Practice Exam

T1E04

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

• A. The highest class of operator license held by anyone on the premises
• B. The class of operator license held by the control operator
• C. The frequency authorized by the frequency coordinator
• D. The frequencies printed on the license grant

T6A09

2. What type of switch is represented by component 3 in figure T-2?

• A. Double-pole double-throw
• B. Single-pole single-throw
• C. Double-pole single-throw
• D. Single-pole double-throw

T3C02

3. What is a characteristic of HF communication compared with communications on VHF and higher frequencies?

• A. Long-distance ionospheric propagation is far more common on HF
• B. There is less atmospheric interference (static) on HF
• C. HF accommodates wider bandwidth signals
• D. HF antennas are generally smaller

T8A01

4. Which of the following is a form of amplitude modulation?

• A. Single sideband
• B. Phase shift keying (PSK)
• C. Spread spectrum
• D. Packet radio

T2A05

5. How should you respond to a station calling CQ?

• A. Transmit "CQ" followed by the other station's call sign
• B. Transmit a signal report followed by your call sign
• C. Transmit your call sign followed by the other station's call sign
• D. Transmit the other station's call sign followed by your call sign

T8C11

6. What is an amateur radio station that connects other amateur stations to the internet?

• A. A beacon
• B. A repeater
• C. A digipeater
• D. A gateway

T1F07

7. Which of the following restrictions apply when a non-licensed person speaks to a foreign amateur radio station via a station under the control of an FCC-licensed amateur radio operator?

• A. The person must be a U.S. citizen
• B. The licensed control operator must do the station identification
• C. The foreign station must be in a country with which the U.S. has a third-party agreement
• D. All these choices are correct

T3B05

8. What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

• A. Wavelength gets longer as frequency increases
• B. Wavelength and frequency increase as path length increases
• C. Wavelength gets shorter as frequency increases
• D. Wavelength is constant at all frequencies

T1C01

9. For which classes of amateur radio licenses does the FCC currently issue new licenses?

• A. Technician, General, Amateur Extra
• B. Novice, Technician, General, Amateur Extra
• C. Technician, Technician Plus, General, Amateur Extra
• D. Novice, Technician Plus, General, Advanced

T5D07

10. What is the current in a circuit with an applied voltage of 120 volts and a resistance of 80 ohms?

• A. 200 amperes
• B. 9600 amperes
• C. 0.667 amperes
• D. 1.5 amperes

T5B03

11. Which is equal to one kilovolt?

• A. One million volts
• B. One hundred volts
• C. One one-thousandth of a volt
• D. One thousand volts

T9B06

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

• A. PL-259
• B. DB-25
• C. Type N
• D. RS-213

T1A04

13. How do you receive official notification of your new license and call sign after passing the exam?

• A. USPS First-Class Mail from the lead volunteer examiner
• B. USPS First-Class Mail from the FCC
• C. Email from the lead volunteer examiner
• D. Email from the FCC with a link to download the license grant

T5C08

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

• A. P = E / I
• B. P = I x E
• C. P = I / E
• D. P = I2 x E

T0A11

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

• A. Leakage flux in the power transformer
• B. Circulating currents in the dc filter
• C. Charge stored in filter capacitors
• D. Voltage transients from kickback diodes

T7D03

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

• A. In parallel
• B. In series
• C. In phase
• D. In quadrature

T0B04

17. Which of the following is an important safety precaution to observe when putting up an antenna tower?

• A. Look for and stay clear of any overhead electrical wires
• B. All these choices are correct
• C. Wear a ground strap connected to your wrist at all times
• D. Insulate the base of the tower to avoid lightning strikes

T1B10

18. Where may SSB phone be used in amateur bands above 50 MHz?

• A. On any band if the power is limited to 25 watts
• B. Only on repeaters
• C. Only in sub-bands allocated to General class or higher licensees
• D. In at least some segment of all these bands

T2C11

19. What is meant by "check" in a radiogram header?

• A. A box on the message form that indicates that the message was received and/or relayed
• B. The number of words or word equivalents in the text portion of the message
• C. The call sign of the originating station
• D. A list of stations that have relayed the message

T7C06

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

• A. Loss of -4 dB
• B. Gain of +4 dB
• C. Good impedance match
• D. Impedance mismatch

T9A04

21. What is a disadvantage of a handheld radio transceiver's short flexible antenna compared to a full-sized quarter- wave antenna?

• A. It only works on analog signals, not digital ones
• B. It transmits only circularly polarized signals
• C. It is more susceptible to receiver desensitization
• D. It has low efficiency

T7B01

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

• A. Let the transceiver cool off
• B. Change to a higher power level
• C. Talk farther away from the microphone
• D. Talk louder into the microphone

T8D09

23. What is CW?

• A. A digital mode used primarily on 2-meter FM
• B. A type of electromagnetic propagation
• C. Error correction for digital transmission using code words
• D. Another name for a Morse code transmission

T6B05

24. What type of transistor has a gate, drain, and source?

• A. Bipolar junction
• B. Hall-effect
• C. Varistor
• D. Field-effect

T7A04

25. Which term describes the ability of a receiver to discriminate between multiple signals?

• A. Sensitivity
• B. Selectivity
• C. Harmonic distortion
• D. Discrimination ratio

T5A09

26. Which of the following describes alternating current?

• A. Current that alternates between positive and negative directions
• B. Current that alternates between a positive direction and zero
• C. Current that alternates between a negative direction and zero
• D. All these answers are correct

T3A06

27. What is the meaning of the term "picket fencing"?

• A. Alternating transmissions during a net operation
• B. Interference from cable TV in the form of carriers at fixed intervals across the band
• C. A type of ground system used with vertical antennas
• D. Rapid flutter on mobile signals due to multipath propagation

T6D10

28. What is the function of component 2 in figure T-1?

• A. Give off light when current flows through it
• B. Control the flow of current
• C. Supply electrical energy
• D. Convert electrical energy into radio waves

T4B04

29. What does an FM signal sound like when received slightly off frequency?

• A. There is no effect except for reduction in amplitude
• B. The audio becomes distorted
• C. The audio decrease in pitch
• D. The audio increases in pitch

T4A07

30. Which of the following is one of the connections required between a computer and a transceiver to operate digital modes?

• A. Computer "line out" to transceiver speaker connector
• B. Computer "line out" to transceiver push-to-talk
• C. Computer "line in" to transceiver speaker connector
• D. Computer "line in" to transceiver push-to-talk

T8B08

31. What does it mean if a satellite is operating in U/V mode?

• A. The satellite frequencies are usually variable
• B. The satellite uplink is in the 15-meter band and the downlink is in the 10-meter band
• C. The satellite operates using ultraviolet frequencies
• D. The satellite uplink is in the 70-centimeter band and the downlink is in the 2-meter band

T2B06

32. What type of signaling to a repeater uses two simultaneous audio tones?

• A. D-STAR
• B. GMRS
• C. CTCSS
• D. DTMF

T6C03

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

• A. Indicator lamp
• B. Connector
• C. Transistor
• D. Resistor

T1D01

34. With which countries are FCC-licensed amateur radio stations prohibited from exchanging communications?

• A. Any country banned from making such communications by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
• B. Any country whose administration has notified the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that it objects to such communications
• C. Any country banned from such communications by the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)
• D. Any country whose administration has notified the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) that it objects to such communications

T0C04

35. What factors affect the RF exposure of people near an amateur station antenna?

• A. Distance from the antenna to a person
• B. Frequency and power level of the RF field
• C. Radiation pattern of the antenna
• D. All these choices are correct