G2C: Emergencies, including drills and emergency communications
G2C01:
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?
Any means of radiocommunication at its disposal
Only transmissions sent on internationally recognized emergency channels
Any means, but only to RACES recognized emergency stations
Only those means of radiocommunication for which the station is licensed
G2C02:
Who may be the control operator of an amateur station transmitting in RACES to assist relief operations during a disaster?
Only a person holding an FCC issued amateur operator license
Only a RACES net control operator
Only official emergency stations may transmit during a disaster
Any control operator when normal communication systems are operational
G2C03:
When may the FCC restrict normal frequency operations of amateur stations participating in RACES?
When the President's War Emergency Powers have been invoked
When they declare a temporary state of communication emergency
When they seize your equipment for use in disaster communications
Only when all amateur stations are instructed to stop transmitting
G2C04:
When is an amateur station prevented from using any means at its disposal to assist another station in distress?
Never
Only when transmitting in RACES
Only when authorized by the FCC rule
Only on authorized HF frequencies
G2C05:
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?
An unidentified transmission
A prohibited transmission
A third party communication
An auxiliary transmission
G2C07:
What is the first thing you should do if you are communicating with another amateur station and hear a station in distress break in?
Acknowledge the station in distress and determine what assistance may be needed
Continue your communication because you were on frequency first
Change to a different frequency
Immediately cease all transmissions
G2C08:
When are you prohibited from helping a station in distress?
You are never prohibited from helping any station in distress
When that station is not transmitting on amateur frequencies
When the station in distress offers no call sign
When the station is not another amateur station
G2C09:
What type of transmissions may an amateur station make during a disaster?
Transmissions necessary to meet essential communications needs and to facilitate relief actions
Only transmissions when RACES net is activated
Only transmissions from an official emergency station
Only one-way communications
G2C10:
Which emission mode must be used to obtain assistance during a disaster?
Any mode
Only SSB
Only SSB and CW
Only CW
G2C11:
What information should be given to a station answering a distress transmission?
The location and nature of the emergency
The ITU region and grid square locator of the emergency
The time that the emergency occurred and the local weather
The name of the local emergency coordinator
G2C12:
What frequency should be used to send a distress call?
Whatever frequency has the best chance of communicating the distress message
3873 kHz at night or 7285 kHz during the day
Only frequencies that are within your operating privileges
Only frequencies used by police, fire or emergency medical services
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