Technician Practice Test

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Technician

Technician Class (2022-2026)

Online practice test for the U.S. ham radio technician license exam.

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Under which of the following circumstances are one-way transmissions by an amateur station prohibited?

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Why do most solid-state transmitters reduce output power as SWR increases beyond a certain level?

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What is an amateur station's control point?

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

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When may amateur stations transmit information in support of broadcasting, program production, or news gathering, assuming no other means is available?

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Which of the following devices or circuits changes an alternating current into a varying direct current signal?

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Which of the following receiver filter bandwidths provides the best signal-to-noise ratio for SSB reception?

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What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a space station?

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What is a good way to guard against electrical shock at your station?

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What is the approximate bandwidth of a typical single sideband (SSB) voice signal?

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Electrical current is measured in which of the following units?

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Why is the radio horizon for VHF and UHF signals more distant than the visual horizon?

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What hazard is caused by charging or discharging a battery too quickly?

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What type of electrical component stores energy in a magnetic field?

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Where should a lightning arrester be installed in a coaxial feed line?

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How are the transceiver audio input and output connected in a station configured to operate using FT8?

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of FM compared with single sideband?

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Which of the following applies when two stations transmitting on the same frequency interfere with each other?

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Which of the following is a source of loss in coaxial feed line?

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What is a transceiver?

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What is component 4 in figure T-3?

T-3

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Where should an RF power meter be installed?

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Which of the following describes DMR?

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Who selects a Frequency Coordinator?

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What electrical component is typically constructed as a coil of wire?

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

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Which of the following is used to determine if an antenna is resonant at the desired operating frequency?

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What is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)?

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Which is equal to 1,000,000 picofarads?

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What is the resistance of a circuit in which a current of 3 amperes flows when connected to 90 volts?

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