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Page 1: Technician Licensing Class “T1” Presented by the Plano Texas Stake Plano, Texas January 6, 2007.

Technician Licensing Class“T1”

Presented by thePlano Texas Stake

Plano, Texas

January 6, 2007

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Amateur Radio Technician ClassElement 2 Course Presentation

ELEMENT 2 SUB-ELEMENTS

• T1 - FCC Rules, station license responsibilities• T2 - Control operator duties• T3 - Operating practices• T4 - Radio and electronic fundamentals• T5 - Station setup and operation• T6 - Communications modes and methods• T7 - Special operations• T8 - Emergency and Public Service Communications• T9 - Radio waves, propagation, and antennas• T0 - Electrical and RF Safety

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FCC Rules and Station Licensee Responsibilities T1A

Basis and purpose of the Amateur Radio Service• An Amateur Radio Station is a station in an Amateur

Radio Service consisting of the apparatus necessary for carrying on radio communications.

• An amateur operator as defined in Part 97 is a person named in an amateur operator/primary license grant in the FCC ULS database.

• One of the basic purposes of the Amateur Radio Service as defined in Part 97 is to provide a voluntary noncommercial communications service to the public, particularly in times of emergency.

• Two of the five fundamental purposes for the Amateur Radio Service are to increase the number of trained radio operators and electronics experts, and improve international goodwill.

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FCC Rules and Station Licensee Responsibilities T1A

Penalties for unlicensed operation, other penalties

• The Federal Communications Commission makes and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the United States.

• Harmful interference is a transmission that disturbs other communications.

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FCC Rules and Station Licensee Responsibilities T1A

Examinations• The classes of US amateur radio licenses that may currently be

earned by examination are Technician, General, and Amateur Extra.

• A Volunteer Examiner (VE) is an amateur accredited by one or more Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (VECs) who volunteers to administer amateur license exams.

• Three Volunteer Examiners holding a General Class license or higher are required to administer an Element 2 Technician written exam

• A Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE) is valid for license upgrade purposes for 365 days.

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Volunteer Examiner

• Each administering VE must: • Be accredited by the coordinating VEC• Be at least 18 years of age• Be a person who holds an amateur operator license of

the class specified below:• Amateur Extra, Advanced or General Class in order to

administer a Technician Class operator license examination

• Amateur Extra or Advanced Class in order to administer a General Class operator license examination

• Amateur Extra Class in order to administer an Amateur Extra Class operator license examination

• Must be present and observing the examinee throughout the entire examination

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Official documents

• VE Badges & FCC License(s)

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CSCE

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VEC offices of W5YI (K5GTP Tracy)

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Actual input to FCC from VEC

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FCC Rules and Station Licensee Responsibilities T1B

ITU regions

• The purpose of ITU Regions is to assist in the management of frequency allocations.

• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• U.S. is in Region 2

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International Telegraph Union (ITU) Regions

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FCC Rules and Station Licensee Responsibilities T1B

International regulations

• You are allowed to operate your amateur station in a foreign country when there is a reciprocal operating agreement between the countries.

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FCC Rules and Station Licensee Responsibilities T1B

US call sign structure

• The FCC uses a system, called the Sequential Call Sign System, where call signs are assigned in sequential order to select new amateur radio call signs.

• An amateur radio club would obtain a club station call sign by applying through a Club Station Call Sign Administrator.

Minimum of four members are required for a club

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FCC Rules and Station Licensee Responsibilities T1B

US call sign structure (cont)

• The letters, A, K, N and W, must be used for the first letter in US amateur call signs. Calls are issued in a sequential manner, not random

• A single digit, 0 through 9 number is used in US amateur call signs.Numbers are assigned by district of applicant

• KB3TMJ is a valid US amateur callsign.

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Call sign by state exam taken

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Call Signs (cont.)

FCC Region number• 1 - ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI• 2 - NY, NJ• 3 - PA, MD, DE• 4 - VA, KY, NC, TN, SC, GA, Al, FL• 5 - AR, LA, OK, TX, NM• 6 - CA• 7 - WA, MT, ID, OR, UT, NV, AZ• 8 - MI, OH, WV• 9 - WI, IL, IN

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Call Signs (cont.)

• FCC Region number (cont.)

• 0 - ND, SD, MN, IA, NE, MO, KS, CO• 11- AK (*L7)• 12 - Caribbean (*P4)• 13 - Hawaii and Pacific Islands (*H6)

• Suffix• Alphabetically sequential

• Based on where living at time of issuance• Not Automatically changed but can be

requested

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State Abr. Capital District State Abr. Capital District

Alabama AL Montgomery 4 Montana MT Helena 7

Alaska AK Juneau KL7 Nebraska NE Lincoln 0

Arizona AZ Phoenix 7 Nevada NV Carson City 7

Arkansas AR Little Rock 5 New Hampshire NH Concord 1

California CA Sacramento 6 New Jersey NJ Trenton 2

Colorado CO Denver 0 New Mexico NM Santa Fe 5

Connecticut CT Hartford 1 New York NY Albany 2

Delaware DE Dover 3 North Carolina NC Raleigh 4

Florida FL Tallahassee 4 North Dakota ND Bismarck 0

Georgia GA Atlanta 4 Ohio OH Columbus 8

Hawaii HI Honolulu KH6 Oklahoma OK Oklahoma City 5

Idaho ID Boise 7 Oregon OR Salem 7

Illinois IL Springfield 9 Pennsylvania PA Harrisburg 3

Indiana IN Indianapolis 9 Rhode Island RI Providence 1

Iowa IA Des Moines 0 South Carolina SC Columbia 4

Kansas KS Topeka 0 South Dakota SD Pierre 0

Kentucky KY Frankfort 4 Tennessee TN Nashville 4

Louisiana LA Baton Rouge 5 Texas TX Austin 5

Maine ME Augusta 1 Utah UT Salt Lake City 7

Maryland MD Annapolis 3 Vermont VT Montpelier 1

Massachusetts MA Boston 1 Virginia VA Richmond 4

Michigan MI Lansing 8 Washington WA Olympia 7

Minnesota MN St. Paul 0 West Virginia WV Charleston 8

Mississippi MS Jackson 5 Wisconsin WI Madison 9

Missouri MO Jefferson City 0 Wyoming WY Cheyenne 7

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FCC Rules and Station Licensee Responsibilities T1B

Special event calls

• Any FCC-licensed amateur is eligible to apply for temporary use of a 1-by-1 format Special Event call sign.

• Special Event call sign has the same ID requirements as your own call sign. You must also ID with your call sign once an hour.

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Technician Frequencies

• 6 meters - 50 to 54 MHz• 2 meters - 144 to 148 MHz• 1.25 meters - 222 to 225 MHz

219 to 220 MHz secondary use only for point to point digital message forwarding.

• 70 centimeters* - 420 to 450 MHz no 430 to 430 MHz north of line A (south of Canada.)

• 33 centimeters* - 902 to 928 MHz• 23 centimeters* - 1240 to 1300 MHz• Other higher frequencies*

Can not interfere when we are a secondary user.

Hams may be a secondary user or have geographic/power limits.

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FCC Rules and Station Licensee Responsibilities T1B

Vanity call signs

• You would use the vanity call sign program to obtain a call sign containing your initials.

• Renewal of vanity call signs can be done on the Internet. There is a fee for the vanity call.

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FCC Rules and Station Licensee Responsibilities T1C

Authorized frequencies (Technician), operation near band edges

• The frequency, 52.525 MHz, is within the 6-meter band.• You are using the 2 meter band when you are transmitting

on 146.52 MHz.• If you are operating on 223.50 MHz then you are operating

on the 1.25 meter amateur band.• The 70-centimeter frequency, 443.350 MHz, is

authorized to a Technician class license holder operating in ITU Region 2.

• The 23 centimeter frequency, 1296 MHz, is authorized to a Technician class license holder operating in ITU Region 2.

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The 2-meter amateur band is in the VHF or Very High Frequency range.

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The 70-centimeter amateur band is in the UHF or Ultra High Frequency range.

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Frequency allocations

50 - 150 MHz

• 50.000 - 54.000 Amateur (6-meter) • 54.000 - 72.000 Broadcast TV chs 2-4 (6 MHz steps - FMw)

72.000 - 76.000 (various) • 76.000 - 88.000 Broadcast TV chs 5-6 (6 MHz steps - FMw)

88.000 - 108.000 FM Broadcast (200 kHz steps - FMw) 108.000 - 118.000 Aero - navigation

• 118.000 - 136.000 Aero - communications (25 kHz steps - AM) 136.000 - 138.000 Satellite

• 138.000 - 144.000 US Government • 144.000 - 148.000 Amateur (2-meter) • 148.000 - 150.800 US Government

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Frequency allocations (cont)

162 - 450 MHz • 162.025 - 174.000 (various, mainly US Government) 174.000 -

216.000 Broadcast TV chs 7-13 (6 MHz steps - FMw) • 216.000 - 218.000 Maritime - AMTS, coast (25 kHz steps) • 218.000 - 219.000 IVDS - Interactive Video & Data • 219.000 - 220.000 Maritime - AMTS, ship (25 kHz steps) 220.000

- 221.000 (Private land Mobile) - base ( 5 kHz steps) 221.000 - 222.000 (Private land Mobile) - mobile( " " " ) 222.000 - 225.000 Amateur (1.25-meter)

• 225.000 - 400.000 US Government - Aero (AM) • 400.000 - 406.000 US Govt - Meteorological / Space • 406.000 - 420.000 US Government • 420.000 -450.000 Amateur(70cm)/military/radar/radiolocation

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Frequency allocations (cont)

896 - 1300 MHz: • 896.000 - 901.000 SMR/Business/Industry - mobile (12.5 kHz

steps) • 901.000 - 902.000 Personal Communications Services • 902.000 - 928.000 Amateur (33cm) / various secondary • 928.000 - 929.000 () • 929.000 - 930.000 paging • 930.000 - 931.000 Personal Communications Services - base

931.000 - 935.000 () • 935.000 - 940.000 SMR/Business/Industry - base (12.5 kHz

steps) • 940.000 - 941.000 Personal Communications Services - base

941.000 - 960.000 () • 960.000 -1215.000 Aeronautical navigation 1215.000 -

1240.000 US Govt - Radiolocation / Space • 1240.000 -1300.000 Amateur (23cm)

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FCC Rules and Station Licensee Responsibilities T1C

Reciprocal licensing

• You must be named in the FCC amateur license database, or be an alien with reciprocal operating authorization before you can control an amateur station in the US.

• A US amateur license allows you to transmit from wherever the Amateur Radio Service is regulated by the FCC or where reciprocal agreements are in place.

• A US amateur operator may communicate with an amateur in a foreign country at any time unless prohibited by either government.

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FCC Rules and Station Licensee Responsibilities T1C

Spectrum sharing

• When authorized by the FCC, amateur stations are allowed to communicate with stations operating in other radio services.

• Communications on a regular basis that could reasonably be furnished alternatively through other radio services are not permitted in the Amateur Radio Service.

• When an amateur frequency band is said to be available on a secondary basis, amateurs may not cause harmful interference to primary users according to the FCC rules.

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FCC Rules and Station Licensee Responsibilities T1D

The station license

• The government agency that grants your amateur radio license is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

• The FCC issues operator/station licenses in the Amateur Radio Service.

• Anyone except a representative of a foreign government can become an amateur licensee in the US.

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FCC Rules and Station Licensee Responsibilities T1D

The station license (cont)

• You may transmit after passing the required examination elements for your first amateur radio license and as soon as your license grant appears in the FCC's ULS database.

• Your responsibility as a station licensee is to ensure your station is operated in accordance with the FCC rules.

• There is no minimum age requirement to hold an amateur license.

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No minimum age for an Amateur Radio License

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Correct name and address on file

• The FCC requires the station licensee mailing address to be kept up to date on the Universal Licensing System (ULS) database.

• An Amateur radio operator must have a correct name and mailing address on file with the FCC to receive mail delivery from the FCC by the United States Postal Service.

• The FCC may revoke or suspend a license if the mailing address of the holder is not current with the FCC. If mail is returned to the FCC as undeliverable this could be a cause.

FCC Rules and Station Licensee Responsibilities T1D

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FCC SUSPENDS HAM LICENSES FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MAILING ADDRESS (it can happen)

• The FCC has suspended two Amateur Radio licenses because the holders had failed to maintain correct mailing addresses in the Commission's licensee database.

• Special Counsel in the FCC Spectrum Enforcement Division Riley Hollingsworth wrote Larry L. Smith, KC7LJR, of Middleton, Idaho, and Larry J. Maniag, KD7JTG, of Payson, Arizona, on June 28, 2006 to inform them the FCC was suspending their Technician tickets for the remainder of their license terms or until each licensee provides a valid mailing address.

• http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/07/18/100/

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FCC Rules and Station Licensee Responsibilities T1D

License term, renewals, grace period

• The normal term for an amateur station license grant is 10 years.

• You are not permitted to continue to transmit if you forget to renew your amateur license and it expires. Transmitting is not allowed until the license is renewed and appears on the FCC ULS database.

• The grace period during which the FCC will renew an expired 10-year license without re-examination is 2 years.

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Take aways

• Amateur Radio Station…carries on radio communications with necessary apparatus.

• Amateur Operator … person named in FCC ULS database

• Basic purposes … voluntary noncommercial service, particularly during emergencies

• Two of Five … increase numbers of trained operators and improve international goodwill

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Take aways (cont)

• FCC makes and enforces rules

• Harmful interference disturbs other communications

• Ten years … two year grace period. Renew on line /no cost. (unless a vanity call)

• ITU Regions assist management of frequency allocations … U.S. in Region 2

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Take aways (cont)

• Reciprocal operating agreement allows operation in foreign countries

• FCC uses Sequential Call Sign System

• Four members for a club station … obtained by applying through Club Station Call Sign Administrator

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Take aways (cont)

• 52.525 MHz … 6-meter band• 146.52 MHz … 2-meter band• 223.50 MHz … 1.25-meter band• 443.350 MHz … 70-centimeter • 1296 MHz … 23-centimeter

• Notice that as the frequency goes up, the wavelength goes down

• (Sorry, you need to memorize these frequencies)

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Take aways (cont)

• Control an amateur station … name in FCC database or be an alien with reciprocal agreement to operate in U.S.

• U.S. license allows transmissions … FCC regulated or reciprocal agreements

• U.S. amateurs communicate with foreign countries unless prohibited by either governments

• With authorization by FCC … communications with other radio services may be permitted

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Take aways (cont)

• Communications on regular basis furnished by other radio services are not permitted

• Amateur bands as secondary basis my not cause harmful interference to primary users by rules

• FCC grants amateur radio license

• FCC issues operator/station licenses in the Amateur Radio Service

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Take aways (cont)

• Anyone except a representative of a foreign government can become an amateur licensee in the U.S.

• No age requirements

• Transmissions after passing the required exam and as soon as your license grant appears in the FCC ULS database

• Responsibility as a station licensee: ensure your station is operated in accordance with the FCC rules

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Take aways (cont)

• Station licensee mailing address must be current, correct name and address, revocation of license possible if returned as undeliverable

• Letters: A K N W … Numbers: 0 thru 9; assigned by district of applicant

• Any amateur can apply for temporary 1 by 1 Special Event call sign, use normal ID requirements plus your call sign once an hour

• Vanity call signs thru vanity call sign program … renewal on Internet, fee required

• Technician, General, Extra

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Take aways (cont)

• VE is volunteer examiner … VEC Volunteer examiner coordinator

• CSCE … valid for 365 days

• Normal term for license of 10 years

• Transmitting is not permitted if license not valid … renewed and appears on the FCC ULS database

• Grace period is 2 years with re-examination … no transmitting permitted during this time frame

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Element 2 Technician Class Question Pool

T1

Valid July 1, 2006

Through

June 30, 2010

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T1A01 Who is an amateur operator

as defined in Part 97?

A. A person named in an amateur operator/primary license grant in the FCC ULS database

B. A person who has passed a written license examination

C. The person named on the FCC Form 605 Application

D. A person holding a Restricted Operating Permit

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T1A02 What is one of the basic purposes

of the Amateur Radio Service as defined in Part 97?

A. To support teaching of amateur radio classes in schools

B. To provide a voluntary noncommercial communications service to the public, particularly in times of emergency

C. To provide free message service to the publicD. To allow the public to communicate with

other radio services

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T1A03 What classes of US amateur radio licenses may currently be

earned by examination?

A. Novice, Technician, General, Advanced

B. Technician, General, AdvancedC. Technician, General, ExtraD. Technician, Tech Plus, General

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T1A04 Who is a Volunteer Examiner?

A. A certified instructor who volunteers to examine amateur teaching manuals

B. An FCC employee who accredits volunteers to administer amateur license exams

C. An amateur accredited by one or more VECs who volunteers to administer amateur license exams

D. Any person who volunteers to examine amateur station equipment

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T1A05 How long is a CSCE valid for license upgrade purposes?

A. 365 daysB. Until the current license

expiresC. IndefinitelyD. Until two years following the

expiration of the current license

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T1A06 How many and what class of Volunteer Examiners are required to administer an

Element 2 Technician written exam?

A. Three Examiners holding any class of license

B. Two Examiners holding any class of license

C. Three Examiners holding a Technician Class license

D. Three Examiners holding a General Class license or higher

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T1A07 Who makes and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the

United States?

A. The Congress of the United StatesB. The Federal Communications

Commission C. The Volunteer Examiner Coordinators D. The Federal Bureau of Investigation

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T1A08 What are two of the five fundamental purposes for the Amateur Radio

Service?

A. To protect historical radio data, and help the public understand radio history

B. To aid foreign countries in improving radio communications and encourage visits from foreign hams

C. To modernize radio electronic design theory and improve schematic drawings

D. To increase the number of trained radio operators and electronics experts, and improve international goodwill

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T1A09 What is the definition of an amateur radio station?

A. A station in a public radio service used for radio communications

B. A station using radio communications for a commercial purpose

C. A station using equipment for training new broadcast operators and technicians

D. A station in an Amateur Radio Service consisting of the apparatus necessary for carrying on radio communications

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T1A10 What is a transmission called that disturbs other communications?

A. Interrupted CWB. Harmful interferenceC. Transponder signalsD. Unidentified transmissions

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T1B01 What is the ITU?

A. The International Telecommunications Utility

B. The International Telephone UnionC. The International Telecommunication UnionD. The International Technology Union

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T1B02 What is the purpose of ITU Regions?

A. They are used to assist in the management of frequency allocations

B. They are useful when operating maritime mobile

C. They are used in call sign assignmentsD. They must be used after your call sign to

indicate your location

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T1B03 What system does the FCC use to select new amateur radio

call signs?

A. Call signs are assigned in random orderB. The applicant is allowed to pick a call sign C. Call signs are assigned in sequential order D. Volunteer Examiners choose an

unassigned call sign

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T1B04 What FCC call sign program might you use to obtain a call sign

containing your initials?

A. The vanity call sign programB. The sequential call sign programC. The special event call sign programD. There is no FCC provision for

choosing a your call sign

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T1B05 How might an amateur radio club obtain a club station call sign?

A. By applying directly to the FCC in Gettysburg, PA

B. By applying through a Club Station Call Sign Administrator

C. By submitting a FCC Form 605 to the FCC in Washington, DC

D. By notifying a VE team using NCVEC Form 605

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T1B06 Who is eligible to apply for temporary use of a 1-by-1

format Special Event call sign?

A. Only Amateur Extra class amateursB. Only military stationsC. Any FCC-licensed amateurD. Only trustees of amateur radio club

stations

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T1B07 When are you allowed to operate your amateur station in a foreign

country?

A. When there is a reciprocal operating agreement between the countries

B. When there is a mutual agreement allowing third party communications

C. When authorization permits amateur communications in a foreign language

D. When you are communicating with non-licensed individuals in another country

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T1B08 Which of the following call signs is a valid US amateur call?

A. UZ4FWDB. KBL7766C. KB3TMJD. VE3TWJ

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T1B09 What letters must be used for the first letter in US amateur call signs?

A. K, N, U and WB. A, K, N and WC. A, B, C and DD. A, N, V and W

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T1B10 What numbers are used in US amateur call signs?

A. Any two-digit number, 10 through 99

B. Any two-digit number, 22 through 45

C. A single digit, 1 though 9D. A single digit, 0 through 9

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T1C01 What is required before you can control an amateur station in the

US?

A. You must hold an FCC restricted operator's permit for a licensed radio station

B. You must submit an FCC Form 605 with a license examination fee

C. You must be named in the FCC amateur license database, or be an alien with reciprocal operating authorization

D. The FCC must issue you a Certificate of Successful Completion of Amateur Training

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T1C02 Where does a US amateur license

allow you to transmit?

A. From anywhere in the worldB. From wherever the Amateur Radio

Service is regulated by the FCC or where reciprocal agreements are in place

C. From a country that shares a third party agreement with the US

D. Only from the mailing address printed on your license

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T1C03 Under what conditions are amateur stations allowed to communicate with

stations operating in other radio services?

A. When other radio services make contact with amateur stations

B. When authorized by the FCC C. When communicating with stations in

the Family Radio ServiceD. When commercial broadcast stations

are off the air

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T1C04 Which frequency is within the

6-meter band?

A. 49.00 MHzB. 52.525 MHzC. 28.50 MHzD. 222.15 MHz

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T1C05 Which amateur band are you using when transmitting on

146.52 MHz?

A. 2 meter bandB. 20 meter bandC. 14 meter bandD. 6 meter band

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T1C06 Which 70-centimeter frequency is authorized to a Technician class

license holder operating in ITU Region 2?

A. 455.350 MHzB. 146.520 MHzC. 443.350 MHzD. 222.520 MHz

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T1C07 Which 23 centimeter frequency is authorized to a Technician class

license holder operating in ITU Region 2?

A. 2315 MHzB. 1296 MHzC. 3390 MHzD. 146.52 MHz

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T1C08 What amateur band are you using if you are operating on 223.50 MHz?

A. 15 meter bandB. 10 meter bandC. 2 meter bandD. 1.25 meter band

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T1C09 What do the FCC rules mean when

an amateur frequency band is said

to be available on a secondary basis?

A. Secondary users of a frequency have equal rights to operate

B. Amateurs are only allowed to use the frequency at night

C. Amateurs may not cause harmful interference to primary users

D. Secondary users are not allowed on amateur bands

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T1C10 When may a US amateur operator communicate with an amateur

in a foreign country?

A. Only when a third-party agreement exists between the US and the foreign country

B. At any time except between 146.52 and 146.58 MHz

C. Only when a foreign amateur uses English D. At any time unless prohibited by either

government

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T1C11 Which of the following types of communications are not

permitted in the Amateur Radio Service?

A. Brief transmissions to make adjustments to the station

B. Brief transmissions to establish two-way communications with other stations

C. Transmissions to assist persons learning or improving proficiency in CW

D. Communications on a regular basis that could reasonably be furnished alternatively through other radio services

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T1D01 Which of the following services are issued an operator station license by the FCC?

A. Family Radio Service B. Amateur Radio ServiceC. General Radiotelephone ServiceD. The Citizens Radio Service

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T1D02 Who can become an amateur

licensee in the US?

A. Anyone except a representative of a foreign government

B. Only a citizen of the United StatesC. Anyone except an employee of the US

governmentD. Anyone

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T1D03 What is the minimum age required to hold an amateur license?

A. 14 years or olderB. 18 years or olderC. 70 years or youngerD. There is no minimum age

requirement

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T1D04 What government agency grants your amateur radio license?

A. The Department of DefenseB. The Bureau of Public Communications C. The Department of CommerceD. The Federal Communications

Commission

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T1D05 How soon may you transmit after passing the required examination elements for your first amateur radio license?

A. ImmediatelyB. 30 days after the test dateC. As soon as your license grant appears

in the FCC's ULS databaseD. As soon as you receive your license in

the mail from the FCC

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T1D06 What is the normal term for an amateur station license

grant?

A. 5 yearsB. 7 yearsC. 10 yearsD. For the lifetime of the licensee

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T1D07 What is the grace period during which the FCC will renew an expired 10-year license without re-examination?

A. 2 yearsB. 5 yearsC. 10 yearsD. There is no grace period

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T1D08 What is your responsibility as a station licensee?

A. You must allow another amateur to operate your station upon request

B. You must be present whenever the station is operated

C. You must notify the FCC if another amateur acts as the control operator

D. Your station must be operated in accordance with the FCC rules

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T1D09 When may the FCC revoke or suspend

a license if the mailing address of the holder is not current with the

FCC?

A. If mail is returned to the FCC as undeliverable

B. When the licensee transmits without having updated the address

C. When the licensee operates portable at a different address

D. If the address is not updated within the 2 year grace period

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T1D10 The FCC requires which address to be

kept up to date on the Universal

Licensing System database?

A. The station location addressB. The station licensee mailing addressC. The station location address and

mailing addressD. The station transmitting location

address

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T1D11 When are you permitted to continue to transmit if you forget to renew

your amateur license and it expires?

A. Transmitting is not allowed until the license is renewed and appears on the FCC ULS database

B. When you identify using the suffix EXP

C. When you notify the FCC you intend to renew within 90 days

D. Transmitting is allowed any time during the 2-year grace period

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T1D12 Why must an Amateur radio operator

have a correct name and mailing address on file with the FCC?

A. To receive mail delivery from the FCC by the United States Postal Service

B. So the FCC Field office can contact the licensee

C. It isn't required when you haven't operated your station in a year

D. So the FCC can locate your transmitting location


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