Technician Licensing Class“T2”

Presented by thePlano Texas Stake

Plano, Texas

January 6, 2007

Amateur Radio Technician ClassElement 2 Course Presentation

ELEMENT 2 SUB-ELEMENTS

• T1 - FCC Rules, station license responsibilities• T2 - Control operator duties• T3 - Operating practices• T4 - Radio and electronic fundamentals• T5 - Station setup and operation• T6 - Communications modes and methods• T7 - Special operations• T8 - Emergency and Public Service

Communications• T9 - Radio waves, propagation, and antennas• T0 - Electrical and RF Safety

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Control operator duties T2A

Prohibited communications: music, broadcasting, codes and ciphers, business use

• An amateur station is never authorized to transmit information to the general public.

• Amateurs may not transmit music, except as incidental to an authorized rebroadcast of space shuttle communications

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Control operator duties T2A

Prohibited communications: music, broadcasting, codes and ciphers, business use (cont)

• An amateur station may never transmit false or deceptive signals!

• Indecent and obscene language is specifically prohibited in the Amateur Radio Service.

• Broadcasting is defined as: Transmissions intended for reception by the general public, either direct or relayed.

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Control operator duties T2A

Prohibited communications: music, broadcasting, codes and ciphers, business use (cont)

• Broadcasts intended for reception by the general public may not be transmitted in the Amateur Radio Service.

• Calls to your employer requesting directions to a customer's office are prohibited when using a repeater autopatch.

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Control operator duties T2A

Permissible communications, bulletins, code practice, incidental music

• Transmission of codes or ciphers is allowed to hide the meaning of a message transmitted by an amateur station only when transmitting control commands to space stations or radio control craft.

• The FCC allows an amateur radio station to be used as a method of communication for hire or material compensation only when in accordance with part 97 rules.

• You may use your amateur station on an occasional basis to tell people about equipment you have for sale when you are offering amateur radio equipment for sale or trade.

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Control operator duties T2A

Permissible communications, bulletins, code practice, incidental music (cont)

• An amateur station may transmit unidentified communications only when sent from a space station or to control a model craft.

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Control operator duties T2B

Basic identification requirements, non-voice modes, mobile and portable operation

• You must transmit your callsign to identify your amateur station.

• A transmission that does not contain a station identification is unidentified communications or signals.

• An amateur station must transmit the assigned call sign every 10 minutes during communications and at the end of each communication.

• Each station must transmit its own call sign when two amateur stations end communications.

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Control operator duties T2B

Basic identification requirements, non-voice modes, mobile and portable operation (cont)

• The longest period of time an amateur station can operate without transmitting its call sign is 10 minutes.

• You must identify using the English language to identify your station when you are speaking to another amateur operator using a language other than English.

• When operating while using a special event call sign you must identify using your assigned call sign once per hour.

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Control operator duties T2B

Basic identification requirements, non-voice modes, mobile and portable operation (cont)

• When using one or more self-assigned indicators with your assigned call sign the indicator must not conflict with an indicator specified by FCC rules or with a prefix assigned to another country.

• The correct way to identify when visiting a station is send his call sign first; followed by your call sign, if you hold a higher class license than that of the station licensee and you are using a frequency not authorized to his class of license.

• When exercising the operating privileges earned by examination upgrade of a license, the indicator "/AG" means Authorized General.

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Control operator duties T2B

Repeater ID standards

• All of the following are acceptable methods of transmitting a repeater station identification:

By phone using the English language

By video image conforming to applicable standards

By Morse code at a speed not to exceed 20 words per minute

(All of these answers are correct)

60 miles

Offset+ 600 kHz

Input Freq147.780 MHz

Output Freq147.180 MHz

A repeater is a device used to retransmit amateur radio signals.

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Control operator duties T2C

Definition of control operator• A control operator of an amateur station is

an operator designated by the licensee to be responsible for the station's transmissions to assure compliance with FCC rules.

• The Control Operator is responsible for the transmissions from an amateur station.

• Every amateur station must have a control operator when transmitting.

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Control operator

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Control Operator (local)

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Control operator duties T2C

Definition of control operator (cont)

• Only one amateur operator/primary station licenses may be held by one person.

• The minimum class of amateur license you must hold to be a control operator of a repeater station is the Technician class.

• An amateur station must have a control operator whenever the station is transmitting.

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Control operator duties T2C

Location of control operator

• The location at which the control operator function is performed is the control point of an amateur station.

• An automatically controlled amateur station does not require a control operator to be at the control point.

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Control operator duties T2C

Automatic and remote control, auxiliary stations• The three types of station control permitted and

recognized by FCC rule are:• local,• remote, and• automatic control.

• Local control is being used when transmitting using a handheld radio.

• Remote control is used when the control operator is not at the station location but can still make changes to a transmitter.

• Automatic control is being used on a repeater when the control operator is not present.

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Control operator duties T2D

Operating another person's station

• Both you and the other person are responsible for proper operation if you transmit from another amateur's station.

• Only the operating privileges allowed by your license are allowed when you are the control operator at the station of another amateur who has a higher class license than yours.

• You may operate your amateur station aboard an aircraft only with the approval of the pilot in command and not using the aircraft's radio equipment.

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Control operator duties T2D

Guest operators at your station

• All operating privileges allowed by the higher class license are allowed when another amateur holding a higher class license is controlling your station.

• Unlicensed persons in your family are not allowed to transmit on your amateur station if you are not there because they must be licensed before they are allowed to be control operators.

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Control operator and guest

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Control operator duties T2D

Third party communications

• A message sent between two amateur stations for someone else is third-party communications.

• When handling international 3rd party communications the U.S. station must transmit both call signs at the end of each communication.

• No payment may be accepted for handling 3rd party communications

Some countries we have 3rd party agreements with are:Cuba Ecuador Columbia PanamaJordan Argentina Peru TurkeyCanada Mexico Israel Ghana

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Control operator duties T2D

A message from an amateur station (1st party) to another amateur station (2nd party) on behalf of another person (3rd party)

Examples include:

• Passing a message• Making a phone patch• Allowing an unlicensed

person to talk on the radio

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Control operator duties T2D

Amateurs can use a repeater’s “autopatch” to connect to the public telephone network via radio.

However, conversations are not private but can be heard by anyone monitoring the repeater.

Autopatch, Incidental business use:Using amateur radio for conducting business is a prohibited amateur radio transmission.

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Control operator duties T2D

Compensation of operators• It is permissible for the control operator of

a club station to accept compensation for sending information bulletins or Morse code practice when the station makes those transmissions for at least 40 hours per week.

Club stations• At least 4 persons are required to be

members of a club for a club station license to be issued by the FCC.

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Control operator duties T2D

Station inspection• The FCC is allowed to inspect your station

equipment and station records at any time upon request.

Station security and protection against unauthorized transmissions• You might best keep unauthorized persons from

using your amateur station by disconnecting the power and microphone cables when not using your equipment.

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Take aways

• Amateurs never transmit to general public

• Do not transmit music; incidental to rebroadcast from space shuttle

• NEVER transmit false or deceptive

• Indecent and obscene prohibited

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Take aways (cont)

• Broadcasting: Intended for reception of general public, direct or relayed

• Calling employer for customer’s directions on autopatch prohibited

• Transmit unidentified communications only when sent from space station or to control model craft

• At least 4 persons are required for a club license

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Take aways (cont)

• Codes or ciphers hiding meaning of message … to space station or radio control craft

• Occasional basis: equipment for sale or trade

• Compensation only in accordance with Part 97 rules

• Space station or control of model craft permits unidentified communications

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Take aways (cont)

• Transmit your callsign to identify

• No Station ID is considered unidentified communications or signals

• ID every ten minutes and at end

• Each station must ID with its own call sign at end of communications

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Take aways (cont)

• Longest period of time without ID is ten minutes

• Identify in English when speaking to another station not using English

• Special Event Call Sign: normal time for ID plus your callsign once an hour

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Take aways (cont)

• Self-assigned indicators must not conflict with an indicator specified by FCC rules or with a prefix assigned to another country

• Correct ID: when visiting a station, their call sign first followed by your call, if you hold higher class license and using a frequency not authorized to their class of license

• Earned operating privileges by exam upgrade, “/AG” means Authorized General; “/AE” means Authorized Extra

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Take aways (cont)

• Repeater ID standards:

• By phone• Digital voice

• By video• Slow Scan TV

• By Morse code • Not to exceed 20wpm

All of these are correct

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Take aways (cont)

Control operator:• Operator designated by licensee to be

responsible for any transmissions from the station in compliance with FCC rules

• Responsible for transmissions from an amateur station

• Every Amateur station must have a control operator

• Only one amateur operator/primary station licensee held by one person

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Take aways (cont)

• Control operator of a repeater: minimum license of Technician Class

• Amateur station must have control operator whenever station is transmitting

• Control operator function performed at control point of an amateur station

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Take aways (cont)

• Automatically controlled station does not require control operator at the control point

• Three types of stations control permitted: Local Remote Automatic

• Local when transmitting using a handheld radio

• Remote when not at location, but can still make changes to the transmitter

• Automatic control used on repeater; control operator not present

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Take aways (cont)

• Transmit from another amateur’s station, both are responsible

• Control operator license determines operating privileges…higher vs lower

• Operate amateur station aboard aircraft with approval of pilot in command and not using aircraft equipment

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Take aways (cont)

• Class of license of control operator determines all operating privileges

• Unlicensed persons, family or not, not permitted to be control operator

• Third party communications: two amateurs send message for someone else

• Conducting business via amateur radio is prohibited, even on autopatch

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Take aways (cont)

• FCC can inspect at any time upon request

• Disconnect power and mic cables for added station security against unauthorized use (transmissions)

• 365 days for CSCE

• Ten years renewable

• Two year grace period

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Element 2 Technician Class Question Pool

T2

Valid July 1, 2006

Through

June 30, 2010

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T2A01 When is an amateur station authorized to transmit

information to the general public?

A. NeverB. Only when the operator is being paidC. Only when the transmission lasts

more than 10 minutesD. Only when the transmission lasts

longer than 15 minutes

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T2A03 When is the transmission of codes or ciphers allowed to hide the meaning of a message transmitted by an amateur station?

A. Only during contestsB. Only when operating mobileC. Only when transmitting control

commands to space stations or radio control craft

D. Only when frequencies above 1280 MHz are used

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T2A04 When may an amateur station transmit false or deceptive signals?

A. NeverB. When operating a beacon transmitter

in a "fox hunt" exerciseC. Only when making unidentified

transmissionsD. When needed to hide the meaning of

a message for secrecy

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T2A05 When may an amateur station transmit unidentified

communications?

A. Only during brief tests not meant as messages

B. Only when they do not interfere with othersC. Only when sent from a space station or to

control a model craftD. Only during two-way or third party

communications

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T2A06 What does the term broadcasting mean?

A. Transmissions intended for reception by the general public, either direct or relayed

B. Retransmission by automatic means of programs or signals from non-amateur stations

C. One-way radio communications, regardless of purpose or content

D. One-way or two-way radio communications between two or more stations

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T2A07 Which of the following are specifically prohibited in the Amateur Radio

Service?

A. Discussion of politicsB. Discussion of programs on broadcast

stationsC. Indecent and obscene languageD. Morse code practice

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T2A08 Which of the following one-way communications may not be transmitted in the Amateur Radio

Service?

A. Telecommand of model craftB. Broadcasts intended for reception by

the general publicC. Brief transmissions to make

adjustments to the stationD. Morse code practice

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T2A09 When does the FCC allow an amateur radiostation to be used as a method of communication for hire or material compensation?

A. Only when making test transmissions B. Only when news is being broadcast in

times of emergencyC. Only when in accordance with part 97

rulesD. Only when your employer is using

amateur radio to broadcast advertising

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T2A10 What type of communications are prohibited when using a

repeater autopatch?

A. Calls to a recorded weather reportB. Calls to your employer requesting

directions to a customer's office C. Calls to the police reporting a traffic

accidentD. Calls to a public utility reporting an

outage of your telephone

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T2A11 When may you use your station to tell people about equipment you have for sale?

A. NeverB. When you are conducting an on-line

auctionC. When you are offering amateur radio

equipment for sale or trade on an occasional basis

D. When you are helping a recognized charity

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T2B01 What must you transmit to identify your amateur station?

A. Your tactical IDB. Your call signC. Your first name and your locationD. Your full name

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T2B02 What is a transmission called that does not contain a station identification?

A. Unidentified communications or signalsB. Reluctance modulationC. Test emissionD. Intentional interference

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T2B03 How often must an amateur station transmit the assigned call sign?

A. At the beginning of each transmission and every 10 minutes during communication

B. Every 10 minutes during communications and at the end of each communication

C. At the end of each transmissionD. Only at the end of the communication

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T2B04 What is an acceptable method of transmitting a repeater

station identification?

A. By phone using the English language B. By video image conforming to

applicable standards C. By Morse code at a speed not to

exceed 20 words per minuteD. All of these answers are correct.

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T2B05 What identification is required when two amateur stations end

communications?

A. No identification is requiredB. One of the stations must transmit

both stations' call signsC. Each station must transmit its own

call signD. Both stations must transmit both call

signs

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T2B06 What is the longest period of time an amateur station can operate without transmitting its call sign?

A. 5 minutesB. 10 minutesC. 15 minutesD. 30 minutes

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T2B07 What is a permissible way to identify your station when you are speaking to

another amateur operator using a language other than English?

A. You must identify using the official version of the foreign language

B. Identification is not required when using other languages

C. You must identify using the English language

D. You must identify using phonetics

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T2B08 How often must you identify using your assigned call sign when operating while

using a special event call sign?

A. Every 10 minutesB. Once when the event begins and once

when it concludesC. NeverD. Once per hour

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T2B09 What is required when using one or more self-assigned indicators with

your assigned call sign?

A. The indicator must not conflict with an indicator specified by FCC rules or with a prefix assigned to another country

B. The indicator must consist only of numeric digits

C. The indicator must include the 2-letter abbreviation for your state

D. The indicator must be separated from your call sign by a double slash mark

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T2B10 What is the correct way to identify when visiting a station if you hold a higher class license than that of the station licensee and you are using a frequency not authorized to his class of license?

A. Send your call sign first, followed by his call sign

B. Send his call sign first, followed by your call sign

C. Send your call sign only, his is not required

D. Send his call sign followed by "/KT"

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T2B11 When exercising the operating privileges earned by examination upgrade of a license what is meant by use of the indicator "/AG"?

A. Authorized General B. Adjunct General C. Address as General D. Automatically General

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T2C01 What must every amateur station have when transmitting?

A. A frequency-measuring deviceB. A control operatorC. A beacon transmitterD. A third party operator

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T2C02 How many amateur operator/primary station licenses may be held by one

person?

A. As many as desiredB. One for each portable transmitter C. Only oneD. One for each station location

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T2C03 What minimum class of amateur license must you hold to be a control

operator of a repeater station?

A. Technician PlusB. TechnicianC. General D. Amateur Extra

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T2C04 Who is responsible for the transmissions from an amateur station?

A. Auxiliary operatorB. Operations coordinatorC. Third-party operatorD. Control operator

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T2C05 When must an amateur station have

a control operator?

A. Only when training another amateurB. Whenever the station receiver is

operatedC. Whenever the station is transmittingD. A control operator is not needed

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T2C06 What is the control point of an amateur station?

A. The on/off switch of the transmitterB. The input/output port of a packet controllerC. The variable frequency oscillator of a

transmitterD. The location at which the control operator

function is performed

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T2C07 What type of amateur station does

not require a control operator to be

at the control point?

A. A locally controlled stationB. A remotely controlled stationC. An automatically controlled stationD. An earth station controlling a space

station

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T2C08 What are the three types of station control permitted and recognized by FCC rule?

A. Local, remote and automatic controlB. Local, distant and automatic controlC. Remote, distant and unauthorized

controlD. All of the choices are correct

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T2C09 What type of control is being used on

a repeater when the control operator

is not present?

A. Local controlB. Remote controlC. Automatic controlD. Uncontrolled

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T2C10 What type of control is being used when transmitting using a

handheld radio?

A. Radio controlB. Unattended controlC. Automatic controlD. Local control

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T2C11 What type of control is used when the control operator is not at the station location but can still make changes to a

transmitter?

A. Local controlB. Remote controlC. Automatic controlD. Uncontrolled

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T2C12 What is the definition of a control operator of an amateur station?

A. Anyone who operates the controls of the stationB. Anyone who is responsible for the station's

equipmentC. An operator designated by the licensee to be

responsible for the station's transmissions to assure compliance with FCC rules

D. The operator with the highest class of license who is in control of the station

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T2D01 Who is responsible for proper operation if you transmit from another amateur's station?

A. Both of youB. Only the other station licenseeC. Only you as the control operatorD. Only the station licensee, unless the

station records shows another control operator at the time

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T2D02 What operating privileges are allowed

when another amateur holding a higher

class license is controlling your station?

A. All privileges allowed by the higher class license

B. Only the privileges allowed by your licenseC. All the emission privileges of the higher

class license, but only the frequency privileges of your license

D. All the frequency privileges of the higher class license, but only the emission privileges of your license

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T2D03 What operating privileges are allowed when you are the control operator at the station of

another amateur who has a higher class license than yours?

A. Any privileges allowed by the higher class licenseB. Only the privileges allowed by your licenseC. All the emission privileges of the higher class

license, but only the frequency privileges of your license

D. All the frequency privileges of the higher class license, but only the emission privileges of your license

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T2D04 Which of the following is a prohibited amateur radio

transmission?

A. Using amateur radio to seek emergency assistance

B. Using amateur radio for conducting business

C. Using an amateur phone patch to call for a taxi or food delivery

D. Using an amateur phone patch to call home to say you are running late

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T2D05 What is the definition of third-party communications?

A. A message sent between two amateur stations for someone else

B. Public service communications for a political party

C. Any messages sent by amateur stations

D. A three-minute transmission to another amateur

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T2D06 How many persons are required to be members of a club for a club

station license to be issued by the FCC?

A. At least 5B. At least 4C. A trustee and 2 officersD. At least 2

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T2D07 When may you operate your amateur station aboard an aircraft?

A. At any timeB. Only while the aircraft is on the ground C. Only with the approval of the pilot in

command and not using the aircraft's radio equipment

D. Only when you have written permission from the airline and only using the aircraft's radio equipment

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T2D08 When is the FCC allowed to inspect your station equipment and station records?

A. Only on weekendsB. At any time upon requestC. NeverD. Only during daylight hours

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T2D09 How might you best keep unauthorized persons from using your amateur station?

A. Disconnect the power and microphone cables when not using your equipment

B. Connect a dummy load to the antenna

C. Put a "Danger - High Voltage" sign in the station

D. Put fuses in the main power line

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T2D10 Why are unlicensed persons in your family not allowed to transmit on

your amateur station if you are not there?

A. They must not use your equipment without your permission

B. They must be licensed before they are allowed to be control operators

C. They must know how to use proper procedures and Q signals

D. They must know the right frequencies and emissions for transmitting

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T2D11 When is it permissible for the control operator of a club station to accept compensation for sending

information bulletins or Morse code

practice?

A. When compensation is paid from a non-profit organization

B. When the club station license is held by a non-profit organization

C. Anytime compensation is needed D. When the station makes those

transmissions for at least 40 hours per week