TCI-T3A: Choosing an operating frequency, calling CQ, calling another station, test transmissions
TCI-T3A01:
Which of the following should you do when selecting a frequency on which to transmit?
Listen to determine if the frequency is busy
Call CQ to see if anyone is listening
Transmit on a frequency that allows your signals to be heard
Check for maximum power output
TCI-T3A02:
How do you call another station on a repeater if you know the station's call sign?
Say the station's call sign then identify your own station
Say "break, break" then say the station's call sign
Say "CQ" three times then the other station's call sign
Wait for the station to call "CQ" then answer it
TCI-T3A03:
How do you indicate you are looking for any station with which to make contact?
CQ followed by your callsign
RST followed by your callsign
QST followed by your callsign
SK followed by your callsign
TCI-T3A04:
What should you transmit when responding to a call of CQ?
The other station's callsign followed by your callsign
Your own CQ followed by the other station's callsign
Your callsign followed by the other station's callsign
A signal report followed by your callsign
TCI-T3A05:
What term describes a brief test transmission that does not include any station identification?
An illegal unidentified transmission
A test emission with no identification required
An illegal un-modulated transmission
A non-voice ID transmission
TCI-T3A06:
What must an amateur do when making a transmission to test equipment or antennas?
Properly identify the station
Make test transmissions only after 10:00 PM local time
Notify the MOC of the test transmission
State the purpose of the test during the test procedure
TCI-T3A07:
Which of the following is true when making a test transmission?
Station identification is required at least every ten minutes and at the end of every transmission.
Station identification is not required if the transmission is less than 15 seconds
Station identification is not required if the transmission is less than 1 watt
Station identification is required only if your station can be heard
TCI-T3A08:
What is the meaning of the procedural signal "CQ"?
Calling any station
Call on the quarter hour
New antenna is being tested (no station should answer)
Only the called station should transmit
TCI-T3A09:
Why should you avoid using cute phrases or word combinations to identify your station?
They are not easily understood by some operators
They might offend some operators
They do not meet ITU identification requirements
They might be interpreted as codes or ciphers intended to obscure your identification
TCI-T3A10:
What brief statement is often used in place of "CQ" to indicate that you are listening for calls on a repeater?
Say your call sign
Say "Hello test" followed by your call sign
Say the repeater call sign followed by your call sign
Say the letters "QSY" followed by your call sign
TCI-T3A11:
Why should you use the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) phonetic alphabet when identifying your station?
The words are internationally recognized substitutes for letters
There is no advantage
The words have been chosen to represent amateur radio terms
It preserves traditions begun in the early days of amateur radio
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