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

All of these choices are correct

T0B04: Which of the following is an important safety precaution to observe when putting up an antenna tower?

Wear a ground strap connected to your wrist at all times

Insulate the base of the tower to avoid lightning strikes

All of these choices are correct

T0C02: Which of the following frequencies has the lowest Maximum Permissible Exposure limit?

3.5 MHz

440 MHz

1296 MHz

T1A10: What is the FCC Part 97 definition of an amateur station?

A building where Amateur Radio receivers, transmitters, and RF power amplifiers are installed

Any radio station operated by a non-professional

Any radio station for hobby use

T1B03: Which frequency is within the 6 meter band?

49.00 MHz

28.50 MHz

222.15 MHz

T1C08: What is the normal term for an FCC-issued primary station/operator license grant?

Five years

Life

Twenty years

T1D10: What is the meaning of the term broadcasting in the FCC rules for the amateur services?

Two-way transmissions by amateur stations

Transmission of music

Transmission of messages directed only to amateur operators

T1E05: What is an amateur station control point?

The location of the station's transmitting antenna

The location of the station transmitting apparatus

The mailing address of the station licensee

T1F13: When must the station licensee make the station and its records available for FCC inspection?

Any time upon request by an official observer

30 days prior to renewal of the station license

10 days before the first transmission

T2A03: What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 70 cm band?

Plus or minus 600 kHz

Minus 600 kHz

Plus 600 kHz

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 relative phase of the modulating signal and the carrier

T2C07: What should you do to minimize disruptions to an emergency traffic net once you have checked in?

Whenever the net frequency is quiet, announce your call sign and location

Move 5 kHz away from the net's frequency and use high power to ask other hams to keep clear of the net frequency

Wait until the net frequency is quiet, then ask for any emergency traffic for your area

T3A09: Which of the following is a common effect of "skip" reflections between the Earth and the ionosphere?

The sidebands become reversed at each reflection

The apparent frequency of the received signal is shifted by a random amount

Signals at frequencies above 30 MHz become stronger with each reflection

T3B06: What is the formula for converting frequency to wavelength in meters?

Wavelength in meters equals frequency in hertz multiplied by 300

Wavelength in meters equals frequency in hertz divided by 300

Wavelength in meters equals frequency in megahertz divided by 300

T3C03: What is a characteristic of VHF signals received via auroral reflection?

Signals from distances of 10,000 or more miles are common

These types of signals occur only during winter nighttime hours

These types of signals are generally strongest when your antenna is aimed to the south (for stations in the Northern Hemisphere)

T4A08: Which type of conductor is best to use for RF grounding?

Round stranded wire

Round copper-clad steel wire

Twisted-pair cable

T4B04: What is a way to enable quick access to a favorite frequency on your transceiver?

Enable the CTCSS tones

Disable the CTCSS tones

Use the scan mode to select the desired frequency

T5A11: What is the basic unit of electromotive force?

The watt

The ampere

The ohm

T5B06: If an ammeter calibrated in amperes is used to measure a 3000-milliampere current, what reading would it show?

0.003 amperes

0.3 amperes

3,000,000 amperes

T5C05: What is the unit of frequency?

Henry

Farad

Tesla

T5D10: What is the voltage across a 2-ohm resistor if a current of 0.5 amperes flows through it?

0.25 volts

2.5 volts

1.5 volts

T6A11: Which battery type is not rechargeable?

Nickel-cadmium

Lead-acid

Lithium-ion

T6B10: Which semiconductor component has an emitter electrode?

Field effect transistor

Silicon diode

Bridge rectifier

T6C05: What is component 4 in figure T1?

Resistor

Transistor

Ground symbol

T6D04: Which of the following can be used to display signal strength on a numeric scale?

Potentiometer

Transistor

Relay

T7A07: If figure T5 represents a transceiver in which block 1 is the transmitter portion and block 3 is the receiver portion, what is the function of block 2?

A balanced modulator

A power amplifier

A high-pass filter

T7B07: Which of the following may be useful in correcting a radio frequency interference problem?

Snap-on ferrite chokes

Low-pass and high-pass filters

Band-reject and band-pass filters

T7C10: Why should the outer jacket of coaxial cable be resistant to ultraviolet light?

Ultraviolet resistant jackets prevent harmonic radiation

Ultraviolet light can increase losses in the cable's jacket

Ultraviolet and RF signals can mix together, causing interference

T7D07: Which of the following measurements are commonly made using a multimeter?

SWR and RF power

Signal strength and noise

Impedance and reactance

T8A11: What is the approximate maximum bandwidth required to transmit a CW signal?

2.4 kHz

1000 Hz

15 kHz

T8B06: What can be used to determine the time period during which an amateur satellite or space station can be accessed?

A GPS receiver

A field strength meter

A telescope

T8C08: What is required in place of on-air station identification when sending signals to a radio control model using amateur frequencies?

Voice identification must be transmitted every 10 minutes

Morse code ID must be sent once per hour

A flag must be affixed to the transmitter antenna with the station call sign in 1 inch high letters or larger

T8D05: Which of the following emission modes may be used by a Technician Class operator between 219 and 220 MHz?

Spread spectrum

SSB voice

Fast-scan television

T9A04: What is a disadvantage of the "rubber duck" antenna supplied with most handheld radio transceivers?

It transmits a circularly polarized signal

If the rubber end cap is lost it will unravel very quickly

All of these choices are correct

T9B10: What electrical difference exists between the smaller RG-58 and larger RG-8 coaxial cables?

There is no significant difference between the two types

RG-58 cable has less loss at a given frequency

RG-58 cable can handle higher power levels