Chapter 8: Operating Regulations Flashcards
What are the FCC rules regarding the use of a phonetic alphabet for station identification in the Amateur Radio Service?
It is encouraged
When is willful interference to other amateur radio stations permitted?
At no time
Under which circumstance may an amateur radio station make one-way transmissions?
When transmitting code practice, information bulletins, or transmissions necessary to provide emergency communications
When is it permissible to transmit message encoded to hide their meaning?
Only when transmitting control commands to space stations or radio control craft
Under what conditions is an amateur station authorized to transmit music using a phone emission?
When incidental to an authorized retransmission of manned spacecraft communications
When may amateur radio operators use their stations to notify other amateurs of the availability for equipment for sale or trade?
When the equipment is normally used in an amateur station and such activity is not conducted on a regular basis
What, if any, are the restrictions concerning transmission of language that may be considered indecent or obscene?
Any such language is prohibited
What types of amateur stations can automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations?
Repeater, auxiliary, or space stations
What circumstance may the control of an amateur station receive compensation for operating that station?
When the communication is incidental to classroom instruction at an educational institution
Under which circumstances are amateur stations authorized to transmit signals related to broadcasting, program production, or news gathering, assuming no other means available?
Only where such communications directly relate to the immediate safety of human life or protection of property
What is the meaning of the term broadcasting in the FCC rules for the Amateur Radio Service?
Transmissions intended for the reception by the general public
When may an amateur station transmit without on-the-air identification?
When transmitting signals to control model craft
When is an amateur station permitted to transmit without a control operator?
Never
Who must designate the station control operator?
The station licensee
What determines the transmitting privileges of an amateur station?
The class of operator license held by the control operator
What is an amateur station control point?
The location at which the control operator function is performed
When, under normal circumstances, may a Technician class licensee be the control operator of a station operating in an exclusive Amateur Extra class operator segment of the amateur bands?
At no time
When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper operation of the station?
The control operator and the station licensee are equally responsible
What is an example of automatic control?
Repeater operation
What is true about remote control operation?
- The control operator must be at the control point
- A control operator is required at all times
- The control operator indirectly manipulates the controls
What is an example of remote control as defined in part 97?
Operating the station over the internet
What does the FCC presume to be the control operator of an amateur station, unless documentation to the contrary is in the station records?
The station licensee
When using tactical identifiers during a community service net operation, how often must your station transmit the station’s FCC-assigned call sign?
At the end of each communication and every ten minutes during a communication
When is an amateur station required to transmit its assigned call sign?
At least every 10 minutes during and at the end of a communication
What is the acceptable language to use for station identification when operating in a phone sub-band?
The English Language
What method of call sign identification is required for a station transmitting phone signals?
Send the call sign using CW or phone emission
Which of the following formats of a self-assigned indicator is acceptable when identifying using a phone transmission?
“stroke”, “slant”, “slash”
What restrictions apply when a non-licensed person is allowed to speak to a foreign station under the control of a Technician class control operator?
The foreign station must be one with which the U.S. has a third-party agreement
What is meant by the terms Third Party Communications?
A message from a control operator to another amateur station control operator on behalf of another person
Who is accountable should a repeater inadvertently retransmit communications that violate the FCC rules?
The control operator of the originating station
What is required when making on-the-air test transmissions?
identify the transmitting station
What should happen when two stations transmitting on the same frequency interfere with each other?
Common courtesy should prevail, but no one has absolute right to an amateur frequency
