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E1C: Station control: definitions and restrictions pertaining to local, automatic and remote control operation; control operator responsibilities for remote and automatically controlled stations

E1C01: What is a remotely controlled station?

A station controlled indirectly through a control link

A station operated away from its regular home location

A station controlled by someone other than the licensee

A station operating under automatic control



E1C02: What is meant by automatic control of a station?

The use of devices and procedures for control so that the control operator does not have to be present at a control point

A station operating with its output power controlled automatically

Remotely controlling a station’s antenna pattern through a directional control link

The use of a control link between a control point and a locally controlled station



E1C03: How do the control operator responsibilities of a station under automatic control differ from one under local control?

Under automatic control the control operator is not required to be present at the control point

Under local control there is no control operator

Under automatic control there is no control operator

Under local control a control operator is not required to be present at a control point



E1C04: When may an automatically controlled station retransmit third party communications?

Only when transmitting RTTY or data emissions

Never

When specifically agreed upon by the sending and receiving stations

When approved by the National Telecommunication and Information Administration



E1C05: When may an automatically controlled station originate third party communications?

Never

Only when transmitting an RTTY or data emissions

When specifically agreed upon by the sending and receiving stations

When approved by the National Telecommunication and Information Administration



E1C06: Which of the following statements concerning remotely controlled amateur stations is true?

A control operator must be present at the control point

Only Extra Class operators may be the control operator of a remote station

A control operator need not be present at the control point

Repeater and auxiliary stations may not be remotely controlled



E1C07: What is meant by local control?

Direct manipulation of the transmitter by a control operator

Controlling a station through a local auxiliary link

Automatically manipulating local station controls

Controlling a repeater using a portable handheld transceiver



E1C08: What is the maximum permissible duration of a remotely controlled station’s transmissions if its control link malfunctions?

3 minutes

30 seconds

5 minutes

10 minutes



E1C09: Which of these frequencies are available for automatically controlled ground-station repeater operation?

29.500 - 29.700 MHz

18.110 - 18.168 MHz

24.940 - 24.990 MHz

10.100 - 10.150 MHz



E1C10: What types of amateur stations may automatically retransmit the radio signals of other amateur stations?

Only auxiliary, repeater or space stations

Only beacon, repeater or space stations

Only earth stations, repeater stations or model crafts

Only auxiliary, beacon or space stations





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