B-002-08: Emergency operating procedures
B-002-08-01:
When may you use your amateur station to transmit an "SOS" or "MAYDAY"?
In a life-threatening distress situation
Never
Only at specific times (at 15 and 30 minutes after the hour)
Only in case of a severe weather watch
B-002-08-02:
If you are in contact with another station and you hear an emergency call for help on your frequency, what should you do?
Immediately stop your contact and take the emergency call
Tell the calling station that the frequency is in use
Direct the calling station to the nearest emergency net frequency
Call your local police station and inform them of the emergency call
B-002-08-03:
What is the proper distress call to use when operating phone?
Say "MAYDAY" several times
Say "SOS" several times
Say "EMERGENCY" several times
Say "HELP" several times
B-002-08-04:
What is the proper distress call to use when operating CW?
SOS
CQD
QRRR
MAYDAY
B-002-08-05:
What is the proper way to interrupt a repeater conversation to signal a distress call?
Say "BREAK" twice, then your call sign
Say "EMERGENCY" three times
Say "SOS," then your call sign
Say "HELP" as many times as it takes to get someone to answer
B-002-08-06:
Why is it a good idea to have a way to operate your amateur station without using commercial AC power lines?
So you may provide communications in an emergency
So you will comply with rules
So you may operate in contests where AC power is not allowed
So you may use your station while mobile
B-002-08-07:
What is the most important accessory to have for a hand-held radio in an emergency?
Several sets of charged batteries
An extra antenna
A portable amplifier
A microphone headset for hands-free operation
B-002-08-08:
Which type of antenna would be a good choice as part of a portable HF amateur station that could be set up in case of an emergency?
A dipole
A parabolic dish
A three-element Yagi
A three-element quad
B-002-08-09:
If you are communicating with another amateur station and hear a station in distress break in, what should you do?
Acknowledge the station in distress and determine its location and what assistance may be needed
Continue your communication because you were on frequency first
Change to a different frequency so the station in distress may have a clear channel to call for assistance
Immediately cease all transmissions because stations in distress have emergency rights to the frequency
B-002-08-10:
In order of priority, a distress message comes before:
an urgency message
no other messages
a government priority message
a safety message
B-002-08-11:
If you hear distress traffic and are unable to render assistance you should:
maintain watch until you are certain that assistance will be forthcoming
enter the details in the log book and take no further action
take no action
tell all other stations to cease transmitting
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