AUXCOM EXAM PREP AND A LATEST UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) A NEW UPDATED STUDY GUIDE |GUARANTEED PASS
A+ (BRAND NEW!) FULL REVISED AUXCOM EXAM 2026/2027
Why is Class D Citizens Band unreliable for boaters?
a) No radio watch maintained.
b) No broadcast of emergency information.
c) No communication with Coast Guard.
d) All the above.
Answer- d) All the above.
What is a radio repeater?
a) A radio station that receives on one frequency and retransmits on another
frequency.
b) A radio station that can be a relay.
c) A radio station that can extend the communications range.
d) All of the above.
Answer- d) All of the above.
,List the three basic communication functions of the marine radiotelephone system
in priority order.
a) Safety, Operational, Business.
b) Operational, Safety, Business.
c) Business, Safety, Operational.
d) Business, Operational, Safety.
Answer- a) Safety, Operational, Business.
What are the major components of a radio station?
a) Radio equipment, feed line, antenna.
b) Power supply, radio equipment, antenna.
c) Power supply, feed line, antenna.
d) Power supply, radio equipment, feed line.
Answer- b) Power supply, radio equipment, antenna.
Lightning protection should be used with what type of antennas?
a) All types of antennas.
b) Only beam antennas.
c) Only vertical antennas.
d) Only horizontal antennas.
Answer- a) All types of antennas.
,What are some of the precautions that should be taken when erecting an antenna?
a) Ensure the antenna away from power lines.
b) Locate the antenna away from telephone lines.
c) Exercise extreme caution while installing to avoid contact with any lethal
conductors.
d) All of the above
answer- d) All of the above.
A non-government radio station may only be operated in accordance with the rules
and regulations established by?
a) FCC
b) IRAC
c) ITU
d) NTIA
answer- a) FCC
All ship radiotelephone stations using the 2-30 MHz marine band must maintain an
efficient listening watch on which frequency?
a) 2182 MHz
, b) 2182 kHz
c) 2182 HZ
d) 2182 GHz
answer- b) 2182 kHz
An efficient listening watch is required on which VHF-FM channel and under what
conditions?
a) Channel 16 (156.8 MHz) if radio is on and not in use.
b) Channel 70 (156.525 MHz) for non-DSC equipped vessels.
c) Channel 68 (156.425 MHz) unless another channel is being used.
d) Channel 17 (156.850 MHz) unless another channel is being used.
c) Fifteen
a) Channel 16 (156.8 MHz) if radio is on and not in use.
When a station does not respond to a call sent three times at intervals of two
minutes, you are permitted to call again after how many minutes have elapsed?
a) Five
b) Ten
c) Fifteen
d) Twenty
answer-c) Fifteen
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) A NEW UPDATED STUDY GUIDE |GUARANTEED PASS
A+ (BRAND NEW!) FULL REVISED AUXCOM EXAM 2026/2027
Why is Class D Citizens Band unreliable for boaters?
a) No radio watch maintained.
b) No broadcast of emergency information.
c) No communication with Coast Guard.
d) All the above.
Answer- d) All the above.
What is a radio repeater?
a) A radio station that receives on one frequency and retransmits on another
frequency.
b) A radio station that can be a relay.
c) A radio station that can extend the communications range.
d) All of the above.
Answer- d) All of the above.
,List the three basic communication functions of the marine radiotelephone system
in priority order.
a) Safety, Operational, Business.
b) Operational, Safety, Business.
c) Business, Safety, Operational.
d) Business, Operational, Safety.
Answer- a) Safety, Operational, Business.
What are the major components of a radio station?
a) Radio equipment, feed line, antenna.
b) Power supply, radio equipment, antenna.
c) Power supply, feed line, antenna.
d) Power supply, radio equipment, feed line.
Answer- b) Power supply, radio equipment, antenna.
Lightning protection should be used with what type of antennas?
a) All types of antennas.
b) Only beam antennas.
c) Only vertical antennas.
d) Only horizontal antennas.
Answer- a) All types of antennas.
,What are some of the precautions that should be taken when erecting an antenna?
a) Ensure the antenna away from power lines.
b) Locate the antenna away from telephone lines.
c) Exercise extreme caution while installing to avoid contact with any lethal
conductors.
d) All of the above
answer- d) All of the above.
A non-government radio station may only be operated in accordance with the rules
and regulations established by?
a) FCC
b) IRAC
c) ITU
d) NTIA
answer- a) FCC
All ship radiotelephone stations using the 2-30 MHz marine band must maintain an
efficient listening watch on which frequency?
a) 2182 MHz
, b) 2182 kHz
c) 2182 HZ
d) 2182 GHz
answer- b) 2182 kHz
An efficient listening watch is required on which VHF-FM channel and under what
conditions?
a) Channel 16 (156.8 MHz) if radio is on and not in use.
b) Channel 70 (156.525 MHz) for non-DSC equipped vessels.
c) Channel 68 (156.425 MHz) unless another channel is being used.
d) Channel 17 (156.850 MHz) unless another channel is being used.
c) Fifteen
a) Channel 16 (156.8 MHz) if radio is on and not in use.
When a station does not respond to a call sent three times at intervals of two
minutes, you are permitted to call again after how many minutes have elapsed?
a) Five
b) Ten
c) Fifteen
d) Twenty
answer-c) Fifteen
