Amateur Extra Licensing Class Lake Area Radio Klub Spring 2012 Rules & Regs.

Amateur Extra Licensing Class

Lake Area Radio Klub

Spring 2012

Rules & Regs

Amateur Radio Extra ClassElement 4 Course Presentation

ELEMENT 4 Groupings

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Amateur Radio Extra ClassElement 4 Course Presentation

ELEMENT 4 Groupings

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Amateur Radio Extra Class

Rules & Regs• E1A01…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.

• E1A03…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.

14.349 MHz + 3 KHz = 14.352 MHz.

Carrier Frequency

Carrier Frequency -2.8 KHz

Lower Side band

Upper Side band

Carrier - 300 Hz Carrier Frequency

+2.8 KHz

Carrier

+300 Hz

The band edge for 20 meters is 14.350 MHz therefore your signal would be out of band by 2

KHz.


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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.

• 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


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• E1A09…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.


Rules & Regs• E1A06…The maximum power output permitted on the 60 meter

band is 50 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to a dipole.

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.

• 5330.5 kHz USB• 5346.5 kHz USB• 5366.5 kHz USB• 5371.5 kHz USB• 5403.5 kHz USB


Rules & Regs• E1A07… The 60 meter band is the only amateur band where only the transmission

on specific channels rather than a range of frequencies is permitted.

• E1A08… Upper sideband SSB is the only emission permitted to be transmitted on the 60 meter band by an amateur station.

The 60 Meter BandOpened to general and above on J ul y 1, 2003

5,332 KHZ 5,348 KHZ 5,368 KHZ 5,405 KHZ5,373 KHZ

• 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

Tune to 5,330.5 KHZ

Tune to 5,371.5 KHZ

Tune to 5,36.5 KHZ Tune to 5,403.5 KHZ

Tune to 5,345.5 KHZ


Rules & Regs

• E1A08…Upper sideband SSB is the only emission permitted to be transmitted on the 60 meter band by an amateur station.

• E1A13…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.

• E1A12…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.


Rules & Regs• E1A05… The only amateur band that does not permit the transmission of

phone or image emissions is 30 meters

The 30 meter band is restricted to RTTY and data transmission only.

• E1B03… Within a distance of 1 mile an amateur station must protect an FCC monitoring facility from harmful interference.

• 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.


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•E1B02… An amateur station apparatus or antenna structure may be restricted if the location is significant to our environment, American history, architecture, or culture.

• 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.


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E1F02… 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.

CEPT is the European Conference of Post and Telecommunications Administration

E1F03… The IARP agreement allows an FCC-licensed US citizen and many Central and South American amateur operators to operate in each other’s countries.

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.


Rules & Regs• E1F16… Communications incidental to the purpose of the amateur

service and remarks of a personal nature may be transmitted to amateur stations in foreign countries.

• E1F06… The “A line” is a line roughly parallel to and approx. 50 miles south of the US-Canadian border.

• E1F07… Amateur stations may not transmit on the 420 - 430 MHz frequency segments if they are located north of Line A.


Rules & Regs• E1B05… 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.


Rules & Regs

Distances from runway and height permitted. 200 feet maximum is the only info needed.


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• E1B06…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.

• E1B07…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.

• E1F10…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.

• E1F11…Amateur-operator-to-amateur-operator communications transmitted for hire or material compensation are prohibited, except as otherwise provided in the FCC rules.


Rules & Regs• E1F09…Under no circumstances may the control operator of a

repeater accept payment for providing communication services to another party.

• E1A10…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.

• E1A11…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.


Rules & Regs• E1C07…Local control means direct manipulation of the transmitter

by a control operator.

• E1C01… A remotely controlled station is a station controlled indirectly through a control link.

• E1C08…The maximum permissible duration of a remotely controlled station’s transmissions if its control link malfunctions is 3 minutes.

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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• E1C06…When operating remotely controlled amateur stations, a control operator must be present at the control point.

• E1C02…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.

• E1C10…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.


Rules & Regs• E1C09… Frequencies from 29.500 - 29.700 MHz are available for

automatically controlled ground-station repeater operation.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 (3-30MHz) bands permit repeater operation.

• E1F15… Technician, General, Advanced or Extra Class Amateur operators may be the control operator of an auxiliary station.

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.


Rules & Regs• E1F17…The FCC can issue a "Special Temporary Authority" (STA)

to an amateur station to provide for experimental amateur communications.

• E1B09…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.

• E1B10…Any FCC-licensed amateur station certified by the responsible civil defense organization for the area served may operate amateur stations under RACES.


Rules & Regs• E1B11… All amateur service frequencies otherwise authorized to

the control operator are normally authorized to any FCC licensed amateur station participating in RACES.

You do NOT gain any out-of-band privileges as a RACES operator.

• E1B13… Communications permissible in RACES include authorized civil defense emergency communications affecting the immediate safety of life and property.

• E1B12… 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.


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• E1E04… The Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) is an organization that has entered into an agreement with the FCC to coordinate amateur operator license exams.

• E1E03… All of the VECs are responsible for maintaining the question pools from which all amateur license examination questions must be taken.

• E1E02… The questions for all written US amateur license examinations are listed in the VEC-maintained question pool.

• E1E05… A VE (Volunteer Examiner) is an amateur operator who is approved by a VEC to administer amateur operator license examinations.

Amateur Radio Extra ClassRules & Regs

• E1E08… 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.

• E1E07… Persons seeking to become VEs who have ever had an amateur operator or amateur station license suspended or revoked cannot be accredited.

• E1E20… You must be a minimum of 18 years of age to be a volunteer examiner.


• E1E06… 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.

• E1E12… A VE may not administer an examination to their close relatives as listed in the FCC rules. YOU

Siblings Spouse Other

Relatives


• E1E10…Each administering VE is responsible for the proper conduct and necessary supervision during an amateur operator license examination session.

• E1E09…All of the administering VEs must be present be and located where they can observe the examinees throughout the entire examination session.

• E1E14…The VE team must collect and immediately grade the examinee’s test papers once they have finished the examination.


• E1E15… 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.


• E1E16… If the examinee does not pass the exam the VE team will return the application document to the examinee.

• E1E11… 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.

• E1E18… Preparing, processing, administering and coordinating an examination are types of out-of-pocket expenses that VEs and VECs can be reimbursed.


• E1E19… The VE team and VEC may accept reimbursement for preparing, processing, administering and coordinating an examination and actual out-of-pocket expenses.

• E1E17… Failure to appear for re-administration of an examination when so directed by the FCC will cause the licensee's license to be cancelled.

• E1E13… 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

E1A01 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?

A. The exact upper band edgeB. 300 Hz below the upper band edgeC. 1 kHz below the upper band edgeD. 3 kHz below the upper band edge

E1A03 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?

A. Yes, because the DX station initiated the contactB. Yes, because the displayed frequency is within the

20 meter bandC. No, my sidebands will extend beyond the band

edge D. No, USA stations are not permitted to use phone

emissions above 14.340 MHz

E1A02 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?

A. The exact lower band edgeB. 300 Hz above the lower band edgeC. 1 kHz above the lower band edgeD. 3 kHz above the lower band edge

E1A04 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?

A. Yes, because the DX station initiated the contactB. Yes, because the displayed frequency is within the

75 meter phone band segmentC. No, my sidebands will extend beyond the edge of

the phone band segmentD. No, USA stations are not permitted to use phone

emissions below 3.610 MHz

E1A09 Which frequency bands contain at least one segment authorized only to control operators holding an Amateur Extra Class operator license?

A. 80/75, 40, 20 and 15 metersB. 80/75, 40, 20 and 10 metersC. 80/75, 40, 30 and 10 metersD. 160, 80/75, 40 and 20 meters

E1A06 What is the maximum power output permitted on the 60 meter band?

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

E1A07 What is the only amateur band where transmission on specific channels rather than a range of frequencies is permitted?

A. 12 meter bandB. 17 meter bandC. 30 meter bandD. 60 meter band

E1A08 What is the only emission type permitted to be transmitted on the 60 meter band by an amateur station?

A. CWB. RTTY Frequency shift keyingC. Single sideband, upper sideband onlyD. Single sideband, lower sideband only

E1A13 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?

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

E1A12 If an amateur station is installed on board a ship or aircraft, what condition must be met before the station is operated?

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

E1A05 Which is the only amateur band that does not permit the transmission of phone or image emissions?

A. 160 metersB. 60 metersC. 30 metersD. 17 meters

E1B03 Within what distance must an amateur station protect an FCC monitoring facility from harmful interference?

A. 1 mileB. 3 milesC. 10 milesD. 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

E1B02 Which of the following factors might cause the physical location of an amateur station apparatus or antenna structure to be restricted?

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.

E1B04 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?

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

E1F02 Which of the following 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?

A. CEPT agreementB. IARP agreementC. ITU reciprocal licenseD. All of these choices are correct

E1F03 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?

A. CEPT agreementB. IARP agreementC. ITU agreementD. All of these choices are correct

E1F16 What types of communications may be transmitted to amateur stations in foreign countries?

A. Business-related messagesB. Automatic retransmissions of any

amateur communicationsC. Communications incidental to the

purpose of the amateur service and remarks of a personal nature

D. All of these choices are correct

E1F06 Which of the following geographic descriptions approximately describes "Line A"?

A. A line roughly parallel to and south of the US-Canadian border

B. A line roughly parallel to and west of the US Atlantic coastline

C. A line roughly parallel to and north of the US-Mexican border and Gulf coastline

D. A line roughly parallel to and east of the US Pacific coastline

A. 440 – 450 MHzB. 53 – 54 MHzC. 222 – 223 MHzD. 420 – 430 MHz

E1F07 Amateur stations may not transmit in which of the following frequency segments if they are located north of Line A?

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

E1B05 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?

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

E1B06 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?

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

E1B07 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?

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

E1F10 When may an amateur station send a message to a business?

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 contentD. Communications in a language other than

English

E1F11 Which of the following types of amateur-operator-to-amateur-operator communications are prohibited?

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

E1F09 When may the control operator of a repeater accept payment for providing communication services to another party?

A. The control operator of the packet bulletin board station

B. The control operator of the originating stationC. The control operators of all the stations in the

systemD. The control operators of all the stations in the

system not authenticating the source from which they accept communications

E1A10 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?

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 officeD. Discontinue forwarding all messages

E1A11 What is the first action you should take if your digital message forwarding station inadvertently forwards a communication that violates FCC rules?

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

E1C01 What is a remotely controlled station?

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 controlD. A station controlled indirectly through a control

link

A. 30 secondsB. 3 minutesC. 5 minutesD. 10 minutes

E1C08 What is the maximum permissible duration of a remotely controlled station’s transmissions if its control link malfunctions?

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

E1C06 Which of the following statements concerning remotely controlled amateur stations is true?

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

A. Under local control there is no control operatorB. Under automatic control the control operator is

not required to be present at the control pointC. Under automatic control there is no control

operatorD. Under local control a control operator is not

required to be present at a control point

E1C03 How do the control operator responsibilities of a station under automatic control differ from one under local control?

E1C10 What types of amateur stations may automatically retransmit the radio signals of other amateur stations?

A. Only beacon, repeater or space stationsB. Only auxiliary, repeater or space stationsC. Only earth stations, repeater stations or model

craftsD. Only auxiliary, beacon or space stations

E1C09 Which of these frequencies are available for automatically controlled ground-station repeater operation?

A. 18.100 – 18.168 MHzB. 24.940 – 24.990 MHzC. 10.100 – 10.150 MHzD. 29.500 – 29.700 MHz

E1F15 Who may be the control operator of an auxiliary station?

A. Any licensed amateur operatorB. Only Technician, General, Advanced or

Amateur Extra Class operatorsC. Only General, Advanced or Amateur Extra

Class operatorsD. Only Amateur Extra Class operators

E1F17 Under what circumstances might the FCC issue a "Special Temporary Authority" (STA) to an amateur station?

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

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

E1B09 What is the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)?

E1B10 Which amateur stations may be operated in RACES?

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)

E1B11 What frequencies are normally authorized to an amateur station participating in RACES?

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 channelsD. Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) channels

E1B13 What communications are permissible in RACES?

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

E1B12 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?

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 channelsD. Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) channels

E1E04 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

E1E03 Who is responsible for maintaining the question pools from which all amateur license examination questions must be taken?

A. All of the VECsB. The VE teamC. The VE question pool teamD. The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications

Bureau

A. In FCC Part 97B. In an FCC-maintained question poolC. In the VEC-maintained question poolD. In the appropriate FCC Report and Order

E1E02 Where are the questions for all written US amateur license examinations listed?

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

E1E05 What is a VE?

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

E1E08 Which of the following best describes the Volunteer Examiner accreditation process?

A. Persons holding less than an Advanced Class operator license

B. Persons less than 21 years of ageC. Persons who have ever had an amateur operator

or amateur station license suspended or revokedD. Persons who are employees of the federal

government

E1E07 Which of the following persons seeking to become VEs cannot be accredited?

E1E20 What is the minimum age to be a volunteer examiner?

A. 13 years oldB. 16 years oldC. 18 years oldD. 21 years old

E1E06 What is a VE team?

A. A group of at least three VEs who administer examinations for an amateur operator license

B. The VEC staffC. One or two VEs who administer examinations

for an amateur operator licenseD. A group of FCC Volunteer Enforcers who

investigate Amateur Rules violations

E1E01 What is the minimum number of qualified VEs required to administer an Element 4 amateur operator license examination?

A. 5B. 2C. 4D. 3

E1E12 To which of the following examinees may a VE not administer an examination?

A. Employees of the VEB. Friends of the VEC. The VE’s close relatives as listed in the FCC

rulesD. All these answers are correct

E1E10 Who is responsible for the proper conduct and necessary supervision during an amateur operator license examination session?

A. The VEC coordinating the sessionB. The FCCC. Each administering VED. The VE session manager

E1E09 Where must the VE team be while administering an examination?

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

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

E1E14 What must the VE team do with the examinee’s test papers once they have finished the examination?

E1E15 What must the VE team do if an examinee scores a passing grade on all examination elements needed for an upgrade or new license?

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 licenseD. All these answers are correct

A. Return the application document to the examinee

B. Maintain the application form with the VEC’s records

C. Send it to the FCCD. Destroy the application form

E1E16 What must the VE team do with the application form if the examinee does not pass the exam?

E1E11 What should a VE do if a candidate fails to comply with the examiner’s instructions during an amateur operator license examination?

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

E1E18 For which types of out-of-pocket expenses may VEs and VECs be reimbursed?

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 reimbursementD. Providing amateur operator license

examination preparation training materials

A. Actual out-of-pocket expensesB. The national minimum hourly wage for time

spent providing examination servicesC. Up to the maximum fee per examinee

announced by the FCC annuallyD. As much as the examinee is willing to donate

E1E19 How much reimbursement may the VE team and VEC accept for preparing, processing, administering and coordinating an examination?

A. The licensee's license will be cancelledB. The person may be fined or imprisonedC. The licensee is disqualified from any future

examination for an amateur operator license grant

D. All of the above

E1E17 What are the consequences of failing to appear for re-administration of an examination when so directed by the FCC?

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 occurrenceC. A sentence of up to one year in prisonD. All of these choices are correct

E1E13 What may be the penalty for a VE who fraudulently administers or certifies an examination?

Amateur Extra Licensing Class Lake Area Radio Klub Spring 2012 Rules & Regs.

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