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.