Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician

T4B01

1. What is the effect of excessive microphone gain on SSB transmissions?

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T6C05

2. What is component 4 in figure T-1?

T1A08

3. Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations?

T6B08

4. What does the abbreviation FET stand for?

T8A05

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

T6A06

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

T5C04

7. What is the unit of inductance?

T0A10

8. What hazard is caused by charging or discharging a battery too quickly?

T2A07

9. What is meant by "repeater offset"?

T5B13

10. Which is equal to 2425 MHz?

T7A08

11. Which of the following describes combining speech with an RF carrier signal?

T1D08

12. In which of the following circumstances may the control operator of an amateur station receive compensation for operating that station?

T8C10

13. What is required before using the EchoLink system?

T7C02

14. Which of the following is used to determine if an antenna is resonant at the desired operating frequency?

T1B09

15. Why should you not set your transmit frequency to be exactly at the edge of an amateur band or sub-band?

T0B11

16. Which of the following establishes grounding requirements for an amateur radio tower or antenna?

T8B09

17. What causes spin fading of satellite signals?

T1F06

18. Which of the following self-assigned indicators are acceptable when using a phone transmission?

T9A12

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

T1E06

20. When, under normal circumstances, may a Technician class licensee be the control operator of a station operating in an Amateur Extra Class band segment?

T0C09

21. How can you make sure your station stays in compliance with RF safety regulations?

T3A02

22. What is the effect of vegetation on UHF and microwave signals?

T1C01

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

T7D11

24. Which of the following precautions should be taken when measuring in-circuit resistance with an ohmmeter?

T7B05

25. How can fundamental overload of a non-amateur radio or TV receiver by an amateur signal be reduced or eliminated?

T2B11

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

T2C04

27. What is RACES?

T5A01

28. Electrical current is measured in which of the following units?

T8D01

29. Which of the following is a digital communications mode?

T3C05

30. Which of the following effects may allow radio signals to travel beyond obstructions between the transmitting and receiving stations?

T5D13

31. In which type of circuit is DC current the same through all components?

T3B09

32. What frequency range is referred to as UHF?

T6D02

33. What is a relay?

T9B05

34. What happens as the frequency of a signal in coaxial cable is increased?

T4A08

35. Which of the following conductors is preferred for bonding at RF?