Technician Licensing Class
Call Signs
Amateur Radio Technician Class
Element 2 Course Presentation
 ELEMENT 2 SUB-ELEMENTS (Groupings)
• About Ham Radio
 Call Signs
• Control
• Mind the Rules
• Tech Frequencies
• Your First Radio
• Going On The Air!
• Repeaters
• Emergency!
• Weak Signal Propagation
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Amateur Radio Technician Class
Element 2 Course Presentation
 ELEMENT 2 SUB-ELEMENTS (Groupings)
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Talk to Outer Space!
Your Computer Goes Ham Digital!
Multi-Mode Radio Excitement
Run Some Interference Protection
Electrons – Go With the Flow!
It’s the Law, per Mr. Ohm!
Go Picture These!
Antennas
Feed Me with Some Good Coax!
Safety First!
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Call Signs
An amateur station is required to transmit its
assigned call sign at least every 10 minutes during
and at the end of a contact.
• Callsigns issued by the FCC start with an A, K, N, or
W and all include a single numeric digit, 0 to 9.
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T1F3
• How Often Do We Use Our Call Signs?????
• Every 10 and at the End
• Say it with me: “Every 10 and at the end”
Call Signs
An amateur station may transmit without identifying
when transmitting signals to control a model craft
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T1D11
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T8C08
In place of on-air station identification when sending
signals to a radio control model using amateur
frequencies, a label indicating the licensee's name, call
sign and address
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must be affixed to the transmitter
Call Signs
The maximum power allowed when transmitting
telecommand signals to radio controlled models is 1 watt.
• T8C7
• Telecommand signals are unidentified commands permitted by rule.
Hams can use frequencies on the 6-Meter Band to radio control a model aircraft.
Call Signs
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T1C2
W3ABC is a valid US amateur radio station call sign.
Amateur Radio call sign on license plates.
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Call Signs
The number in your new call sign is determined by your permanent mailing address.
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Call Signs
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Any licensed amateur may select a desired call sign
under the vanity call sign rules (if it is available)
• KC4Q N0JJA WU8Y W0JMD are all vanity call
signs
T1C05 A vanity call sign available to a Technician Class
amateur operation is K1XXX.
T1C12
A call sign that has a single letter in both the prefix
and suffix is used for a Special Event.
T1C01
W0W
K8E
A0K
Call Signs
Use of a phonetic alphabet is the method encouraged by
the FCC when identifying your station when using phone
(voice).
•T2B09
A Alpha
H Hotel
O Oscar
V Victor
B Bravo
I India
P Papa
W Whiskey
C Charlie
J Juliet
Q Quebec
X X-ray
D Delta
K Kilo
R Romeo
Y Yankee
E Echo
L Lima
S Sierra
Z Zulu
F Foxtrot
M Mike
T Tango
G Golf
N November
U Uniform
Call Signs
At least 4 persons are required to be members of a
club for a club station license to be issued by the FCC.
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T1F12
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T1C14
Only the person named as trustee on the club station
license grant may select a vanity call sign for a club
station.
Call Signs
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The type of identification being used when identifying a station
on the air as “Race Headquarters” is a Tactical call.
T1F1
• Tactical call signs ARE permitted as long as they don’t sound like a US or foreign call sign.
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When using tactical identifiers you must transmit your station's
FCC-assigned call sign every ten minutes.
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T1F2
Call Signs
Phone (voice) emission in the English language is an acceptable
method of station identification when operating in the phone sub-band.
•T1F04
Testing your radio?
Give your call sign
(in English).
KL7CC stroke W3, KL7CC slant W3 and KL7CC slash W3 are acceptable
formats of self-assigned indicators when identifying using a phone
transmission.
KL7CC/W3 … Stroke
T1F06
KL7CC/W3 … Slant
KL7CC/W3 … Slash
Call Signs
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/KT, /AE or /AG are indicators required by the FCC
to be transmitted after the station call sign when using new
license privileges earned by CSCE while waiting for an
upgrade to a previously issued license to appear in the
FCC license database
T1F08
/KT - Novice to Technician
/AG – Technician to General
/ AE - General to Extra
Call Signs
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The ITU (International Telecommunications
Union) is a United Nations agency for information
and communication technology issues.
T1B1
Call Signs
North American amateur stations are located in ITU Region 2
North
America
ITU
Region 2
Call Signs
Amateur frequency assignments for U.S. stations
operating maritime mobile are not the same everywhere
in the world because of differences among the three ITU
regions
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T1B12
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T1B02
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T1D01
The frequency assignments for some U.S. Territories
are different from those in the 50 U.S. States because some
U. S. Territories are located in ITU regions other than
region 2
FCC-licensed amateur are prohibited from
exchanging communications with any country whose
administration has notified the ITU (Not the UN!) that it
objects to communications with FCC-licensed amateur17
stations. (Currently NONE)
Call Signs
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T1C03
Communications incidental to the purposes of the
amateur service and remarks of a personal character are
types of international communications permitted by an FCClicensed amateur station.
(No business communications allowed)
• T1F07 A restriction that applies when a non-licensed person is
allowed to speak to a foreign station using a station under the
control of a Technician Class control operator is that the
foreign station must be one with which the U.S. has a third
party agreement
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T1F11
FCC rules authorize the transmission of non-emergency
third party communications to foreign stations whose
government permits such communications
Call Signs
• T1C04 You are allowed to operate your amateur station in a
foreign country when the foreign country authorizes it.
• T1C06 In addition to places where the FCC regulates
communications, an FCC-licensed amateur station can transmit
from any vessel or craft that is documented or registered in the
United States
• T1D02 Only during an Armed Forces Day Communications Test
may an FCC-licensed amateur station exchange messages with
a U.S. military station.
Take Aways
Section Two Take Aways
Words that are bold and red appear in the correct answer.
Take Aways
 An amateur station is required to transmit its assigned call
sign at least every 10 minutes during and at the end of a
contact. [97.119(a)]
 An amateur station may transmit without identifying when
transmitting signals to control a model craft
 In place of on-air station identification when sending signals
to a radio control model using amateur frequencies, a label
indicating the licensee's name, call sign and address must be
affixed to the transmitter
 The maximum power allowed when transmitting
telecommand signals to radio controlled models is 1 watt.
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Take Aways
 W3ABC is an example of a valid US amateur radio station
call sign.
 Any licensed amateur may select a desired call sign under
the vanity call sign rules (if it is available)
 A vanity call sign available to a Technician Class amateur
operation is K1XXX.
 A call sign that has a single letter in both the prefix and
suffix is used for a Special Event.
 Use of a phonetic alphabet is encouraged by the FCC when
identifying your station when using phone.
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Take Aways
 At least 4 people are required to be members of a club for a
club station license to be issued by the FCC. [97.5(b)(2)]
 Only the person named as trustee on the club station license
grant may select a vanity call sign for a club station.
 When identifying a station on the air as "Race Headquarters"
a Tactical call is the type of identification being used.
 When using tactical identifiers, your station must transmit
the station's FCC-assigned call sign every ten minutes
during a communication and at the end of each
communication.
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Take Aways
 The English language is an acceptable language for use for
station identification when operating in a phone sub-band.
[97.119(b)]
 ALL of the following formats of a self-assigned indicators are
acceptable when identifying using a phone transmission
o KL7CC stroke W3
o KL7CC slant W3
o KL7CC slash W3
 /KT, /AE or /AG are indicators required by the FCC to be
transmitted after the station call sign when using new license
privileges earned by CSCE while waiting for an upgrade to a
previously issued license to appear in the FCC license
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database
Take Aways
 The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a
United Nations agency for information and communication
technology issues. [97.3(a)(28)]
 Amateur frequency assignments for U.S. stations operating
maritime mobile are not the same everywhere in the world
because of differences among the three ITU regions
 The frequency assignments for some U.S. Territories are
different from those in the 50 U.S. States because some U. S.
Territories are located in ITU regions other than region 2
 FCC-licensed amateur stations are prohibited from
exchanging communications with any country whose
administration has notified the ITU that it objects to such
communications. [97.111(a)(1)]
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Take Aways
 International communications permitted by an FCClicensed amateur station are communications incidental to
the purposes of the amateur service and remarks of a
personal character. [97.117]
 A restriction that applies when a non-licensed person is
allowed to speak to a foreign station using a station under the
control of a Technician Class control operator is that the
foreign station must be one with which the U.S. has a third
party agreement
 The FCC rules authorizes the transmission of non-emergency
third party communications to any foreign station whose
government permits such communications. [97.115(a)] 26
Take Aways
 You are allowed to operate your amateur station in a foreign
country when the foreign country authorizes it.
 An FCC-licensed amateur station may transmit from any
vessel or craft located in international waters and
documented or registered in the United States, in addition
to places where the FCC regulates communications.
[97.5(a)(2)]
 During an Armed Forces Day Communications Test an
FCC-licensed amateur station may exchange messages with
a U.S. military station. [97.111(a)(5)]
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Element 2 Technician Class
Question Pool
Call Signs
Valid July 1, 2014
Through
June 30, 2018
T1F03
When is an amateur station required to transmit
its assigned call sign?
A. At the beginning of each contact, and every
10 minutes thereafter
B. At least once during each transmission
C. At least every 15 minutes during and at the
end of a communication
D. At least every 10 minutes during and at the
end of a communication
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T1D11
When may an amateur station transmit without
identifying?
A. When the transmissions are of a brief nature
to make station adjustments
B. When the transmissions are unmodulated
C. When the transmitted power level is below 1
watt
D. When transmitting signals to control a
model craft
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T8C08
What is required in place of on-air station
identification when sending signals to a radio
control model using amateur frequencies?
A. Voice identification must be transmitted every
10 minutes
B. Morse code ID must be sent once per hour
C. A label indicating the licensee's name, call
sign and address must be affixed to the
transmitter
D. A flag must be affixed to the transmitter
antenna with the station call sign in 1 inch
high letters or larger
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T8C07
What is the maximum power allowed when
transmitting telecommand signals to radio
controlled models?
A.
B.
C.
D.
500 milliwatts
1 watt
25 watts
1500 watts
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T1C02
Which of the following is a valid US amateur
radio station call sign?
A.
B.
C.
D.
KMA3505
W3ABC
KDKA
11Q1176
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T1C12
Who may select a desired call sign under the
vanity call sign rules?
A. Only licensed amateurs with general or extra
class licenses
B. Only licensed amateurs with an extra class
license
C. Only an amateur licensee who has been
licensed continuously for more than 10 years
D. Any licensed amateur
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T1C05
Which of the following is a vanity call sign which
a technician class amateur operator might select if
available?
A.
B.
C.
D.
K1XXX
KA1X
W1XX
All of the choices are correct
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T1C01
Which type of call sign has a single letter in both
the prefix and suffix?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Vanity
Sequential
Special event
In-memoriam
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T2B09
Which of the following methods is encouraged by
the FCC when identifying your station when
using phone?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Use of a phonetic alphabet
Send your call sign in CW as well as voice
Repeat your call sign three times
Increase your signal to full power when
identifying
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T1F12
How many persons are required to be members of
a club for a club station license to be issued by
the FCC?
A.
B.
C.
D.
At least 5
At least 4
A trustee and 2 officers
At least 2
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T1C14
Who may select a vanity call sign for a club
station?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Any Extra Class member of the club
Any member of the club
Any officer of the club
Only the person named as trustee on the club
station license grant
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T1F01
What type of identification is being used when
identifying a station on the air as Race
Headquarters?
A. Tactical call sign
B. official call sign reserved for RACES
drills
C. SSID
D. Broadcast station
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T1F02
When using tactical identifiers such as “Race
Headquarters” during a community service net operations,
how often must your station transmit the station’s FCCassigned call sign?
A. Never, the tactical call is sufficient
B. Once during every hour
C. At the end of each communication and
every ten minutes during a communication
D. At the end of every transmission
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T1F04
Which of the following is an acceptable language
to use for station identification when operating in
the phone sub-band?
A. Any language recognized by the United
Nations
B. Any language recognized by the ITU
C. The English language
D. English, French, or Spanish
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T1F06
Which of the following formats of a self-assigned
indicator is acceptable when identifying using a
phone transmission?
A.
B.
C.
D.
KL7CC stroke W3
KL7CC slant W3
KL7CC slash W3
All of these choices are correct
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T1F08
Which indicator is required by the FCC to be
transmitted after a station call sign?
A. /M when operating mobile
B. /R when operating a repeater
C. / followed the FCC Region number when
operating out of the region in which the
license was issued
D. /KT, /AE or /AG when using new license
privileges earned by CSCE while waiting
for an upgrade to a previously issued
license to appear in the FCC license
database
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T1B01
What is the ITU ?
A. An agency of the United States Department
of Telecommunications Management
B. A United Nations agency for information
and communication technology issues
C. An independent frequency coordination
agency
D. A department of the FCC
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T2B12
Why are frequency assignments for U.S. stations
operating maritime mobile not the same
everywhere in the world?
A. Amateur maritime mobile stations in
international waters must conform to the
frequency assignments of the country
nearest to their vessel
B. Amateur frequency assignments can vary
among the three ITU regions
C. Frequency assignments are determined by
the captain of the vessel
D. Amateur frequency assignments are
different in each of the 90 ITU zones
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T1B02
Why are the frequency assignments for some
U.S. Territories different from those in the 50
U.S. States?
A. Some U. S. Territories are located in ITU
regions other than region 2
B. Territorial governments are allowed to select
their own frequency allocations
C. Territorial frequency allocations must also
include those of adjacent countries
D. Any territory that was in existence before the
ratification of the Communications Act of
1934 is exempt from FCC frequency
regulations
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T1D01
With which countries are FCC-licensed amateur
stations prohibited from exchanging
communications?
A. Any country whose administration has
notified the ITU that it objects to such
communications
B. B. Any country whose administration has
notified the ARRL that it objects to such
communications
C. C. Any country engaged in hostilities with
another country
D. D. Any country in violation of the War
Powers Act of 1934
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T1C03
What types of international communications are
permitted by an FCC-licensed amateur station?
A. Communications incidental to the purposes
of the amateur service and remarks of a
personal character
B. Communications incidental to conducting
business or remarks of a personal nature
C. Only communications incidental to contest
exchanges, all other communications are
prohibited
D. Any communications that would be
permitted on an international broadcast
station
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T1F07
Which of the following restrictions apply when a nonlicensed person is allowed to speak to a foreign station
using a station under the control of a Technician Class
control operator ?
A. The person must be a U.S. citizen
B. The foreign station must be one with whom
the U.S. has a third party agreement
C. The licensed control operator must do the
station identification
D. All of these choices are correct
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T1F11
To which foreign stations do the FCC rules
authorize the transmission of non-emergency
third party communications?
A. Any station whose government permits such
communications
B. Those in ITU Region 2 only
C. Those in ITU Regions 2 and 3 only
D. Those in ITU Region 3 only
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T1C04
When are you allowed to operate your
amateur station in a foreign country?
A. When the foreign country authorizes it
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 nonlicensed individuals in another country
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T1C06
From which of the following locations may an FCClicensed amateur station transmit, in addition to places
where the FCC regulates communications?
A. From within any country that belongs to the
International Telecommunications Union
B. From within any country that is a member of
the United Nations
C. From anywhere within in ITU Regions 2 and
3
D. From any vessel or craft located in
international waters and documented or
registered in the United States
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T1D02
On which of the following occasions may an
FCC-licensed amateur station exchange messages
with a U.S. military station?
A. During an Armed Forces Day
Communications Test
B. During a Memorial Day Celebration
C. During an Independence Day celebration
D. During a propagation test
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