad
• B. Hertz
• C. Henry
• D. Tesla