Ham Study Questions and answers for
Technician 100% correct
Which of the following is a purpose of the Amateur Radio Service as stated in the
FCC rules and regulations? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct
answer ✔✔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? - correct answer ✔✔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 services are protected from interference by amateur
signals under all circumstances? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct answer ✔✔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."
Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other
parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct
answer ✔✔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.
Technician 100% correct
Which of the following is a purpose of the Amateur Radio Service as stated in the
FCC rules and regulations? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct
answer ✔✔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? - correct answer ✔✔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 services are protected from interference by amateur
signals under all circumstances? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct answer ✔✔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."
Which of the following entities recommends transmit/receive channels and other
parameters for auxiliary and repeater stations? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct answer ✔✔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? - correct
answer ✔✔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.
