Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

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T4B11

1. Which of the following must be programmed into a D-STAR digital transceiver before transmitting?

T3C07

2. What band is best suited for communicating via meteor scatter?

T1D11

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

T9A03

4. Which of the following describes a simple dipole oriented parallel to Earth's surface?

T3A07

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

T1E01

6. When may an amateur station transmit without a control operator?

T7C03

7. What does a dummy load consist of?

T3B07

8. In addition to frequency, which of the following is used to identify amateur radio bands?

T8A06

9. Which sideband is normally used for 10 meter HF, VHF, and UHF single-sideband communications?

T9B10

10. What is the electrical difference between RG-58 and RG-213 coaxial cable?

T2C06

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

T5D08

12. What is the current through a 100-ohm resistor connected across 200 volts?

T1C01

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

T5B01

14. How many milliamperes is 1.5 amperes?

T5A08

15. Which of the following is a good electrical insulator?

T0B07

16. Which of the following is an important safety rule to remember when using a crank-up tower?

T1F05

17. What method of call sign identification is required for a station transmitting phone signals?

T1B07

18. Which of the following VHF/UHF band segments are limited to CW only?

T4A06

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

T0C05

20. Why do exposure limits vary with frequency?

T6D05

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

T1A04

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

T7A06

23. What device converts the RF input and output of a transceiver to another band?

T8C08

24. What is the Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP)?

T2A04

25. What is an appropriate way to call another station on a repeater if you know the other station's call sign?

T7D10

26. What reading indicates that an ohmmeter is connected across a large, discharged capacitor?

T2B05

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

T6B05

28. What type of transistor has a gate, drain, and source?

T8B12

29. Which of the following is a way to determine whether your satellite uplink power is neither too low nor too high?

T7B04

30. Which of the following could you use to cure distorted audio caused by RF current on the shield of a microphone cable?

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T6C10

31. What is component 3 in figure T-3?

T5C13

32. What is the abbreviation for kilohertz?

T6A10

33. Which of the following battery chemistries is rechargeable?

T8D12

34. Which of the following best describes an amateur radio mesh network?

T0A11

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