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001A-1A1 B 1-4 The Extra class only segments are 25 kHz|Push F1 again for 75/80-meter band chart|Calculator will be disabled
What exclusive frequency privileges in the 80-meter wavelength
band are authorized to Amateur Extra control operators?
A. 3525-3775 kHz
B. 3500-3525 kHz
C. 3700-3750 kHz
D. 3500-3550 kHz
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002A-1A2 A 1-4 The first 25 kHz of the phone segment|Phone segment is 3750 kHz to 4000 kHz|Push F1 again for 75-meter band chart
What exclusive frequency privileges in the 75-meter wavelength
band are authorized to Amateur Extra control operators?
A. 3750-3775 kHz
B. 3800-3850 kHz
C. 3775-3800 kHz
D. 3800-3825 kHz
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003A-1A3 A 1-4 The first 25 kHz of the CW segment|CW/RTTY band is 7000 - 7150 kHz|F1 again for 40-meter band chart
What exclusive frequency privileges in the 40-meter wavelength
band are authorized to Amateur Extra control operators?
A. 7000-7025 kHz
B. 7000-7050 kHz
C. 7025-7050 kHz
D. 7100-7150 kHz
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004A-1A4 D 1-4 The first 25 kHz of the CW/RTTY segment|The first 25 kHz of the phone segment|Push F1 again for 20-meter band chart
What exclusive frequency privileges in the 20-meter wavelength
band are authorized to Amateur Extra control operators?
A. 14.100-14.175 MHz and 14.150-14.175 MHz
B. 14.000-14.125 MHz and 14.250-14.300 MHz
C. 14.025-14.050 MHz and 14.100-14.150 MHz
D. 14.000-14.025 MHz and 14.150-14.175 MHz
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005A-1A5 C 1-4 The Extra class only segments are 25 kHz|21.000-21.025 MHz and 21.200-21.225 MHz|Push F1 again for 15-meter band chart
What exclusive frequency privileges in the 15-meter wavelength
band are authorized to Amateur Extra control operators?
A. 21.000-21.200 MHz and 21.250-21.270 MHz
B. 21.050-21.100 MHz and 21.150-21.175 MHz
C. 21.000-21.025 MHz and 21.200-21.225 MHz
D. 21.000-21.025 MHz and 21.250-21.275 MHz
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006A-1B1 AR240 This question doesn't ask how much is OK
What is a spurious emission as defined by Part 97?
A. An emission on frequencies outside the necessary bandwidth
of a transmission, the level of which may be reduced without
affecting the information being transmitted
B. An emission on frequencies outside the necessary bandwidth
of a transmission, the level of which exceeds 25 microwatts
C. An emission on frequencies outside the necessary bandwidth
of a transmission, the level of which exceeds 10 microwatts
D. An emission on frequencies outside the amateur bands, the
level of which exceeds 10 microwatts
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007A-1B2 BR241 This question is the first of many that |requires some memory work, at least 40 |dB below the mean power & less than 50 mW
How much must the mean power of any spurious emission from an
amateur transmitter be attenuated when the carrier frequency
is below 30 MHz and the mean transmitted power is equal to or
greater than 5 watts?
A. At least 30 dB below the mean power of the fundamental, and
less than 25 mW.
B. At least 40 dB below the mean power of the fundamental, and
less than 50 mW.
C. At least 30 dB below the mean power of the fundamental, and
less than 50 mW.
D. At least 40 dB below the mean power of the fundamental, and
less than 25 mW.
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008A-1B3 DR241 The maximum
How much must the mean power of any spurious emission from an
amateur transmitter be attenuated when the carrier frequency is
above 30 MHz but below 225 MHz and the mean transmitted power
is greater than 25 watts?
A. At least 30 dB below the mean power of the fundamental
B. At least 40 dB below the mean power of the fundamental
C. At least 50 dB below the mean power of the fundamental
D. At least 60 dB below the mean power of the fundamental
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009A-1B4 DR241 0 dB is a nothing amount. Fines are usually|only given to deliberate offenders
What can the FCC require the licensee to do if any spurious
emission from an amateur station causes harmful interference
to the reception of another radio station?
A. Reduce the spurious emissions to 0 dB below the fundamental
B. Observe quiet hours and pay a fine
C. Forfeit the station and pay a fine
D. Eliminate or reduce the interference
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010A-1C1 BR226 The FCC says who is authorized
What are the points of communication for an amateur station?
A. Other amateur stations only
B. Other amateur stations and other stations authorized by
the FCC to communicate with amateurs
C. Other amateur stations and stations in the Personal Radio
Service
D. Other amateur stations and stations in the Aviation or
Private Land Mobile Services
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011A-1C2 BR226 The FCC says who is authorized
With which stations may an amateur station communicate?
A. Amateur, RACES and FCC Monitoring stations
B. Amateur stations and any other stations authorized by
the FCC to communicate with amateurs
C. Amateur stations only
D. Amateur stations and US Government stations
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012A-1C3 AR226 The FCC says who is authorized|Real Emergencies, not drills
Under what circumstances, if any, may an amateur station
communicate with a non-amateur station?
A. Only during emergencies and when the Commission has authorized
the non-amateur station to communicate with amateur stations
B. Under no circumstances
C. Only when the state governor has authorized that station to
communicate with amateurs
D. Only during Public Service events in connection with REACT
groups
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013A-1D1 BR220 U.S. Amateurs are governed by Part 97
With what rules must US citizens comply when operating an
amateur station aboard any craft or vessel registered in the
US while in international waters or airspace?
A. The FCC rules contained in Part 15
B. The FCC rules contained in Part 97
C. The IARU rules governing international operation
D. There are no rules governing Amateur Radio operation in
international waters
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014A-1E1 AR221 The captain is in charge of everything!
An amateur station is installed on board a ship or aircraft in a
compartment separate from the main radio installation. What other
conditions must the amateur operator comply with?
A. The Amateur Radio operation must be approved by the master of
the ship or the captain of the aircraft
B. There must be an approved antenna switch included, so the
amateur can use the ship or aircraft antennas, transmitting
only when the main radios are not in use
C. The amateur station must have a power supply that is completely
independent of the ship or aircraft power
D. The amateur operator must have an FCC Marine or Aircraft
endorsement on his or her amateur license
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015A-1E2 BR220 Same as at home, any amateur license
What type of licenses or permits are required before an amateur
operator may transmit from a vessel registered in the US?
A. No amateur license is required outside of international waters
B. Any amateur operator/primary station license or reciprocal
permit for alien amateur licensee issued by the FCC
C. Only amateurs holding General class or higher licenses may
transmit from a vessel registered in the US
D. Only an Amateur Extra class licensee may operate aboard a
vessel registered in the US
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016A-2A1 AR225 Amateurs are what the name implies, no pay|The FCC can only grant authorizations for|operation in this country
What is an FCC reciprocal permit for alien amateur licensee?
A. An FCC authorization to a holder of an amateur license
issued by certain foreign governments to operate an amateur
station in the United States and its possessions
B. An FCC permit to allow a United States licensed amateur to
operate his station in a foreign nation, except Canada
C. An FCC permit allowing a foreign licensed amateur to handle
traffic between the United States and the amateur's own
nation, subject to FCC rules on traffic handling and third-
party messages
D. An FCC permit to a commercial telecommunications company
allowing that company to pay amateurs to handle traffic
during emergencies
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017A-2B1 BR225 Holders of a valid amateur license issued by |a government with which the United States has|a reciprocal operating agreement
Who is eligible for an FCC reciprocal permit for alien amateur
licensee?
A. Anyone holding a valid amateur operator/primary station
license issued by a foreign government.
B. Anyone holding a valid amateur operator/primary station
license issued by a foreign government with which the
United States has a reciprocal operating agreement,
providing that person is not a United States citizen
C. Anyone holding a valid amateur operator/primary station
license issued by a foreign government with which the
United States has a reciprocal operating agreement
D. Anyone other than a United States citizen who holds a valid
Amateur Radio or shortwave listener's license issued by a
foreign government
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018A-2B2 AR225 In some countries it is easy to get licensed,|so citizens aren't allowed in the back door
Under what circumstances, if any, is a US citizen holding a
foreign amateur operator license eligible to obtain an FCC
Reciprocal Operating Permit?
A. A US citizen is not eligible to obtain a Reciprocal
Operating Permit for use in the United States
B. Only if the applicant brings his or her equipment from
the foreign country
C. Only if that person is unable to qualify for a United
States amateur license
D. If the applicant does not hold an FCC license as of the
date of application, but had held a US amateur license
other than Novice class less than 10 years before the
date of application
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019A-2C1 CR225 Basically the same as in his own country, but|limited to the U.S. bands as permitted here
What are the operator frequency privileges authorized by an
FCC reciprocal permit for alien amateur licensee?
A. Those authorized to a holder of the equivalent United
States amateur license, unless the FCC specifies otherwise
by endorsement on the permit
B. Those that the holder of the reciprocal permit for alien
amateur licensee would have if he were in his own country
C. Only those frequencies permitted to United States amateurs
that the holder of the reciprocal permit for alien amateur
licensee would have in his own country, unless the FCC
specifies otherwise
D. Only those frequencies approved by the International
Amateur Radio Union, unless the FCC specifies otherwise
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020A-2D1 CR229 Call sign followed by the letter(s) and |number indicating the United States call-|letter district
How does an alien operator identify an amateur station when
operating under an FCC reciprocal permit for alien amateur
licensee?
A. By using only his or her own call
B. By using his or her own call, followed by the city and state
in the United States or possessions closest to his or her
present location
C. By using his or her own call sign, followed by the letter(s)
and number indicating the United States call-letter district
of his or her location at the time of the contact, with the
city and state nearest the operating location specified once
during each contact
D. By using his or her own call sign, followed by the serial
number of the reciprocal permit for alien amateur licensee
and the call-letter district number of his or her present
location
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021A-3A1 BR13-9 Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
What is RACES?
A. An Amateur Radio network for providing emergency
communications during long-distance athletic events
B. The radio amateur civil emergency service
C. The Radio Amateur Corps for Engineering Services
D. An Amateur Radio network providing emergency
communications for transoceanic boat or aircraft races
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022A-3B1 AR13-10Civil defense communications
What is the purpose of RACES?
A. To provide civil-defense communications during emergencies
B. To provide emergency communications for transoceanic boat
Or aircraft races
C. To provide routine and emergency communications for long-
distance athletic events
D. To provide routine and emergency communications for large-
scale international events, such as the Olympic games
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023A-3C1 CR13-10Civil defense communications
With what other organization must an amateur station be registered
before RACES registration is permitted?
A. The Amateur Radio Emergency Service
B. The US Department of Defense
C. A civil defense organization
D. The Amateur Auxiliary to the FCC Field Operations Bureau
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024A-3D1 DR13-10An FCC Amateur Radio license|A civil defense organization
Who may be the control operator of a RACES station?
A. Anyone who holds a valid FCC amateur operator's license
other than Novice
B. Only an Amateur Extra class licensee
C. Anyone who holds an FCC amateur operator/primary station
license other than Novice and is certified by a civil
defense organization
D. Anyone who holds an FCC amateur operator/primary station
license and is certified by a civil defense organization
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025A-3E1 AR13-10None
What additional operator privileges are granted to an Amateur
Extra class operator registered with RACES?
A. None
B. Permission to operate CW on 5167.5 kHz
C. Permission to operate an unattended HF packet radio station
D. Permission to operate on the 237-MHz civil defense band
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026A-3F1 DR13-10All Amateur Radio frequencies
What frequencies are normally available for RACES operation?
A. Only those frequencies authorized by the ARRL Section
Emergency Coordinator
B. Only those frequencies listed in Section 97.8
C. Only transmitting frequencies in the top 25 kHz of each
Amateur band
D. All frequencies available to the amateur service
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027A-3G1 AR260 An emergency in which the President invokes |the War Emergency Powers under the provisions|of the Communications Act of 1934
What type of emergency can cause a limitation on the frequencies
available for RACES operation?
A. An emergency in which the President invokes the War Emergency
Powers under the provisions of the Communications Act of 1934
B. RACES operations must be confined to a single frequency band
if the emergency is contained within a single state
C. RACES operations must be conducted on a VHF band if the
emergency is confined to an area 25 miles or less in radius
D. The Red Cross may limit available frequencies if the emergency
involves no immediate danger of loss of life
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028A-3H1 CR13-10All Amateur Radio frequencies,|so Novices must be included
Which amateur stations may be operated in RACES?
A. Only Extra class amateur stations
B. Any licensed amateur station except a station licensed to
a Novice
C. Any licensed amateur station certified by the responsible
civil defense organization
D. Any licensed amateur station other than a station licensed
to a Novice, providing the station is certified by the
responsible civil defense organization
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029A-3H2 AR13-11RACES and other authorized stations
What are the points of communications for amateur stations
operated in RACES and certified by the responsible civil
defense organization as registered with that organization?
A. RACES stations and certain other stations authorized by
the responsible civil defense offical
B. Any RACES stations and any FCC licensed amateur stations
except stations licensed to Novices
C. Any FCC licensed amateur station or a station in the
Disaster Communications Service
D. Any FCC licensed amateur station except stations licensed
to Novices
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030A-3I1 CR13-11Communications that are authorized by the area|civil defense organization concerning defense |and security or safety of people and property
What are the permissible communications in RACES?
A. Any communications concerning local traffic nets
B. Any communications concerning the Amateur Radio Emergency
Service
C. Any communications concerning national defense and
security or immediate safety of people and property that
are authorized by the area civil defense organization
D. Any communications concerning national defense or security
or immediate safety of people or property but only when a
state of emergency has been declared by the President,
the governor, or other authorized official, and then only
so long as the state of emergency endures
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031A-4A1 CR12-2 A radiocommunication service using stations on|satellites for the same purpose as stations on|earth, ie like repeaters on mountain tops
What are the purposes of the Amateur Satellite Service?
A. It is a radio navigation service using stations on earth
satellites for the same purposes as those of the amateur
service
B. It is a radiocommunication service using stations on
earth satellites for weather information
C. It is a radiocommunication service using stations on
earth satellites for the same purpose as those of the
amateur service
D. It is a radiolocation service using stations on earth
satellites for amateur operators engaged in satellite
radar experimentation
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032A-4B1 AR231 U.S. 40 Meter authorization is only|7.0 to 7.1 outside of ITU Region 2
What are some frequencies available for space operation?
A. 7.0-7.1, 14.00-14.25, 21.00-21.45, 24.890-24.990
28.00-29.70, 144-146, 435-438, and 24,000-24,050 MHz
B. 7.0-7.3, 21.00-21.45, 28.00-29.7, 144-146
432-438, and 24,000-24,050 MHz
C. All frequencies available to the amateur service
providing license-class, power and emission-type
restrictions are observed
D. Only those frequencies available to Amateur Extra
class licensees
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033A-4C11BR231 Telecommand
What is the term used to describe the operation of an amateur
station which transmits communications used to initiate, modify
or terminate the functions of a space station?
A. Space operation
B. Telecommand operation
C. Earth operation
D. Control operation
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034A-4C21DR232 Any station designated by the space licensee
What amateur stations are eligible for telecommand operation?
A. Any amateur operator/primary station licensee except Novice
B. Amateur Extra class only
C. Telecommand operation is not permitted in the amateur
satellite service
D. Any amateur station designated by the space station licensee
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035A-4D11CR231 In general, data reporting|is called Telemetry
Which term describes space-to-earth transmissions used to
communicate the results of measurements made by a space
station?
A. Data transmission
B. Frame check sequence
C. Telemetry
D. Telecommand operation
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036A-4E11DR12-1 Space operation
What is the term used to describe the operation of an amateur
station that is more than 50 km above the Earth's surface?
A. EME operation
B. Exospheric operation
C. Downlink
D. Space station operation
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037A-4E21DR231 There is a reason to become an Extra
Which amateur stations are eligible for space operation?
A. Any licensee except Novice
B. General, Advanced, and Extra class licensees only
C. Advanced and Extra class licensees only
D. Amateur Extra class licensees only
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038A-4E41DR232 27 months & 5 months prior
When must the licensee of a station scheduled for space
operation give the FCC written pre-space notification?
A. Both 3 months and 72 hours prior to initiating space
station transmissions
B. Both 6 months and 3 months prior to initiating space
station transmissions
C. Both 12 months and 3 months prior to initiating space
station transmissions
D. Both 27 months and 5 months prior to initiating space
station transmissions
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039A-4E42CR232 No later than 7 days
When must the licensee of a station in space operation give the
FCC written in-space notification?
A. No later than 24 hours following initiation of space operation
B. No later than 72 hours following initiation of space operation
C. No later than 7 days following initiation of space operation
D. No later than 30 days following initiation of space operation
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040A-4E43DR232 The longest time, 3 months
When must the licensee of a station in space operation give the
FCC written post-space notification?
A. No later than 48 hours after termination is complete, under
normal circumstances
B. No later than 72 hours after termination is complete, under
normal circumstances
C. No later than 7 days after termination is complete, under
normal circumstances
D. No later than 3 months after termination is complete, under
normal circumstances
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041A-4F11AR12-3 The new term is Earth station|old term was Earth operation
What term describes an amateur station located on, or within
50 km of, the earth's surface intended for communications with
space stations?
A. Earth station
B. Telecommand station
C. Repeater station
D. Auxiliary station
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042A-4F21AR232 Any amateur licensee
Which amateur licensees are eligible to operate an earth
station?
A. Any amateur licensee
B. Amateur Extra class licensees only
C. Any station except those licensed to Novices
D. A special license issued by the FCC is required before
any amateur licensee may operate an earth station
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043A-5A1 CR2-9 Coordinators of Volunteer Examiners|At this time Novice exams are not|required to be given by VECs/VEs
What is a Volunteer-Examiner Coordinator?
A. An organization that volunteers to administer amateur
license examinations to candidates for the Novice
license
B. An organization that volunteers to administer amateur
license examinations for any class of license other than
Novice
C. An organization that has entered into an agreement with
the FCC to coordinate efforts of Volunteer Examiners in
preparing and administering examinations for Technician,
General, Advanced and Amateur Extra class operator
licenses
D. An organization that has entered into an agreement with
the FCC to coordinate efforts of Volunteer Examiners in
preparing and administering examinations for Novice
class amateur operator licenses
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044A-5B1 BR253 Regional in scope
What are some of the requirements to be a VEC?
A. Be engaged in the manufacture and/or sale of amateur equipment
or in the coordination of amateur activities throughout at
least one call-letter district; and agree to abide by FCC
Rules concerning administration of Amateur Radio examinations
B. Be an organization that exists for the purpose of furthering
the amateur service; be at least regional in scope; agree to
coordinate examinations for Technician, General, Advanced and
Amateur Extra Class operator licenses
C. Be an organization that exists for the purpose of furthering
the amateur service; be, at the most, county-wide in scope;
and agree to coordinate examinations for all classes of amateur
licenses
D. Be engaged in a business related to Amateur Radio; and agree
to administer amateur license examinations in accordance with
FCC Rules throughout at least one call-letter district
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045A-5C1 AR253 Only Form 610 goes to the FCC|Accredit Volunteer Examiners|Maintain pools of questions
