Technician Topic Study

Study the Technician amateur radio license exam one subelement at a time. Choose the subelements to practice and see your accuracy in each.

What's on the Exam

1. Commission’s rules: Purpose and permissible use of the Amateur Radio Service; Frequency allocations; Licensing; Authorized and prohibited transmissions; Control operator; Station identification.
2. Operating procedures: Station operation; VHF/UHF operating practices; Public service.
3. Radio wave propagation: Radio wave characteristics; Electromagnetic wave properties; Propagation modes.
4. Amateur radio practices: Station setup; Operating controls.
5. Electrical principles: Current and voltage; Math for electronics; Capacitance and inductance terminology and units; Ohm’s Law.
6. Electronic and electrical components: Fixed and variable resistors; Semiconductors; Circuit diagrams; Component functions.
7. Practical circuits: Station equipment; Symptoms, causes, and cures of common transmitter and receiver problems; Antenna and transmission line measurements and troubleshooting; Using basic test instruments.
8. Signals and emissions: Basic characteristics of FM and SSB; Amateur satellite operation; Operating activities; Non-voice and digital communications.
9. Antennas and feed lines: Antennas; Feed lines.
10. Safety: Power circuits and hazards; Antenna safety; RF hazards.

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