Sub-Element T2 Operating Procedures [3 Exam Questions]

Question 1

Which of the following is a common repeater frequency offset in the 2 meter band?

Answer 1

Plus or minus 600 kHz

Question 2

What is the national calling frequency for FM simplex operations in the 2 meter band?

Answer 2

146.520 MHz

Question 3

What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 70 cm band?

Answer 3

Plus or minus 5 MHz

Question 4

What is an appropriate way to call another station on a repeater if you know the other station’s call sign?

Answer 4

Say the station’s call sign, then identify with your call sign

Question 5

How should you respond to a station calling CQ?

Answer 5

Transmit the other station’s call sign followed by your call sign

Question 6

Which of the following is required when making on-the-air test transmissions?

Answer 6

Identify the transmitting station

Question 7

What is meant by “repeater offset?”

Answer 7

The difference between a repeater’s transmit frequency and its receive frequency

Question 8

What is the meaning of the procedural signal “CQ”?

Answer 8

Calling any station

Question 9

What brief statement indicates that you are listening on a repeater and looking for a contact?

Answer 9

Your call sign

Question 10

What is a band plan, beyond the privileges established by the FCC?

Answer 10

A voluntary guideline for using different modes or activities within an amateur band

Question 11

What term describes an amateur station that is transmitting and receiving on the same frequency?

Answer 11

Simplex

Question 12

Which of the following is a guideline when choosing an operating frequency for calling CQ?

Answer 12

All of these choices are correct

Question 13

What is the most common use of the “reverse split” function of a VHF/UHF transceiver?

Answer 13

Listen on a repeater’s input frequency

Question 14

What term describes the use of a sub-audible tone transmitted along with normal voice audio to open the squelch of a receiver?

Answer 14

CTCSS

Question 15

If a station is not strong enough to keep a repeater’s receiver squelch open, which of the following might allow you to receive the station’s signal?

Answer 15

Listen on the repeater input frequency

Question 16

Which of the following could be the reason you are unable to access a repeater whose output you can hear?

Answer 16

All of these choices are correct

Question 17

What might be the problem if a repeater user says your transmissions are breaking up on voice peaks?

Answer 17

You are talking too loudly

Question 18

What type of tones are used to control repeaters linked by the Internet Relay Linking Project (IRLP) protocol?

Answer 18

DTMF

Question 19

How can you join a digital repeater’s “talk group”?

Answer 19

Program your radio with the group’s ID or code

Question 20

Which of the following applies when two stations transmitting on the same frequency interfere with each other?

Answer 20

Common courtesy should prevail, but no one has absolute right to an amateur frequency

Question 21

What is a “talk group” on a DMR digital repeater?

Answer 21

A way for groups of users to share a channel at different times without being heard by other users on the channel

Question 22

Which Q signal indicates that you are receiving interference from other stations?

Answer 22

QRM

Question 23

Which Q signal indicates that you are changing frequency?

Answer 23

QSY

Question 24

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

Answer 24

In at least some portion of all these bands

Question 25

Which of the following describes a linked repeater network?

Answer 25

A network of repeaters where signals received by one repeater are repeated by all the repeaters

Question 26

When do the FCC rules NOT apply to the operation of an amateur station?

Answer 26

Never, FCC rules always apply

Question 27

What is meant by the term “NCS” used in net operation?

Answer 27

Net Control Station

Question 28

What should be done when using voice modes to ensure that voice messages containing unusual words are received correctly?

Answer 28

Spell the words using a standard phonetic alphabet

Question 29

What do RACES and ARES have in common?

Answer 29

Both organizations may provide communications during emergencies

Question 30

What does the term “traffic” refer to in net operation?

Answer 30

Formal messages exchanged by net stations

Question 31

Which of the following is an accepted practice to get the immediate attention of a net control station when reporting an emergency?

Answer 31

Begin your transmission by saying “Priority” or “Emergency” followed by your call sign

Question 32

Which of the following is an accepted practice for an amateur operator who has checked into a net?

Answer 32

Remain on frequency without transmitting until asked to do so by the net control station

Question 33

Which of the following is a characteristic of good traffic handling?

Answer 33

Passing messages exactly as received

Question 34

Are amateur station control operators ever permitted to operate outside the frequency privileges of their license class?

Answer 34

Yes, but only if necessary in situations involving the immediate safety of human life or protection of property

Question 35

What information is contained in the preamble of a formal traffic message?

Answer 35

The information needed to track the message

Question 36

What is meant by the term “check,” in reference to a formal traffic message?

Answer 36

The number of words or word equivalents in the text portion of the message

Question 37

What is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)?

Answer 37

Licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service