Group T1A - Purpose and permissible use of the Amateur Radio Service Flashcards
Purpose and permissible use of the Amateur Radio Service; Operator/primary station license grant; Meanings of basic terms used in FCC rules; Interference; RACES rules; Phonetics; Frequency Coordinator
Which of the following is part of the Basis and Purpose of the Amateur Radio Service?
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
What do the FCC rules state regarding the use of a phonetic alphabet for station identification in the Amateur Radio Service?
It is encouraged
How many operator/primary station license grants may be held by any one person?
One
What proves that the FCC has issued an operator/primary license grant?
The license appears in the FCC ULS database
What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a beacon?
An amateur station transmitting communications for the purposes of observing propagation or related experimental activities
What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a space station?
An amateur station located more than 50 km above Earth’s surface
Which of the following entities 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 Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)?
All these choices are correct
- A radio service using amateur frequencies for emergency management or civil defense communications
- A radio service using amateur stations for emergency management or civil defense communications
- An emergency service using amateur operators certified by a civil defense organization as being enrolled in that organization
When is willful interference to other amateur radio stations permitted?
At no time
