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HAM TECHNICIAN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSWhich of the following is a purpose of the Amateur Radio Service as stated in the FCC
rules and regulations? - Answers- Advancing skills in the technical and communication
phases of the radio art
The purpose of providing personal communications and those for international non-
profits are not in Part 97, but advancing skills are.
If it were for as many citizens as possible, why bother with a test? Family Radio Service
is available without a test - it doesn't even require a license; but amateur radio does.
If it were just for US Citizens, then a non-US Citizen couldn't get a license, but they can
- they just need a US mailing address.
So, you can eliminate those two choices, which leaves you with the final one. If you
don't get a licence and transmit you could be hit with a heavy fine.
Which agency regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the
United States? - Answers- The FCC
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates and enforces rules for
Amateur Radio. All you can really do on this is memorize that, but this is a pretty
fundamental thing to know.
Which part of the FCC regulations contains the rules governing the Amateur Radio
Service? - Answers- Part 97
If you have trouble memorizing '97', look at the other questions on your test. There are
several that have Part 97 as part of the question. For example, "What is the FCC Part
97 definition of a space station?" You may have one of these questions on the test and
can use it to answer this one. Or one way to remember this question is that it is closest
to 100.
Which of the following meets the FCC definition of harmful interference? - Answers-
That which seriously degrades, obstructs, or repeatedly interrupts a radio
communication service operating in accordance with the Radio Regulations
Harmful interference is exactly what it sounds like; any time you are using a radio and
cause problems with another radio that is operating in a legal and correct manner, you
are causing harmful interference.
Which of the following is a purpose of the Amateur Radio Service rules and regulations
as defined by the FCC? - Answers- Enhancing international goodwill
,Just memorize the Part 97 purposes for the Amateur Radio Service. You'll remember
"Enhancing international goodwill" as one of the choices.
Amateur radio is not meant to provide inexpensive communications - there's nothing in
Part 97 about that.
Amateur radio operators evolve efficient radio operating procedures - they might sound
like military radio procedures because of the ITU Phonetic Alphabet, often used to
clarify messages. But that's not the purpose of Amateur Radio.
Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other
parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations? - Answers- Frequency Coordinator
Frequency Coordinators are regular amateur radio operators who are selected by
repeater operators to coordinate the use of the radio frequencies for a given
geographical area. This is important to keep repeaters from interfering with each other
and to ensure that enough frequencies remain usable for simplex operation.
Who selects a Frequency Coordinator? - Answers- Amateur operators in a local or
regional area whose stations are eligible to be auxiliary or repeater stations
What is the FCC Part 97 definition of an amateur station? - Answers- A station in the
Amateur Radio Service consisting of the apparatus necessary for carrying on radio
communications
Part 97 defines an Amateur Station as: (5) Amateur station. A station in an amateur
radio service consisting of the apparatus necessary for carrying on radio
communications.
A station may be mobile, fixed, or handheld, and the definition makes no description of
the person operating the equipment. In other words, no matter where the radio is being
used from (Vehicle, House, Handheld) the Radio is the station.
When is willful interference to other amateur radio stations permitted? - Answers- At no
time
To quote FCC rules Part 97 section 101,
(d) No amateur operator shall willfully or maliciously interfere with or cause interference
to any radio communication or signal.
This FCC statement applies to radio communications, regardless of content, frequency,
event, or time boundaries; therefore, the answer is At no time.
,Which of the following is a permissible use of the Amateur Radio Service? - Answers-
Allowing a person to conduct radio experiments and to communicate with other licensed
hams around the world
By process of elimination:
"Broadcasting" is prohibited for Amateur Radio.
You can't charge for passing messages.
There's nothing in Part 97 about Amateur Radio existing to provide cheap
communications for anyone, let alone a business, start-up or not!
What is the FCC Part 97 definition of telecommand? - Answers- A one-way
transmission to initiate, modify or terminate functions of a device at a distance
The prefix "tele" means remote. Examples of telecommand would be sending a radio
command to a radio controlled aircraft or even remote control of a repeater. You could
think of telecommand as another word for "remote control"
What must you do if you are operating on the 23 cm band and learn that you are
interfering with a radiolocation station outside the United States? - Answers- Stop
operating or take steps to eliminate the harmful interference
Radiolocation Services are protected from interference by amateur signals under all
circumstances.
Which of the following services are protected from interference by amateur signals
under all circumstances? - Answers- Radionavigation Service
Radionavigation is a critical service - losing navigation services in the middle of
navigating could be fatal. Think about which of these is most critical - that's the right
choice.
What is the FCC Part 97 definition of telemetry? - Answers- A one-way transmission of
measurements at a distance from the measuring instrument
"tele" means remote, and "metry", from the same root as "metric", indictates
"measurement." So, if a remote device sends measurements, such as temperature, it is
transmitting telemetry data. Thus, telemetry is essentially "Remote Measurement."
What is the ITU? - Answers- A United Nations agency for information and
communication technology issues
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is an agency of the United Nations
which regulates information and communication technology issues. It is also the global
focal point for governments and the private sector in regards to developing networks
and services.
, Why are the frequency assignments for some U.S. Territories different from those in the
50 U.S. States? - Answers- Some U. S. Territories are located in ITU regions other than
region 2
Since radio frequency energy doesn't simply stop at borders, the use of certain
frequencies is governed by what they're being used for in a particular
region/territory/location.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) divides the world into three regions to
manage the global radio spectrum. Each region has its own set of frequency allocations.
Region 1 comprises Europe, Africa, the Middle East west of the Persian Gulf including
Iraq, the former Soviet Union and Mongolia.
Region 2 covers the Americas, Greenland and some of the eastern Pacific Islands.
Region 3 contains most of non-former-Soviet-Union Asia, east of and including Iran, and
most of Oceania.
Which frequency is within the 6 meter band? - Answers- 52.525 MHz
52.525 MHz is the only frequency in the 6 meter band.
Which amateur band are you using when your station is transmitting on 146.52 MHz? -
Answers- 2 meter band
144-148Mhz is the frequency range allocated to ham radio operators in the 2 meter
band, with 144.0-144.1 being allocated for CW mode only.
Which 70 cm frequency is authorized to a Technician Class license holder operating in
ITU Region 2? - Answers- 443.350 MHz
300 / frequency = wavelength in meters. .35 is around .70 (this question is
easy to spot if you remember the formula, because 443.35 is the only answer that would
give you a value less than 1m). The frequencies allocated to amateur radio in the 70cm
band are 420-450Mhz.
Which 23 cm frequency is authorized to a Technician Class licensee? - Answers- 1296
MHz
One common thread in most frequency related questions on the technician exam is that
only one of the answers is even in the given band.
300 / frequency = wavelength in meters. = 0.23, or 23cm.
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