Practice Exam

T2A07

1. What does the term "repeater offset" mean?

• A. The approximately half-second delay to allow for the "squelch tail" to be removed
• B. The difference between a repeater's transmit and receive frequencies
• C. The repeater has a time delay to prevent interference
• D. The fee charged by the repeater owner or club to provide for maintenance

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2. What is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)?

• A. A group of licensed amateurs who are members of the military and who voluntarily agreed to provide message handling services in the case of an emergency
• B. A group of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service
• C. A training program that provides licensing courses for those interested in obtaining an amateur license to use during emergencies
• D. A training program that certifies amateur operators for membership in the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service

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3. When are you required to transmit your assigned call sign?

• A. At least once during each transmission
• B. At least every 10 minutes during and at the end of a communication
• C. At least every 15 minutes during and at the end of a communication
• D. At the beginning of each contact, and every 10 minutes thereafter

T5C07

4. What is the abbreviation for megahertz?

• A. mHZ
• B. mHz
• C. Mhz
• D. MHz

T6D08

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

• A. Potentiometer
• B. Capacitor
• C. Zener diode
• D. Resistor

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6. How does the FCC define broadcasting for the Amateur Radio Service?

• A. Any transmission made by the licensed station
• B. Transmissions intended for reception by the general public
• C. Two-way transmissions by amateur stations
• D. Transmission of messages directed only to amateur operators

T6A05

7. What type of electrical component consists of conductive surfaces separated by an insulator?

• A. Potentiometer
• B. Capacitor
• C. Resistor
• D. Oscillator

T5B07

8. Which is equal to 3.525 MHz?

• A. 3,525,000 kHz
• B. 3525 kHz
• C. 0.003525 kHz
• D. 35.25 kHz

T8D06

9. What does the abbreviation "PSK" mean?

• A. Pulse Shift Keying
• B. Power Sampled Keying
• C. Phase Shift Keying
• D. Packet Sampled Keying

T7C04

10. What reading on an SWR meter indicates a perfect impedance match between the antenna and the feed line?

• A. 50:50
• B. 1:1
• C. Full Scale
• D. Zero

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11. Which of the following is good practice when installing ground wires on a tower for lightning protection?

• A. All these choices are correct
• B. Ensure that connections are short and direct
• C. Make sure all ground wire bends are right angles
• D. Put a drip loop in the ground connection to prevent water damage to the ground system

T2B03

12. Which of the following describes a linked repeater network?

• A. Multiple repeaters with the same control operator
• B. A network of repeaters in which signals received by one repeater are transmitted by all the repeaters in the network
• C. A system of repeaters linked by APRS
• D. A single repeater with more than one receiver

T0A07

13. Where should a lightning arrester be installed in a coaxial feed line?

• A. At the antenna feed point
• B. At the output connector of a transceiver
• C. On a grounded panel near where feed lines enter the building
• D. At the AC power service panel

T6B01

14. Which is true about forward voltage drop in a diode?

• A. It is lower in some diode types than in others
• B. It is proportional to peak inverse voltage
• C. It has no impact on the voltage delivered to the load
• D. It indicates that the diode is defective

T1A05

15. What proves that the FCC has issued an operator/primary license grant?

• A. All these choices are correct
• B. An email notification from the NCVEC granting the license
• C. The license appears in the FCC ULS database
• D. A printed copy of the certificate of successful completion of examination

T0C05

16. Why do exposure limits vary with frequency?

• A. The human body absorbs more RF energy at some frequencies than at others
• B. Lower frequency RF fields have more energy than higher frequency fields
• C. Higher frequency RF fields are transient in nature
• D. Lower frequency RF fields do not penetrate the human body

T7D05

17. How does an ohmmeter measure the resistance of a circuit or component?

• A. By applying a small current and measuring the resulting voltage
• B. By applying a variable voltage and measuring the resulting current change
• C. By placing a variable resistor in series with the circuit
• D. By placing a variable resistor in parallel with the circuit

T3C10

18. Which of the following bands may provide long-distance communications via the ionosphere's F region during the peak of the sunspot cycle?

• A. 70 centimeters and 1.25 meters
• B. All these choices are correct
• C. 6 and 10 meters
• D. 23 centimeters

T5A08

19. Which of the following is a good electrical insulator?

• A. Graphite
• B. Stainless steel
• C. Sea water
• D. Glass

T8C04

20. Which of the following is good practice when contacting another station in a contest?

• A. Signing only the last two letters of your call if there are many other stations calling
• B. Sending only the minimum information needed for proper identification and the contest exchange
• C. Adding "Please copy" before your exchange
• D. Contacting the station twice to be sure that you are in his log

T4B07

21. What is a DMR "code plug"?

• A. A Coder-Decoder (CODEC) that converts analog voice data to DMR digital data and vice versa
• B. Configuration data loaded onto your radio to access repeaters and talkgroups
• C. An adapter cable used to connect a DMR radio to a computer for internet access
• D. An upgrade to DMR programming software provided by the radio manufacturer to accommodate new radio models

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22. What effect does fog or rain have on 10-meter and 6-meter band signals?

• A. Little effect
• B. Increased range
• C. Deflection
• D. Absorption

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

• A. They are watertight
• B. They are a bayonet-type connector
• C. They are preferred for microwave operation
• D. They are commonly used at HF and VHF frequencies

T1B07

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

• A. 902.0 MHz to 902.1 MHz
• B. 50.0 MHz to 50.1 MHz and 144.0 MHz to 144.1 MHz
• C. All these choices are correct
• D. 219 MHz to 220 MHz and 420.0 MHz to 420.1 MHz

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

• A. Be sure all TV feed line coaxial connectors are installed properly
• B. Add a low-pass filter to the TV antenna input
• C. Add a preamplifier to the TV antenna input
• D. Add a high-pass filter to the TV antenna input

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

• A. W1XX
• B. KA1X
• C. KF1XXX
• D. All these choices are correct

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

• A. The location of the station's transmitting antenna
• B. The location of the station's transmitting apparatus
• C. The location at which the control operator function is performed
• D. The mailing address of the station licensee

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28. What is the resistance of a circuit that draws 4 amperes from a 12-volt source?

• A. 16 ohms
• B. 8 ohms
• C. 3 ohms
• D. 48 ohms

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

• A. Transverter
• B. Phase converter
• C. High-pass filter
• D. Low-pass filter

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30. Which of the following types of antennas offers the greatest gain?

• A. J pole
• B. Yagi
• C. Isotropic
• D. 5/8 wave vertical

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31. What is component 9 in figure T-2?

• A. Variable inductor
• B. Variable capacitor
• C. Variable resistor
• D. Variable transformer

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32. Which of the following is a way to determine whether your satellite uplink power into a linear transponder satellite is neither too low nor too high?

• A. Check your signal strength report in the telemetry data
• B. Listen for distortion on your downlink signal
• C. Your signal strength on the downlink should be about the same as the beacon
• D. Compare your signal to others on the downlink using an internet SDR receiver

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

• A. Traditional letter/number designators
• B. All these choices are correct
• C. The approximate wavelength in meters
• D. Channel numbers

T4A06

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

• A. NMEA GPS location and DC power
• B. Receive and transmit mode, status, and location
• C. Receive audio, transmit audio, and transmitter keying
• D. Antenna and RF power

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35. What is the approximate bandwidth of a typical single sideband (SSB) voice signal?

• A. 1 kHz
• B. 6 kHz
• C. 15 kHz
• D. 3 kHz