Authorized and prohibited transmission

Question 1

What, if any, are the restrictions concerning transmission of language that may be considered obscene or indecent?

Answer 1

Any such language is prohibited

Question 2

Under what conditions is an amateur station authorized to transmit music using a phone emission?

Answer 2

When incidental to an authorized retransmission of manned spacecraft communications

Question 3

When is it permissible to transmit messages encoded to hide their meaning?

Answer 3

Only when transmitting control commands to space stations or radio control craft

Question 4

With which countries are FCC-licensed amateur radio stations prohibited from exchanging communications?

Answer 4

Any country whose administration has notified the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) that it objects to such communications

Question 5

In which of the following circumstances may the control operator of an amateur station receive compensation for operating that station?

Answer 5

When the communication is incidental to classroom instruction at an educational institution

Question 6

When may amateur radio operators use their stations to notify other amateurs of the availability of equipment for sale or trade?

Answer 6

When the equipment is normally used in an amateur station and such activity is not conducted on a regular basis

Question 7

What is the meaning of the term broadcasting in the FCC rules for the Amateur Radio Service?

Answer 7

Transmissions intended for reception by the general public

Question 8

Under which of the following circumstances are amateur stations authorized to transmit signals related to broadcasting, program production, or news gathering, assuming no other means is available?

Answer 8

Only where such communications directly relate to the immediate safety of human life or protection of property

Question 9

Under which of the following circumstances may an amateur radio station make one-way transmissions?

Answer 9

When transmitting code practice, information bulletins, or transmissions necessary to provide emergency communications

Question 10

What types of international communications is an FCC-licensed amateur radio station permitted to make?

Answer 10

Communications incidental to the purposes of the Amateur Radio Service and remarks of a personal character