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Radiowaves Flashcards

1
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The basis and purpose of the amateur radio service 

A

Advancing skills in the technical and communication phases of the radio art

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Which agency regulates and enforces the rules for the amateur radio service in the US? 

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The FCC

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What do the FCC rules stay regarding the use of phonetic alphabet for station identification In the amateur radio service?

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It is encouraged 

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4
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How many operator/primary station license grants may be home by any one person?

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One

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5
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What proves that the FCC has issued an operator/primary license grant? 

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The license periods in the FCC, uls database 

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What is the FCC part 97 definition of a beacon?

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An amateur station transmeeting communications for the purposes of observing propagation or related experimental activities 

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What is the FCC part 97 definition of a space station

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An amateur station located more than 50 km above earth surface 

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Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations? 

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Volunteer frequency coordinator recognized by local amateurs 

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9
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Who selects a frequency coordinator? 

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Amateur operators in a local or regional area whose stations are eligible to be repeater or auxiliary stations 

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10
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What is the radio amateur civil emergency service; (RACES)?

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A radio service using amateur frequencies and stations for emergency management or civil defense communications, and an emergency service, using amateur operator‘s certified by a civil defense organization as being enrolled in that organization 

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11
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When is willful interference to other amateur radio stations permitted?

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At no time 

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12
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Which of the following frequency  range is unavailable for phone operation by technician licensees?

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28.300 MHz to 28.500 MHz

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13
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Which amateurs mean contact the international space station ISS on VHF bands? 

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Any amateur holding a technician class or higher license? 

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14
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Which frequency is in the 6 meter amateur band?

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52.525 MHz. 

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15
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Which amateur band includes 146.52 MHz.?

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2 meters

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16
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How many amateurs use the 219 to 220 MHz segment of the 1.25 meter band? 

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Fix digital message forwarding systems only 

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17
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Which of the following VHF/UHF band segments are limited to CW only?

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50.0 MHz to 50.1 MHz and 144.0 MHz to 144.1 MHz. 

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18
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How are US amateurs restricted in segments of bands with the amateur service is secondary?

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US amateurs may find non-amateur stations in those segments, and must avoid interfering with them 

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19
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Why you should not set your transmit frequency to be exactly at the edge of an amateur band or sub-band?

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To allow for calibration error in the transmitter frequency display, so that modulation side bands do not extend beyond the band edge and to allow for transmitter frequency drift 

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20
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Where may SSB phone be used in amateur bands above 50 MHz 

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And at least some segment of all these bands: Sub-bands allocated to general class or higher licensees, on repeaters, on any band, if the power is limited to 25 watts

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21
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What is the maximum peak envelope power output for the technician class operators in HF band segments? 

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200 Watts

22
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Except for some specific restrictions, what is the maximum peak power output for technician class operators using frequencies above 30 MHz? 

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1500 watts

23
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For which license classes are new licenses currently available from the SCC? 

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Technician, general, amateur extra 

24
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Who may select a desired call sign under the vanity call sign rules?

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 any licensed amateur


25
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What types of international communications are an FCC licensed amateur radio station permitted to make?

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Communications incidental to the purposes of amateur radio service, and remarks of a personal character 

26
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What may happen if the FCC is unable to reach you by email? 

A

Revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license 

27
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Valid technician class, Call sign format

A

KF1XXX

28
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From which of the following locations me an FCC license amateur station transmit?

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From any vessel or craft, located in the international waters and documented or registered in the United States 

29
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Can result in the revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license?

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Failure to provide, and maintain a correct email address with the FCC

30
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What is the normal term for an FCC issued amateur radio license? 

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10 years

31
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What is the grace period for renewal if an amateur license expires?

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2years

32
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How soon after passing the examination for your first amateur radio license, may you transmit on the amateur radio bands? 

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As soon as your operator/station license, grant appears in the FCC’s license database 

33
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If your license has expired and is still within the allowable grace, period, may you continue to transmit on the amateur radio bands? 

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No, you must wait until the license has been renewed 

34
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With which countries are FCC license amateur radio stations prohibited from exchanging communications? 

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Any country whose administration has notified the international telecommunication union (ITU) that it objects to such communications 

35
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Under which of the following circumstances are one-way transmissions by an amateur station prohibited?

A

Broadcasting 

36
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When is the permissible to transmit messages encoded to obscure their meaning? 

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Only when transmission control commands to space stations, work, radio control craft

37
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Under what conditions is an amateur station authorized to transmit music using a phone emission? 

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When incidental to an authorized retransmission of manned spacecraft communications 

38
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When my amateur radio operators, use their stations to notify other amateurs of the availability of equipment for sale or trade 

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When selling amateur radio equipment, and not on a regular basis

39
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What if any are the restrictions concerning transmission of language that may be considered an decent or obscene?

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Any such language is prohibited


40
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What types of amateur stations can automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations?

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Repeater, auxiliary, or space stations 

41
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In which of the following circumstances, move the control operator of an amateur station receive compensation for operating that station?

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When the communication is incidental to classroom instruction at an educational institution

42
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When may amateur stations transmit information in support of broadcasting, program, production, or news gathering, assuming no other means is available 

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When such communications are directly related to the immediate safety of human life, or protection of property 

43
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How does the FCC define broadcasting for amateur radio service?

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Transmissions intended for reception by the general public 

44
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When me and amateur station transmit without identifying on the air?

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When transmitting signals to control model craft

45
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When me and amateur station transmit without a control operator

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Never

46
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Who may be the control operator of a station communicating through an amateur satellite or space station?

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Any amateur allowed to transmit on the satellite uplink frequency

47
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Who wants to designate the station control operator?

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The station licensee 

48
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What determines the transmission frequency privileges of an amateur station?

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The class of the operator license held by the control operator 

49
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What is an amateur station to control point?

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The location that which the control operator function is performed 

50
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When under normal circumstances may a technician class licensee be the control operator of a station operating in an amateur extra class band segment? 

A

At no time

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