Earn Your FCC Amateur Radio Technician License in Six Weeks

Learn how the Technician exam is built

30 min

The Technician exam is 35 multiple-choice questions drawn from the public question pool published by the National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC). Every question you can be asked appears in that pool, word for word — the entire exam is known in advance. You pass by answering at least 26 of the 35 questions correctly, which is 74%.

The pool is organized into ten subelements, and each contributes a fixed number of questions to every exam:

Subelement	Topic	Questions on exam
T1	FCC rules and regulations	6
T2	Operating procedures	3
T3	Radio wave characteristics	3
T4	Amateur radio practices	2
T5	Electrical principles	4
T6	Electronic components and circuits	3
T7	Radio equipment	4
T8	Signals and emissions	3
T9	Antennas and feed lines	3
T0	Electrical and RF safety	4

The counts add to exactly 35.

Say aloud the three numbers of the exam: 35 questions, 26 to pass, 74%.
Recite the ten subelement letters, T1 through T0, and the topic each covers.
Explain to your listener where the exam questions come from and why the pool matters.
Let them quiz you on the pass mark and the largest subelement until the answers come instantly.
Repeat the recitation with the table closed until it is smooth.

0/4 done

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