Amateur radio/Technician class amateur radio test question pool

Technician class amateur radio test question pool consists of ten Subelement and 35 parts and has a total of 392 questions. from the 392 questions 35 questions will be randomly selected with one from each part. To pass this test you must answer 26 of the 35 questions correctly. All the questions on this test are “A”“B”“C” “D” multiple choice. The questions are only good for four years. They are only good for four years because they are replaced on a four year cycle.This Subelement covers commission's rules. there are five questions one from each part

Beginning of the questions good form July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2010

Subelement T1

This subelement covers FCC Rules, station license responsibilities. there are four questions one from each part

1. Basis and purpose of the Amateur Radio Service, penalties for unlicensed operation, other penalties, examinations
2. ITU regions, international regulations, US call sign structure, special event calls, vanity call signs
3. Authorized frequencies (Technician), reciprocal licensing, operation near band edges, spectrum sharing
4. The station license, correct name and address on file, license term, renewals, grace period

Subelement T2

This subelement covers Control operator duties. there are four questions one from each part

1. Prohibited communications: music, broadcasting, codes and ciphers, business use, permissible communications, bulletins, code practice, incidental music
2. Basic identification requirements, repeater ID standards, identification for non-voice modes, identification requirements for mobile and portable operation
3. Definition of control operator, location of control operator, automatic and remote control, auxiliary stations
4. Operating another person's station, guest operators at your station, third party communications, autopatch, incidental business use, compensation of operators, club stations, station security, station inspection, protection against unauthorized transmissions

Subelement T3

This subelement covers Operating practices. there are four questions one from each part

1. Choosing an operating frequency, calling CQ, calling another station, test transmissions
2. Use of minimum power, band plans, repeater coordination, mode restricted sub-bands
3. Courtesy and respect for others, sensitive subject areas, obscene and indecent language
4. Interference to and from consumer devices, public relations, intentional and unintentional interference

Subelement T4

This subelement covers Radio and electronic fundamentals. there are five questions one from each part

1. Names of electrical units, DC and AC, what is a radio signal, conductors and insulators, electrical components
2. relationship between frequency and wavelength, identification of bands, names of frequency ranges, types of waves
3. How radio works: receivers, transmitters, transceivers, amplifiers, power supplies, types of batteries, service life
4. Ohms law relationships
5. Power calculations, units, kilo, mega, milli, micro

Subelement T5

This subelement covers Station setup and operation. there are four questions one from each part

1. Station hookup - microphone, speaker, headphones, filters, power source, connecting a computer
2. Operating controls
3. Repeaters; repeater and simplex operating techniques, offsets, selective squelch, open and closed repeaters, linked repeaters
4. Recognition and correction of problems, symptoms of overload and overdrive, distortion, over and under modulation, RF feedback, off frequency signals, fading and noise, problems with digital communications links

Subelement T6

This subelement covers Communications modes and methods. there are three questions one from each part

1. Modulation modes, descriptions and bandwidth (AM, FM, SSB)
2. Voice communications, EchoLink and IRLP
3. Non-voice communications - image communications, data, CW, packet, PSK31, Morse code techniques, Q signals

Subelement T7

This subelement covers Special operations. there are two questions one from each part

1. Operating in the field, radio direction finding, radio control, contests, special event stations
2. Satellite operation, Doppler shift, satellite sub bands, LEO, orbit calculation, split frequency operation, operating protocols, AMSAT, ISS communications

Subelement T8

This subelement covers Emergency and Public Service Communications. there are three questions one from each part

1. FCC declarations of an emergency, use of non-amateur equipment and frequencies, use of equipment by unlicensed persons, tactical call signs
2. Preparation for emergency operations, RACES/ARES, safety of life and property, using ham radio at civic events, compensation prohibited
3. Net operations, responsibilities of the net control station, message handling, interfacing with public safety officials

Subelement T9

This subelement covers Radio waves, propagation, and antennas. there are three questions one from each part

1. Antenna types - vertical, horizontal, concept of gain, common portable and mobile antennas, losses with short antennas, relationships between antenna length and frequency, dummy loads
2. Propagation, fading, multipath distortion, reflections, radio horizon, terrain blocking, wavelength vs. penetration, antenna orientation
3. Feedlines types, losses vs. frequency, SWR concepts, measuring SWR, matching and power transfer, weather protection, feedline failure modes

Subelement T0

This subelement covers Electrical and RF Safety. there are three questions one from each part

1. AC power circuits, hazardous voltages, fuses and circuit breakers, grounding, lightning protection, battery safety, electrical code compliance
2. Antenna installation, tower safety, overhead power lines
3. RF hazards, radiation exposure, RF heating hazards, proximity to antennas, recognized safe power levels, hand held safety, exposure to others

References

FCC