General Flashcards
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What is the maximum power a Technician class licensee may use on the 70 cm band?
Answer: 50 watts PEP
Technician licensees are limited to 50 watts PEP on the 70 cm (420-450 MHz) band.
Which of the following frequencies is within the Technician class HF phone privilege?
Answer: 28.400 MHz
Technician licensees have phone privileges on 28.300–28.500 MHz in the 10-meter band.
What does the term 'simplex' mean in amateur radio?
Answer: Transmitting and receiving on the same frequency
Simplex operation means a station transmits and receives on the same frequency without a repeater.
What is the purpose of a CTCSS tone used with a repeater?
Answer: To prevent the repeater from activating on unintended signals
CTCSS (Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System) tones open the repeater only for stations sending the correct subaudible tone.
Which type of emission is used for FM voice transmissions on VHF repeaters?
Answer: F3E
F3E is the ITU designation for frequency-modulated (FM) telephony, used on VHF/UHF repeaters.
What is a 'rubber duck' antenna on a handheld radio?
Answer: A short, flexible whip antenna
A 'rubber duck' is a short, flexible monopole antenna commonly supplied with handheld transceivers.
If a repeater is listed with a minus 600 kHz offset on 2 meters, what is the relationship between its input and output frequencies?
Answer: The input is 600 kHz lower than the output
A negative offset means the repeater's input (your transmit) frequency is 600 kHz below the output (your receive) frequency.