Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

T4B07

1. What does a DMR "code plug" contain?

T2A05

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

T7D04

3. Which instrument is used to measure electric current?

T1D05

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

T9B07

5. Which of the following is true of PL-259 type coax connectors?

T0B03

6. Under what circumstances is it safe to climb a tower without a helper or observer?

T8B04

7. What mode of transmission is commonly used by amateur radio satellites?

T8D08

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

T1C05

9. Which of the following is a valid Technician class call sign format?

T6D08

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

T6B05

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

T5B09

12. Which decibel value most closely represents a power increase from 5 watts to 10 watts?

T4A03

13. Why are short, heavy-gauge wires used for a transceiver's DC power connection?

T3A04

14. What happens when antennas at opposite ends of a VHF or UHF line of sight radio link are not using the same polarization?

T5C07

15. What is the abbreviation for megahertz?

T1E05

16. What is an amateur station's control point?

T0A05

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

T6A08

18. What is the function of an SPDT switch?

T1A10

19. What is the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)?

T7C11

20. What is a disadvantage of air core coaxial cable when compared to foam or solid dielectric types?

T5A04

21. What are the units of electrical resistance?

T8C04

22. Which of the following is good procedure when contacting another station in a contest?

T0C07

23. What hazard is created by touching an antenna during a transmission?

T5D11

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

T6C12

25. Which of the following is accurately represented in electrical schematics?

T8A01

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

T3B01

27. What is the relationship between the electric and magnetic fields of an electromagnetic wave?

T3C01

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

T1F11

29. Which of the following is a requirement for the issuance of a club station license grant?

T2C05

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

T1B07

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

T2B12

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

T9A06

33. Which of the following types of antenna offers the greatest gain?

T7B09

34. What should be the first step to resolve non-fiber optic cable TV interference caused by your amateur radio transmission?

T7A01

35. Which term describes the ability of a receiver to detect the presence of a signal?