Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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T2C01 When do the FCC rules NOT apply to the
operation of an amateur station?
a. | When operating a RACES station | c. | When operating under special ARES rules | b. | When operating under special FEMA rules | d. | Never, FCC rules
always apply |
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T2C02 What is meant by the term "NCS"
used in net operation?
a. | Nominal Control System | c. | National Communications Standard | b. | Net Control Station | d. | Normal
Communications Syntax |
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T2C03 What should be done when using voice
modes to ensure that voice messages containing unusual words are received correctly?
a. | Send the words by voice and Morse
code | c. | Spell the words using a standard phonetic
alphabet | b. | Speak very loudly into the
microphone | d. | All of these choices are correct |
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T2C04 What do
RACES and ARES have in common? a. | They represent the two largest ham clubs in the United
States | c. | Neither may handle emergency traffic supporting public
service agencies | b. | Both organizations
broadcast road and weather information | d. | Both organizations
may provide communications during emergencies |
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T2C05 What
does the term "traffic" refer to in net operation? a. | Formal messages exchanged by net
stations | c. | Operation by mobile or portable
stations | b. | The number of stations checking in and out of a
net | d. | Requests to activate the net by a served
agency |
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T2C06 Which
of the following is an accepted practice to get the immediate attention of a net control station when
reporting an emergency? a. | Repeat "SOS" three times followed by the call
sign of the reporting station | c. | Begin your transmission by saying
"Priority" or "Emergency" followed by your call sign | b. | Press the push-to-talk button three times | d. | Play a
pre-recorded emergency alert tone followed by your call sign |
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T2C07 Which of the following is an accepted
practice for an amateur operator who has checked into a net?
a. | Provided that the frequency is quiet, announce the
station call sign and location every 5 minutes | c. | Remain
on frequency without transmitting until asked to do so by the net control
station | b. | Move 5 kHz away from the net's frequency and use
high power to ask other hams to keep clear of the net frequency | d. | All of these
choices are correct |
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T2C08 Which of the following is a characteristic of
good traffic handling?
a. | Passing messages exactly as
received | c. | Ensuring that any newsworthy messages are relayed to the
news media | b. | Making decisions
as to whether messages are worthy of relay or delivery | d. | All of these
choices are correct |
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T2C09 Are amateur station control operators
ever permitted to operate outside the frequency privileges of their license class?
a. | No | c. | Yes,
but only when part of a RACES emergency plan | b. | Yes, but only when
part of a FEMA emergency plan | d. | Yes, but only if necessary in situations involving the
immediate safety of human life or protection of property |
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T2C10 What information is contained in the
preamble of a formal traffic message?
a. | The email address of the originating
station | c. | The telephone number of the
addressee | b. | The address of the intended
recipient | d. | The information needed to track the
message |
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T2C11 What is meant by the term
"check," in reference to a formal traffic message?
a. | The number of words or word equivalents in the text
portion of the message | c. | A list of stations that have relayed
the message | b. | The value of a
money order attached to the message | d. | A box on the message form that indicates that the
message was received and/or relayed |
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T2C12 What is the Amateur Radio Emergency
Service (ARES)?
a. | Licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their
qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service | c. | A training program that provides licensing courses for those interested in
obtaining an amateur license to use during emergencies | b. | Licensed amateurs who are members of the military and who voluntarily agreed
to provide message handling services in the case of an emergency | d. | A training program
that certifies amateur operators for membership in the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency
Service |
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