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;               AMATEUR RADIO STUDY GUIDE v1.00                :
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(2AA-1.1)

What are the five principles that express the fundamental
purpose for which the Amateur Radio Service rules are designed?

A. Recognition of emergency communications, advancement of the
radio art, improvement of communication and technical skills,
increase in the number of trained radio operators and
electronics experts, and the enhan- cement of international
goodwill
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(2AA-1.2)

Which of the following is not one of the basic principles for
which the Amateur Radio Service rules are defined?

D. Enhancement of a sense of patriotism and nationalism
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(2AA-1.3)

The Amateur Radio Service rules were defined to provide a radio
communications service that meets five fundamental purposes.
Which of the following is not one of those principles?

D. Preserving the history of radio communications
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(2AA-1.4)

The Amateur Radio Service rules were defined to provide a radio
communications service that meets five fundamental purposes.
What are those principles?

B. Recognition of emergency communications, advancement of the
radio art, improvement of communication and technical skills,
increase in the number of trained radio operators and
electronics experts, and the enhan- cement of international
goodwill
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(2AA-2.1)

What is the Amateur Radio Service?

C. A radio communication service for self-training and technical
experimentation
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(2AA-2.2)

What name is given to the radio communication service that is
designed for self-training and technical experimentation?

A. The Amateur Radio Service
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(2AA-3.1)

What is Amateur Radio communication?

A. Non-commercial radio communication between Amateur Radio
stations with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest
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(2AA-3.2)

What is the term used to describe non-commercial radio
communications conducted with a personal aim and without
pecuniary interest?

D. Amateur Radio communications
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(2AA-4.1)

Who is an Amateur Radio operator?

B. Someone who performs communications in the Amateur Radio
Service
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(2AA-4.2)

What is the term used to describe someone who performs
communications in the Amateur Radio Service?

D. An Amateur Radio operator
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(2AA-5.1)

What is the portion of an Amateur Radio license that conveys
operator privileges?

C. The operator license
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(2AA-5.2)

What authority is derived from an Amateur Radio operator
license?

B. The authority to operate an Amateur Radio station
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(2AA-6.1)

What authority is derived from an Amateur Radio station license?

B. The authority to have an Amateur Radio station at a
particular location
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(2AA-6.2)

What part of your Amateur Radio license gives you authority to
have an Amateur Radio station at a particular location?

C. The station license
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(2AA-7.1)

What is an Amateur Radio station?

D. A radio station operated by a person interested in
self-training, intercommunication and technical investigation
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(2AA-8.1)

Who is a control operator?

A. A licensed operator designated to be responsible for the
emissions of a particular station
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(2AA-8.2)

As an Amateur Radio station licensee, you may designate another
Amateur Radio operator to be responsible for the emissions from
your station.  What is this other operator called?

D. Control operator
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(2AA-9.1)

List the five United States Amateur Radio license classes in
order of increasing privileges.

D. Novice, Technician, General, Advanced, Amateur Extra
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(2AA-9.2)

Which US Amateur Radio operator license is considered to be the
"entry level" or "beginner's" license?

A. The Novice class license
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(2AA-9.3)

What is the license class immediately above Novice class?

B. The Technician class license
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(2AA-10.1)

What frequencies may a Novice control operator use in the
amateur 80-meter band?

B. 3700 to 3750 kHz
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(2AA-10.2)

What frequencies may a Novice control operator use in the
amateur 40- meter band?

C. 7100 to 7150 kHz
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(2AA-10.3)

What frequencies may a Novice control operator use in the
amateur 15-meter band?

A. 21.100 to 21.200 MHz
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(2AA-10.4)

What frequencies may a Novice control operator use in the
amateur 10-meter band?

C. 28.100 to 28.500 MHz
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(2AA-10.5)

What frequencies may a Novice control operator use in the
amateur 220-MHz band?

B. 222.1 to 223.91 MHz
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(2AA-10.6)

What frequencies may a Novice control operator use in the
amateur 1270-MHz band?

C. 1270 to 1295 MHz
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(2AA-10.7)

If you are operating your Amateur Radio station on 3725 kHz, in
what meter band are you operating?

A. 80 meters
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(2AA-10.8)

If you are operating your Amateur Radio station on 7125 kHz, in
what meter band are you operating?

B. 40 meters
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(2AA-10.9)

If you are operating your Amateur Radio station on 21150 kHz, in
what meter band are you operating?

C. 15 meters
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(2AA-10.10)

If you are operating your Amateur Radio station on 28150 kHz, in
what meter band are you operating?

D. 10 meters
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(2AA-11.1)

Who is eligible to obtain a US Amateur Radio operator license?

A. Anyone except a representative of a foreign government
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(2AA-11.2)

Who is not eligible to obtain a US Amateur Radio operator
license?

B. A representative of a foreign government
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(2AA-12.1)

What FCC examination elements are required for a Novice class
license?

C. Elements 1(A) and 2
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(2AA-12.2)

What is an FCC Element 1(A) examination intended to prove?

A. The applicant's ability to send and receive Morse code at 5
words per minute
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(2AA-12.3)

What is an FCC Element 2 examination?

D. The written examination for the Novice class operator license
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(2AA-13.1)

Who is eligible to obtain a US Amateur Radio station license?

A. A licensed Amateur Radio operator
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(2AA-14.1)

Why is an Amateur Radio operator required to furnish the FCC
with a current mailing address?

B. So the FCC can direct correspondence to the licensee
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(2AA-15.1)

Which one of the following call signs is a valid US amateur
call?

C. KA9OLS
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(2AA-15.2)

Which one of the following call signs is a valid US amateur
call?

D. AA2Z
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(2AA-15.3)

Which one of the following call signs is not a valid US amateur
call?

A. KDV5653
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(2AA-15.4)

What letters may be used for the first letter in a valid US
amateur call sign?  B. A, K, N and W
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(2AA-15.5)

Excluding special-event call signs that may be issued by the
FCC, what numbers may be used in a valid US call sign?

D. A single digit, 0 through 9
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(2AA-16.1)

Your Novice license was issued on November 1, 1988. When will it
expire?

A. November 1, 1998
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(2AA-17.1)

What does the term emission mean?

A. RF signals transmitted from a radio station
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(2AA-17.2)

What emission types are Novice control operators permitted to
use on the amateur 80-meter band?

A. A1A only
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(2AA-17.3)

What emission types are Novice control operators permitted to
use in the 40-meter band?

A. A1A only
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(2AA-17.4)

What emission types are Novice control operators permitted to
use in the 15-meter band?

A. A1A only
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(2AA-17.5)

What emission types are Novice control operators permitted to
use from 3700 to 3750 kHz?

D. A1A only
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(2AA-17.6)

What emission types are Novice control operators permitted to
use from 7100 to 7150 kHz?

D. A1A only
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(2AA-17.7)

What emission types are Novice control operators permitted to
use on frequencies from 21.1 to 21.2 MHz?

D. A1A only
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(2AA-17.8)

What emission types are Novice control operators permitted to
use on frequencies from 28.1 to 28.3 MHz?

C. A1A and F1B
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(2AA-17.9)

What emission types are Novice control operators permitted to
use on frequencies from 28.3 to 28.5 MHz?

C. A1A and J3E
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(2AA-17.10)

What emission types are Novice control operators permitted to
use on the amateur 220-MHz band?

D. All amateur emission privileges authorized for use on 220 MHz
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(2AA-17.11)

What emission types are Novice control operators permitted to
use on the amateur 1270-MHz band?

D. All amateur emission privileges authorized for use on 1270
MHz
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(2AA-17.12)

On what frequencies may a Novice control operator operate
single- sideband voice?

D. 28300 to 28500 kHz
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(2AA-17.13)

On what frequencies may a Novice control operator operate FM
voice?

C. 222.1 to 223.91 MHz
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(2AA-18.1)

What amount of output transmitting power may a Novice class
control operator use when operating below 30 MHz?

D. The minimum legal power necessary to maintain reliable
communications
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(2AA-18.2)

What is the maximum transmitting power ever permitted to be used
by an amateur station transmitting in the 80, 40 and 15-meter
Novice bands?

C. 200 watts PEP output
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(2AA-18.3)

What is the maximum transmitting power permitted an amateur
station transmitting on 3725 kHz?

C. 200 watts PEP output
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(2AA-18.4)

What is the maximum transmitting power permitted an amateur
station transmitting on 7125 kHz?

C. 200 watts PEP output
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(2AA-18.5)

What is the maximum transmitting power permitted an amateur
station transmitting on 21.125 MHz?

C. 200 watts PEP output
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(2AA-19.1)

What is the maximum transmitting power permitted an amateur
station with a Novice control operator transmitting on 28.125
MHz?

C. 200 watts PEP output
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(2AA-19.2)

What is the maximum transmitting power permitted an amateur
station with a Novice control operator transmitting in the
amateur 10-meter band?

B. 200 watts PEP output
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(2AA-19.3)

What is the maximum transmitting power permitted an amateur
station with a Novice control operator transmitting in the
amateur 220-MHz band?

C. 25 watts PEP output
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(2AA-19.4)

What is the maximum transmitting power permitted an amateur
station with a Novice control operator transmitting in the
amateur 1270-MHz band?

D. 5 watts PEP output
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(2AA-19.5)

What amount of transmitting power may an amateur station with a
Novice control operator use in the amateur 220-MHz band?

B. The minimum legal power necessary to maintain reliable
communications
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(2AA-20.1)

What term is used to describe amateur communications intended to
be received and printed automatically?

C. Digital communications
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(2AA-20.2)

What term is used to describe amateur communications for the
direct transfer of information between computers?

C. Digital communications
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(2AA-20.3)

On what frequencies in the 10-meter band are Novice control
operators permitted to transmit emission F1B RTTY?

D. 28.1 to 28.3 MHz
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(2AA-21.1)

Who is held responsible for the proper operation of an amateur
station?

C. Both the control operator and the station licensee
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(2AA-21.2)

You allow another Amateur Radio operator to use your amateur
station.  What are your responsibilities, as the station
licensee?

A. You are responsible for the proper operation of your station
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(2AA-21.3)

What is your primary responsibility as the station licensee?

D. You are responsible for the proper operation of the station
for which you are licensed
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(2AA-21.4)

You are the licensee of an Amateur Radio station.  When are you
not responsible for its proper operation?

B. The licensee is responsible for the proper operation of the
station for which he/she is licensed
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(2AA-22.1)

When must an amateur station have a control operator?

C. Whenever the transmitter is operated, except when the station
is under automatic control
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(2AA-22.2)

Another amateur gives you permission to use her Amateur Radio
station.  What are your responsibilities, as the control
operator?

A. You are responsible for the proper operation of the station
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(2AA-23.1)

Who may be the control operator of an amateur station?

B. Any licensed Amateur Radio operator
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(2AA-24.1)

Where must an Amateur Radio operator be when he or she is
performing the duties of control operator?

B. At the control point of the Amateur Radio station
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(2AA-25.1)

Where must you keep your Amateur Radio operator license when you
are operating a station?

C. You must have the original or a photocopy of your operator
license in your possession
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(2AA-26.1)

Where must you keep your Amateur Radio station license when your
station is being operated?

D. You must post the original or a photocopy of your station
license near your station or keep it in the personal possession
of the licensed operator
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(2AA-27.1)

How often must an amateur station be identified?

C. At least every ten minutes during a contact and at the end of
the contact
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(2AA-27.2)

As an Amateur Radio operator, how should you correctly identify
your station communications?

B. With the station call sign
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(2AA-27.3)

What station identification, if any, is required at the
beginning of a QSO?

B. No identification is required at the beginning of the contact
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(2AA-27.4)

What station identification, if any, is required at the end of a
QSO?

A. Both operators must transmit their own call sign
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(2AA-27.5)

What do the FCC Rules for amateur station identification
require?

B. Each Amateur Radio station shall give its call sign at the
end of each communication, and every ten minutes or less during
a communication
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(2AA-27.6)

What is the fewest number of times you must transmit your
Amateur Radio station identification during a 25 minute QSO?

C. 3
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(2AA-27.7)

What is the longest period of time during a QSO that an amateur
station does not need to transmit its station identification?

B. 10 minutes
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(2AA-28.1)

With which amateur stations may an FCC-licensed amateur station
communicate?

D. All amateur stations, unless prohibited by the amateur's
government
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(2AA-28.2)

With which non-Amateur Radio stations may an FCC-licensed
amateur station communicate?

C. Only those authorized by the FCC
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(2AA-29.1)

When must the licensee of an Amateur Radio station in portable
or mobile operation notify the FCC?

B. FCC notification is not required for portable or mobile
operation
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(2AA-29.2)

When may you operate your Amateur Radio station at a location
within the United States, its territories or possessions other
than the one listed on your station license?

D. Whenever you want to
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(2AA-30.1)

When are business communications permitted in the Amateur Radio
Service?

A. Only when the immediate safety of life of individuals or
property is threatened
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(2AA-30.2)

You wish to obtain an application for membership in the American
Radio Relay League.  When would you be permitted to send an
Amateur Radio message requesting the application?

B. Never.  Business communications are not permitted in the
Amateur Radio service
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(2AA-30.3)

On your way home from work you decide to order pizza for dinner.
When would you be permitted to use the autopatch on your radio
club repeater to order the pizza?

D. Never.  Business communications are not permitted in the
Amateur Radio service
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(2AA-31.1)

When may an FCC-licensed Amateur Radio operator communicate with
an Amateur Radio operator in a foreign country?

D. At any time unless prohibited by either the US or the foreign
government
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(2AA-32.1)

When may an Amateur Radio station be used to transmit messages
for hire?

A. Under no circumstances may an Amateur Radio station be hired
to transmit messages
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(2AA-32.2)

When may the control operator be paid to transmit messages from
an Amateur Radio station?

D. The control operator may be paid if he or she works for an
Amateur Radio Station that operates primarily to broadcast
telegraphy practice and news bulletins for Radio Amateurs
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(2AA-33.1)

When is an Amateur Radio operator permitted to broadcast
information intended for the general public?

A. Amateur Radio operators are not permitted to broadcast
information intended for the general public
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(2AA-34.1)

What is third-party traffic?

A. A message passed by one Amateur Radio control operator to
another Amateur Radio control operator on behalf of another
person
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(2AA-34.2)

Who is a third-party in Amateur Radio communications?

B. Any person passing a message through Amateur Radio
communication channels other than the control operators of the
two stations handling the message
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(2AA-34.3)

When is an Amateur Radio operator permitted to transmit a
message to a foreign country for a third party?

D. Only if there is a third-party traffic agreement between the
US and the foreign government
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(2AA-35.1)

When is an Amateur Radio operator permitted to transmit music?

A. The transmission of music is not permitted in the Amateur
Radio Service
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(2AA-36.1)

When is the transmission by radio of messages in codes or
ciphers permitted in domestic and international communications
between Amateur Radio stations?

C. The transmission of codes and ciphers is not permitted in
domestic or international Amateur Radio communications
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(2AA-36.2)

When is an Amateur Radio operator permitted to use abbreviations
that are intended to obscure the meaning of the message?

D. Abbreviations that are intended to obscure the meaning of the
message may never be used
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(2AA-37.1)

Under what circumstances, if any, may the control operator cause
false or deceptive signals or communications to be transmitted?

A. Under no circumstances
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(2AA-37.2)

If an Amateur Radio operator transmits the word "MAYDAY" when no
actual emergency has occurred, what is this called?

C. False or deceptive signals
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(2AA-38.1)

When may an Amateur Radio operator transmit unidentified
communications?

C. An amateur operator may never transmit unidentified
communications
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(2AA-38.2)

What is the meaning of the term unidentified radio
communications or signals?

D. Radio communications in which the transmitting station's call
sign is not transmitted
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(2AA-38.3)

What is the term used to describe a transmission from an Amateur
Radio station without the required station identification?

A. Unidentified transmission
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(2AA-39.1)

When may an Amateur Radio operator willfully or maliciously
interfere with a radio communication or signal?

C. You may never intentionally interfere with another station's
transmissions
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(2AA-39.2)

What is the meaning of the term malicious interference?

B. Intentional interference
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(2AA-39.3)

What is the term used to describe an Amateur Radio transmission
that is intended to disrupt other communications in progress?

B. Malicious interference
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(2AA-40.1)

As an Amateur Radio operator, you receive an Official Notice of
Violation from the FCC. How promptly must you respond?

C. Within 10 days
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(2AA-40.2)

As an Amateur Radio operator, you receive an Official Notice of
Violation from the FCC. To whom must you respond?

D. The FCC office that originated the notice
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(2AA-40.3)

As an Amateur Radio operator, you receive an Official Notice of
Violation from the FCC relating to a violation that may be due
to the physical or electrical characteristics of your
transmitting apparatus. What information must be included in
your response to the FCC?

D. The steps taken to prevent future violations
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