Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

T2C04

1. What is RACES?

T7A09

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

T6A06

3. What type of electrical component stores energy in a magnetic field?

T0B07

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

T9B01

5. What is a benefit of low SWR?

T1D09

6. When may amateur stations transmit information in support of broadcasting, program production, or news gathering, assuming no other means is available?

T7D03

7. When configured to measure current, how is a multimeter connected to a component?

T5B01

8. How many milliamperes is 1.5 amperes?

T6B04

9. Which of the following components can consist of three regions of semiconductor material?

T4B02

10. Which of the following can be used to enter a transceiver's operating frequency?

T5D05

11. What is the resistance of a circuit for which the applied voltage is 12 volts and the current flow is 1.5 amperes?

T1F05

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

T0A02

13. What health hazard is presented by electrical current flowing through the body?

T5A04

14. What are the units of electrical resistance?

T7C08

15. Which instrument can be used to determine SWR?

T8C03

16. What operating activity involves contacting as many stations as possible during a specified period?

T1E11

17. Who does the FCC presume to be the control operator of an amateur station, unless documentation to the contrary is in the station records?

T1B11

18. What is the maximum peak envelope power output for Technician class operators in their HF band segments?

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T6C11

19. What is component 4 in figure T-3?

T1A11

20. When is willful interference to other amateur radio stations permitted?

T3B11

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

T4A06

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

T2A08

23. What is the meaning of the procedural signal "CQ"?

T3C11

24. Why is the radio horizon for VHF and UHF signals more distant than the visual horizon?

T8B05

25. What is a satellite beacon?

T1C05

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

T0C11

27. What is the definition of duty cycle during the averaging time for RF exposure?

T5C03

28. What describes the ability to store energy in a magnetic field?

T6D03

29. Which of the following is a reason to use shielded wire?

T9A08

30. What is the approximate length, in inches, of a quarter-wavelength vertical antenna for 146 MHz?

T2B05

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

T8A02

32. What type of modulation is commonly used for VHF packet radio transmissions?

T8D10

33. Which of the following operating activities is supported by digital mode software in the WSJT-X software suite?

T3A11

34. Which region of the atmosphere can refract or bend HF and VHF radio waves?

T7B06

35. Which of the following actions should you take if a neighbor tells you that your station's transmissions are interfering with their radio or TV reception?