T1 FCC Rules Flashcards
Which of the following is a purpose of the Amateur Radio Service as stated in the FCC rules and regulations?
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 United States?
The FCC.
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Which part of the FCC regulations contain the rules governing the Amateur Radio Service?
Part 97.
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Which of the following meets the FCC definition of harmful interference?
That which seriously degrades, obstructs, or repeatedly interrupts a radio communication service operating in accordance with the Radio Regulations.
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Which of the following is a purpose of the Amateur Radio Service rules and regulations as defined by the FCC?
Enhancing international goodwill.
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Which of the following services are protected from interference by amateur signals under all circumstances?
Radionavigation Service.
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What is the FCC part 97 definition of telemetry?
A one-way transmission to initiate, modify, or terminate functions of a device at a distance.
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Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations?
Frequency Coodinator
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Who selects a Frequency Coordinator?
Amateur operators in a local or regional area whose stations are eligible to be auxiliary or repeater stations.
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What is the FCC Part 97 definition of an amateur station?
A station in the Amateur Radio Service consisting of the apparatus necessary for carrying on radio communications.
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When is willful interference to other amateur radio stations permitted?
At no time.
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Which of the following is a permissible use of the Amateur Radio Service?
Allowing a person to conduct radio experiments and to communicate with other licensed hams around the world.
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What is the FCC Part 97 definition of telecommand?
A one-way transmission to initiate, modify, or terminate functions of a device at a distance.
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What must you do if you are operating on the 23 cm band and learn that you are interfering with a radiolocation station outside the United States?
Stop operating or take steps to eliminate the harmful interference.
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What is the ITU?
A United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues.
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Why are the frequency assignments for some U.S. Territories different from those in the 50 U.S. States?
Some U.S. Territories are located in ITU regions other than region 2.
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Which frequency is within the 6 meter band?
52.525 MHz
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Which amateur band are you using when your station is transmitting on 146.52 MHz?
2 meter band.
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Which 70 cm frequency is authorized to a Technician Class license holder operating in ITU Region 2?
443.350 MHz
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Which 23 cm frequency is authorized to a Technician Class licensee?
1296 MHz
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What amateur band are you using if you are transmitting on 223.50 MHz?
1.25 meter band
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Which of the following is a result of the fact that the amateur service is secondary in some portions of the 70 cm band?
U.S. amateurs may find non-amateur stations in the bands, and must avoid interfering with them.
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Why should you not set your transmit frequency to be exactly at the edge of an amateur band or sub-band?
All of these choices are correct.
Which of the bands above 30 MHz that are available to Technician Class operators have mode-restricted sub-bands?
The 6 meter, 2 meter, and 70 cm bands.
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What emission modes are permitted in the mode-restricted sub-bands at 50.0 to 50.1 MHz and 144.0 to 144.1 MHz?
CW only.
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Why are frequency assignments for U.S. stations operating maritime mobile not the same everywhere in the world?
Amateur frequency assignments can vary among the three ITU regions.
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Which emissions may be used between 219 and 220 MHz?
Data.
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Which type of call sign has a single letter in both its prefix and suffix?
Special event.
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Which of the following is a valid US amateur radio station call sign?
W3ABC.
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What types of international communications are permitted by an FCC-licensed amateur station?
Communications incidental to the purposes of the amateur service and remarks of a personal character.
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When are you allowed to operate your amateur station in a foreign country?
When the foreign country authorizes it.
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Which of the following is a vanity call sign which a technician class amateur operator might select if available?
K1XXX.
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From which of the following locations may an FCC-licensed amateur station transmit, in addition to places where the FCC regulates communications?
From any vessel or craft located in international waters and documented or registered in the United States.
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Which may result when correspondence from the FCC is returned as undeliverable because the grantee failed to provide the correct mailing address?
Revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license.
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What is the normal term for an FCC-issued primary station/operator amateur radio license grant?
Ten years.
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What is the grace period following the expiration of an amateur license within which the license may be renewed?
Two years.
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How soon after passing the examination for your first amateur radio license may you operate a transmitter on an amateur service frequency?
As soon as your operator/station license grant appears in the FCC’s license database.
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If your license has expired and is still within the allowable grace period, may you continue to operate a transmitter on amateur service frequencies?
No, transmitting is not allowed until the FCC license database shows that the license has been renewed.
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Who may select a desired call sign under the vanity call sign rules?
Any licensed amateur.
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For which license classes are new licenses currently available from the FCC?
Technician, General, Amateur Extra.
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Who may select a vanity call sign for a club station?
Only the person named as trustee on the club station license grant.
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With which countries are FCC-licensed amateur stations prohibited from exchanging communications?
Any country whose administration has notified the ITU that it objects to such communications.
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On which of the following occasions may an FCC-licensed amateur station exchange messages with a U.S. military station?
During an Armed Forces Day Communications Test.
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When is the transmission of codes or ciphers that hide the meaning of a message allowed by an amateur station?
Only when transmitting control commands to space stations or radio control craft.
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What is the only time an amateur station is authorized to transmit music?
When incidental to an authorized retransmission of manned spacecraft communications.
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When may amateur radio operators use their stations to notify other amateurs of the availability of equipment for sale or trade?
When the equipment is normally used in an amateur station and such activity is not conducted on a regular basis.
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What, if any, are the restrictions concerning transmission of language that may be considered indecent or obscene?
Any such language is prohibited.
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What types of amateur stations can automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations?
Auxilary, repeater, or space stations.
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In which of the following circumstances may the control operator of an amateur station receive compensation for operating the station?
When the communication is incidental to classroom instruction at an educational institution.
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Under which of the following circumstances are amateur stations authorized to transmit signals related to broadcasting, program production, or news gathering, assuming no other means is available?
Only where such communications directly relate to the immediate safety of human life or protection of property.
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What is the meaning of the term “broadcasting” in the FCC rules for amateur services?
Transmissions intended for reception by the general public.
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When may an amateur station transmit without identifying?
When transmitting signals to control a model craft.
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Under which of the following circumstances may an amateur radio station engage in broadcasting?
When transmitting code practice, information bulletins, or transmissions necessary to provide emergency communications.
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When is an amateur station permitted to transmit without a control operator?
Never.
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Who may a station licensee designate to be the control operator of an amateur station?
Only a person for whom an amateur operator/primary station license grant appears in the FCC database or who is authorized for alien reciprocal operation.
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Who must designate the station control operator?
The station licensee.
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What determines the transmitting privileges of an amateur station?
The class of operator license held by the control operator. 8-2
What is an amateur station control point?
The location at which the control operator function is performed.
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Under what type of control do APRS network digipeaters operate?
Automatic.
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When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper operation of the station?
The control operator and the station licensee are equally responsible.
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Which of the following is an example of automatic control?
Repeator operation.
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What type of control is being used when the control operator is at the control point?
Local control.
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Which of the following is an example of remote control as defined in Part 97?
Operating a station over the Internet.
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Who does the FCC presume to be the control operator of an amateur station, unless documentation to the contrary is in the station records?
The station licensee.
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When, under normal circumstances, may a Technician Class licensee be the control operator of a station operating in an exclusive Extra Class operator segment of the amateur bands?
At no time.
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What type of identification is being used when identifying a station on the air as Race Headquarters?
Tactical call sign.
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When using tactical identifiers such as “Race Headquarters” during a community service net operation, how often must your station transmit the station’s FCC-assigned call sign?
At the end of each communication and every ten minutes during a communication.
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When is an amateur station required to transmit its assigned call sign?
At least every 10 minutes during and at the end of a communication.
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Which of the following is an acceptable language to use for station identification when operating in a phone sub-band?
The English language.
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What method of call sign identification is required for a station transmitting phone signals?
Send the call sign using CW or phone emission.
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Which of the following formats of a self-assigned indicator is acceptable when identifying using a phone transmission?
All of these choices are correct.
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Which of the following restrictions apply when a non-licensed person is allowed to speak to a foreign station using a station under the control of a Technician Class control operator?
The foreign station must be one with which the U.S. has a third party agreement.
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Which indicator is required by the FCC to be transmitted after a station call sign?
/KT, /AE, or /AG when using new license privileges earned by CSCE while waiting for an upgrade to a previously issued license to appear in the FCC license database.
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What type of amateur station simultaneously retransmits the signal of another amateur station on a different channel or channels?
Repeater station.
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Who is accountable should a repeater inadvertently retransmit communications that violate the FCC rules?
The control operator of the originating station.
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To which foreign stations to the FCC rules authorize the transmission of non-emergency third party communications?
Any station whose government permits such communications.
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How many persons are required to be members of a club for a club station license to be issued by the FCC?
At least 4.
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When must the station license make the station and its records available for FCC inspection?
At any time upon request b an FCC representative.
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