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.

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Question 1 of 35

1. How many milliamperes is 1.5 amperes?

A.15 milliamperes

B.150 milliamperes

C.Resonant

D.1500 milliamperes

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Question 2 of 35

2. How is the cathode lead of a semiconductor diode often marked on the package?

A.With the word "cathode"

B.With a stripe

C.With the letter C

D.With the letter K

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Question 3 of 35

3. Which of the following is the most common cause for failure of coaxial cables?

A.Moisture contamination

B.Gamma rays

C.The velocity factor exceeds 1.0

D.Overloading

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Question 4 of 35

4. What is the approximate length, in inches, of a quarter-wavelength vertical antenna for 146 MHz?

A.112

B.50

C.19

D.12

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Question 5 of 35

5. Which of the following displays an electrical quantity as a numeric value?

A.Potentiometer

B.Transistor

C.Meter

D.Relay

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Question 6 of 35

6. Which term describes the rate at which electrical energy is used?

A.Resistance

B.Current

C.Power

D.Voltage

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Question 7 of 35

7. What is the formula for converting frequency to approximate wavelength in meters?

A.Wavelength in meters equals frequency in hertz multiplied by 300

B.Wavelength in meters equals frequency in hertz divided by 300

C.Wavelength in meters equals frequency in megahertz divided by 300

D.Wavelength in meters equals 300 divided by frequency in megahertz

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Question 8 of 35

8. What is the impact of using too much effective radiated power on a satellite uplink?

A.Possibility of commanding the satellite to an improper mode

B.Blocking access by other users

C.Overloading the satellite batteries

D.Possibility of rebooting the satellite control computer

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Question 9 of 35

9. What is the electrical difference between RG-58 and RG-8 coaxial cable?

A.There is no significant difference between the two types

B.RG-58 cable has two shields

C.RG-8 cable has less loss at a given frequency

D.RG-58 cable can handle higher power levels

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Question 10 of 35

10. What is the purpose of a fuse in an electrical circuit?

A.To prevent power supply ripple from damaging a circuit

B.To interrupt power in case of overload

C.To limit current to prevent shocks

D.All of these choices are correct

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Question 11 of 35

11. Which of the following is an example of remote control as defined in Part 97? [97.3(a)(39)]

A.Repeater operation

B.Operating the station over the internet

C.Controlling a model aircraft, boat, or car by amateur radio

D.All of these choices are correct

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Question 12 of 35

12.

What is component 6 in figure T2?

A.Resistor

B.Capacitor

C.Regulator IC

D.Transistor

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Question 13 of 35

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

A.Only in sub-bands allocated to General class or higher licensees

B.Only on repeaters

C.In at least some portion of all these bands

D.On any band as long as power is limited to 25 watts

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Question 14 of 35

14. What may happen if a transmitter is operated with the microphone gain set too high?

A.The output power might be too high

B.The output signal might become distorted

C.The frequency might vary

D.The SWR might increase

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Question 15 of 35

15. Which of the following bands may provide long distance communications during the peak of the sunspot cycle?

A.Six or ten meters

B.23 centimeters

C.70 centimeters or 1.25 meters

D.All of these choices are correct

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Question 16 of 35

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

A.49.00 MHz

B.52.525 MHz

C.28.50 MHz

D.222.15 MHz

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Question 17 of 35

17. How might you obtain a list of active nodes that use VoIP?

A.By subscribing to an on line service

B.From on line repeater lists maintained by the local repeater frequency coordinator

C.From a repeater directory

D.All of these choices are correct

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Question 18 of 35

18. Which of the following measurements are commonly made using a multimeter?

A.SWR and RF power

B.Signal strength and noise

C.Impedance and reactance

D.Voltage and resistance

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Question 19 of 35

19. Under what circumstances is it safe to climb a tower without a helper or observer?

A.When no electrical work is being performed

B.When no mechanical work is being performed

C.When the work being done is not more than 20 feet above the ground

D.Never

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Question 20 of 35

20. What do RACES and ARES have in common?

A.They represent the two largest ham clubs in the United States

B.Both organizations broadcast road and weather information

C.Neither may handle emergency traffic supporting public service agencies

D.Both organizations may provide communications during emergencies

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Question 21 of 35

21. When is willful interference to other amateur radio stations permitted? [97.101 (d)]

A.To stop another amateur station which is breaking the FCC rules

B.At no time

C.When making short test transmissions

D.At any time, stations in the Amateur Radio Service are not protected from willful interference

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Question 22 of 35

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

A.Frequency shift due to Faraday rotation

B.Interference from thunderstorms

C.Random combining of signals arriving via different paths

D.Intermodulation distortion

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Question 23 of 35

23. Which of the following actions might amateur operators take to prevent exposure to RF radiation in excess of FCC-supplied limits?

A.Relocate antennas

B.Relocate the transmitter

C.Increase the duty cycle

D.All of these choices are correct

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Question 24 of 35

24. How much power is being used in a circuit when the applied voltage is 13.8 volts DC and the current is 10 amperes?

A.138 watts

B.0.7 watts

C.23.8 watts

D.3.8 watts

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Question 25 of 35

25. What types of international communications is an FCC-licensed amateur radio station permitted to make? [97.117]

A.Communications incidental to the purposes of the Amateur Radio Service and remarks of a personal character

B.Communications incidental to conducting business or remarks of a personal nature

C.Only communications incidental to contest exchanges, all other communications are prohibited

D.Any communications that would be permitted by an international broadcast station

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Question 26 of 35

26. What is the name of a circuit that generates a signal at a specific frequency?

A.Reactance modulator

B.Product detector

C.Low-pass filter

D.Oscillator

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Question 27 of 35

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

A.Packet radio

B.IEEE 802.11

C.JT65

D.All of these choices are correct

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Question 28 of 35

28. Under what conditions is an amateur station authorized to transmit music using a phone emission? [97.113(a)(4), 97.113(c)]

A.When incidental to an authorized retransmission of manned spacecraft communications

B.When the music produces no spurious emissions

C.When the purpose is to interfere with an illegal transmission

D.When the music is transmitted above 1280 MHz

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Question 29 of 35

29. Which of the following types of emission has the narrowest bandwidth?

A.FM voice

B.SSB voice

C.CW

D.Slow-scan TV

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Question 30 of 35

30. What should be the first step to resolve cable TV interference from your ham radio transmission?

A.Add a low-pass filter to the TV antenna input

B.Add a high-pass filter to the TV antenna input

C.Add a preamplifier to the TV antenna input

D.Be sure all TV coaxial connectors are installed properly

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Question 31 of 35

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

A.Beacon station

B.Earth station

C.Repeater station

D.Message forwarding station

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Question 32 of 35

32. What is an appropriate way to call another station on a repeater if you know the other station's call sign?

A.Say "break, break," then say the station's call sign

B.Say the station's call sign, then identify with your call sign

C.Say "CQ" three times, then the other station's call sign

D.Wait for the station to call CQ, then answer it

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Question 33 of 35

33. What is the current through a 24-ohm resistor connected across 240 volts?

A.24,000 amperes

B.0.1 amperes

C.10 amperes

D.216 amperes

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Question 34 of 35

34. Which of the following battery types is rechargeable?

A.Nickel-metal hydride

B.Lithium-ion

C.Lead-acid gel-cell

D.All of these choices are correct

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Question 35 of 35

35. How might a computer be used as part of an amateur radio station?

A.For logging contacts and contact information

B.For sending and/or receiving CW

C.For generating and decoding digital signals

D.All of these choices are correct

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