Practice Exam

Element 2: Technician (Expires June 30)

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T0C09

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

T8D10

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

T2C09

3. Are amateur station control operators ever permitted to operate outside the frequency privileges of their license class?

T7D01

4. Which instrument would you use to measure electric potential?

T0A05

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

T9A01

6. What is a beam antenna?

T1E05

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

T3A02

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

T8B02

9. What is the impact of using excessive effective radiated power on a satellite uplink?

T5B12

10. Which is equal to 28400 kHz?

T3C05

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

T3B07

12. In addition to frequency, which of the following is used to identify amateur radio bands?

T6A06

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

T7A11

14. Where is an RF preamplifier installed?

T1D03

15. When is it permissible to transmit messages encoded to obscure their meaning?

T2B09

16. Why are simplex channels designated in the VHF/UHF band plans?

T8C10

17. What is required before using the EchoLink system?

T5D14

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

T0B05

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

T1A10

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

T2A10

21. What is a band plan, beyond the privileges established by the FCC?

T9B06

22. Which of the following RF connector types is most suitable for frequencies above 400 MHz?

T1F11

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

T6B11

24. What is the term that describes a device's ability to amplify a signal?

T6D07

25. Which of the following is commonly used as a visual indicator?

T4B07

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

T7C09

27. Which of the following causes failure of coaxial cables?

T7B01

28. What can you do if you are told your FM handheld or mobile transceiver is over-deviating?

T6C01

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

T1C02

30. Who may select a desired call sign under the vanity call sign rules?

T8A05

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

T5A09

32. Which of the following describes alternating current?

T4A11

33. Where should the negative power return of a mobile transceiver be connected in a vehicle?

T1B03

34. Which frequency is in the 6 meter amateur band?

T5C07

35. What is the abbreviation for megahertz?