Ham Radio Technician Test General 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the maximum power a Technician class licensee may use on the 70 cm band?
- 50 watts PEP (Correct answer)
- 1500 watts PEP
- 200 watts PEP
- 25 watts PEP
Correct answer: 50 watts PEP
Technician licensees are limited to 50 watts PEP on the 70 cm (420-450 MHz) band.
Question 2: Which of the following frequencies is within the Technician class HF phone privilege?
- 28.400 MHz (Correct answer)
- 21.300 MHz
- 14.225 MHz
- 7.275 MHz
Correct answer: 28.400 MHz
Technician licensees have phone privileges on 28.300–28.500 MHz in the 10-meter band.
Question 3: What does the term 'simplex' mean in amateur radio?
- Transmitting and receiving on the same frequency (Correct answer)
- Using a repeater to extend range
- Splitting transmit and receive frequencies
- Operating on two bands simultaneously
Correct answer: Transmitting and receiving on the same frequency
Simplex operation means a station transmits and receives on the same frequency without a repeater.
Question 4: What is the purpose of a CTCSS tone used with a repeater?
- To prevent the repeater from activating on unintended signals (Correct answer)
- To increase transmitter output power
- To encode digital data on the signal
- To extend the repeater's coverage area
Correct answer: To prevent the repeater from activating on unintended signals
CTCSS (Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System) tones open the repeater only for stations sending the correct subaudible tone.
Question 5: Which type of emission is used for FM voice transmissions on VHF repeaters?
- F3E (Correct answer)
- J3E
- A3E
- G3E
Correct answer: F3E
F3E is the ITU designation for frequency-modulated (FM) telephony, used on VHF/UHF repeaters.
Question 6: What is a 'rubber duck' antenna on a handheld radio?
- A short, flexible whip antenna (Correct answer)
- A high-gain directional antenna
- A folded dipole antenna
- A magnetic-base mobile antenna
Correct answer: A short, flexible whip antenna
A 'rubber duck' is a short, flexible monopole antenna commonly supplied with handheld transceivers.
Question 7: If a repeater is listed with a minus 600 kHz offset on 2 meters, what is the relationship between its input and output frequencies?
- The input is 600 kHz lower than the output (Correct answer)
- The input is 600 kHz higher than the output
- Both input and output use the same frequency
- The offset changes based on time of day
Correct answer: The input is 600 kHz lower than the output
A negative offset means the repeater's input (your transmit) frequency is 600 kHz below the output (your receive) frequency.
Ham Radio Technician Test General 2
What is the maximum power a Technician class licensee may use on the 70 cm band?