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Amateur Radio Question PoolsNew! View the differences between the 2008 Extra question pool and the previous pool. Technician Class Question PoolPrev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 NextT7A01 What is a good thing to have when operating a hand-held transceiver away from home? A selection of spare parts A programming cable to load new channels One or more fully charged spare battery packs A dummy load T7A02 Which of these items would probably not be very useful to include in an emergency response kit? An external antenna and several feet of connecting cable A 1500 watt output linear amplifier A cable and clips for connecting your transceiver to an external battery A listing of repeater frequencies and nets in your area T7A03 How can you make the signal from a hand-held radio stronger when operating in the field? Switch to VFO mode Use an external antenna instead of the rubber-duck antenna Stand so there is a metal building between you and other stations Speak as loudly as you can T7A04 What would be a good thing to have when operating from a location that includes lots of crowd noise? A portable bullhorn An encrypted radio A combination headset and microphone A pulse noise blanker T7A05 What is a method used to locate sources of noise interference or jamming? Echolocation Doppler radar Radio direction finding Phase locking T7A06 Which of these items would be the most useful for a hidden transmitter hunt? Binoculars and a compass A directional antenna A calibrated noise bridge Calibrated SWR meter T7A07 What is a popular operating activity that involves contacting as many stations as possible during a specified period of time? Contesting Net operations Public service events Simulated emergency exercises T7A09 What is a grid locator? A letter-number designator assigned to a geographic location Your azimuth and elevation Your UTC location The 4 digits that follow your ZIP code T7A10 What is a special event station? A station that sends out birthday greetings A station that operates only on holidays A temporary station that operates in conjunction with an activity of special significance A station that broadcasts special events T7A11 What is the maximum power allowed when transmitting telecommand signals to radio controlled models? (97.215(c)) 500 milliwatts 1 watt 25 watts 1500 watts T7A12 What is the station identification requirement when sending commands to a radio control model using amateur frequencies? (97.215(a)) Voice identification must be transmitted every 10 minutes Morse code ID must be sent once per hour A label indicating the licensee's call sign and address must be affixed to the transmitter There is no station identification requirement for this service T7B01 What class of license is required to use amateur satellites? Only Extra class licensees can use amateur radio satellites General or higher class licensees who have a satellite operator certification Only persons who are AMSAT members and who have paid their dues Any amateur whose license allows them to transmit on the satellite uplink frequency T7B02 How much power should you use to transmit when using an amateur satellite? The maximum power of your transmitter The minimum amount of power needed to complete the contact No more than half the rating of your linear amplifier Never more than 1 watt T7B03 What is something you can do when using an amateur radio satellite? Listen to the Space Shuttle Get global positioning information Make autopatch calls Talk to amateur radio operators in other countries T7B04 Who may make contact with an astronaut on the International Space Station using amateur radio frequencies? Only members of amateur radio clubs at NASA facilities Any amateur with a Technician or higher class license Only the astronaut's family members who are hams You cannot talk to the ISS on amateur radio frequencies T7B05 What is a satellite beacon? The primary transmit antenna on the satellite An indicator light that that shows where to point your antenna A reflective surface on the satellite A signal that contains information about a satellite T7B06 What should you use to determine when you can access an amateur satellite? A GPS receiver A field strength meter A telescope A satellite tracking program T7B07 What is Doppler shift? A change in the satellite orbit A mode where the satellite receives signals on one band and transmits on another A change in signal frequency caused by motion through space A special digital communications mode for some satellites T7B08 What is the name of the group that coordinates the building and/or launch of the largest number of amateur radio satellites? NSA USOC AMSAT FCC T7B09 What is a satellite sub-band? A special frequency for talking to submarines A frequency range limited to Extra Class licensees A portion of a band where satellite operations are permitted An obsolete term that has no meaning T7B10 What is the satellite sub-band on 70-CM? 420 to 450 MHz 435 to 438 MHz 440 to 450 MHz 432 to 433 MHz T7B11 What do the initials LEO tell you about an amateur satellite? The satellite battery is in Low Energy Operation mode The satellite is performing a Lunar Ejection Orbit maneuver The satellite is in a Low Earth Orbit The satellite uses Light Emitting Optics |
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