2010 Element 2 (Technician Class) Syllabus and Question Pool

Interactive Version

• Subelement T1 : FCC Rules, descriptions and definitions for the amateur radio service, operator and station license responsibilities
  • Group T1A : Amateur Radio services; purpose of the amateur service, amateur-satellite service, operator/primary station license grant, where FCC rules are codified, basis and purpose of FCC rules, meanings of basic terms used in FCC rules
  • Group T1B : Authorized frequencies; frequency allocations, ITU regions, emission type, restricted sub-bands, spectrum sharing, transmissions near band edges
  • Group T1C : Operator classes and station call signs; 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 ULS, license term, renewal, grace period
  • Group T1D : Authorized and prohibited transmissions
  • Group T1E : 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
  • Group T1F : Station identification and operation standards; special operations for repeaters and auxiliary stations, third party communications, club stations, station security, FCC inspection
• Subelement T2 : Operating Procedures
  • Group T2A : Station operation; choosing an operating frequency, calling another station, test transmissions, use of minimum power, frequency use, band plans
  • Group T2B : VHF/UHF operating practices; SSB phone, FM repeater, simplex, frequency offsets, splits and shifts, CTCSS, DTMF, tone squelch, carrier squelch, phonetics
  • Group T2C : Public service; emergency and non-emergency operations, message traffic handling
• Subelement T3 : Radio wave characteristics, radio and electromagnetic properties, propagation modes
  • Group T3A : Radio wave characteristics; how a radio signal travels; distinctions of HF, VHF and UHF; fading, multipath; wavelength vs. penetration; antenna orientation
  • Group T3B : Radio and electromagnetic wave properties; the electromagnetic spectrum, wavelength vs. frequency, velocity of electromagnetic waves
  • Group T3C : Propagation modes; line of sight, sporadic E, meteor, aurora scatter, tropospheric ducting, F layer skip, radio horizon
• Subelement T4 : Amateur radio practices and station set up
  • Group T4A : Station setup; microphone, speaker, headphones, filters, power source, connecting a computer, RF grounding
  • Group T4B : Operating controls; tuning, use of filters, squelch, AGC, repeater offset, memory channels
• Subelement T5 : Electrical principles, math for electronics, electronic principles, Ohm's Law
  • Group T5A : Electrical principles; current and voltage, conductors and insulators, alternating and direct current
  • Group T5B : Math for electronics; decibels, electrical units and the metric system
  • Group T5C : Electronic principles; capacitance, inductance, current flow in circuits, alternating current, definition of RF, power calculations
  • Group T5D : Ohm's Law
• Subelement T6 : Electrical components, semiconductors, circuit diagrams, component functions
  • Group T6A : Electrical components; fixed and variable resistors, capacitors, and inductors; fuses, switches, batteries
  • Group T6B : Semiconductors; basic principles of diodes and transistors
  • Group T6C : Circuit diagrams; schematic symbols
  • Group T6D : Component functions
• Subelement T7 : Station equipment; common transmitter and receiver problems, antenna measurements and troubleshooting, basic repair and testing
  • Group T7A : Station radios; receivers, transmitters, transceivers
  • Group T7B : Common transmitter and receiver problems; symptoms of overload and overdrive, distortion, interference, over and under modulation, RF feedback, off frequency signals; fading and noise; problems with digital communications interfaces
  • Group T7C : Antenna measurements and troubleshooting; measuring SWR, dummy loads, feedline failure modes
  • Group T7D : Basic repair and testing; soldering, use of a voltmeter, ammeter, and ohmmeter
• Subelement T8 : Modulation modes; amateur satellite operation, operating activities, non-voice communications
  • Group T8A : Modulation modes; bandwidth of various signals
  • Group T8B : Amateur satellite operation; Doppler shift, basic orbits, operating protocols
  • Group T8C : Operating activities; radio direction finding, radio control, contests, special event stations, basic linking over Internet
  • Group T8D : Non-voice communications; image data, digital modes, CW, packet, PSK31
• Subelement T9 : Antennas, feedlines
  • Group T9A : Antennas; vertical and horizontal, concept of gain, common portable and mobile antennas, relationships between antenna length and frequency
  • Group T9 : Feedlines; types, losses vs. frequency, SWR concepts, matching weather protection, connectors
• Subelement T0 : AC power circuits, antenna installation, RF hazards
  • Group T0A : AC power circuits; hazardous voltages, fuses and circuit breakers, grounding, lightning protection, battery safety, electrical code compliance
  • Group T0B : Antenna installation; tower safety, overhead power lines
  • Group T0C : RF hazards; radiation exposure, proximity to antennas, recognized safe power levels, exposure to others