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Amateur Radio Technician Class Practice Test

This is the Technician Class Amateur Radio Practice Exam.

In order to pass the exam, you need at least 74%, or 28 out of 35 questions answered correctly.  You can take this practice test as much as you like.

If you run into any problems, or notice anything broken, wrong information, typos, etc. please let me know via the contact form.

Good Luck!

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Question 1 of 35

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Question 2 of 35

2. What type of antennas are the quad, Yagi, and dish?

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Question 3 of 35

3. If a frequency display shows a reading of 2425 MHz, what frequency is that in GHz?

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Question 4 of 35

4. How is access to some IRLP nodes accomplished?

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Question 5 of 35

5. What is the basic unit of inductance?

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Question 6 of 35

6. Which type of modulation is most commonly used for VHF and UHF voice repeaters?

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Question 7 of 35

7. From which of the following locations may an FCC-licensed amateur station transmit? [97.5(a)(2)]

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Question 8 of 35

8. What is the national calling frequency for FM simplex operations in the 2 meter band?

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Question 9 of 35

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

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Question 10 of 35

10. Which of the following is a likely cause of irregular fading of signals received by ionospheric reflection?

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Question 11 of 35

11. What is the name for a current that flows only in one direction?

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Question 12 of 35

12. Which of the following precautions should be taken when measuring high voltages with a voltmeter?

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Question 13 of 35

13. Which of the following is a safety hazard of a 12-volt storage battery?

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Question 14 of 35

14. What do the initials LEO tell you about an amateur satellite?

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Question 15 of 35

15. What device increases the low-power output from a handheld transceiver?

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Question 16 of 35

16. What type of circuit controls the amount of voltage from a power supply?

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Question 17 of 35

17. What are the frequency limits of the UHF spectrum?

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Question 18 of 35

18. T3C02 (C)
Which of the following is an advantage of HF vs VHF and higher frequencies?

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Question 19 of 35

19. What code is used when sending CW in the amateur bands?

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Question 20 of 35

20. What is a Part 15 device?

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Question 21 of 35

21. Under which of the following circumstances may an amateur radio station make one-way transmissions? [97.113(b),97.111(b)]

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Question 22 of 35

22. Which of the following connectors is most suitable for frequencies above 400 MHz?

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Question 23 of 35

23. What is the voltage across a 2-ohm resistor if a current of 0.5 amperes flows through it?

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Question 24 of 35

24. What is a way to enable quick access to a favorite frequency on your transceiver?

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Question 25 of 35

25. When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper operation of the station? [97.103(a)]

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Question 26 of 35

26. Which of the following electronic components can amplify signals?

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Question 27 of 35

27. What type of amateur station simultaneously retransmits the signal of another amateur station on a different channel or channels? [97.3(a)(40)]

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Question 28 of 35

28. Where should the negative return connection of a mobile transceiver's power cable be connected?

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Question 29 of 35

29. What, in general terms, is standing wave ratio (SWR)?

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Question 30 of 35

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

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Question 31 of 35

31. If the averaging time for exposure is 6 minutes, how much power density is permitted if the signal is present for 3 minutes and absent for 3 minutes rather than being present for the entire 6 minutes?

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Question 32 of 35

32. Which frequency is within the 6 meter amateur band?

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Question 33 of 35

33. How many operator/primary station license grants may be held by any one person? [97.5(b)(1)]

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Question 34 of 35

34. What electrical component is used to protect other circuit components from current overloads?

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Question 35 of 35

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

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