Technician T1 Test Questions Flashcards

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Which is part of the Basis and Purpose of the Amateur Radio Service? T1A01

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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? T1A02

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The FCC
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What do the FCC rules state regarding the use of a phonetic alphabet for station identification in the Amateur Radio Service? T1A03

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It is encouraged
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How many operator/primary station license grants may be held by any one person? T1A04

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One
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What proves that the FCC has issued an operator/primary license grant? T1A05

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The license appears in the FCC ULS database
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What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a beacon? T1A06

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An amateur station transmitting communications for the purpose of observing propagation or related experimental activities
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What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a space station? T1A07

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An amateur station located more than 50 km above the Earth’s surface
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Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations? T1A08

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Volunteer Frequency Coordinator recognized by local amateurs
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Who selects a Frequency Coordinator? T1A09

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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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What is the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)? T1A10

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All of these choices:
-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
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When is willful interference to other amateur radio stations permitted? T1A11

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At no time
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Which of the following frequency ranges are available for phone operation by Technician licensees? T1B01

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28.300 MHz to 28.500 MHz
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Which amateurs may contact the International Space Station (ISS) on VHF bands? T1B02

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Any amateur holding a Technician class or higher license
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Which frequency is in the 6 meter amateur band? T1B03

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52.525 MHz
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Which amateur band includes 146.52 MHz? T1B04

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2 meters
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How may amateurs use the 219 to 220 MHz segment of 1.25 meter band? T1B05

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Fixed digital message forwarding systems only
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On which HF band does a Technician class operator have phone privileges? T1B06

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10 meter band only
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Which of the following VHF/UHF band segments are limited to CW only? T1B07

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50.0 MHz to 50.1 MHz and 144.0 MHz to 144.1 MHz
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How are US amateurs restricted in segments of bands where the Amateur Radio Service is secondary? T1B08

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US amateurs may find non-amateur stations in those segments, 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? T1B09

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All these choices are correct:
-To allow for calibration error in the transmitter frequency display
-So that modulation sidebands do not extend beyond the band edge
-To allow for transmitter frequency drift
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Where may SSB phone be used in amateur bands above 50 MHz? T1B10

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In at least some segment of all these bands
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What is the maximum peak envelope power output for Technician class operators in their HF band segments? T1B11

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200 watts
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Except for some specific restrictions, what is the maximum peak envelope power output for Technician class operators using frequencies above 30 MHz? T1B12

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1500 watts
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24
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For which license classes are new licenses currently available from the FCC? T1C01

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Technician, General, Amateur Extra
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Who may select a desired call sign under the vanity call sign rules? T1C02
Any licensed amateur 7-17
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What types of international communications are an FCC-licensed amateur radio station permitted to make? T1C03
Communications incidental to the purposes of the Amateur Radio Service and remarks of a personal character. 7-15
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What may happen if the FCC is unable to reach you by email? T1C04
Revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license 7-8
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Which of the following is a valid Technician class call sign format? T1C05
KF1XXX 7-17
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From which of the following locations may an FCC-licensed amateur station transmit? T1C06
From any vessel or craft located in international waters and documented or registered in the United States 7-15
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Which of the following can result in revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license? T1C07
Failure to provide and maintain a a correct email address with the FCC 7-8
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What is the normal term for an FCC-issued amateur radio license? T1C08
Ten years 7-5
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What is the grace period for renewal if an amateur license expires? T1C09
Two years 7-5
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How soon after passing the examination for your first amateur radio license may you transmit on the amateur radio bands? T1C10
As soon as your operator/station license grant appears in the FCC's license database 7-5
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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? T1C11
No, you must wait until the license has been renewed 7-5
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With which countries are FCC licensed amateurs radio stations prohibited from exchanging communications? T1D01
Any country whose administration has notified the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) that it objects to such communications 7-15
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Under which of the following circumstances are one-way transmissions by an amateur station prohibited? T1D02
Broadcasting 8-11
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When is it permissible to transmit messages encoded to obscure their meaning? T1D03
Only when transmitting control commands to space stations or radio control craft 8-11
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Under what conditions is an amateur station authorized to transmit music using a phone emission? T1D04
When incidental to an authorized retransmission of manned spacecraft communications 8-11
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When may amateur operators use their stations to notify other amateurs of the availability of equipment for sale or trade? T1D05
When selling amateur radio equipment and not on a regular basis? 8-10
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What, if any, are the restrictions concerning transmission of language that may be considered indecent or obscene? T1D06
Any such language is prohibited 8-10
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What types of amateur stations can automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations? T1D07
Repeater, auxiliary or space stations 8-11
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In which of the following circumstances may the control operator of an amateur station receive compensation for operating that station? T1D08
When the communication is incidental to classroom instruction at an educational institution 8-10
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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? T1D09
When such communications are directly related to the immediate safety of human life or protection of property 8-11
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How does the FCC define broadcasting for the Amateur Radio Service? T1D10
Transmissions intended for reception by the general public 8-11
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When may an amateur station transmit without identifying on the air? T1D11
When transmitting signals to control model craft 8-3
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When may an amateur station transmit without a control operator? T1E01
Never 8-1
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Who may be the control operator of a station communicating through an amateur satellite or space station? T1E02
Any amateur allowed to transmit on the satellite uplink frequency 6-23
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Who must designate the station control operator? T1E03
The station licensee 8-1
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What determines the transmitting frequency privileges of an amateur station? T1E04
The class of operator license held by the control operator 8-2
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What is an amateur station's control point? T1E05
The location at which the control operator function is performed 8-1
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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? T1E06
At no time 8-2
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When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper operator of the station? T1E07
The control operator and the station licensee 8-2
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Which of the following is an example of automatic control? T1E08
Repeater operation 8-9
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Which of the following are required for remote control operation? T1E09
All these choices are correct -The control operator must be at the control point -A control operator is required at all times -The control operator must indirectly manipulate the controls
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Which of the following is an example of remote control as defined in Part 97? T1E10
Operating the station over the internet 8-9
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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? T1E11
The station licensee 8-2
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When must the station and its records be available for FCC inspection? T1F01
At any time upon request by an FCC representative 7-8
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How often must you identify with your FCC-assigned call sign when using tactical signs such as "Race Headquarters"? T1F02
At the end of each communication and every ten minutes during a communication 8-4
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When are you required to transmit your assigned call sign? T1F03
At least every 10 minutes during and at the end of a communication 8-3
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What language may you use for identification when operating in a phone sub-band? T1F04
English 8-3
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What method of call sign identification is required for a station transmitting phone signals? T1F05
Send the call sign using a CW or phone emission 8-3TW
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Which of the following self-assigned indicators are acceptable when using a phone transmission? T1F06
All these choices are correct -KL7CC stroke W3 -KL7CC slant W3 -KL7CC slash W3
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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 licensed amateur operator? T1F07
The foreign station must be in a country with which the U.S. has a third-party agreement 8-7
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What is the definition of third-party communications? T1F08
A message from a control operator to another amateur station control operator on behalf of another person 8-7
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What type of amateur station simultaneously retransmits the signal of another amateur station on a different channel or channels? T1F09
Repeater station 2-8
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Who is accountable if a repeater inadvertently retransmits communications that violate the FCC rules? T1F10
The control operator of the originating station 8-9
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Which of the following is a recruitment for the issuance of a club station license grant? T1F11
The club must have at least four members 7-3