HAM Radio Technician 2023 Question
&Answer
What is the purpose of the Amateur Radio Service as stated in the FCC rules and
regulations? - {ANSW} 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? - {ANSW} The FCC
Which part of the FCC regulations contains the rules governing the Amateur Radio
Service - {ANSW} Part 97
What is the FCC definition of harmful interference? - {ANSW} That which seriously
degrades, obstructs, or repeatedly interrupts a radio communication service operating in
accordance with the Radio Regulations
What is the purpose of the Amateur Radio Service rules and regulations as defined by
the FCC? - {ANSW} Enhancing international goodwill
What service is protected from the interference by amateur signals under all
circumstances? - {ANSW} Radionavigation Service
What is the FCC Part 97 definition for telemetry? - {ANSW} A one-way transmission of
measurements at a distance from the measuring instrument
Which entity recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters of auxiliary
and repeater stations? - {ANSW} Frequency Coordinator
Who selects a Frequency Coordinator? - {ANSW} Amateur operators in a local or
regional area whose stations are eligible to be auxiliary or repeater statoins
What is the FCC Part 97 definition of an amateur station? - {ANSW} A station in the
Amateur Radio Service consisting of the apparatus necessary for carrying on radio
communications
When is willful interference to other radio stations permitted? - {ANSW} At no time
, What is a permissible use of the Amateur Radio Service? - {ANSW} Allowing a person
to conduct radio experiments and to communicate with other licensed hams around the
world
What is the FCC Part 97 definition of telecommand? - {ANSW} A one-way transmission
to initiate, modify or terminate functions of a device at a distance
What must you do if you are operating on 23 cm band and learn that you are interfering
with a radio location station outside the United States? - {ANSW} Stop operating or take
steps to eliminate the harmful interference
What is the ITU? - {ANSW} A United Nations agency for information and communication
technology issues
Why are the frequency assignments for some U.S. Territories different from those in the
50 U.S. States? - {ANSW} Some U.S. Territories are located in ITU regions other than
region 2
What frequency is within the 6 meter band? - {ANSW} 52.525MHz
What amateur band are you using when your station is transmitting on 146.52 MHz? -
{ANSW} 2 meter band
What 70 cm frequency is authorized to a Technician Class license holder operating in
ITU Region 2? - {ANSW} 443.350 MHz
What 23 cm frequency is authorized to a Technician Class licenses? - {ANSW} 1296
MHz
What amateur band are you using if you are transmitting on 223.50 MHz? - {ANSW}
1.25 meter band
What is a result of the fact that the amateur service is secondary in some portions of the
70 cm band? - {ANSW} U.S. amateurs may find non-amateur stations in the bands, 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? - {ANSW} 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
Which of the bands above 30 MHz that are available to Technician Class operators
have mode-restricted sub-bands? - {ANSW} the 6 meter, 2 meter and 1.25 meter bands
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? - {ANSW} CW only
&Answer
What is the purpose of the Amateur Radio Service as stated in the FCC rules and
regulations? - {ANSW} 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? - {ANSW} The FCC
Which part of the FCC regulations contains the rules governing the Amateur Radio
Service - {ANSW} Part 97
What is the FCC definition of harmful interference? - {ANSW} That which seriously
degrades, obstructs, or repeatedly interrupts a radio communication service operating in
accordance with the Radio Regulations
What is the purpose of the Amateur Radio Service rules and regulations as defined by
the FCC? - {ANSW} Enhancing international goodwill
What service is protected from the interference by amateur signals under all
circumstances? - {ANSW} Radionavigation Service
What is the FCC Part 97 definition for telemetry? - {ANSW} A one-way transmission of
measurements at a distance from the measuring instrument
Which entity recommends transmit/receive channels and other parameters of auxiliary
and repeater stations? - {ANSW} Frequency Coordinator
Who selects a Frequency Coordinator? - {ANSW} Amateur operators in a local or
regional area whose stations are eligible to be auxiliary or repeater statoins
What is the FCC Part 97 definition of an amateur station? - {ANSW} A station in the
Amateur Radio Service consisting of the apparatus necessary for carrying on radio
communications
When is willful interference to other radio stations permitted? - {ANSW} At no time
, What is a permissible use of the Amateur Radio Service? - {ANSW} Allowing a person
to conduct radio experiments and to communicate with other licensed hams around the
world
What is the FCC Part 97 definition of telecommand? - {ANSW} A one-way transmission
to initiate, modify or terminate functions of a device at a distance
What must you do if you are operating on 23 cm band and learn that you are interfering
with a radio location station outside the United States? - {ANSW} Stop operating or take
steps to eliminate the harmful interference
What is the ITU? - {ANSW} A United Nations agency for information and communication
technology issues
Why are the frequency assignments for some U.S. Territories different from those in the
50 U.S. States? - {ANSW} Some U.S. Territories are located in ITU regions other than
region 2
What frequency is within the 6 meter band? - {ANSW} 52.525MHz
What amateur band are you using when your station is transmitting on 146.52 MHz? -
{ANSW} 2 meter band
What 70 cm frequency is authorized to a Technician Class license holder operating in
ITU Region 2? - {ANSW} 443.350 MHz
What 23 cm frequency is authorized to a Technician Class licenses? - {ANSW} 1296
MHz
What amateur band are you using if you are transmitting on 223.50 MHz? - {ANSW}
1.25 meter band
What is a result of the fact that the amateur service is secondary in some portions of the
70 cm band? - {ANSW} U.S. amateurs may find non-amateur stations in the bands, 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? - {ANSW} 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
Which of the bands above 30 MHz that are available to Technician Class operators
have mode-restricted sub-bands? - {ANSW} the 6 meter, 2 meter and 1.25 meter bands
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? - {ANSW} CW only
