Ham Radio Practice Test for Technician License (50 Question Answers)

Which agency regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the United States?

Which part of the FCC regulations contains the rules governing the Amateur Radio Service?

Which of the following meets the FCC definition of harmful interference?

Which of the following is a purpose of the amateur service rules and regulations as defined by the FCC?

Which of the following services are protected from interference by amateur signals under all circumstances?

What is the FCC Part 97 definition of telemetry?

Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations?

Who selects a Frequency Coordinator?

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

When is willful interference to other amateur radio stations permitted?

Which of the following is a permissible use of the Amateur Radio Service?

What is the FCC Part 97 definition of telecommand?

What must you do if you are operating on the 23 cm band and learn that you are interfering with a radiolocation station outside the United States?

Which frequency is within the 6 meter band?

Which amateur band are you using when your station is transmitting on 146.52 MHz?

Which 70 cm frequency is authorized to a Technician Class license holder operating in ITU Region 2?

Which 23 cm frequency is authorized to a Technician Class licensee?

What amateur band are you using if you are transmitting on 223.50 MHz?

Which of the following is a result of the fact that the amateur service is secondary in some portions of the 70 cm band?

Why should you not set your transmit frequency to be exactly at the edge of an amateur band or sub-band?

Which of the bands above 30 MHz that are available to Technician Class operators have mode-restricted sub-bands?

What emission modes are permitted in the mode-restricted sub-bands at 50.0 to 50.1 MHz and 144.0 to 144.1 MHz?

Why are frequency assignments for U.S. stations operating maritime mobile not the same everywhere in the world?

Which emission may be used between 219 and 220 MHz?

Operator licensing: operator classes; sequential, special event, and vanity call sign systems; international communications; reciprocal operation; station license and licensee; places where the amateur service is regulated by the FCC; name and address on FCC license database; license term; renewal; grace period T1C01 Which type of call sign has a single letter for both the prefix and suffix?

Which of the following is a valid US amateur radio station call sign?

When are you allowed to operate your amateur station in a foreign country?

Which of the following is a vanity call sign which a Technician class amateur operator might select if available?

From which of the following locations may an FCC-licensed amateur station transmit, in addition to places where the FCC regulates communications?

What may result when correspondence from the FCC is returned as undeliverable because the grantee failed to provide the correct mailing address?

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

What is the grace period following the expiration of an amateur license within which the license may be renewed?

How soon after passing the examination for your first amateur radio license may you operate a transmitter on an amateur service frequency?

If your license has expired and is still within the allowable grace period, may you continue to operate a transmitter on amateur service frequencies?

Who may select a desired call sign under the vanity call sign rules?

For which license classes are new licenses currently available from the FCC?

Who may select a vanity call sign for a club station?

On which of the following occasions may an FCC-licensed amateur station exchange messages with a U.S. military station?

When is the transmission of codes or ciphers allowed to hide the meaning of a message transmitted by an amateur station?

What is the only time an amateur station authorized to transmit music?

When may amateur radio operators use their stations to notify other amateurs of the availability of equipment for sale or trade?

What, if any, are the restrictions concerning transmission of language that may be considered indecent or obscene?

What types of amateur stations can automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations?

In which of the following circumstances may the control operator of an amateur station receive compensation for operating the station?

Under which of the following circumstances are amateur stations authorized to transmit signals related to broadcasting, program production, or news gathering, assuming no other means is available?  

What is the meaning of the term “broadcasting” in the FCC rules for the amateur services?

When may an amateur station transmit without identifying?

Under which of the following circumstances may an amateur radio station engage in broadcasting?

Control operator and control types: control operator required; eligibility; designation of control operator; privileges and duties; control point; local, automatic and remote control; location of control operator T1E01 When is an amateur station permitted to transmit without a control operator?

Who may a station licensee designate to be the control operator of an amateur station?