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FCC Rules, descriptions and definitions for the Amateur Radio Service, operator and station license responsibilities – [6 Exam Questions – 6 Groups]
A station in the Amateur Radio Service consisting of the apparatus necessary for carrying on radio communications is the definition of an amateur station. Communications incidental to the purposes of the amateur service and remarks of a personal character are permitted by an FCC-licensed amateur station. At no time is willful interference to other amateur radio stations permitted.
That which seriously degrades, obstructs, or repeatedly interrupts a radio communication service operating in accordance with the Radio Regulations is the definition of harmful interference. The station licensee must make the station and its records available for FCC inspection at any time upon request by an FCC representative
Advancing skills in the technical and communication phases of the radio art are the purposes of the Amateur Radio Service. Enhancing international goodwill is a purpose of the Amateur Radio Service rules and regulations as defined by the FCC. Allowing a person to conduct radio experiments and to communicate with other licensed hams around the world is a permissible use of the Amateur Radio Service.
The FCC is the agency that regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service. Part 97 is the part of the FCC regulations containing the rules governing the Amateur Radio Service. You can operate your amateur station in a foreign country when the foreign country authorizes it. FCC-licensed amateur stations are prohibited from exchanging communications when any country administration has notified the ITU that it objects to FCC-licensed amateur stations communications. Transmission of language that may be considered indecent or obscene is prohibited. FCC-licensed amateur station may transmit, from any vessel or craft located in international waters and documented or registered in the United States, in addition to places where the FCC regulates communications. Revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license may result when correspondence from the FCC is returned as undeliverable because the grantee failed to provide the correct mailing address. As soon as your operator/station license grant appears in the FCC’s license database you may operate a transmitter on an amateur service frequency. Ten years is the normal term for an FCC-issued primary station/operator amateur radio license grant. Two years is the grace period following the expiration of an amateur license within which the license may be renewed. Transmitting is not allowed until the FCC license database shows that the license has been renewed. FCC presumes the station licensee to be the control operator of an amateur station, unless documentation to the contrary is in the station records. To which foreign stations do the FCC rules authorize the transmission of non-emergency third party communications, any station whose government permits such communications.
The ITU is a United Nations agency for information and communication of technology issues. The frequency assignments for some U.S. Territories different from those in the 50 U.S. States, because the U. S. Territories are in ITU regions other than region 2.
Amateur station is never permitted to transmit without a control operator. The station licensee must designate the station control operator. A station licensee may designate 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 to be the control operator of an amateur station. The foreign station must be one with which the U.S. has a third-party agreement when a non-licensed person can speak to a foreign station using a station under the control of a Technician Class control operator.
The class of operator license held by the control operator determines the transmitting privileges of an amateur station. The control operator of an amateur station may receive compensation for operating the station when the communication is incidental to classroom instruction at an educational institution. An amateur station control point is the location at which the control operator function is performed. The control operator and the station licensee are equally responsible for the proper operation of the station. Automatic is the type of control APRS network digipeaters operate. Repeater operation is an example of automatic control. Local control is being used when the control operator is at the control point. Operating the station over the Internet is an example of remote control as defined in Part 97. At no time, 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. The control operator of the originating station is accountable should a repeater inadvertently retransmit communications that violate the FCC rules.
Technician, General, Amateur Extra licenses classes are new licenses currently available from the FCC.
Telemetry is one-way transmission for measuring a distance from the measuring instrument. Telecommand is a one-way transmission to initiate, modify or terminate functions of a device at a distance.
Radio navigation Service is protected from interference by amateur signals under all circumstances.
Auxiliary, repeater, or space stations can automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations.
4 persons are required to be members of a club for a club station license to be issued by the FCC
Amateur station may transmit without identifying only when transmitting signals to control a model craft.
During Armed Forces Day Communications Test, an FCC-licensed amateur station may exchange messages with a U.S. military station.
Frequency Coordinator recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations. Amateur operators in a local or regional area whose stations are eligible, select the Frequency Coordinator.
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.
U.S. amateurs may find non-amateur stations in the 70 cm band, and must avoid interfering with them because the amateur service is secondary in some portions of the 70 cm band
Wavelength in meters equals 300 divided by frequency in megahertz
52.525 MHz is within the 6-meter band.
2- meter band is the amateur band are you using when your station is transmitting on 146.52 MHz.
443.350 MHz is the 70 cm frequency that is authorized to a Technician Class license holder operating in ITU Region 2.
1296 MHz is the 23 cm frequency that is authorized to a Technician Class licensee.
1.25-meter band is the amateur band are you using if you are transmitting on 223.50 MHz
Do not set your transmit frequency to be exactly at the edge of an amateur band or sub-band because you must allow for calibration error in the transmitter frequency display, that modulation sidebands do not extend beyond the band edge and to allow for transmitter frequency drift.
The 6-meter, 2 meter, and 1.25-meter bands are available to Technician Class operators and have mode-restricted sub-bands.
Emission mode CW only is permitted in the mode-restricted sub-bands at 50.0 to 50.1 MHz and 144.0 to 144.1 MHz.
Data emissions may be used between 219 and 220 MHz
Special event call sign has a single letter in both its prefix and suffix.
W3ABC is a valid US amateur radio station call sign.
K1XXX is a vanity call sign which a technician class amateur operator might select if available.
Any licensed amateur may select a desired call sign under the vanity call sign rules.
Only the person named as trustee on the club station license grant may select a vanity call sign for a club station.
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. When incidental to an authorized retransmission of manned spacecraft communications is the only time an amateur station is authorized to transmit music.
Amateur radio operators may 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.
“Broadcasting” are transmissions intended for reception by the general public. Amateur stations are 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.
Amateur radio station may engage in broadcasting when transmitting code practice, information bulletins, or transmissions necessary to provide emergency communications.
A Tactical call sign is the type of identification is being used when identifying a station on the air as Race Headquarters. When using tactical identifiers such as “Race Headquarters” during a community service net operation, you must transmit your station’s FCC-assigned call sign at the end of each communication and every ten minutes during a communication.
Amateur station is required to transmit its assigned call sign at least every 10 minutes during and at the end of the communication. The English language is the acceptable language to use for station identification when operating in a phone sub-band. Sign identification with CW or phone emission is required for a station transmitting phone signals.
The self-assigned indicators KL7CC stroke W3, KL7CC slant W3 and KL7CC slash W3 are acceptable when identifying using a phone transmission.
/KT, /AE or /AG are the indicators to use 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.
Repeater station simultaneously retransmits the signal of another amateur station on a different channel or channels.
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SUBELEMENT T1 – FCC Rules, descriptions, and definitions for the Amateur Radio Service, operator and station license responsibilities – [6 Exam Questions – 6 Groups]
Which of the following is a purpose of the Amateur Radio Service as stated in the FCC rules and regulations?
1.Advancing skills in the technical and communication phases of the radio art
Which agency regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the United States?
1.The FCC
What are the FCC rules regarding the use of a phonetic alphabet for station identification in the Amateur Radio Service?
1.It is encouraged
How many operator/primary station license grants may be held by any one person?
1.One
What is proof of possession of an FCC-issued operator/primary license grant?
1.The control operator’s operator/primary station license must appear in the FCC ULS consolidated licensee database
What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a “beacon”?
1.An amateur station transmitting communications for the purposes of observing propagation or related experimental activities
What is the FCC Part 97 definition of a “space station”?
1.An amateur station located more than 50 km above the Earth’s surface
Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations?
1.Volunteer Frequency Coordinator recognized by local amateurs
Who selects a Frequency Coordinator?
1.Amateur operators in a local or regional area whose stations are eligible to be repeater or auxiliary stations
Which of the following describes the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)?
1.A radio service using amateur frequencies for emergency management or civil defense communications
2.A radio service using amateur stations for emergency management or civil defense communications
3.An emergency service using amateur operators certified by a civil defense organization as being enrolled in that organization
4.All of these choices are correct
When is willful interference to other amateur radio stations permitted?
1.At no time
What is the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)?
1.A United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues
Which amateur radio stations may make contact with an amateur radio station on the International Space Station (ISS) using 2 meter and 70 cm band frequencies?
1.Any amateur holding a Technician or higher-class license
Which frequency is within the 6 meter amateur band?
52.525 MHz
Which amateur band are you using when your station is transmitting on 146.52 MHz?
1.2 meter band
What is the limitation for emissions on the frequencies between 219 and 220 MHz?
1.Fixed digital message forwarding systems only
On which HF bands does a Technician class operator have phone privileges?
1.10 meters only
Which of the following VHF/UHF frequencies ranges are limited to CW only?
50.0 MHz to 50.1 MHz and 144.0 MHz to 144.1 MHz
Which of the following is a result of the fact that the Amateur Radio Service is secondary in all or portions of some amateur bands (such as portions of the 70 cm band)?
1.U.S. amateurs may find non-amateur stations in those portions, and must avoid interfering with them
Why should you not set your transmit frequency to be exactly at the edge of an amateur band or sub-band?
1.To allow for calibration error in the transmitter frequency display
2.So that modulation sidebands do not extend beyond the band edge
3.To allow for transmitter frequency drift
4.All of these choices are correct
Which of the following HF bands have frequencies available to the Technician class operator for RTTY and data transmissions?
1.10 meters only
What is the maximum peak envelope power output for Technician class operators using their assigned portions of the HF bands?
1.200 watts
Except for some specific restrictions, what is the maximum peak envelope power output for Technician class operators using frequencies above 30 MHz?
1.1500 watts
For which license classes are new licenses currently available from the FCC?
1.Technician, General, Amateur Extra
Who may select a desired call sign under the vanity call sign rules?
1.Any licensed amateur
What types of international communications is an FCC-licensed amateur radio station permitted to make?
1.Communications incidental to the purposes of the Amateur Radio Service and remarks of a personal character
When are you allowed to operate your amateur station in a foreign country?
1.When the foreign country authorizes it
Which of the following is a valid call sign for a Technician class amateur radio station?
1.K1XXX
From which of the following locations may an FCC-licensed amateur station transmit?
1.From any vessel or craft located in international waters and documented or registered in the United States
What may result when correspondence from the FCC is returned as undeliverable because the grantee failed to provide and maintain a correct mailing address with the FCC?
1.Revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license
What is the normal term for an FCC-issued primary station/operator amateur radio license grant?
1.Ten years
What is the grace period following the expiration of an amateur license within which the license may be renewed?
1.Two years
How soon after passing the examination for your first amateur radio license may you operate a transmitter on an Amateur Radio Service frequency?
1.As soon as your operator/station license grant appears in the FCC’s license database
If your license has expired and is still within the allowable grace period, may you continue to operate a transmitter on Amateur Radio Service frequencies?
1.No, transmitting is not allowed until the FCC license database shows that the license has been renewed
With which countries are FCC-licensed amateur radio stations prohibited from exchanging communications?
1.Any country whose administration has notified the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) that it objects to such communications
Under which of the following circumstances may an amateur radio station make one-way transmissions?
1.When transmitting code practice, information bulletins, or transmissions necessary to provide emergency communications
When is it permissible to transmit messages encoded to hide their meaning?
1.Only when transmitting control commands to space stations or radio control craft
Under what conditions is an amateur station authorized to transmit music using a phone emission?
1.When incidental to an authorized retransmission of manned spacecraft communications
When may amateur radio operators use their stations to notify other amateurs of the availability of equipment for sale or trade?
1.When the equipment is normally used in an amateur station and such activity is not conducted on a regular basis
What, if any, are the restrictions concerning transmission of language that may be considered indecent or obscene?
1.Any such language is prohibited
What types of amateur stations can automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations?
1.Repeater, auxiliary, or space stations
In which of the following circumstances may the control operator of an amateur station receive compensation for operating that station?
1.When the communication is incidental to classroom instruction at an educational institution
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?
1.Only where such communications directly relate to the immediate safety of human life or protection of property
What is the meaning of the term “broadcasting” in the FCC rules for the Amateur Radio Service?
1.Transmissions intended for reception by the general public
When may an amateur station transmit without on-the-air identification?
1.When transmitting signals to control model craft
When is an amateur station permitted to transmit without a control operator?
1.Never
Who may be the control operator of a station communicating through an amateur satellite or space station?
1.Any amateur whose license privileges allow them to transmit on the satellite uplink frequency
Who must designate the station control operator?
1.The station licensee
What determines the transmitting privileges of an amateur station?
1.The class of operator license held by the control operator
What is an amateur station control point?
1.The location at which the control operator function is performed
When, under normal circumstances, may a Technician class licensee be the control operator of a station operating in an exclusive Amateur Extra class operator segment of the amateur bands?
1.At no time
When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper operation of the station?
1.The control operator and the station licensee are equally responsible
Which of the following is an example of automatic control?
1.Repeater operation
Which of the following is true of remote control operation?
1.The control operator must be at the control point
2.A control operator is required at all times
3.The control operator indirectly manipulates the controls
4.All these choices are correct
Which of the following is an example of remote control as defined in Part 97?
1.Operating the station over the internet
Who does the FCC presume to be the control operator of an amateur station, unless documentation to the contrary is in the station records?
1.The station licensee
When must the station licensee make the station and its records available for FCC inspection?
1.At any time upon request by an FCC representative
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?
1.At the end of each communication and every ten minutes during a communication
When is an amateur station required to transmit its assigned call sign?
1.At least every 10 minutes during and at the end of a communication
Which of the following is an acceptable language to use for station identification when operating in a phone sub-band?
1.The English language
What method of call sign identification is required for a station transmitting phone signals?
1.Send the call sign using a CW or phone emission
Which of the following formats of a self-assigned indicator is acceptable when identifying using a phone transmission?
1.KL7CC stroke W3
2.KL7CC slant W3
3.KL7CC slash W3
4.All of these choices are correct
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?
1.The foreign station must be one with which the U.S. has a third-party agreement
What is meant by the term “Third Party Communications”?
1.A message from a control operator to another amateur station control operator on behalf of another person
What type of amateur station simultaneously retransmits the signal of another amateur station on a different channel or channels?
1.Repeater station
Who is accountable should a repeater inadvertently retransmit communications that violate the FCC rules?
1.The control operator of the originating station
Which of the following is a requirement for the issuance of a club station license grant?
1.The club must have at least four members
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