SUBELEMENT G2 - OPERATING PROCEDURES [6 Exam Questions - 6 Groups]
G2A Phone operating
procedures; USB/LSB utilization conventions; procedural signals;
breaking into a QSO in progress; VOX operation
G2A01 (A)
Which sideband is most commonly used for phone communications on the bands above 20 meters?
A. Upper Sideband
B. Lower Sideband
C. Vestigial Sideband
D. Double Sideband
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G2A02 (B)
Which sideband is commonly used on the 160, 75, and 40 meter bands?
A. Upper Sideband
B. Lower Sideband
C. Vestigial Sideband
D. Double Sideband
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G2A03 (A)
Which sideband is commonly used in the VHF and UHF bands?
A. Upper Sideband
B. Lower Sideband
C. Vestigial Sideband
D. Double Sideband
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G2A04 (A)
Which mode is most commonly used for voice communications on the 17 and 12 meter bands?
A. Upper Sideband
B. Lower Sideband
C. Vestigial Sideband
D. Double Sideband
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G2A05 (C)
Which mode of voice communication is most commonly used on the High Frequency Amateur bands?
A. FM
B. AM
C. SSB
D. PM
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G2A06 (B)
Which of the following is an advantage when using single sideband as compared to other voice modes on the HF amateur bands?
A. Very high fidelity voice modulation
B. Less bandwidth used and high power efficiency
C. Ease of tuning on receive
D. Less subject to static crashes (atmospherics)
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G2A07 (B)
Which of the following statements is true of the single sideband (SSB) voice mode?
A. Only one sideband and the carrier are transmitted; the other sideband is
suppressed
B. Only one sideband is transmitted; the other sideband and carrier are suppressed
C. SSB voice transmissions have higher average power than any other mode
D. SSB is the only mode that is authorized on the 160, 75 and 40 meter amateur bands
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G2A08 (A)
Which of the following statements is true of single sideband (SSB) voice mode?
A. It is a form of amplitude modulation in which one sideband and the carrier are
suppressed
B. It is a form of frequency modulation in which higher frequencies are emphasized
C. It reproduces upper frequencies more efficiently than lower frequencies
D. It is the only voice mode authorized on the HF bands between 14 and 30 MHz
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G2A09 (D)
Why do most amateur stations use lower sideband on the 160, 75 and 40 meter bands?
A. The lower sideband is more efficient at these frequency bands
B. The lower sideband is the only sideband legal on these frequency bands
C. Because it is fully compatible with an AM detector
D. Current amateur practice is to use lower sideband on these frequency bands
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G2A10 (B)
Which of the following statements is true of VOX operation?
A. The received signal is more natural sounding
B. VOX allows "hands free" operation
C. Frequency spectrum is conserved
D. The duty cycle of the transmitter is reduced
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G2A11 (D)
Which of the following user adjustable controls are usually associated with VOX circuitry?
A. Anti-VOX
B. VOX Delay
C. VOX Sensitivity
D. All of these choices are correct
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G2A12 (B)
What is the recommended way to break into a conversation when using phone?
A. Say "QRZ" several times followed by your call sign
B. Say your call sign during a break between transmissions from the other stations
C. Say "Break" "Break" "Break" and wait for a response
D. Say "CQ" followed by the call sign of either station
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G2A13 (C)
What does the expression "CQ DX" usually indicate?
A. A general call for any station
B. The caller is listening for a station in Germany
C. The caller is looking for any station outside their own country
D. This is a form of distress call
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G2B - Operating courtesy; band plans
G2B01 (C)
What action should be taken if the frequency on which a net normally meets is in use just before the net begins?
A. Reduce your output power and start the net as usual
B. Increase your power output so that net participants will be able to hear you
C. Ask the stations if the net may use the frequency, or move the net to a nearby
clear frequency if necessary
D. Cancel the net for that day
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G2B02 (A)
What should be done if a net is about to begin on a frequency you and another station are using?
A. Move to a different frequency as a courtesy to the net
B. Tell the net that they must to move to another frequency
C. Reduce power to avoid interfering with the net
D. Pause between transmissions to give the net a chance to change frequency
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G2B03 (C)
What should you do if you notice increasing interference from other activity on a frequency you are using?
A. Tell the interfering stations to change frequency since you were there first
B. Report the interference to your local Amateur Auxiliary Coordinator
C. Move your contact to another frequency
D. Turn on your amplifier
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G2B04 (B)
What minimum frequency separation between CW signals should be allowed to minimize interference?
A. 5 to 50 Hz
B. 150 to 500 Hz
C. 1 to 3 kHz
D. 3 to 6 kHz
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G2B05 (B)
What minimum frequency separation between SSB signals should be allowed to minimize interference?
A. Between 150 and 500 Hz
B. Approximately 3 kHz
C. Approximately 6 kHz
D. Approximately 10 kHz
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G2B06 (B)
What minimum frequency separation between 170 Hz shift RTTY signals should be allowed to minimize interference?
A. 60 Hz
B. 250 to 500 Hz
C. Approximately 3 kHz
D. 170 Hz
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G2B07 (A)
What is a band plan?
A. A voluntary guideline for band use beyond the divisions established by the FCC
B. A guideline from the FCC for making amateur frequency band allocations
C. A guideline from the ITU for making amateur frequency band allocations
D. A plan devised by a club to best use a frequency band during a contest
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G2B08 (A)
What is the “DX window” in a voluntary band plan?
A. A portion of the band that should not be used for contacts between stations within
the 48 contiguous United States
B. An FCC rule that prohibits contacts between stations within the United States and
possessions on that band segment
C. An FCC rule that allows only digital contacts in that portion of the band
D. A portion of the band that has been set aside for digital contacts only
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G2B09 (D)
What should you do to comply with good amateur practice when choosing a frequency for Slow-Scan TV (SSTV) operation?
A. Transmit only on lower sideband
B. Transmit your callsign as an SSTV image for 1 minute to ensure a clear frequency C. Select a frequency in the portion of the band set aside for digital operation
D. Follow generally accepted band plans for SSTV operation
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G2B10 (D)
What should you do to comply with good amateur practice when choosing a frequency for radio-teletype (RTTY) operation?
A. Call CQ in Morse code before attempting to establish a contact in RTTY
B. Select a frequency in the upper end of the phone band
C. Select a frequency in the lower end of the phone band
D. Follow generally accepted band plans for RTTY operation
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G2B11 (D)
What should you do to comply with good amateur practice when choosing a frequency for HF PSK operation?
A. Call CQ in Morse code before attempting to establish a contact in PSK
B. Select a frequency in the upper end of the phone band
C. Select a frequency in the lower end of the phone band
D. Follow generally accepted band plans for PSK operation
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G2B12 (A)
What is a practical way to avoid harmful interference when selecting a frequency to call CQ using phone?
A. Ask if the frequency is in use, say your callsign, and listen for a response
B. Keep your CQ to less than 2 minutes in length to avoid interference to contacts
that may be in progress
C. Listen for 2 minutes before calling CQ to avoid interference to contacts that may
be in progress
D. Call CQ at low power first and if there is no indication of interference, increase
power as necessary
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G2B13 (C)
What is a practical way to avoid harmful interference when calling CQ using Morse code or CW?
A. Send the letter "V" 12 times and then listen for a response
B. Keep your CQ to less than 2 minutes in length to avoid interference with contacts
already in progress
C. Send "QRL? de" followed by your callsign and listen for a response
D. Call CQ at low power first; if there is no indication of interference then
increase power as necessary
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G2C - Emergencies, including drills and emergency communications
G2C01 (C) [97.403]
When normal communications systems are not available, what means may an amateur station use to provide essential communications when there is an immediate threat to the safety of human life or the protection of property?
A. Only transmissions sent on internationally recognized emergency channels
B. Any means, but only to RACES recognized emergency stations
C. Any means of radiocommunication at its disposal
D. Only those means of radiocommunication for which the station is licensed
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G2C02 (A) [97.407(a)]
Who may be the control operator of an amateur station transmitting in RACES to assist relief operations during a disaster?
A. Only a person holding an FCC issued amateur operator license
B. Only a RACES net control operator
C. Only official emergency stations may transmit during a disaster
D. Any control operator when normal communication systems are
operational
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G2C03 (D) [97.407(b)]
When may the FCC restrict normal frequency operations of amateur stations participating in RACES?
A. When they declare a temporary state of communication emergency
B. When they seize your equipment for use in disaster communications
C. Only when all amateur stations are instructed to stop transmitting
D. When the President’s War Emergency Powers have been invoked
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G2C04 (C) [97.405(b)]
When is an amateur station prevented from using any means at its disposal to assist another station in distress?
A. Only when transmitting in RACES
B. Only when authorized by the FCC rule
C. Never
D. Only on authorized HF frequencies
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G2C05 (B) [97.403]
What type of transmission would a control operator be making when transmitting out of the amateur band without station identification during a life threatening emergency?
A. A prohibited transmission
B. An unidentified transmission
C. A third party communication
D. An auxiliary transmission
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G2C07 (B)
What is the first thing you should do if you are communicating with another amateur station and hear a station in distress break in?
A. Continue your communication because you were on frequency first
B. Acknowledge the station in distress and determine what assistance
may be needed
C. Change to a different frequency
D. Immediately cease all transmissions
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G2C08 (C) [97.405(b)]
When are you prohibited from helping a station in distress?
A. When that station is not transmitting on amateur frequencies
B. When the station in distress offers no call sign
C. You are never prohibited from helping any station in distress
D. When the station is not another amateur station
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G2C09 (B) [97.111(a)(2)]
What type of transmissions may an amateur station make during a disaster?
A. Only transmissions when RACES net is activated
B. Transmissions necessary to meet essential communications needs and
to facilitate relief actions
C. Only transmissions from an official emergency station
D. Only one-way communications
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G2C10 (C)
Which emission mode must be used to obtain assistance during a disaster?
A. Only SSB
B. Only SSB and CW
C. Any mode
D. Only CW
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G2C11 (B)
What information should be given to a station answering a distress transmission?
A. The ITU region and grid square locator of the emergency
B. The location and nature of the emergency
C. The time that the emergency occurred and the local weather
D. The name of the local emergency coordinator
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G2C12 (A)
What frequency should be used to send a distress call?
A. Whatever frequency has the best chance of communicating the distress
message
B. 3873 kHz at night or 7285 kHz during the day
C. Only frequencies that are within your operating privileges
D. Only frequencies used by police, fire or emergency medical services
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G2D - Amateur auxiliary; minimizing Interference; HF operations
G2D01 (A)
What is the Amateur Auxiliary to the FCC?
A. Amateur volunteers who are formally enlisted to monitor the airwaves for rules
violations
B. Amateur volunteers who conduct amateur licensing examinations
C. Amateur volunteers who conduct frequency coordination for amateur VHF repeaters
D. Amateur volunteers who use their station equipment to help civil defense
organizations in times of emergency
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G2D02 (B)
What are the objectives of the Amateur Auxiliary?
A. To conduct efficient and orderly amateur licensing examinations
B. To encourage amateur self-regulation and compliance with the rules
C. To coordinate repeaters for efficient and orderly spectrum usage
D. To provide emergency and public safety communications
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G2D03 (B)
What skills learned during “Fox Hunts” are of help to the Amateur Auxiliary?
A. Identification of out of band operation
B. Direction-finding skills used to locate stations violating FCC Rules
C. Identification of different call signs
D. Hunters have an opportunity to transmit on non-amateur frequencies
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G2D04 (B)
What is an azimuthal projection map?
A. A world map projection centered on the North Pole
B. A world map projection centered on a particular location
C. A world map that shows the angle at which an amateur satellite crosses the equator
D. A world map that shows the number of degrees longitude that an amateur
satellite appears to move westward at the equator with each orbit
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G2D05 (A)
What is the most useful type of map to use when orienting a directional HF
antenna toward a distant station?
A. Azimuthal projection
B. Mercator projection
C. Polar projection
D. Stereographic projection
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G2D06 (C)
How is a directional antenna pointed when making a “long-path” contact with another station?
A. Toward the rising sun
B. Along the Gray Line
C. 180 degrees from its short-path heading
D. Toward the North
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G2D07 (B) [97.103b]
Which of the following information must a licensee retain as part of their station records?
A. The call sign of other amateurs operating your station
B. Antenna gain calculations or manufacturer's data for antennas used on 60 meters
C. A record of all contacts made with stations in foreign countries
D. A copy of all third party messages sent through your station
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G2D08 (D)
Why do many amateurs keep a log even though the FCC doesn't require it?
A. The ITU requires a log of all international contacts
B. The ITU requires a log of all international third party traffic
C. The log provides evidence of operation needed to renew a license without retest
D. To help with a reply if the FCC requests information on who was control operator
of your station at a given date and time
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G2D09 (D)
What information is traditionally contained in a station log?
A. Date and time of contact
B. Band and/or frequency of the contact
C. Call sign of station contacted and the signal report given
D. All of these choices are correct
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G2D10 (B)
What is QRP operation?
A. Remote Piloted Model control
B. Low power transmit operation, typically about 5 watts
C. Transmission using Quick Response Protocol
D. Traffic Relay Procedure net operation
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G2D11 (C)
Which HF antenna would be the best to use for minimizing interference?
A. A bi-directional antenna
B. An isotropic antenna
C. A unidirectional antenna
D. An omnidirectional antenna
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G2D12 (A) [97.303s]
Which of the following is required by the FCC rules when operating in the 60 meter band?
A. If you are using other than a dipole antenna, you must keep a record of the gain
of your antenna
B. You must keep a log of the date, time, frequency, power level and stations worked
C. You must keep a log of all third party traffic
D. You must keep a log of the manufacturer of your equipment and the antenna used
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G2E - Digital operating: procedures, procedural signals and common abbreviations
G2E01 (D)
Which mode should be selected when using a SSB transmitter with an Audio Frequency Shift Keying (AFSK) RTTY signal?
A. USB
B. DSB
C. CW
D. LSB
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G2E02 (A)
How many data bits are sent in a single PSK31 character?
A. The number varies
B. 5
C. 7
D. 8
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G2E03 (C)
What part of a data packet contains the routing and handling information?
A. Directory
B. Preamble
C. Header
D. Footer
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G2E04 (B)
Which of the following 20 meter band segments is most often used for most data transmissions?
A. 14.000 - 14.050 MHz
B. 14.070 - 14.100 MHz
C. 14.150 - 14.225 MHz
D. 14.275 - 14.350 MHz
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G2E05 (C)
Which of the following describes Baudot RTTY?
A. 7-bit code, with start, stop and parity bits
B. Utilizes error detection and correction
C. 5-bit code, with additional start and stop bits
D. Two major operating modes are SELCAL and LISTEN
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G2E06 (B)
What is the most common frequency shift for RTTY emissions in the amateur HF
bands?
A. 85 Hz
B. 170 Hz
C. 425 Hz
D. 850 Hz
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G2E07 (B)
What does the abbreviation "RTTY" stand for?
A. "Returning To You", meaning "your turn to transmit"
B. Radio-Teletype
C. A general call to all digital stations
D. Repeater Transmission Type
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G2E08 (A)
What segment of the 80 meter band is most commonly used for data transmissions?
A. 3570 – 3600 kHz
B. 3500 – 3525 kHz
C. 3700 – 3750 kHz
D. 3775 – 3825 kHz
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G2E09 (D)
Where are PSK signals generally found on the 20 meter band?
A. In the low end of the phone band
B. In the high end of the phone band
C. In the weak signal portion of the band
D. Around 14.070 MHz
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G2E10 (D)
What is a major advantage of MFSK16 compared to other digital modes?
A. It is much higher speed than RTTY
B. It is much narrower bandwidth than most digital modes
C. It has built-in error correction
D. It offers good performance in weak signal environment without error correction
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G2E11 (B)
What does the abbreviation "MFSK" stand for?
A. Manual Frequency Shift Keying
B. Multi (or Multiple) Frequency Shift Keying
C. Manual Frequency Sideband Keying
D. Multi (or Multiple) Frequency Sideband Keying
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G2F - CW operating procedures and procedural signals, Q signals and common abbreviations; full break in
G2F01 (D)
Which of the following describes full break-in telegraphy (QSK)?
A. Breaking stations send the Morse code prosign BK
B. Automatic keyers are used to send Morse code instead of hand keys
C. An operator must activate a manual send/receive switch before and after
every transmission
D. Incoming signals are received between transmitted code character elements
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G2F02 (A)
What should you do if a CW station sends "QRS" when using Morse code?
A. Send slower
B. Change frequency
C. Increase your power
D. Repeat everything twice.
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G2F03 (C)
What does it mean when a CW operator sends "KN" at the end of a transmission?
A. Listening for novice stations
B. Operating full break-in
C. Listening only for a specific station or stations
D. Closing station now
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G2F04 (D)
What does it mean when a CW operator sends "CL" at the end of a transmission?
A. Keep frequency clear
B. Operating full break-in
C. Listening only for a specific station or stations
D. Closing station
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G2F05 (B)
What is the best speed to use answering a CQ in Morse Code?
A. The speed at which you are most comfortable copying
B. The speed at which the CQ was sent
C. A slow speed until contact is established
D. 5 wpm, as all operators licensed to operate CW can copy this speed
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G2F06 (D)
What does the term “zero beat” mean in CW operation?
A. Matching the speed of the transmitting station
B. Operating split to avoid interference on frequency
C. Sending without error
D. Matching the frequency of the transmitting station
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G2FO7 (A)
When sending CW, what does a “C” mean when added to the RST report?
A. Chirpy or unstable signal
B. Report was read from S meter reading rather than estimated
C. 100 percent copy
D. Key clicks
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G2F08 (C)
What prosign is sent using CW to indicate the end of a formal message?
A. SK
B. BK
C. AR
D. KN
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G2F09 (C)
What does the Q signal "QSL" mean when operating CW?
A. Send slower
B. We have already confirmed by card
C. I acknowledge receipt
D. We have worked before
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G2F10 (B)
What does the Q signal "QRQ" mean when operating CW?
A. Slow down
B. Send faster
C. Zero beat my signal
D. Quitting operation
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G2F11 (D)
What does the Q signal “QRV” mean when operating CW?
A. You are sending too fast
B. There is interference on the frequency
C. I am quitting for the day
D. I am ready to receive messages
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