Radio Telephony License Flashcards
Every pilot operating a radio must hold a ____________________________.
Restricted Radio Operator Certificate (RROC)
This must be carried along by the operator at all times while on duty
Radio Operator License
Signal frequency and acronym of Very Low Frequency
VLF, 3 kHz - 30 kHz
Signal frequency and acronym of Low Frequency
LF, 30kHz - 300 kHz
Signal frequency and acronym of Medium Frequency
MF, 300 kHz - 3 MHz
Signal frequency and acronym of High Frequency
HF, 3 MHz - 30 MHz
Signal frequency and acronym of Very High Frequency
VHF, 30 MHz - 300 MHz
Signal frequency and acronym of Ultra High Frequency
UHF, 300 MHz - 3 GHz
Signal frequency and acronym of Super High Frequency
SHF, 3 GHz - 30 GHz
Signal frequency and acronym of Extremely High Frequency
EHF, 30 GHz - 300 GHz
This is associated with VOR/DME or vortac, tells distance, ground speed and time (UHF)
Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)
This is a condition of being threatened by grave and/or imminent danger and requiring immediate assistance
Distress
State the three characteristics of a distress call
- Threatened by grave and imminent danger and requires immediate assistance
- Aware that an aircraft, ship or other vehicle is threatened by grave and imminent danger and requires immediate assistance; Passengers aboard
- The distress call shall not be addressed to a particular station and acknowledgement of receipt shall not be given before the distress message is sent.
What is the distress signal?
MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY
What is the urgency communications?
PAN PAN PAN
What is needed for possible assistance needed?
Urgency Call
What is the international expression?
SEELONCE
What expression should the station in distress, or the station in control shall use?
SEELONCE MAYDAY
This is spoken at the end of the transmission to indicate to other station that it is their turn to transmit ‘my transmission is ended and i expect a response from you
OVER
This is acknowledging that message has been received?
ROGER
Will comply at the earliest possible time - instructor received, understood and will comply with
WILCO
This is the actual weather conditions report encountered by aircraft while in flight
AIREP (aircraft report or air report)
What are the information found on AIREP?
- Position Information
- Operational Information
- Meteorological Information
- Routine Met Observations
This is normally used in ATIS Broadcast
VOR (Very High Frequency Omni Directional Range)
What does ATIS mean?
Automatic Terminal Information Service
Convert 4:20 pm 16th day of the month to Eastern Standard Time (EST)
161620E (DAY-TIME 24H - DIRECTION)
State the readability scale/ radio strength
- Unreadable - Scarcely perceptible
- Readable now and then - Weak
- Readable but with difficulty - Fairly good
- Readable - Good
- Perfectly readable - Very good