Technician exam question T8C02
Subelement T8, SIGNALS AND EMISSIONS· Group T8C
Which of these items would be useful for a hidden transmitter hunt?
- A.Calibrated SWR meter
- B.A directional antenna (correct answer)
- C.A directional wattmeter
- D.All these choices are correct
WhyA directional antenna would be useful for a hidden transmitter hunt. A directional antenna is the core tool for a hidden transmitter hunt, since rotating it and noting the direction of the strongest signal is how a hunter narrows down the transmitter's location, answer B. A calibrated SWR meter (A) and a directional wattmeter (C) both measure transmission-line conditions on your own station, not the direction a signal is coming from, so D, which depends on all three being useful for this purpose, is also wrong.
Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2026-2030 NCVEC Element 2 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.
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