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Technician Core · Labs · TC-07
Meters, a dummy load, and faults you isolate one measurement at a time.
NOT STARTED
Work through the six stages. This is Technician Core, built on Foundations. Finishing the lab does not mean the idea is mastered, and it is not Technician exam readiness.
Stage 1 of 6
When a station fails, the job is to find out why. Observe, check the simple things, measure, isolate one part, then confirm. A multimeter does not do voltage, current, and resistance with the same connections. This bench will refuse an unsafe setup instead of inventing a reading.
Stage 2 of 6
An SWR meter and an RF power meter answer different questions. A dummy load lets you test the transmitter without using the antenna as the load. The readings below are the lab's cases, not a calibration certificate.
Stage 3 of 6
Four stations are broken. You get the symptom only. Measure before you decide. Change one thing, the thing the evidence points at.
Stage 4 of 6
Why is changing several things at once a poor troubleshooting strategy?
Stage 5 of 6
RADIO LAB PRACTICE. These questions are about the measurements you just chose. They are not official exam questions.
Stage 6 of 6
Halfway through a portable outing the station goes dark. Diagnose it on the bench and restore the one failed part. Do not swap everything in the pack.