Ham Study Questions and answers for Technician (Still in Progress) 100% Pass

Ham Study Questions and answers for Technician (Still in Progress) 100% Pass Which of the following is a purpose of the Amateur Radio Service as stated in the FCC rules and regulations? - 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. 2 100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights 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? - 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? - Part 97 3 100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights 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? - 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? - Enhancing international goodwill 4 100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights 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? - 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. 5 100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights What is the FCC Part 97 definition of telemetry? - 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? - 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. 6 100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights Who selects a Frequency Coordinator? - 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? - 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, Ho