G1A01 [97.301d]
What are the frequency privileges for a General Class
control operator in the 160-meter band (ITU Region 2)?
A. 1800 - 1900-kHz
B. 1900 - 2000-kHz
C. 1800 - 2000-kHz
D. 1825 - 2000-kHz
G1A02 [97.301d]
What are the frequency privileges for a General Class
control operator in the 75/80-meter band (ITU Region 2)?
A. 3525 - 3750-kHz and 3850 - 4000-kHz
B. 3525 - 3775-kHz and 3875 - 4000-kHz
C. 3525 - 3750-kHz and 3875 - 4000-kHz
D. 3525 - 3775-kHz and 3850 - 4000-kHz
G1A03 [97.301d]
What are the frequency privileges for a General Class
control operator in the 40-meter band (ITU Region 2)?
A. 7025 - 7175-kHz and 7200 - 7300-kHz
B. 7025 - 7175-kHz and 7225 - 7300-kHz
C. 7025 - 7150-kHz and 7200 - 7300-kHz
D. 7025 - 7150-kHz and 7225 - 7300-kHz
G1A04 [97.301d]
What are the frequency privileges for a General Class
control operator in the 30-meter band?
A. 10100 - 10150-kHz
B. 10100 - 10175-kHz
C. 10125 - 10150-kHz
D. 10125 - 10175-kHz
G1A05 [97.301d]
What are the frequency privileges for a General Class
control operator in the 20-meter band?
A. 14025 - 14100-kHz and 14175 - 14350-kHz
B. 14025 - 14150-kHz and 14225 - 14350-kHz
C. 14025 - 14125-kHz and 14200 - 14350-kHz
D. 14025 - 14175-kHz and 14250 - 14350-kHz
G1A06 [97.301d]
What are the frequency privileges for a General Class
control operator in the 15-meter band?
A. 21025 - 21200-kHz and 21275 - 21450-kHz
B. 21025 - 21150-kHz and 21300 - 21450-kHz
C. 21025 - 21150-kHz and 21275 - 21450-kHz
D. 21025 - 21200-kHz and 21300 - 21450-kHz
G1A07 [97.301d]
What are the frequency privileges for a General Class
control operator in the 12-meter band?
A. 24890 - 24975-kHz
B. 24890 - 24990-kHz
C. 24900 - 24990-kHz
D. 24900 - 24975-kHz
G1A08 [97.301d]
What are the frequency privileges for a General Class
control operator in the 10-meter band?
A. 28000 - 29700-kHz
B. 28025 - 29700-kHz
C. 28100 - 29600-kHz
D. 28125 - 29600-kHz
G1A09 [97.301d]
What are the frequency privileges for a General Class
control operator in the 17-meter band?
A. 18068 - 18300-kHz
B. 18025 - 18200-kHz
C. 18100 - 18200-kHz
D. 18068 - 18168-kHz
G1A10 [97.305a]
What are the frequency segments for General class licensees
within the 75/80-meter band in ITU Region 2 for CW
emissions?
A. 3500 - 3750 kHz and 3800 - 4000 kHz
B. 3700 - 3750 kHz and 3850 - 4000 kHz
C. 3525 - 3750 kHz and 3850 - 4000 kHz
D. 3525 - 4000 kHz
G1A11 [97.305c]
What are the frequency segments within the 10-meter band
for phone emissions?
A. 28000 - 28300 kHz
B. 29000 - 29700 kHz
C. 28300 - 29700 kHz
D. 28000 - 29000 kHz
G1B01 [97.15a]
Provided it is not at or near a public-use airport, what is
the maximum height above ground an antenna structure may
rise without requiring its owner to notify the FAA and
register with the FCC?
A. 50 feet
B. 100 feet
C. 200 feet
D. 300 feet
G1B02 [97.101a]
If the FCC Rules DO NOT specifically cover a situation, how
must you operate your amateur station?
A. In accordance with standard licensee operator
principles
B. In accordance with good engineering and good amateur
practice
C. In accordance with station operating practices adopted
by the VECs
D. In accordance with procedures set forth by the
International Amateur Radio Union
G1B03 [97.203g]
Which of the following types of stations may transmit only
one-way communications?
A. Repeater station
B. Beacon station
C. HF station
D. VHF station
G1B04 [97.113b]
Which of the following does NOT need to be true when an
amateur station is being used to gather news information
for broadcast purposes?
A. The information is more quickly transmitted by Amateur
Radio
B. The information must involve the immediate safety of
life of individuals or the immediate protection of property
C. The information must be directly related to the event
D. The information cannot be transmitted by other means
G1B05 [97.113e]
Under what limited circumstances may music be transmitted
by an amateur station?
A. When it produces no dissonances or spurious emissions
B. When it is used to jam an illegal transmission
C. When it is transmitted on frequencies above 1215 MHz
D. When it is an incidental part of a space shuttle
retransmission
G1B06 [97.113a4]
When may an amateur station in two-way communication
transmit a message in a secret code in order to obscure the
meaning of the communication?
A. When transmitting above 450 MHz
B. During contests
C. Never
D. During a declared communications emergency
G1B07 [97.113a4]
What are the restrictions on the use of abbreviations or
procedural signals in the amateur service?
A. Only "Q" codes are permitted
B. They may be used if they do not obscure the meaning of
a message
C. They are not permitted because they obscure the
meaning of a message to FCC monitoring stations
D. Only "10-codes" are permitted
G1B08 [97.113a4, 97.113e]
Which of the following amateur station transmissions is NOT
prohibited by the FCC Rules?
A. The playing of music
B. The use of obscene or indecent words
C. False or deceptive messages or signals
D. Retransmission of space shuttle communications
G1B09 [97.113a4, 97.113e]
What should you do to prevent your station from
retransmitting music or signals from a non-amateur station?
A. Turn up the volume of your transceiver
B. Speak closer to the microphone to increase your signal
strength
C. Turn down the volume of background audio
D. Adjust your transceiver noise blanker
G1B10 [97.203]
Which of the following is NOT an FCC requirement regarding
beacon stations?
A. All transmissions must use audio frequency shift
keying (AFSK)
B. Only one signal per band is permitted from a given
location
C. The transmitter power of the beacon station must not
exceed 100 watts
D. The control operator of the beacon station must hold a
Technician, Technician Plus, General, Advanced or Extra
Class operator license
G1C01 [97.313c1]
What is the maximum transmitting power an amateur station
may use on 3690 kHz?
A. 200 watts PEP output
B. 1000 watts PEP output
C. 1500 watts PEP output
D. The minimum power necessary to carry out the desired
communications, with a maximum of 2000 watts PEP output
G1C02 [97.313a,b]
What is the maximum transmitting power an amateur station
may use on 7080 kHz?
A. 200 watts PEP output
B. 1000 watts PEP output
C. 1500 watts PEP output
D. 2000 watts PEP output
G1C03 [97.313c1]
What is the maximum transmitting power an amateur station
may use on 10.140 MHz?
A. 200 watts PEP output
B. 1000 watts PEP output
C. 1500 watts PEP output
D. 2000 watts PEP output
G1C04 [97.313c1]
What is the maximum transmitting power an amateur station
may use on 21.305 MHz?
A. The minimum power necessary to carry out the desired
communications, with a maximum of 200 watts PEP output
B. The minimum power necessary to carry out the desired
communications, with a maximum of 1500 watts PEP output
C. 1000 watts PEP output
D. 2000 watts PEP output
G1C05 [97.313a,b]
What is the maximum transmitting power an amateur station
may use on 24.950 MHz?
A. 200 watts PEP output
B. 1000 watts PEP output
C. 1500 watts PEP output
D. 2000 watts PEP output
G1C06 [97.313]
What is the maximum transmitting power an amateur station
may use on 7255 kHz?
A. The minimum power necessary to carry out the desired
communications, with a maximum of 200 watts PEP output
B. The minimum power necessary to carry out the desired
communications, with a maximum of 1500 watts PEP output
C. 1000 watts PEP output
D. 2000 watts PEP output
G1C07 [97.313]
What is the maximum transmitting power an amateur station
may use on 14.300 MHz?
A. The minimum power necessary to carry out the desired
communications, with a maximum of 1500 watts PEP output
B. 200 watts PEP output
C. 1000 watts PEP output
D. 2000 watts PEP output
G1C08 [97.313]
What is the maximum transmitting power a station with a
General Class control operator may use on 28.400 MHz?
A. The minimum power necessary to carry out the desired
communications, with a maximum of 200 watts PEP output
B. The minimum power necessary to carry out the desired
communications, with a maximum of 1000 watts PEP output
C. The minimum power necessary to carry out the desired
communications, with a maximum of 1500 watts PEP output
D. 2000 watts PEP output
G1C09 [97.313]
What is the maximum transmitting power a station with a
General Class control operator may use on 28.150 MHz?
A. The minimum power necessary to carry out the desired
communications, with a maximum of 200 watts PEP output
B. The minimum power necessary to carry out the desired
communications, with a maximum of 1000 watts PEP output
C. The minimum power necessary to carry out the desired
communications, with a maximum of 1500 watts PEP output
D. The minimum power necessary to carry out the desired
communications, with a maximum of 2000 watts PEP output
G1C10 [97.313]
What is the maximum transmitting power an amateur station
may use on 1825 kHz?
A. 200 watts PEP output
B. The minimum power necessary to carry out the desired
communications, with a maximum of 1000 watts PEP output
C. 2000 watts PEP output
D. The minimum power necessary to carry out the desired
communications, with a maximum of 1500 watts PEP output
G1C11 [97.303s]
Which of the following is NOT a requirement when a station
is transmitting on the 60-meter band?
A. All transmissions may only use Upper Sideband (USB)
B. The 3-dB bandwidth of a signal shall not exceed 2.8
kHz, when centered on any of the five FCC-authorized
transmitting frequencies
C. Transmissions shall not exceed an effective radiated
power (ERP) of 50 W PEP
D. Antenna height shall not exceed 50 feet above mean sea
level (AMSL)
G1D01 [97.507a2]
What examination elements may you prepare when you hold a
General class operator license?
A. None
B. Elements 1 and 2 only
C. Element 1 only
D. Elements 1, 2 and 3
G1D02 [97.509b3i]
What license examinations may you administer when you are
an accredited VE holding a General Class operator license?
A. None
B. General only
C. Technician and Morse code
D. Technician, General and Amateur Extra
G1D03 [97.501e]
What minimum examination elements must an applicant pass
for a Technician Class operator license?
A. Element 2 only
B. Elements 1 and 2
C. Elements 2 and 3
D. Elements 1, 2 and 3
G1D04 [97.501d]
What minimum examination elements must an applicant pass
for a Technician Class operator license with Morse code
credit to operate on the HF bands?
A. Element 2 only
B. Elements 1 and 2
C. Elements 2 and 3
D. Elements 1, 2 and 3
G1D05 [97.509a,b]
What are the requirements for administering a Technician
Class operator examination?
A. Three VEC-accredited General Class or higher VEs must
be present
B. Two VEC-accredited General Class or higher VEs must be
present
C. Two General Class or higher VEs must be present, but
only one need be VEC accredited
D. Any two General Class or higher VEs must be present
G1D06 [97.509b3i]
When may you participate as an administering VE for a
Technician Class operator license examination?
A. Once you have notified the FCC that you want to give
an examination
B. Once you have a Certificate of Successful Completion
of Examination (CSCE) for General class
C. Once you have prepared telegraphy and written
examinations for the Technician license, or obtained them
from a qualified supplier
D. Once you have been granted your FCC General class or
higher license and received your VEC accreditation
G1D07 [97.119f2]
If you are a Technician Class operator with a CSCE for
General Class operator privileges, how do you identify your
station when transmitting on 14.035 MHz?
A. You must give your call sign and the location of the
VE examination where you obtained the CSCE
B. You must give your call sign, followed by the slant
mark "/", followed by the identifier "AG"
C. You may not operate on 14.035 MHz until your new
license arrives
D. No special form of identification is needed
G1D08 [97.119f2]
If you are a Technician Class operator with a CSCE for
General Class operator privileges, how do you identify your
station when transmitting phone emissions on 14.325 MHz?
A. No special form of identification is needed
B. You may not operate on 14.325 MHz until your new
license arrives
C. You must give your call sign, followed by any suitable
word that denotes the slant mark and the identifier "AG"
D. You must give your call sign and the location of the
VE examination where you obtained the CSCE
G1D09 [97.119f2]
If you are a Technician Class operator with a CSCE for
General Class operator privileges, when must you add the
special identifier "AG" after your call sign?
A. Whenever you operate using your new frequency
privileges<br />
B. Whenever you operate
C. Whenever you operate using Technician frequency
privileges
D. A special identifier is not required as long as your
General class license application has been filed with the
FCC
G1D10 [97.119f2]
If you are a Technician Class operator with a CSCE for
General Class operator privileges, on which of the
following band segments must you include the special
identifier "AG" after your call sign?
A. Whenever you operate from 18068 - 18168-kHz
B. Whenever you operate from 14025 - 14150-kHz and 14225
- 14350-kHz
C. Whenever you operate from 10100 - 10150-kHz
D. All of these choices are correct
G1D11 [97.509b3i]
When may you participate as a VE in administering a Morse
code examination?
A. Once you have notified the FCC that you want to give
an examination
B. Once you have a Certificate of Successful Completion
of Examination (CSCE) for General class
C. Once you have prepared telegraphy and written
examinations for the Technician license, or obtained them
from a qualified supplier
D. Once you have been granted your FCC General Class or
higher operator license and received your VEC accreditation
G1D12 [97.119f2]
If you are a Technician licensee with Morse code credit and
hold a CSCE for Element 3, what is one way you could
identify your station when transmitting phone emissions on
a General class amateur frequency?
A. Give your call sign followed by the words "general
class"
B. No special identification is needed, since your
license upgrade would already be shown in the FCC's
database
C. Give your call sign followed by the words "temporary
AG"
D. You must wait until your new license arrives by mail
from the FCC before using general class frequencies
G1E01 [97.119e]
As a General Class control operator at the station of a
Technician Class operator, how must you identify the
station while transmitting on 7250 kHz?
A. With your call sign, followed by the word
"controlling" and the Technician call sign
B. With the Technician Class operator's station call
sign, followed by the slant bar "/" (or any suitable word)
and your own call sign
C. With your call sign, followed by the slant bar "/" (or
any suitable word) and the Technician call sign
D. A Technician station should not be operated on 7250-
kHz, even with a General control operator
G1E02 [97.205a]
Under what circumstances may a 10-meter repeater retransmit
the 2-meter signal from a station having a Technician Class
control operator?
A. Under no circumstances
B. Only if the station on 10 meters is operating under a
Special Temporary Authorization allowing such
retransmission
C. Only during an FCC-declared general state of
communications emergency
D. Only if the 10-meter control operator holds at least a
General class license
G1E03 [97.3a37]
What kind of amateur station simultaneously retransmits the
signals of other stations on a different channel?
A. Repeater station
B. Space station
C. Telecommand station
D. Relay station
G1E04 [97.3a22]
What name is given to a form of interference that seriously
degrades, obstructs or repeatedly interrupts a
radiocommunication service?
A. Intentional interference
B. Harmful interference
C. Adjacent interference
D. Disruptive interference
G1E05 [97.115, 97.117]
What types of messages for a third party may be transmitted
by an amateur station to a foreign country?
A. Messages for which the amateur operator is paid
B. Messages facilitating the business affairs of any
party
C. Messages of a technical nature or remarks of a
personal character
D. No messages may be transmitted to foreign countries
for third parties
G1E06 [97.3a23]
Should a repeater cause harmful interference to another
repeater when a frequency coordinator has recommended the
operation of one station only, who is responsible for
resolving the interference?
A. The licensee of the uncoordinated repeater
B. Both repeater licensees
C. The licensee of the recommended repeater
D. The frequency coordinator
G1E07 [97.303]
What does it mean where the FCC rules say that the amateur
service is a secondary user and another service is a
primary user?
A. Nothing special; all users of the frequency band have
equal rights to operate
B. Amateur stations are only allowed to use the frequency
band during emergencies
C. Amateur stations are allowed to use the frequency band
only if they do not cause harmful interference to primary
users
D. Amateur stations must increase transmitter power to
overcome any interference caused by primary users
G1E08 [97.303]
What action must you take while using the 30-meter band
when a station assigned to the band's primary service
causes interference?
A. Notify the FCC's regional Engineer in Charge of the
interference
B. Increase your transmitter's power to overcome the
interference
C. Attempt to contact the station and request that it
stop the interference
D. Change frequencies; you may be causing harmful
interference to the other station, in violation of FCC
rules
G1E09 [97.119b2]
While you are using a language other than English in making
a contact, what language must you use when identifying your
station?
A. The language being used for the contact
B. The language being used for the contact, provided the
US has a third-party communications agreement with that
country
C. English
D. Any language of a country that is a member of the
International Telecommunication Union
G1E10 [97.303s]
What protection from harmful interference caused by primary
service users do amateur radio stations have while
operating in the 60-meter band?
A. None
B. Stations in the mobile and fixed service must not
interfere with amateur stations
C. Stations in the mobile and fixed service must not
interfere if an amateur station is already on the frequency
D. Stations in the mobile and fixed service must not
interfere with amateur stations if they are located in ITU
Region 2
G1E11 [97.303s]
What operating restrictions must amateur radio stations
observe while operating in the 60-meter band?
A. They must not cause harmful interference to stations
operating in other radio services
B. They must transmit no more than 30 minutes during each
hour to minimize harmful interference
C. They must use lower sideband, suppressed-carrier, only
D. They must not exceed 2.0 kHz of bandwidth
G1E12 [97.109e]
What must be done at an amateur radio station while it is
transmitting third party messages?
A. Keep a station log of when the message was handled
B. Use local or remote station control
C. Identify both stations that handle the message
D. Use local, remote or automatic station control
G1F01 [97.315a]
External RF power amplifiers designed to operate below what
frequency may require FCC certification?
A. 28 MHz
B. 35 MHz
C. 50 MHz
D. 144 MHz
G1F02 [97.315a]
Without a grant of FCC certification, how many external RF
amplifiers of a given design capable of operation below 144
MHz may you build or modify in one calendar year?
A. None
B. 1
C. 5
D. 10
G1F03 [97.317a3]
Which of the following standards must be met where FCC
certification of an external RF amplifier is required?
A. The amplifier must not be able to amplify a 28-MHz
signal to more than ten times the input power
B. The amplifier must not be capable of reaching its
designed output power when driven with less than 50 watts
C. The amplifier must not be able to be operated for more
than ten minutes without a time delay circuit
D. The amplifier must not be able to be modified by an
amateur operator
G1F04 [97.317b,c]
Which of the following would NOT disqualify an external RF
power amplifier from a FCC certification grant?
A. The capability of being modified by the operator for
use outside the amateur service bands
B. The capability of achieving full output power when
driven with less than 50 watts
C. The capability of achieving full output power on
amateur service frequencies between 24 and 35 MHz
D. The capability of being switched by the operator to
all amateur service frequencies below 24 MHz
G1F05 [97.305c, 97.307f3]
What is the maximum symbol rate permitted for RTTY
emissions transmitted on frequency bands below 10 meters?
A. 56 kilobauds
B. 19.6 kilobauds
C. 1200 bauds
D. 300 bauds
G1F06 [97.307f5]
What is the maximum symbol rate permitted for packet
emission on the 2-meter band?
A. 300 bauds
B. 1200 bauds
C. 19.6 kilobauds
D. 56 kilobauds
G1F07 [97.307f4]
What is the maximum symbol rate permitted for RTTY or data
emission on the 10-meter band?
A. 56 kilobauds
B. 19.6 kilobauds
C. 1200 bauds
D. 300 bauds
G1F08 [97.307f5]
What is the maximum symbol rate permitted for RTTY or data
emission on the 6- and 2-meter bands?
A. 56 kilobauds
B. 19.6 kilobauds
C. 1200 bauds
D. 300 bauds
G1F09 [97.307f5]
What is the maximum authorized bandwidth for RTTY, data or
multiplexed emissions using an unspecified digital code
transmitted on the 6- and 2-meter bands?
A. 20 kHz
B. 50 kHz
C. The total bandwidth shall not exceed that of a single-
sideband phone emission
D. The total bandwidth shall not exceed 10 times that of
a CW emission
G1F10 [97.317b]
What must an external RF amplifier exhibit in order to
receive a FCC grant of certification?
A. It must not be capable of operation on any frequency
between 24 MHz and 35 MHz
B. Its wiring must be accessible to permit modification
of the amplifier
C. It must have an internal RF sensing switch to place
the amplifier in the transmit mode
D. Its manual must provide instructions for modification
of the amplifier
G1F11 [97.317b1]
What is the maximum power gain that a 10-meter RF amplifier
can have to receive FCC certification?
A. 6 dB
B. 3 dB
C. 4 dB
D. 10 dB