Amateur Radio Services - T1A

Question 1

For whom is the Amateur Radio Service intended?

Answer 1

Persons who are interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest

Question 2

What agency regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the United States?

Answer 2

The FCC

Question 3

Which part of the FCC rules contains the rules and regulations governing the Amateur Radio Service?

Answer 3

Part 97

Question 4

Which of the following meets the FCC definition of harmful interference?

Answer 4

That which seriously degrades, obstructs, or repeatedly interrupts a radio communication service operating in accordance with the Radio Regulations

Question 5

What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a space station?

Answer 5

An amateur station located more than 50 km above the Earth’s surface

Question 6

What is the FCC Part 97 definition of telecommand?

Answer 6

A one-way transmission to initiate, modify or terminate functions of a device at a distance

Question 7

What is the FCC Part 97 definition of telemetry?

Answer 7

A one-way transmission of measurements at a distance from the measuring instrument

Question 8

Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations?

Answer 8

Frequency Coordinator

Question 9

Who selects a Frequency Coordinator?

Answer 9

Amateur operators in a local or regional area whose stations are eligible to be auxiliary or repeater stations

Question 10

What is the FCC Part 97 definition of an amateur station?

Answer 10

A station in an Amateur Radio Service consisting of the apparatus necessary for carrying on radio communications

Question 11

Which of the following stations transmits signals over the air from a remote receive site to a repeater for retransmission?

Answer 11

Auxiliary station