Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician

T1E04

1. What determines the transmitting frequency privileges of an amateur station?

T9A12

2. What is an advantage of a 5/8 wavelength whip antenna for VHF or UHF mobile service?

T6B02

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

T4A07

4. Which of the following connections is made between a computer and a transceiver to use computer software when operating digital modes?

T9B04

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

T6A11

6. Which of the following battery chemistries is not rechargeable?

T5A04

7. What are the units of electrical resistance?

T1D05

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

T7A06

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

T7C06

10. What does an SWR reading of 4:1 indicate?

T0B05

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

T0C12

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

T5C08

13. What is the formula used to calculate electrical power (P) in a DC circuit?

T6C01

14. What is the name of an electrical wiring diagram that uses standard component symbols?

T7B08

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

T1F08

16. What is the definition of third party communications?

T1C10

17. How soon after passing the examination for your first amateur radio license may you transmit on the amateur radio bands?

T7D07

18. Which of the following measurements are made using a multimeter?

T8B01

19. What telemetry information is typically transmitted by satellite beacons?

T2B06

20. What type of signaling uses pairs of audio tones?

T8D06

21. What does the abbreviation "PSK" mean?

T3B10

22. What frequency range is referred to as HF?

T8C10

23. What is required before using the EchoLink system?

T2C05

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

T8A07

25. What is a characteristic of single sideband (SSB) compared to FM?

T1A01

26. Which of the following is part of the Basis and Purpose of the Amateur Radio Service?

T0A11

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

T4B03

28. How is squelch adjusted so that a weak FM signal can be heard?

T6D09

29. What is the name of a device that combines several semiconductors and other components into one package?

T2A08

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

T1B11

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

T3C03

32. What is a characteristic of VHF signals received via auroral backscatter?

T5D02

33. What formula is used to calculate voltage in a circuit?

T3A09

34. Which of the following results from the fact that signals propagated by the ionosphere are elliptically polarized?

T5B13

35. Which is equal to 2425 MHz?