FCC Technician Exam Question Pool. Subelement 3AB. Operating Procedures. 3 Questions. -------------------------------------------------- 3B 1.1 A What is the meaning of: "Your report is five seven...."? A. Your signal is perfectly readable and moderately strong. B. Your signal is perfectly readable, but weak. C. Your signal is readable with considerable difficulty. D. Your signal is perfectly readable with near pure tone. 3B 1.2 A What is the meaning of: "Your report is three three.."? A. Your signal is readable with considerable difficulty and weak in strength. B. The station is located at latitude 33 degrees. C. The contact is serial number thirty three. D. The contact is unreadable, very weak in strength. 3B 1.3 D What is the meaning of: "Your report is plus 20dB..."? A. Your signal strength has increased by a factor of 100. B. Repeat your transmission on a frequency 20 kHz higher. C. The bandwidth of your signal is 20 decibels above linearity. D. A relative signal strength meter reading is 20 decibels greater than strength 9. 3B 1.6 A How should the audio gain control be adjusted on an emission F3E transmitter? A. For proper deviation on modulation peaks. B. For maximum, non-clipped amplitude on modulation peaks. C. For moderate movement of the ALC meter on modulation peaks. D. For a dip in plate current. 3B 1.7 C How is the call sign WE5TZD stated phonetically? A. Whiskey Echo Foxtrot Tango Zulu Delta. B. Washington England Five Tokyo Zanzibar Denmark. C. Whiskey Echo Five Tango Zulu Delta. D. Whiskey Easy Five Tear Zebra Dog. 3B 1.8 A How is the call sign KC4HRM stated phonetically? A. Kilo Charlie Four Hotel Romeo Mike. B. Kilowatt Charlie Four Hotel Roger Mexico. C. Kentucky Canada Four Honolulu Radio Mexico. D. Charlie Foxtrot Hotel Roger Mary. 3B 1.9 D How is the call sign AF6PSQ stated phonetically? A. America Florida Six Portugal Spain Quebec. B. Adam Frank Six Peter Sugar Queen. C. Alpha Fox Sierra Papa Santiago Queen. D. Alpha Foxtrot Six Papa Sierra Quebec. 3B 1.10 A How is the call sign NB8LXG stated phonetically? A. November Bravo Eight Lima Xray Golf. B. Nancy Baker Eight Love Xray George. C. Norway Boston Eight London Xray Germany. D. November Bravo Eight Xray Germany. 3B 1.11 C How is the call sign KJ1UOI stated phonetically? A. King John One Uncle Oboe Ida. B. Kilowatt George India Uncle Oscar India. C. Kilo Juliette One Uniform Oscar India. D. Kentucy Juliette One United Ontario Indiana. 3B 1.12 A How is the call sign WV2BPZ stated phonetically? A. Whisky Victor Two Bravo Papa Zulu. B. Willie Victor Two Bravo Papa Zulu. C. Whiskey Victor Tango Bravo Papa Zulu. D. Willie Virginia Two Boston Peter Zanzibar. 3B 1.13 D How is the call sign NY3CTJ stated phonetically? A. Norway Yokohama Three California Tokyo Japan. B. Nancy Yankee Three Cat Texas Jackrabbit. C. Norway Yesterday Three Charlie Texas Juliette. D. November Yankee Three Charlie Tango Juliette. 3B 1.14 B How is the call sign KG7DRV stated phonetically? A. Kilo Golf Seven Denver Radio Venezuela. B. Kilo Golf Seven Delta Romeo Victor. C. King John Seven Dog Radio Victor. D. Kilowatt George Seven Delta Romeo Video. 3B 1.15 A How is the call sign WX9HKS stated phonetically? A. Whiskey Xray Nine Kilo Sierra B. Willie Xray November Hotel King Sierra C. Washington Xray Nine Honolulu Kentucky Santiago D. Whiskey Xray Nine Henry King Sugar 3B 1.16 C How is the call sign AE0LQY stated phonetically? A. Able Easy Zero Lima Quebec Yankee B. Arizona Equador Zero London Queen Yesterday C. Alpha Echo Zero Lima Quebec Yankee D. Able Easy Zero Love Queen Yoke 3B 2.5 D What is meant by the term AMTOR? A. AMTOR is a system using two separate antennas with a common receiver to reduce transmission errors. B. AMTOR is a system in which the transmitter feeds two antennas, at right angles to each other, to reduce transmission errors. C. AMTOR is a system using independent sideband to reduce transmission errors. D. AMTOR is a system of using error detection and correction to reduce transmission errors. 3B 2.7 B What is the most common frequency shift for emission F2B transmissions in the Amateur VHF bands? A. 85 Hz. B. 170 Hz. C. 425 Hz. D. 850 Hz. 3B 2.8 D What is an RTTY MAILBOX? A. A QSL Bureau for teletype DX cards. B. An open net for RTTY operators. C. An address to which RTTY operators may write for technical assistance. D. A system by which messages may be stored electronically for later retrieval. 3B 2.9 C What is the purpose of transmitting a string of ' RYRYRYRYRYRY ' characters in RTTY? A. It is the RTTY equivalent of CQ. B. Since it represents alternate upper and lower case signals, it is used to assist the receiving operator check the shift mechanism. C. Since it contains alternate Mark and Space frequencies, it is a check on proper operation of the transmitting and receiving equipment. D. It is sent at the beginning of an important message to activate stations equipped with SELCAL and Autostart. 3B 3.1 B How should a contact be initiated through a station in repeater operation? A. Say "breaker, breaker 79." B. Call the desired station and then identify your own station. C. Call "CQ" three times and identify three times. D. Wait for a "CQ" to be called and then answer it. 3B 3.2 C Why should users of a station in repeater operation pause briefly between transmissions? A. To check the SWR of the repeater. B. To reach for pencil and paper for third party traffic. C. To listen for any hams wanting to break in. D. To dial up the repeater's autopatch. 3B 3.3 A Why should users of a station in repeater operation keep their transmissions short and thoughtful? A. A long transmission may prevent someone with an emergency from using the repeater. B. To see if the receiving station operator is still awake. C. To give any non-hams that are listening a chance to respond. D. To keep long distance charges down. 3B 3.4 C Why should simplex be used where possible instead of using a station in repeater operation? A. Farther distances can be reached. B. To avoid long distance toll charges. C. To avoid tying up the repeater unnecessarily. D. To permit the testing of the effectiveness of your antenna. 3B 3.5 D What is the proper procedure to break into an ongoing QSO through a station in repeater operation? A. Wait for the end of a transmission and start calling. B. Shout, "Break, Break!" to show that you're eager to join the conversation. C. Turn on your 100 watt amplifier and override whoever is talking. D. During a break between transmissions, send your call sign. 3B 3.6 B What is the purpose of Repeater Operation. A. To cut your power bill by using someone's higher power system. B. To enable mobile and low power stations to extend their usable range. C. To reduce your telephone bill. D. To call the ham radio distributor 50 miles away. 3B 3.7 D What is a REPEATER FREQUENCY COORDINATOR? A. Someone who coordinates the assembly of a repeater station. B. Someone who provides advice on what kind of system to buy. C. The club's repeater trustee. D. A person of group that recommends frequency pairs for repeater usage. 3B 3.9 D What is the usual Input/Output frequency separation for stations in repeater operation in the 2 meter band? A. 1 MHz. B. 1.6 MHz. C. 170 Hz. D. 0.6 MHz. 3B 3.10 B What is the usual Input/Output frequency separation for stations in repeater operation in the 70 centimeter band? A. 1.6 MHz. B. 5 MHz. C. 600 kHz. D. 5 kHz. 3B 3.11 A What is the usual Input/Output frequency separation for a 6 meter station in repeater operation? A. 1 MHz. B. 600 kHz. C. 1.6 MHz. D. 20 kHz. 3B 3.13 C What is the usual Input/Output frequency separation for a 1.25 meter station in repeater operation? A. 1000 kHz. B. 600 kHz. C. 1600 kHz. D. 1.6 GHz. 3B 6.4 A Why should local Amateur communications be conducted on VHF and UHF frequencies? A. To minimize interference on HF bands capable of long distance skywave communication. B. Because greater output power is permitted on VHF and UHF. C. Because HF transmissions are not propagated locally. D. Because absorption is greater at VHF and UHF frequencies. 3B 6.5 A How can On-The-Air transmissions be minimized during a lengthy transmitter testing or loading up procedure? A. Use a dummy antenna. B. Choose an unoccupied frequency. C. Use a non-resonant antenna. D. Use a resonant antenna that requires no loading up procedure. 3B 6.6 C When a frequency conflict arises between a simplex operation and a repeater operation, why does good Amateur practice call for the simplex operation to move to another frequency? A. The repeater's output power can be turned up to ruin the front end of the station in simplex operation. B. There are more repeaters than simplex operators. C. Changing the repeater's frequency is not practical. D. Changing a repeater frequency requires the authorization of the Federal Communications Commission. 3B 6.7 C What should be done before installing an Amateur Station within one mile of an FCC monitoring station? A. The Amateur should apply to the FCC for a Special Temporary Authority for operation within the shadow of the monitoring facility's antenna system. B. The Amateur should make sure a line-of-sight path does not exist between the Amateur Station and the monitoring facility. C. The Amateur should consult with the Commission to protect the monitoring facility from harmful interference. D. The Amateur should make sure the effective radiated power of the Amateur Station will be less than 200 watts P.E.P. in the direction of the monitoring facility. 3B 6.8 A What is the proper Q signal to use to determine whether a frequency is in use before making a transmission? A. QRL? B. QRU? C. QRV? D. QRZ? 3B 6.9 B What is meant by "Making The Repeater Time Out"? A. The repeater's battery supply has run out. B. The repeater's transmission time limit has expired during a single transmission. C. The warranty on the repeater duplexer has expired. D. The repeater is in need of repairs. 3B 6.10 D During the commuter rush hours, which types of operation should relinquish the use of the repeater? A. Mobile operators. B. Low power stations. C. Highway traffic information nets. D. Third-party traffic nets. 3B 9.1 A What is the proper distress calling procedure when using telephony? A. Transmit MAYDAY. B. Transmit QRRR. C. Transmit QRZ. D. Transmit SOS. 3B 9.2 D What is the proper distress calling procedure when using telegraphy? A. Transmit MAYDAY. B. Transmit QRRR. C. Transmit QRZ. D. Transmit SOS. -------------------------------------------------- End of Subelement 3AB.