Chapter 8: Operating Regulations Flashcards
When is an amateur station permitted to transmit without a control operator?
Never. All transmission must be made under the supervision of a control operator.
Who must designate the station control operator?
The station licensee is responsible for designating the control operator.
What is an amateur station control point?
Where the station’s control function is performed. Can be remotely located and connected by phone lines, internet, or radio link.
What determines the transmitting privileges of an amateur station?
The license class held of the control operator
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?
When an individual hold a lower license is being supervised by one with a higher license (i.e. Technician being supervised by an Expert).
When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper operation of the station?
Regardless of license class, both the guest operator and station owner are responsible for proper operation of the station.
Who does the FCC presume to be the control operator of an amateur station, unless documentation to the contrary is in the station records?
The control operator.
What are the FCC rules regarding the use of a phonetic alphabet for station identification Int he Amateur Radio Service?
Encouraged in order to avoid consuming letters that sound alike.
When may an amateur station transmit without on-the-air identification?
When your signals are controlling a model craft.
What is an acceptable language to use for station identification when operating in a phone sub-band?
English
What method of call sign identification is required for a station transmitting phone signals?
By CW.
When is an amateur station required to transmit its assigned call sign?
Give your call sign at least once every 10 minutes during a contact and when the communication is finished.
When using tactical identifiers such as “Race Headquarters” during a community service net operation, how often must your station transmit the station’s FCC-assigned call sign?
Every 10 minutes and at the end of communication.
What is the format of a self-assigned indicator that is acceptable when identifying using a phone transmission?
Using “stroke”, “slash”, or “portable” between the indicator and the call sign
(Ex: W3/KL7CC would be W3 “slash” KL7CC)
What is required when making on-the-air test transmissions?
Identification rules: call sign every 10 minutes and at end of transmission.
When is willful interference to other amateur radio stations permitted?
Never.
Describe what steps to take when two stations transmitting on the same frequency interfere with each other.
Common courtesy should prevail, no one has an absolute right to any frequency.
What restrictions apply when a non-licensed person is allowed to speak to a foreign station using a station under the control of a Technician class control operator?
If the country is not on the third-party agreement list, then third-party communication which that country is not permitted.
What is meant by the term “third-party communication”?
A message from an amateur station control operator to another amateur station control operator on behalf of another person. The “other person” is the third party.
What is an example of automatic control?
The station operates completely under the control of devices and procedures that ensure compliance with FCC rules.
What is true of remote control operation?
The control operator must be present at the control point during all transmissions.
What is an example of remote control as defined in Part 97?
Stations operating under remote control over an internet link.
Who is accountable should a repeater inadvertently retransmit communications that violate the FCC rules?
Repeater users are responsible for the proper operation via the repeater.
What, if any, are the restrictions concerning transmission of language that may be considered indecent or obscene?
Avoid controversial topics and expletives.
When may amateur radio operators use their stations to notify other amateurs of the availability of equipment for sale or trade?
As long as it pertains to Amateur Radio and not your regular business.
Name a circumstance in which the control operator of an amateur station may receive compensation for operating the station.
It must be incidental to their job and can’t be the majority of their duties.
Under which circumstances may an amateur radio station make one-way transmissions?
Transmitting code practice, information bulletins for other amateurs, or when necessary for emergency communications.
Under what conditions is an amateur station authorized to transmit music using a phone emission?
Music can only be rebroadcast as part of an authorized rebroadcast of space station transmissions - a rather unusual circumstance.
What types of amateur stations can automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations?
Some types of stations (repeaters, auxiliary stations, space stations) are allowed to automatically retransmit signals on different frequencies or channels.
Under which circumstances are amateur stations authorized to transmit signals related to broadcasting, program production, or news gathering, assuming no other means is available?
Hams are specifically prohibited from assisting and participating in news gather by broadcasting organizations.
What is the meaning of the term “broadcasting” in the FCC rules for the Amateur Radio Service?
Broadcasting consists of one-way transmissions intended for reception by the general public.
When is it permissible to transmit message encoded to hide their meaning?
Only for radio control and control transmissions to space stations where interception or unauthorized transmissions could have serious consequences.
