Ham Technician License Practice Quiz
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T0A08: What is one way to recharge a 12-volt lead-acid station battery if the commercial power is out?
Cool the battery in ice for several hours
Add acid to the battery
Connect the battery to a car's battery and run the engine
All of these choices are correct
T0B09: Why should you avoid attaching an antenna to a utility pole?
The antenna will not work properly because of induced voltages
The utility company will charge you an extra monthly fee
The antenna could contact high-voltage power wires
All of these choices are correct
T0C09: How can you make sure your station stays in compliance with RF safety regulations?
By informing the FCC of any changes made in your station
By re-evaluating the station whenever an item of equipment is changed
By making sure your antennas have low SWR
All of these choices are correct
T1A08: Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations?
Frequency Spectrum Manager
Frequency Coordinator
FCC Regional Field Office
International Telecommunications Union
T1B06: Which 23 cm frequency is authorized to a Technician Class operator license?
2315 MHz
1296 MHz
3390 MHz
146.52 MHz
T1C01: Which type of call sign has a single letter in both the prefix and suffix?
Vanity
Sequential
Special event
In-memoriam
T1D03: When is the transmission of codes or ciphers allowed to hide the meaning of a message transmitted by an amateur station?
Only during contests
Only when operating mobile
Only when transmitting control commands to space stations or radio control craft
Only when frequencies above 1280 MHz are used
T1E07: When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper operation of the station?
All licensed amateurs who are present at the operation
Only the station licensee
Only the control operator
The control operator and the station licensee are equally responsible
T1F06: Which of the following formats of a self-assigned indicator is acceptable when identifying using a phone transmission?
KL7CC stroke W3
KL7CC slant W3
KL7CC slash W3
All of these choices are correct
T2A07: Which of the following is true when making a test transmission?
Station identification is not required if the transmission is less than 15 seconds
Station identification is not required if the transmission is less than 1 watt
Station identification is required only if your station can be heard
Station identification is required at least every ten minutes during the test and at the end
T2B05: What determines the amount of deviation of an FM signal?
Both the frequency and amplitude of the modulating signal
The frequency of the modulating signal
The amplitude of the modulating signal
The relative phase of the modulating signal and the carrier
T2C08: What is usually considered to be the most important job of an amateur operator when handling emergency traffic messages?
Passing messages exactly as written, spoken or as received
Estimating the number of people affected by the disaster
Communicating messages to the news media for broadcast outside the disaster area
Broadcasting emergency information to the general public
T3A06: What term is commonly used to describe the rapid fluttering sound sometimes heard from mobile stations that are moving while transmitting?
Flip-flopping
Picket fencing
Frequency shifting
Pulsing
T3B07: What property of radio waves is often used to identify the different frequency bands?
The approximate wavelength
The magnetic intensity of waves
The time it takes for waves to travel one mile
The voltage standing wave ratio of waves
T3C11: Why do VHF and UHF radio signals usually travel somewhat farther than the visual line of sight distance between two stations?
Radio signals move somewhat faster than the speed of light
Radio waves are not blocked by dust particles
The Earth seems less curved to radio waves than to light
Radio waves are blocked by dust particles
T4A07: How is the computer's sound card used when conducting digital communications using a computer?
The sound card communicates between the computer CPU and the video display
The sound card records the audio frequency for video display
The sound card provides audio to the microphone input and converts received audio to digital form
All of these choices are correct
T4B08: What is the advantage of having multiple receive bandwidth choices on a multimode transceiver?
Permits monitoring several modes at once
Permits noise or interference reduction by selecting a bandwidth matching the mode
Increases the number of frequencies that can be stored in memory
Increases the amount of offset between receive and transmit frequencies
T5A09: What is the name for a current that reverses direction on a regular basis?
Alternating current
Direct current
Circular current
Vertical current
T5B07: If a frequency readout calibrated in megahertz shows a reading of 3.525 MHz, what would it show if it were calibrated in kilohertz?
0.003525 kHz
35.25 kHz
3525 kHz
3,525,000 kHz
T5C03: What is the ability to store energy in a magnetic field called?
Admittance
Capacitance
Resistance
Inductance
T5D09: What is the current flowing through a 24-ohm resistor connected across 240 volts?
24,000 amperes
0.1 amperes
10 amperes
216 amperes
T6A01: What electrical component is used to oppose the flow of current in a DC circuit?
Inductor
Resistor
Voltmeter
Transformer
T6B06: How is a semiconductor diode's cathode lead usually identified?
With the word "cathode"
With a stripe
With the letter "C"
All of these choices are correct
T6C07: What is component 8 in figure T2?
Resistor
Inductor
Regulator IC
Light emitting diode
T6D02: What best describes a relay?
A switch controlled by an electromagnet
A current controlled amplifier
An optical sensor
A pass transistor
T7A12: Which term describes the ability of a receiver to discriminate between multiple signals?
Tuning rate
Sensitivity
Selectivity
Noise floor
T7B10: What might be the problem if you receive a report that your audio signal through the repeater is distorted or unintelligible?
Your transmitter may be slightly off frequency
Your batteries may be running low
You could be in a bad location
All of these choices are correct
T7C08: What instrument other than an SWR meter could you use to determine if a feedline and antenna are properly matched?
Voltmeter
Ohmmeter
Iambic pentameter
Directional wattmeter
T7D08: Which of the following types of solder is best for radio and electronic use?
Acid-core solder
Silver solder
Rosin-core solder
Aluminum solder
T8A04: Which type of modulation is most commonly used for VHF and UHF voice repeaters?
AM
SSB
PSK
FM
T8B01: Who may be the control operator of a station communicating through an amateur satellite or space station?
Only an Amateur Extra Class operator
A General Class licensee or higher licensee who has a satellite operator certification
Only an Amateur Extra Class operator who is also an AMSAT member
Any amateur whose license privileges allow them to transmit on the satellite uplink frequency
T8C09: How might you obtain a list of active nodes that use VoIP?
From the FCC Rulebook
From your local emergency coordinator
From a repeater directory
From the local repeater frequency coordinator
T8D04: What type of transmission is indicated by the term NTSC?
A Normal Transmission mode in Static Circuit
A special mode for earth satellite uplink
An analog fast scan color TV signal
A frame compression scheme for TV signals
T9A01: What is a beam antenna?
An antenna built from aluminum I-beams
An omnidirectional antenna invented by Clarence Beam
An antenna that concentrates signals in one direction
An antenna that reverses the phase of received signals
T9B08: Why should coax connectors exposed to the weather be sealed against water intrusion?
To prevent an increase in feedline loss
To prevent interference to telephones
To keep the jacket from becoming loose
All of these choices are correct
