Amateur Extra Licensing Class
Rules & Regs
Presented by
W5YI
Arlington, Texas
Amateur Radio Extra Class
Element 4 Course Presentation
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Rules & Regs
Skywaves & Contesting
Outer Space Comms
Visuals & Video Modes
Digital Excitement with Computers & Radios
Modulate Your Transmitters
Amps & Power Supplies
Receivers with Great Filters
Amateur Radio Extra Class
Element 4 Course Presentation
 ELEMENT 4 Groupings
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Oscillate & Synthesize This!
Circuits & Resonance for All!
Components in Your New Rig
Logically Speaking of Counters
Optos & OpAmps Plus Solar
Test Gear, Testing, Testing 1,2,3
Antennas
Feedlines & Safety
Amateur Radio Extra Class
Rules & Regs
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When using a transceiver that displays the carrier frequency of
phone signals, a displayed frequency of 3 kHz below the upper band
edge will result in a normal USB emission being within the band.
E1A01…
Carrier
Frequency
Lower
Side band
Carrier Frequency
-2.8 KHz
Upper
Side band
Carrier
- 300 Hz
Carrier
+300 Hz
Carrier Frequency
+2.8 KHz
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With your transceiver displaying the carrier frequency of phone
signals, you hear a DX station's CQ on 14.349 MHz USB. It is not legal
to return the call using upper sideband on the same frequency
because your sidebands will extend beyond the band edge.
E1A03…
14.349 MHz + 3 KHz = 14.352 MHz.
The band edge for 20 meters is 14.350 MHz therefore
your signal would be out of band by 2 KHz.
Amateur Radio Extra Class
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E1A02… When
using a transceiver that displays the carrier frequency of
phone signals, a 3 kHz above the lower band edge displayed carrier
frequency display will result in a normal LSB emission being within
the band.
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E1A04… With
your transceiver displaying the carrier frequency of
phone signals, you hear a DX station's CQ on 3.601 MHz LSB. It is not
legal to return the call using lower sideband on the same frequency
because your sidebands will extend beyond the edge of the phone
band segment.
3.601 MHz - 3 KHz = 3.598 MHz
The band edge for phone on 80 meters is 3.600 MHz; therefore your
signal at 3.598 MHz would be out of the band by 2 KHz and in the RTTY
and data segment of the 80 meter band
Amateur Radio Extra Class
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The 80/75, 40, 20 and 15 meter frequency bands contain at least
one segment authorized only to control operators holding an Amateur
Extra Class operator license.
E1A09…
Amateur Radio Extra Class
Rules & Regs
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The maximum power output permitted on the 60 meter band is
50 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to a dipole.
E1A06…
You must do a calculation of transmitter power, antenna gain and line loss to
determine your ERP.
On the 60 meter band power is limited to 50 Watts ERP, (Effective Radiated
Power) referred to a dipole antenna which includes antenna gain and the
path loss or gain from the transceiver to antenna itself.
If you had an antenna with +6 dB of gain over a dipole and a coaxial line loss
of -3dB the maximum output allowed from the transmitter would be 25 watts.
Gain over dipole would be 6 dB -3dB Loss or 3db, therefore you would have
to have a transmitter power of 3 db less than 50 watts, or 25 watts transmitter
output power.
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5330.5 kHz USB
5346.5 kHz USB
5366.5 kHz USB
5371.5 kHz USB
5403.5 kHz USB
Amateur Radio Extra Class
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The 60 meter band is the only amateur band where only the
transmission on specific channels rather than a range of frequencies is
permitted.
E1A07…
The 60 Met er Band
Opened t o gener al and above on Jul y 1, 2003
• On assigned frequencies (channels) only
• Maximum 2.8 KHz occupied bandwidth (± 1.4 KHz from channel freq.)
•Therefore must tune 1.4 KHz lower than channel frequency
• (USB) Upper Side Band Only
• Max ERP (Effective Radiated Power of 50 Watts referenced to a dipole
5,332 KHZ
5,348 KHZ
5,368 KHZ
Tune to 5,345.5 KHZ
Tune to 5,330.5 KHZ
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Tune to 5,36.5 KHZ
5,373 KHZ
5,405 KHZ
Tune to 5,371.5 KHZ
Tune to 5,403.5 KHZ
Upper sideband SSB is the only emission permitted to be
transmitted on the 60 meter band by an amateur station.
E1A08…
Amateur Radio Extra Class
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Upper sideband SSB is the only emission permitted to be
transmitted on the 60 meter band by an amateur station.
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E1A13…
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E1A12…
When a US-registered vessel is in international waters, any
amateur license or reciprocal permit for an alien amateur licensee
with an FCC-issued license or permit is allowed to transmit amateur
communications from an on-board amateur transmitter.
If an amateur station is installed on board a ship or aircraft, its
operation must be approved by the master of the ship or the pilot in
command of the aircraft before the station is operated.
Amateur Radio Extra Class
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The only amateur band that does not permit the transmission of
phone or image emissions is 30 meters
E1A05…
The 30 meter band is restricted to RTTY and data transmission only.
Within a distance of 1 mile an amateur station must protect an FCC
monitoring facility from harmful interference.
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E1F08…
The National Radio Quiet Zone is an area surrounding the National
Radio Astronomy observatory.
The National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ) was established by the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) in 1958 to minimize possible harmful interference to the National
Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in Green Bank, WV and the radio receiving
facilities for the United States Navy in Sugar Grove, WV.
Amateur Radio Extra Class
Rules & Regs
An amateur station apparatus or antenna structure may be
restricted if the location is significant to our environment, American
history, architecture, or culture.
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E1B02…
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E1B04… An
Environmental Assessment must be submitted to the FCC
before placing an amateur station within an officially designated
wilderness area or wildlife preserve, or an area listed in the National
Register of Historical Places.
Amateur Radio Extra Class
Rules & Regs
The CEPT operating arrangements allows an FCC-licensed US
citizen to operate in many European countries, and alien amateurs from
many European countries to operate in the US.
E1F02…
CEPT is the European Conference of Post and
Telecommunications Administration
The IARP agreement allows an FCC-licensed US citizen and many
Central and South American amateur operators to operate in each
other’s countries.
E1F03…
IARP is an acronym for International Amateur Radio Permit.
The ARRL has issued the International Amateur Radio Permit (IARP)
that allows US amateurs to operate from Argentina, Brazil, Peru,
Uruguay, and Venezuela without having to obtain a special license
(the US and Canada also are CITEL signatories). The IARP is valid in
any country that is a signatory to the CITEL Amateur Convention.
Amateur Radio Extra Class
Rules & Regs
Communications incidental to the purpose of the amateur
service and remarks of a personal nature may be transmitted to
amateur stations in foreign countries.
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E1F07…
The “A line” is a line roughly parallel to and approx. 50 miles
south of the US-Canadian border.
Amateur stations may not transmit on the 420 - 430 MHz
frequency segments if they are located north of Line A.
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An amateur station antenna structure not close to a public use
airport, unless the FAA is notified and it is registered with the FCC,
cannot be higher than 200 feet above ground level at its site.
E1B05…
Amateur Radio Extra Class
Rules & Regs
Distances from runway and height permitted.
200 feet maximum is the only info needed.
Amateur Radio Extra Class
Rules & Regs
If you are installing an amateur station antenna at a site within
20,000 feet of a public use airport you may have to notify the Federal
Aviation Administration and register it with the FCC.
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Before erecting an amateur station antenna located at or near a
public use airport the FAA must be notified and it must be registered
with the FCC if the antenna would exceed a certain height depending
upon the antenna’s distance from the nearest active runway.
An amateur station may send a message to a business when
neither the amateur nor his or her employer has a pecuniary interest
in the communications.
Amateur-operator-to-amateur-operator communications
transmitted for hire or material compensation are prohibited, except
as otherwise provided in the FCC rules.
Amateur Radio Extra Class
Rules & Regs
Under no circumstances may the control operator of a repeater
accept payment for providing communication services to another
party.
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E1A11…
If a station in a message forwarding system inadvertently
forwards a message that is in violation of FCC rules, the control
operator of the originating station is primarily accountable for the
rules violation.
The first action you should take if your digital message
forwarding station inadvertently forwards a communication that
violates FCC rules is to discontinue forwarding the communication as
soon as you become aware of it.
Amateur Radio Extra Class
Rules & Regs
Local control means direct manipulation of the transmitter by a
control operator.
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A remotely controlled station is a station controlled indirectly
through a control link.
Most control link frequencies are found on UHF 420-430 MHz or up on 1.2 GHz.
“Control link” is the key for remote control of an amateur station or repeater.
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The maximum permissible duration of a remotely controlled
station’s transmissions if its control link malfunctions is 3 minutes.
E1C08…
Amateur Radio Extra Class
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When operating remotely controlled amateur stations, a control
operator must be present at the control point.
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Automatic control of a station is the use of devices and
procedures for control so that the control operator does not have to
be present at a control point.
E1C03…Control operator responsibilities of a station under automatic
control differ from one under local control in that under automatic
control the control operator is not required to be present at the
control point.
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Only amateur auxiliary, repeater or space stations may
automatically retransmit the radio signals of other amateur stations.
An example of an auxiliary relay station would be a
mobile rig configured to be a cross band repeater.
Amateur Radio Extra Class
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Frequencies from 29.500 - 29.700 MHz are available for
automatically controlled ground-station repeater operation.
E1C09…
Repeater operation on HF is limited only to the top of the 10 meter
band, between 29.5 MHz to 29.7 MHz. No other HF frequency (330MHz) bands permit repeater operation.
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Technician, General, Advanced or Extra Class Amateur
operators may be the control operator of an auxiliary station.
E1F15…
Auxiliary stations transmit communications point to point within a
system of cooperating stations. An example would be the Washington
State Evergreen Inter-Tie System that links stations across the
northwest.
Any amateur radio operator, EXCEPT NOVICE CLASS, may set up
an auxiliary station and be the control operator of that station.
Amateur Radio Extra Class
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The FCC can issue a "Special Temporary Authority" (STA) to an
amateur station to provide for experimental amateur communications.
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The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) is a radio
service of amateur stations for civil defense communications during
periods of local, regional, or national civil emergencies.
Any FCC-licensed amateur station certified by the responsible
civil defense organization for the area served may operate amateur
stations under RACES.
Amateur Radio Extra Class
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All amateur service frequencies otherwise authorized to the
control operator are normally authorized to any FCC licensed amateur
station participating in RACES.
E1B11…
You do NOT gain any out-of-band privileges as a RACES operator.
Communications permissible in RACES include authorized civil
defense emergency communications affecting the immediate safety of
life and property.
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Specific amateur service frequency segments authorized in FCC
Part 214 are authorized to an amateur station participating in RACES
during a period when the President's War Emergency Powers are in
force.
If a war should break out, RACES operators may be
authorized specific segments in the amateur service
MF, HF, VHF, and UHF bands.
Amateur Radio Extra Class
Rules & Regs
The Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) is an organization
that has entered into an agreement with the FCC to coordinate amateur
operator license exams.
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All of the VECs are responsible for maintaining the question
pools from which all amateur license examination questions must be
taken.
The questions for all written US amateur license examinations are
listed in the VEC-maintained question pool.
A VE (Volunteer Examiner) is an amateur operator who is
approved by a VEC to administer amateur operator license
examinations.
Amateur Radio Extra Class
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The Volunteer Examiner accreditation process is the procedure by
which a VEC confirms that the VE applicant meets FCC requirements to
serve as an examiner.
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E1E20…
Persons seeking to become VEs who have ever had an amateur
operator or amateur station license suspended or revoked cannot be
accredited.
You must be a minimum of 18 years of age to be a volunteer
examiner.
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A VE team is a group of at least three VEs who administer
examinations for an amateur operator license.
E1E01… The minimum number of qualified VEs required to administer an
Element 4 amateur operator license examination is three.
E1E06…
A VE may not administer an examination to their close relatives
as listed in the FCC rules.
E1E12…
YOU
Siblings
Spouse
Other
Relatives
Amateur Radio Extra Class
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Each administering VE is responsible for the proper conduct
and necessary supervision during an amateur operator license
examination session.
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All of the administering VEs must be present be and located
where they can observe the examinees throughout the entire
examination session.
The VE team must collect and immediately grade the examinee’s
test papers once they have finished the examination.
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If an examinee scores a passing grade on all examination
elements needed for an upgrade or new license a minimum of three
attending VEs must certify that the examinee is qualified for the
license grant and that they have complied with the VE requirements.
E1E15…
Amateur Radio Extra Class
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If the examinee does not pass the exam the VE team will return the
application document to the examinee.
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If a candidate fails to comply with the examiner’s instructions
during an amateur operator license examination, the examiner should
immediately terminate the candidate’s examination.
Preparing, processing, administering and coordinating an
examination are types of out-of-pocket expenses that VEs and VECs can
be reimbursed.
Amateur Radio Extra Class
Rules & Regs
The VE team and VEC may accept reimbursement for
preparing, processing, administering and coordinating an
examination and actual out-of-pocket expenses.
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Failure to appear for re-administration of an examination when
so directed by the FCC will cause the licensee's license to be
cancelled.
The penalty for a VE who fraudulently administers or certifies an
examination is the revocation of the VEs amateur station license grant
and the suspension of the VEs amateur operator license grant.
Element 4 Extra Class
Question Pool
Rules & Regs
Valid July 1, 2008
Through
June 30, 2012
When using a transceiver that displays the carrier frequency of
phone signals, which of the following displayed frequencies will
result in a normal USB emission being within the band?
E1A01
A.
B.
C.
D.
The exact upper band edge
300 Hz below the upper band edge
1 kHz below the upper band edge
3 kHz below the upper band edge
With your transceiver displaying the carrier frequency of phone
signals, you hear a DX station's CQ on 14.349 MHz USB. Is it legal to
return the call using upper sideband on the same frequency?
E1A03
A.
B.
Yes, because the DX station initiated the contact
Yes, because the displayed frequency is within the 20
meter band
C. No, my sidebands will extend beyond the band edge
D. No, USA stations are not permitted to use phone
emissions above 14.340 MHz
When using a transceiver that displays the carrier frequency of
phone signals, which of the following displayed frequencies will result
in a normal LSB emission being within the band?
E1A02
A.
B.
C.
D.
The exact lower band edge
300 Hz above the lower band edge
1 kHz above the lower band edge
3 kHz above the lower band edge
With your transceiver displaying the carrier frequency of phone
signals, you hear a DX station's CQ on 3.601 MHz LSB. Is it legal to
return the call using lower sideband on the same frequency?
E1A04
A.
B.
Yes, because the DX station initiated the contact
Yes, because the displayed frequency is within the 75
meter phone band segment
C. No, my sidebands will extend beyond the edge of the
phone band segment
D. No, USA stations are not permitted to use phone
emissions below 3.610 MHz
Which frequency bands contain at least one segment authorized
only to control operators holding an Amateur Extra Class operator
license?
E1A09
A.
B.
C.
D.
80/75, 40, 20 and 15 meters
80/75, 40, 20 and 10 meters
80/75, 40, 30 and 10 meters
160, 80/75, 40 and 20 meters
What is the maximum power output permitted
on the 60 meter band?
E1A06
A.
50 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to an
isotropic radiator
B. 50 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to a
dipole
C. 100 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to an
isotropic radiator
D. 100 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to a
dipole
What is the only amateur band where transmission on
specific channels rather than a range of frequencies is
permitted?
E1A07
A.
B.
C.
D.
12 meter band
17 meter band
30 meter band
60 meter band
What is the only emission type permitted to be
transmitted on the 60 meter band by an amateur station?
E1A08
A.
B.
C.
D.
CW
RTTY Frequency shift keying
Single sideband, upper sideband only
Single sideband, lower sideband only
When a US-registered vessel is in international waters, what
type of FCC-issued license or permit is required to transmit
amateur communications from an on-board amateur transmitter?
E1A13
A. Any amateur license with an FCC Marine or
Aircraft endorsement
B. Any amateur license or reciprocal permit
for alien amateur licensee
C. Only General class or higher amateur
licenses
D. An unrestricted Radiotelephone Operator
Permit
If an amateur station is installed on board a ship or aircraft,
what condition must be met before the station is operated?
E1A12
A.
Its operation must be approved by the master of the
ship or the pilot in command of the aircraft
B. The amateur station operator must agree to not
transmit when the main ship or aircraft radios are in
use
C. It must have a power supply that is completely
independent of the main ship or aircraft power
supply
D. Its operator must have an FCC Marine or Aircraft
endorsement on his or her amateur license
Which is the only amateur band that does not permit
the transmission of phone or image emissions?
E1A05
A.
B.
C.
D.
160 meters
60 meters
30 meters
17 meters
Within what distance must an amateur station protect
an FCC monitoring facility from harmful interference?
E1B03
A.
B.
C.
D.
1 mile
3 miles
10 miles
30 miles
E1F08
What is the National Radio Quiet Zone?
A. An area in Puerto Rico surrounding the
Arecibo Radio Telescope
B. An area in New Mexico surrounding the
White Sands Test Area
C. An area surrounding the National Radio
Astronomy Observatory
D. An area in Florida surrounding Cape
Canaveral
Which of the following factors might cause the physical location
of an amateur station apparatus or antenna structure to be
restricted?
E1B02
A.
The location is in or near an area of political conflict,
military maneuvers or major construction
B. The location's geographical or horticultural
importance
C. The location is in an ITU zone designated for
coordination with one or more foreign governments
D. The location is significant to our environment,
American history, architecture, or culture.
What must be done before placing an amateur station within
an officially designated wilderness area or wildlife preserve, or
an area listed in the National Register of Historical Places?
E1B04
A.
A proposal must be submitted to the National Park
Service
B. A letter of intent must be filed with the National
Audubon Society
C. An Environmental Assessment must be submitted to
the FCC
D. A form FSD-15 must be submitted to the
Department of the Interior
Which of the following operating arrangements allows an FCClicensed US citizen to operate in many European countries, and
alien amateurs from many European countries to operate in the US?
E1F02
A.
B.
C.
D.
CEPT agreement
IARP agreement
ITU reciprocal license
All of these choices are correct
Which of the following operating arrangements allow an
FCC-licensed US citizen and many Central and South American
amateur operators to operate in each other’s countries?
E1F03
A.
B.
C.
D.
CEPT agreement
IARP agreement
ITU agreement
All of these choices are correct
What types of communications may be transmitted to
amateur stations in foreign countries?
E1F16
A. Business-related messages
B. Automatic retransmissions of any amateur
communications
C. Communications incidental to the purpose
of the amateur service and remarks of a
personal nature
D. All of these choices are correct
Which of the following geographic descriptions
approximately describes "Line A"?
E1F06
A.
A line roughly parallel to and south of the USCanadian border
B. A line roughly parallel to and west of the US Atlantic
coastline
C. A line roughly parallel to and north of the USMexican border and Gulf coastline
D. A line roughly parallel to and east of the US Pacific
coastline
Amateur stations may not transmit in which of the following
frequency segments if they are located north of Line A?
E1F07
A.
B.
C.
D.
440 – 450 MHz
53 – 54 MHz
222 – 223 MHz
420 – 430 MHz
What height restrictions apply to an amateur station
antenna structure not close to a public use airport unless
the FAA is notified and it is registered with the FCC?
E1B05
A.
It must not extend more than 300 feet above
average height of terrain surrounding the site
B. It must be no higher than 200 feet above ground
level at its site
C. There are no height restrictions because the
structure obviously would not be a hazard to
aircraft in flight
D. It must not extend more than 100 feet above sea
level or the rim of the nearest valley or canyon
Which of the following additional rules apply if
you are installing an amateur station antenna at a
site within 20,000 feet of a public use airport?
E1B06
A.
You may have to notify the Federal Aviation
Administration and register it with the FCC
B. No special rules apply if your antenna structure will
be less than 300 feet in height
C. You must file an Environmental Impact Statement
with the EPA before construction begins
D. You must obtain a construction permit from the
airport zoning authority
Whose approval is required before erecting an amateur
station antenna located at or near a public use airport if the
antenna would exceed a certain height depending upon the
antenna’s distance from the nearest active runway?
E1B07
A.
The FAA must be notified and it must be registered
with the FCC
B. Approval must be obtained from the airport
manager
C. Approval must be obtained from the local zoning
authorities
D. The FAA must approve any antenna structure that is
higher than 20 feet
When may an amateur station send a
message to a business?
E1F10
A.
When the total money involved does not exceed
$25
B. When the control operator is employed by the FCC
or another government agency
C. When transmitting international third-party
communications
D. When neither the amateur nor his or her employer
has a pecuniary interest in the communications
Which of the following types of amateur-operator-toamateur-operator communications are prohibited?
E1F11
A.
Communications transmitted for hire or material
compensation, except as otherwise provided in the
rules
B. Communications that have a political content,
except as allowed by the Fairness Doctrine
C. Communications that have a religious content
D. Communications in a language other than English
When may the control operator of a repeater accept payment
for providing communication services to another party?
E1F09
A.
When the repeater is operating under portable
power
B. When the repeater is operating under local control
C. During Red Cross or other emergency service
drills
D. Under no circumstances
If a station in a message forwarding system
inadvertently forwards a message that is in violation of FCC
rules, who is primarily accountable for the rules violation?
E1A10
A.
The control operator of the packet bulletin board
station
B. The control operator of the originating station
C. The control operators of all the stations in the
system
D. The control operators of all the stations in the
system not authenticating the source from which
they accept communications
What is the first action you should take if your
digital message forwarding station inadvertently
forwards a communication that violates FCC rules?
E1A11
A.
Discontinue forwarding the communication as soon
as you become aware of it
B. Notify the originating station that the
communication does not comply with FCC rules
C. Notify the nearest FCC Field Engineer’s office
D. Discontinue forwarding all messages
E1C07
What is meant by local control?
A. Controlling a station through a local auxiliary link
B. Automatically manipulating local station controls
C. Direct manipulation of the transmitter by a control
operator
D. Controlling a repeater using a portable handheld
transceiver
What is a remotely controlled station?
E1C01
A.
A station operated away from its regular home
location
B. A station controlled by someone other than the
licensee
C. A station operating under automatic control
D. A station controlled indirectly through a control link
What is the maximum permissible duration of a
remotely controlled station’s transmissions if its
control link malfunctions?
E1C08
A.
B.
C.
D.
30 seconds
3 minutes
5 minutes
10 minutes
Which of the following statements concerning
remotely controlled amateur stations is true?
E1C06
A.
Only Extra Class operators may be the control
operator of a remote station
B. A control operator need not be present at the
control point
C. A control operator must be present at the control
point
D. Repeater and auxiliary stations may not be
remotely controlled
E1C02
What is meant by automatic control of a station?
A.
The use of devices and procedures for control so
that the control operator does not have to be
present at a control point
B. A station operating with its output power controlled
automatically
C. Remotely controlling a station’s antenna pattern
through a directional control link
D. The use of a control link between a control point
and a locally controlled station
How do the control operator responsibilities of a station
under automatic control differ from one under local control?
E1C03
A.
B.
Under local control there is no control operator
Under automatic control the control operator is not
required to be present at the control point
C. Under automatic control there is no control
operator
D. Under local control a control operator is not
required to be present at a control point
What types of amateur stations may automatically
retransmit the radio signals of other amateur stations?
E1C10
A. Only beacon, repeater or space stations
B. Only auxiliary, repeater or space stations
C. Only earth stations, repeater stations or model
crafts
D. Only auxiliary, beacon or space stations
Which of these frequencies are available for
automatically controlled ground-station repeater
operation?
E1C09
A.
B.
C.
D.
18.100 – 18.168 MHz
24.940 – 24.990 MHz
10.100 – 10.150 MHz
29.500 – 29.700 MHz
Who may be the control operator of an
auxiliary station?
E1F15
A.
B.
Any licensed amateur operator
Only Technician, General, Advanced or Amateur
Extra Class operators
C. Only General, Advanced or Amateur Extra Class
operators
D. Only Amateur Extra Class operators
Under what circumstances might the FCC issue a
"Special Temporary Authority" (STA) to an amateur station?
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A.
To provide for experimental amateur
communications
B. To allow regular operation on Land Mobile
channels
C. To provide additional spectrum for personal use
D. To provide temporary operation while awaiting
normal licensing
What is the Radio Amateur Civil
Emergency Service (RACES)?
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A.
A radio service using amateur service frequencies
on a regular basis for communications that can
reasonably be furnished through other radio
services
B. A radio service of amateur stations for civil defense
communications during periods of local, regional,
or national civil emergencies
C. A radio service using amateur service frequencies
for broadcasting to the public during periods of
local, regional or national civil emergencies
D. A radio service using local government frequencies
by Amateur Radio operators for civil emergency
communications
Which amateur stations may be operated
in RACES?
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A.
Only those club stations licensed to Amateur Extra
class operators
B. Any FCC-licensed amateur station except a
Technician class operator's station
C. Any FCC-licensed amateur station certified by the
responsible civil defense organization for the area
served
D. Any FCC-licensed amateur station participating in
the Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS)
What frequencies are normally authorized to an
amateur station participating in RACES?
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A.
All amateur service frequencies otherwise
authorized to the control operator
B. Specific segments in the amateur service MF, HF,
VHF and UHF bands
C. Specific local government channels
D. Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) channels
What communications are permissible in
RACES?
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A.
Any type of communications when there is no
emergency
B. Any Amateur Radio Emergency Service
communications
C. Authorized civil defense emergency
communications affecting the immediate safety of
life and property
D. National defense and security communications
authorized by the President
What are the frequencies authorized to an amateur
station participating in RACES during a period when the
President's War Emergency Powers are in force?
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A.
All frequencies in the amateur service authorized to
the control operator
B. Specific amateur service frequency segments
authorized in FCC Part 214
C. Specific local government channels
D. Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) channels
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What is a Volunteer Examiner Coordinator?
A.
A person who has volunteered to administer
amateur operator license examinations
B. A person who has volunteered to prepare amateur
operator license examinations
C. An organization that has entered into an agreement
with the FCC to coordinate amateur operator
license examinations
D. The person that has entered into an agreement with
the FCC to be the VE session manager
Who is responsible for maintaining the
question pools from which all amateur license
examination questions must be taken?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
All of the VECs
The VE team
The VE question pool team
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
Where are the questions for all written US
amateur license examinations listed?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
In FCC Part 97
In an FCC-maintained question pool
In the VEC-maintained question pool
In the appropriate FCC Report and Order
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What is a VE?
A.
An amateur operator who is approved by three or
more fellow volunteer examiners to administer
amateur license examinations
B. An amateur operator who is approved by a VEC to
administer amateur operator license examinations
C. An amateur operator who administers amateur
license examinations for a fee
D. An amateur operator who is approved by an FCC
staff member to administer amateur operator
license examinations
Which of the following best describes the
Volunteer Examiner accreditation process?
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A.
Each General, Advanced and Amateur Extra Class
operator is automatically accredited as a VE when
the license is granted
B. The amateur operator applying must pass a VE
examination administered by the FCC Enforcement
Bureau
C. The prospective VE obtains accreditation from a VE
team
D. The procedure by which a VEC confirms that the
VE applicant meets FCC requirements to serve as
an examiner
Which of the following persons seeking
to become VEs cannot be accredited?
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A.
Persons holding less than an Advanced Class operator
license
B. Persons less than 21 years of age
C. Persons who have ever had an amateur operator or
amateur station license suspended or revoked
D. Persons who are employees of the federal
government
What is the minimum age to be a
volunteer examiner?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
13 years old
16 years old
18 years old
21 years old
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What is a VE team?
A.
A group of at least three VEs who administer
examinations for an amateur operator license
B. The VEC staff
C. One or two VEs who administer examinations for an
amateur operator license
D. A group of FCC Volunteer Enforcers who
investigate Amateur Rules violations
What is the minimum number of qualified VEs required to
administer an Element 4 amateur operator license
examination?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
5
2
4
3
To which of the following examinees may
a VE not administer an examination?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Employees of the VE
Friends of the VE
The VE’s close relatives as listed in the FCC rules
All these answers are correct
Who is responsible for the proper conduct and
necessary supervision during an amateur operator license
examination session?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
The VEC coordinating the session
The FCC
Each administering VE
The VE session manager
Where must the VE team be while
administering an examination?
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A.
All of the administering VEs must be present where
they can observe the examinees throughout the
entire examination
B. The VEs must leave the room after handing out the
exam(s) to allow the examinees to concentrate on
the exam material
C. The VEs may be elsewhere provided at least one
VE is present and is observing the examinees
throughout the entire examination
D. The VEs may be anywhere as long as they each
certify in writing that examination was administered
properly
What must the VE team do with the examinee’s test
papers once they have finished the examination?
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A.
The VE team must collect and send them to the
NCVEC
B. The VE team must collect and send them to the
coordinating VEC for grading
C. The VE team must collect and grade them
immediately
D. The VE team must collect and send them to the FCC
for grading
What must the VE team do if an examinee
scores a passing grade on all examination elements
needed for an upgrade or new license?
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A.
Photocopy all examination documents and forwards
them to the FCC for processing
B. Three VEs must certify that the examinee is
qualified for the license grant and that they have
complied with the VE requirements
C. Issue the examinee the new or upgrade license
D. All these answers are correct
What must the VE team do with the application
form if the examinee does not pass the exam?
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A.
B.
Return the application document to the examinee
Maintain the application form with the VEC’s
records
C. Send it to the FCC
D. Destroy the application form
What should a VE do if a candidate fails to
comply with the examiner’s instructions during an
amateur operator license examination?
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A.
Warn the candidate that continued failure to comply
will result in termination of the examination
B. Immediately terminate the candidate’s examination
C. Allow the candidate to complete the examination,
but invalidate the results
D. Immediately terminate everyone’s examination and
close the session
For which types of out-of-pocket
expenses may VEs and VECs be reimbursed?
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A.
Preparing, processing, administering and
coordinating an examination for an amateur radio
license
B. Teaching an amateur operator license examination
preparation course
C. No expenses are authorized for reimbursement
D. Providing amateur operator license examination
preparation training materials
How much reimbursement may the VE team and
VEC accept for preparing, processing,
administering and coordinating an examination?
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A.
B.
Actual out-of-pocket expenses
The national minimum hourly wage for time spent
providing examination services
C. Up to the maximum fee per examinee announced
by the FCC annually
D. As much as the examinee is willing to donate
What are the consequences of failing to appear
for re-administration of an examination when so
directed by the FCC?
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A. The licensee's license will be cancelled
B. The person may be fined or imprisoned
C. The licensee is disqualified from any future
examination for an amateur operator license grant
D. All of the above
What may be the penalty for a VE who
fraudulently administers or certifies an examination?
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A.
Revocation of the VE’s amateur station license grant
and the suspension of the VE’s amateur operator
license grant
B. A fine of up to $1000 per occurrence
C. A sentence of up to one year in prison
D. All of these choices are correct