Chapter 7: Licensing Regulations Flashcards
What is the purpose of the Amateur Radio Service as stated in the FCC rules and regulations?
Advancing skills in the technical and communication phases of the radio art.
Which agency regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the United States?
The FCC.
How many operator/primary station license grants may be held by any one person?
One.
What is proof of possession of an FCC-issued operator/primary license grant?
The control operator’s operator/primary station license must appear in the FCC ULS consolidated licensee database.
What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a beacon?
An amateur station transmitting communications for the purpose of observing propagation or related experimental activities.
Which entity recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations?
Volunteer Frequency coordinator recognized by local amateurs.
Who selects a Frequency Coordinator?
Amateur operators in a local or regional area whose stations are eligible to be repeater or auxiliary stations.
What is the International Telecommunications Union?
A United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues.
What frequencies cover the 6 meter amateur band?
50-54 MHz
What amateur band are you using when your station is transmitting on 146.52 MHz?
2 meter band.
What are the limitations on frequencies between 219 and 220 MHz?
Fixed digital message forwarding systems only.
Where are the HF phone privileges for a Technician class licensee?
10 meter band only.
What are the VHF/UHF frequency ranges that are limited to only CW?
50.0 - 50.1 MHz
144 - 144.1 MHz
What is a result of the fact that the Amateur Radio Service is secondary in all portions of some amateur bands (such as portions of the 70 cm band)?
U.S. amateurs may find non-amateur stations in those portions, and must avoid interfering with them.
Which of the HF bands can a Technician class operator use for RTTY and data transmissions?
10 meter band only.
What is the maximum peak envelope power (PEP) output for Technician class operators using their assigned portions of the HF bands?
200 watts.
Except for some specific restrictions, what is the maximum peak envelope power (PEP) output for Technician class operators using frequencies above 30 MHz?
1500 watts
What license classes are new licenses currently available from the FCC?
Technician, general, Amateur Extra
Who may select a desired call sign under the vanity call sign rules?
Any licensed amateur.
What types of international communications is an FCC-licensed amateur radio station permitted to make?
Communications incidental to the purposes of the Amateur Radio Service and remarks of a personal character.
When are you allowed to operate your amateur station in a foreign country?
When the foreign country authorizes it
What are the authorized call sign parameters for a technician class amateur radio station?
One-letter prefix beginning with K, N, or W and a three-letter suffix (1x3) or;
Two-letter prefix beginning with K or W and a three-letter suffix (2x3)
What are the considerations for transmitting in international waters?
An FCC-Licensed amateur station may transmit from any vessel or craft located in international waters and documented or registered in the United States.
What may result when correspondence from the FCC s returned as undeliverable because the grantee failed to provide and maintain a correct mailing address with the FCC?
Revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license
What is the normal term (time) for an FCC-issued primary station/operator amateur radio license grant?
10 years
What is the grace period following the expiration of an amateur license within which the license may be renewed?
2 years
How soon after passing the examination for your first amateur radio license exam may you operate a transmitter on an Amateur radio Service frequency?
As soon as your operator/station license grant appears in the FCC’s license database
If your license has expired and is still within the allowable grace period, may you continue to operate a transmitter on Amateur Radio Service frequencies?
No, transmitting is not allowed until the FCC license database shows that the license has been renewed
With which countries are FCC-licensed amateur radio stations prohibited from exchanging communications?
Any country whose administration has notified the ITU that it objects to such communications
When must the station license make the station and its records available for FCC inspection?
At any time upon request by an FCC representative
Name a requirement for a club to be issued a club station license grant?
The club must have at least 4 members
