Chapter 2: FCC & You

Which of the following is part of the Basis and Purpose of the Amateur Radio Service?

• Providing personal radio communications for as many citizens as possible

• Providing communications for international non-profit organizations

• Advancing skills in the technical and communication phases of the radio art

• All these choices are correct

Which agency regulates and enforces the rules for the Amateur Radio Service in the United States?

• FEMA

• Homeland Security

• The FCC

• All these choices are correct

What may happen if the FCC is unable to reach you by email?

• Fine and suspension of operator license

• Revocation of the station license or suspension of the operator license

• Revocation of access to the license record in the FCC system

• Nothing; there is no such requirement

Under which of the following circumstances are one-way transmissions by an amateur station prohibited?

• In all circumstances

• Broadcasting

• International Morse Code Practice

• Telecommand or transmissions of telemetry

When may amateur stations transmit information in support of broadcasting, program production, or news gathering, assuming no other means is available?

• When such communications are directly related to the immediate safety of human life or protection of property

• When broadcasting communications to or from the space shuttle

• . Where noncommercial programming is gathered and supplied exclusively to the National Public Radio network

• Never

How does the FCC define broadcasting for the Amateur Radio Service?

• Two-way transmissions by amateur stations

• Any transmission made by the licensed station

• Transmission of messages directed only to amateur operators

• Transmissions intended for reception by the general public

When do FCC rules NOT apply to the operation of an amateur station?

• When operating a RACES station

• When operating under special FEMA rules

• When operating under special ARES rules

• FCC rules always apply

When is willful interference to other amateur radio stations permitted?

• To stop another amateur station that is breaking the FCC rules

• At no time

• When making short test transmissions

• At any time, stations in the Amateur Radio Service are not protected from willful interference

When is it permissible to transmit messages encoded to obscure their meaning?

• Only during contests

• Only when transmitting certain approved digital codes

• Only when transmitting control commands to space stations or radio control craft

• None

What types of amateur stations can automatically retransmit the signals of other amateur stations?

• Auxiliary, beacon, or Earth stations

• Earth, repeater, or space stations

• Beacon, repeater, or space stations

• Repeater, auxiliary, or space stations