Technician class ham radio 2018
Which agency regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the
United States? { ANSW } The FCC.
Which of the following is a purpose of the Amateur Radio Service as stated in the FCC
rules and regulations? { ANSW } Advancing skills in the technical and communication
phases of radio art.
For which license classes are new licenses currently available from the FCC?
{ ANSW } Technician, General, Amateur Extra.
How soon after passing the examination for your first Amateur Radio license may you
operate a transmitter on an Amateur Radio Service frequency? { ANSW } As soon as
your operator/station license grant appears in the FCC's license database.
What is proof of possession of an FCC-issued operator/primary license grant? { ANSW
} The control operator's operator/primary station license must appear in the FCC ULS
concolidated licensee database.
How many operator/primary station license grants may be held by any one person?
{ ANSW } One.
What is the normal term for an FCC-issued primary station/operator Amateur Radio
license grant? { ANSW } Ten years.
What is the grace period following the experation of an amateur license within which the
license may be renewed? { ANSW } Two years.
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? { ANSW }
No, transmitting is not allowed until the FCC license database shows that the license
has been renewed.
When is an amateur station required to transmit its assigned call sign? { ANSW } At
least every 10 minutes during and at the end of a communication.
When may an amateur station transmit without on-the-air identification? { ANSW }
When transmitting signals to control model craft.
Who may select a desired call sign under the vanity call sign rules? { ANSW } Any
licensed amateur.
,Which of the following is a valid call sign for a Technician class Amateur Radio station?
{ ANSW } K1XXX.
What are the FCC rules regarding the use of the phonetic alphabet for station
identification in the Amateur Radio Service? { ANSW } It is encouraged.
Which of the following is a requirement for the issuance of a club station license grant?
{ ANSW } The club must have at least four members.
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? { ANSW } At the end of each communication and every ten minutes during a
communication.
Which of the following is an acceptable language to use for station identification when
operating in a phone sub-band? { ANSW } The English language.
Which of the following formats of a self-assigned indicator is acceptable when
identifiying using a phone transmission? { ANSW } All of the these choices are correct.
What is the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)? { ANSW } A United
Nations agency for information and communication technology issues.
With which countries are FCC-licensed Amateur Radio stations prohibited from
exchanging communications? { ANSW } Any country whose administration has notified
the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) that it objects to such
communications.
What types of international communications are permitted to an FCC-licensed amateur
station? { ANSW } Communications incidental to the purposes of the Amateur Radio
Service and remarks of a personal character.
What is meant by the term "Third Party Communications?" { ANSW } A message from
a control operator to another amateur station control operator on behalf of another
person.
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? { ANSW } The foreign station must be one with which the U.S. has a third-
party agreement.
When are you allowed to operate your amateur station in a foreign country? { ANSW }
When the foreign country authorizes it.
, From which of the following locations may an FCC-licensed amateur station transmit? {
ANSW } From any vessel or craft located in international waters and documented or
registered in the United States.
When is an amateur station permitted to transmit without a control operator? { ANSW }
Never.
Who may be the control operator of a station communicating through an amateur
satellite or space station? { ANSW } Any amateur whose license privileges allow them
to transmit on the satellite uplink frequency.
Who must designate the station control operator? { ANSW } The station licensee.
When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper
operation of the station? { ANSW } The control operator and the station licensee are
equally responsible.
What determines the transmitting privileges of an amateur station? { ANSW } The
class of operator license held by the control operator.
When, under normal circumstances, may a Technician class licensee be the control
operator of a station operating in the an exclusive Amateur Extra class operator
segment of the amateur bands? { ANSW } At no time.
What is an amateur station control point? { ANSW } The location at which the control
operator function is permitted.
Which of the following is an example of automatic control? { ANSW } Repeater
operation.
Which of the following is an example of remote control as defined in Part 97?
{ ANSW } Operating the station over the internet.
Which of the following is true of remote control operation? { ANSW } All of these
choices are correct.
Who does the FCC presume to be the control operator of an amateur station, unless
documentation to the contrary is in the station records? { ANSW } The station licensee.
In which of the following circumstances may the control operator of an amateur station
recieve compensation for operating that station? { ANSW } When the communication is
incidental to classroom instruction at an educational institution.
Who is accountable should a repeater inadvertently retransmit communications that
violate the FCC rules? { ANSW } The control operator of the originating station.
Which agency regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the
United States? { ANSW } The FCC.
Which of the following is a purpose of the Amateur Radio Service as stated in the FCC
rules and regulations? { ANSW } Advancing skills in the technical and communication
phases of radio art.
For which license classes are new licenses currently available from the FCC?
{ ANSW } Technician, General, Amateur Extra.
How soon after passing the examination for your first Amateur Radio license may you
operate a transmitter on an Amateur Radio Service frequency? { ANSW } As soon as
your operator/station license grant appears in the FCC's license database.
What is proof of possession of an FCC-issued operator/primary license grant? { ANSW
} The control operator's operator/primary station license must appear in the FCC ULS
concolidated licensee database.
How many operator/primary station license grants may be held by any one person?
{ ANSW } One.
What is the normal term for an FCC-issued primary station/operator Amateur Radio
license grant? { ANSW } Ten years.
What is the grace period following the experation of an amateur license within which the
license may be renewed? { ANSW } Two years.
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? { ANSW }
No, transmitting is not allowed until the FCC license database shows that the license
has been renewed.
When is an amateur station required to transmit its assigned call sign? { ANSW } At
least every 10 minutes during and at the end of a communication.
When may an amateur station transmit without on-the-air identification? { ANSW }
When transmitting signals to control model craft.
Who may select a desired call sign under the vanity call sign rules? { ANSW } Any
licensed amateur.
,Which of the following is a valid call sign for a Technician class Amateur Radio station?
{ ANSW } K1XXX.
What are the FCC rules regarding the use of the phonetic alphabet for station
identification in the Amateur Radio Service? { ANSW } It is encouraged.
Which of the following is a requirement for the issuance of a club station license grant?
{ ANSW } The club must have at least four members.
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? { ANSW } At the end of each communication and every ten minutes during a
communication.
Which of the following is an acceptable language to use for station identification when
operating in a phone sub-band? { ANSW } The English language.
Which of the following formats of a self-assigned indicator is acceptable when
identifiying using a phone transmission? { ANSW } All of the these choices are correct.
What is the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)? { ANSW } A United
Nations agency for information and communication technology issues.
With which countries are FCC-licensed Amateur Radio stations prohibited from
exchanging communications? { ANSW } Any country whose administration has notified
the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) that it objects to such
communications.
What types of international communications are permitted to an FCC-licensed amateur
station? { ANSW } Communications incidental to the purposes of the Amateur Radio
Service and remarks of a personal character.
What is meant by the term "Third Party Communications?" { ANSW } A message from
a control operator to another amateur station control operator on behalf of another
person.
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? { ANSW } The foreign station must be one with which the U.S. has a third-
party agreement.
When are you allowed to operate your amateur station in a foreign country? { ANSW }
When the foreign country authorizes it.
, From which of the following locations may an FCC-licensed amateur station transmit? {
ANSW } From any vessel or craft located in international waters and documented or
registered in the United States.
When is an amateur station permitted to transmit without a control operator? { ANSW }
Never.
Who may be the control operator of a station communicating through an amateur
satellite or space station? { ANSW } Any amateur whose license privileges allow them
to transmit on the satellite uplink frequency.
Who must designate the station control operator? { ANSW } The station licensee.
When the control operator is not the station licensee, who is responsible for the proper
operation of the station? { ANSW } The control operator and the station licensee are
equally responsible.
What determines the transmitting privileges of an amateur station? { ANSW } The
class of operator license held by the control operator.
When, under normal circumstances, may a Technician class licensee be the control
operator of a station operating in the an exclusive Amateur Extra class operator
segment of the amateur bands? { ANSW } At no time.
What is an amateur station control point? { ANSW } The location at which the control
operator function is permitted.
Which of the following is an example of automatic control? { ANSW } Repeater
operation.
Which of the following is an example of remote control as defined in Part 97?
{ ANSW } Operating the station over the internet.
Which of the following is true of remote control operation? { ANSW } All of these
choices are correct.
Who does the FCC presume to be the control operator of an amateur station, unless
documentation to the contrary is in the station records? { ANSW } The station licensee.
In which of the following circumstances may the control operator of an amateur station
recieve compensation for operating that station? { ANSW } When the communication is
incidental to classroom instruction at an educational institution.
Who is accountable should a repeater inadvertently retransmit communications that
violate the FCC rules? { ANSW } The control operator of the originating station.
