Ham Radio Technician Test General 4

Question 1

What is the minimum age requirement to obtain an amateur radio license in the United States?

Accepted Answer

There is no minimum age requirement

Answer

18 years old

Answer

16 years old

Answer

14 years old

Question 2

Which of the following describes 'third-party traffic' in amateur radio?

Accepted Answer

Messages passed on behalf of someone who is not a licensed amateur

Answer

Communications relayed through a satellite

Answer

Traffic through a foreign amateur station

Answer

Any message transmitted via a repeater

Question 3

What is the maximum frequency deviation for a standard FM voice transmission on 2 meters?

Accepted Answer

Plus or minus 5 kHz

Answer

Plus or minus 10 kHz

Answer

Plus or minus 2.5 kHz

Answer

Plus or minus 25 kHz

Question 4

What is an S-meter used to measure?

Accepted Answer

Received signal strength

Answer

Antenna SWR

Answer

Transmitter output power

Answer

Battery voltage

Question 5

What is the phonetic alphabet word for the letter 'M'?

Accepted Answer

Mike

Answer

Mary

Answer

Metro

Answer

Mercury

Question 6

Which of the following is an appropriate use of a handheld transceiver inside a vehicle?

Accepted Answer

Using it with an external antenna mounted on the vehicle

Answer

Holding it against the vehicle's metal roof

Answer

Transmitting at full power without any antenna

Answer

Connecting it directly to a car antenna designed for AM/FM radio

Question 7

What does the term 'full quieting' mean when describing a received FM signal?

Accepted Answer

The signal is strong enough to completely suppress the receiver's background noise

Answer

The transmitter is operating at reduced power

Answer

The audio is muted due to CTCSS tone mismatch

Answer

The receiver squelch is set too high