Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

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T6A10

1. Which of the following battery chemistries is rechargeable?

T1D05

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

T3C01

3. Why are simplex UHF signals rarely heard beyond their radio horizon?

T7C10

4. Why should the outer jacket of coaxial cable be resistant to ultraviolet light?

T2A04

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

T8A05

6. Which of the following types of signal has the narrowest bandwidth?

T2C05

7. What does the term "traffic" refer to in net operation?

T9A09

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

T1F03

9. When are you required to transmit your assigned call sign?

T8D08

10. Which of the following is included in packet radio transmissions?

T2B11

11. Which Q signal indicates that you are changing frequency?

T5A04

12. What are the units of electrical resistance?

T6B06

13. How is the cathode lead of a semiconductor diode often marked on the package?

T4B06

14. 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?

T1A07

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

T8C09

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

T1E02

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

T9B04

18. What is the major function of an antenna tuner (antenna coupler)?

T8B09

19. What causes spin fading of satellite signals?

T3B11

20. What is the approximate velocity of a radio wave in free space?

T1B10

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

T4A10

22. What function is performed with a transceiver and a digital mode hot spot?

T0B05

23. What is the purpose of a safety wire through a turnbuckle used to tension guy lines?

T0A11

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

T7D09

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

T5B10

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

T7A11

27. Where is an RF preamplifier installed?

T5C11

28. How much current is required to deliver 120 watts at a voltage of 12 volts DC?

T5D14

29. In which type of circuit is voltage the same across all components?

T1C08

30. What is the normal term for an FCC-issued amateur radio license?

T3A10

31. What effect does multi-path propagation have on data transmissions?

T0C12

32. How does RF radiation differ from ionizing radiation (radioactivity)?

T7B11

33. What is a symptom of RF feedback in a transmitter or transceiver?

T6D08

34. Which of the following is combined with an inductor to make a resonant circuit?

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T6C10

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