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Drill Manual - Communications Flashcards

0
Q

Due to the large size of the City of San Diego, the fire communications center has divided the city into ____ distinct geographical zones.

A

four

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_________ channels are not used by dispatchers to communicate with units in the field.

A

Tactical

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Q

The Kenwood TK-790 Mobile and Bendix King portable radios are examples of ___________ frequency, or VHF, communications systems

A

very high

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3
Q

The Motorola XTS 5000 is an 800 MHz frequency radio and thus falls into the ___ category?

A

UHF

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4
Q

The State of California, through FIRESCOPE, has made the ___ radio the industry standard�

A

VHF

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5
Q

VHF radios are ideal for communicating over _____________?

A

long distances

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6
Q

Direct” mode simply describes a signal transmitted directly from one radio to another, without the use of a _____?

A

repeater

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Q

A ___________ is an automatic radio-relay station, usually located on a mountain top, tall building, or radio tower,

A

repeater

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8
Q

____________ is a feature that allows the user to manually overide a channel that has been pre-programmed to use a repeater in order to use the direct mode

A

Talk around

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9
Q

_____________________ Mode has currently been disabled from the Bendix King GPH portable radio, but is available on the Kenwood Mobile Radio.

A

talk around / direct

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10
Q

A talk group consists of __ channels (__ channels in some newer radios) bundled to- gether, typically by organization or function

A

16 channels

20 channels in newer radios

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11
Q

channels in group __ are the most common VHF channels likely to be used by SDFD�

A

channel 1

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12
Q

Channels in group __ are the most common VHF chan- nels likely to be used during an initial attack on a strike team within San Diego County.

A

group 2

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13
Q

To prevent hearing unwanted radio traffic from another agency using the same frequency, _____ are used.

A

tones

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14
Q

_________ are a type of password to access a radio antenna repeater,

A

Tones

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15
Q

Channel Guard in the __ position may pre- vent you from hearing important radio transmissions�

A

ON

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16
Q

Channel guard is a feature on the radio which uses _____ to prevent unwanted radio transmissions from entering your radio?

A

tones

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17
Q

it is SDFD policy to not use __ on any Initial Attack period of a fire.

A

Channel Guard “CG”

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18
Q

VHF Radio Scanning

Individual users can program their own scan lists for any channel within a talk group (you cannot scan ________)?

A

multiple groups

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19
Q

Commonly Used VHF Channels?

A

SDFD Back-Up Channels

Air Guard - Emergency Channel

Air/Ground - Air to ground is used for communicating with aircraft

CESRS - Travel Channel

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20
Q

The most commonly used Bendix King portable radio has ___ different groups each with __ channels, for a total of __ channels, however, future radios may allot for additional groups and channels.

A

15 groups

16 channels

total of 240 channels

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21
Q

VHF - narrowband or wide band compatible?

A

narrowband

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22
Q

Bendix King

The regular antenna is the standard-issue antenna and provides up to ____ watts of transmission power�

A

three

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23
Q

Whip Antenna Connection

This accessory is issued to units that respond to wildland areas that need to communicate over greater distances. The whip antenna provides up to ____ watts of transmission power?

A

five watts

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24
Q

Transmit/Low Batter Indicator - Bendix

The Transmit/Low Battery Indicator features a ___ light that illuminates when transmitting and remains lit when the battery is low

A

red light

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25
Q

Scan Toggle - Bendix

The ON position is when the toggle is switched ________ the user? The OFF position is when the toggle is switched _____ the user?

A

away from “ON”

toward is “OFF”

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26
Q

What toggle is currently disabled on the bendix?

A

Hi / Low

27
Q

What position are the toggles in on the Bendix if it is OFF/NORMAL?

A

all forward

28
Q

Crews should monitor what channels with the Bendix while on a strike team?

A
  • assigned division tactical channel (priority channel)
  • Branch
  • IC
  • air to ground channels
29
Q

To continue scanning the scan list without giving priority to any particular channel, simply ________________________?

A

turn the priority switch to off.

30
Q

When programming the VHF radios, the Hi/Lo toggle, scan and priority toggles should be in the __ position away from the antenna and squelch

A

off

31
Q

Bendix Radio:

Before starting normal operations it is critical to _____________ to prohibit inadvertently changing any of the selected groups or tones?

A

lock the keypad

32
Q

To lock the key pad, simply turn the scan, priority or both features ___?

A

ON

33
Q

The Priority LED is a light that illuminates when the priority function is __?

A

ON

34
Q

In order to properly set the squelch, turn the squelch knob on _________ until it reaches the point at which white noise is heard?

A

clockwise

35
Q

In order to utilize this function, push the PPT button, wait ___ second, then relay the necessary radio traffic

A

one

36
Q

The Transmitter Indicator glows ___ when the PTT button engages the trans- mitter.

A

red

37
Q

Priority/Busy/Low Battery Indicator, _____________ when the battery is low, or is ______________ if the radio is receiving a signal (either on the selected channel or on the priority channel)�

A

Flashes yellow

Steady yellow

38
Q

Crews should rotate the batteries every _____ when not in continuous use.

A

month

39
Q

To remove the clamshell, turn the radio off, press the metal tab on the side, twist the battery ___ turn in either direction, and remove the clamshell

A

1/4 inch

40
Q

Bendix Radio:

Do not remove the installed ____ as it will over-volt and damage the radio.

A

Spacer

41
Q

The spacer is there to ensure the radio operates at 12 volts , __ “AA” batteries together add up to 12 volts�

A

9 “AA” batteries

42
Q

True or False:

An increase of channels in the scan list results in a decrease of battery life?

A

True

43
Q

To confirm that the correct group was entered on the radio?

A

turn off and then back on. it will be displayed within the first second

44
Q

Kenwood

this radio is capable of scanning up to __ channels at one time, however it’s not able to _______________.

A

16

Can’t scan across multiple groups

45
Q

Kenwood:

This radio has the capability of ___ levels of Priority Scanning

A

two

46
Q

800 MHz Radios:

The City of San Diego uses ________________ radios as the primary means of 2-way radio communication on

A

UHF

47
Q

What’s the difference between “talk groups” and “groups”?

A

Talk Groups = 800 MHz Radios

Groups = VHF System

48
Q

Because the 800 MHz system is _________, “ADMIN 7A” will actually be any available frequency the computer selects between 856 and 862 MHz?

A

trunked

49
Q

Motorola XTL 5000 – Mobile Radio

It can scan up to __ channels at a time within each 800 MHz system�

A

16

50
Q

Radio Traffic (Message) Modes

A

Administrative traffic
Incident traffic
Priority traffic
Emergency traffic

51
Q

Each employee is required to maintain a personal telephone. Any change of address or telephone number must be _____________to payroll and changed in the Staff Management section of their Telestaff account within 24 hours following the change.

A

faxed on a FD-7

52
Q

Horn Signals:

3 Long & continuous horn blasts

A

IMMEDIATELY EVACUATE THE STRUCTURE OR IDLH AREA

53
Q

OATH (Signals)

A

O = OK
1 Tug/Flash/Tap indicates all is OK
A = Advance
2 Tugs/Flashes/Taps tells the other person to advance the retrieval line
T = Take Up
3 Tugs/Flashes/Taps tells the other person that the line needs to be taken up
H = Help
4 Tugs/Flashes/Taps tells the other person they they need help

54
Q

What’s a PSAP?

A

Public Safety Answering Point

  • when someone dials 911 its the first Point Of Contact they have. All Law Enforcement agencies are PSAP
55
Q

If the transmit LED does not glow and a tone is heard, the channel selected is “_______ only” and the user cannot transmit messages out on this channel.

A

receive

56
Q

Typically, when a fire crew responds to a multi-agency wildland fire, the crew will have to program, or clone their VHF portable radios to the communications plan of that incident. Group __ is reserved for this purpose in the Bendix King.

A

15

57
Q

Kenwood TK-790 Radio Display Features:

© means what?

A

Shows Command group is currently selected

58
Q

Kenwood TK-790 Radio Display Features:

OST means what?

A

Indicates that an Operator Selected Tone has been inputted

59
Q

Kenwood TK-790 Radio Display Features

How can you tell what “tone” you are using?

A

top upper left corner

60
Q

The Kenwood Model TK-790:

How many channels?

A

254 channels

60
Q

Kenwood TK-790 Moble radio:

How many repeater tones are there?

A

16 repeater tones

61
Q

Kenwood TK-790 Moble Radio:

The 254 channels are divided into how many groups?

A

20 plus groups

62
Q

Kenwood TK-790 Moble Radio:

How many different groups does this radio contain?

A

20 plus groups and (1) command group

63
Q

What’s the RCIP?

A

Regional CAD Inoperability Program

  • it allows all the communication centers to share information such as “AVL” and data
64
Q

How many “beeps” are heard when a structure fire is being dispatched?

A

three

65
Q

_______ is an electric circuit built into the radio that enables the user to control thesensitivityoftheradio’sreceiver

A

Squelch

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