Technician Practice Test T2 – Operating Procedures
Repeaters and offsets, tones and talkgroups, Q signals, nets, ARES and RACES. Tap an answer to check it.
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Question 1
What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 2-meter band?
2-meter repeaters usually listen 600 kHz above or below the frequency they transmit on.
Question 2
What is the national calling frequency for FM simplex operations in the 2-meter band?
146.520 MHz is the national 2-meter FM simplex calling frequency.
Question 3
What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 70-centimeter band?
70-centimeter repeaters typically use a 5 MHz offset.
Question 4
What is an appropriate way to call another station on a repeater if you know the other station's call sign?
On a repeater, say the call sign of the station you want, then your own call sign.
Question 5
How should you respond to a station calling CQ?
Answer a CQ with the other station's call sign followed by yours, so both stations are identified.
Question 6
What is an effective way to seek a call from any phone station when not using a repeater?
Call CQ a few times, say "this is" and your call sign, then listen. Repeat if nobody answers.
Question 7
What does the term "repeater offset" mean?
The repeater offset is the difference between the repeater's transmit (output) and receive (input) frequencies.
Question 8
What is the meaning of the procedural signal “CQ”?
CQ means "calling any station".
Question 9
Which of the following is a customary way to indicate a station is listening on a repeater and looking for a contact?
On repeaters you simply give your call sign and say "listening". Calling CQ is not customary there.
Question 10
What is a band plan, beyond the privileges established by the FCC?
A band plan is a voluntary agreement among amateurs about which modes and activities use which parts of a band, within the FCC rules.
Question 11
What term describes an amateur station that is transmitting and receiving on the same frequency?
Simplex means transmitting and receiving on the same frequency, without a repeater.
Question 12
What is the purpose of the reverse function on a VHF/UHF transceiver?
The reverse function swaps transmit and receive, so you listen on the repeater input and can check whether you could reach the other station directly.
Question 13
What term describes the use of a sub-audible tone transmitted along with normal voice audio to open the squelch of a receiver?
CTCSS (sub-audible tone, often called PL) is a low tone sent with your voice that opens the repeater or receiver squelch.
Question 14
Which of the following describes a linked repeater network?
In a linked repeater network, a signal received by one repeater is retransmitted by all repeaters in the network.
Question 15
Which of the following could be the reason you are unable to access a repeater whose output you can hear?
A wrong offset, the wrong CTCSS tone or the wrong DCS code can each keep you from accessing a repeater you can hear.
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