General Licensing Class “G1” Presented by the Acadiana Amateur Radio Assoc. Lafayette, Louisiana

General Class Element 3 Course Presentation ELEMENT 3 SUB-ELEMENTS G1 – Commission’s Rules G2 – Operating Procedures G3 – Radio Wave Propagation G4 – Amateur Radio Practices G5 – Electrical Principles G6 – Circuit Components G7 – Practical Circuits G8 – Signals and Emissions G9 – Antennas G0 – Electrical and RF Safety

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges A General Class license holder is granted all amateur frequency privileges on the following: 160 30 17 12 10 Meters CW, RTTY, data, phone, and image

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) A General Class license holder is granted all amateur frequency privileges on the following: 160 30 17 12 10 Meters CW, RTTY, and Data

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) A General Class license holder is granted all amateur frequency privileges on the following: 160 30 17 12 10 Meters CW, RTTY, data, phone, and image

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) A General Class license holder is granted all amateur frequency privileges on the following: 160 30 17 12 10 Meters CW, RTTY, data, phone, and image

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) A General Class license holder is granted all amateur frequency privileges on the following: 160 30 17 12 10 Meters CW, RTTY, data, phone, and image

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (recap) A General Class license holder is granted all amateur frequency privileges on the following: 160 meters 30 meters 17 meters 12 meters 10 meters All of these bands…..all privileges.

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) Phone operation is prohibited on the 30-meter band. and Image transmission is prohibited on the 30-meter band. CW, RTTY and data

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) 60-meter band restricts communication to specific channels, using only USB voice, and prohibits all other modes, including CW and data. USB (Upper Side Band) Phone only

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) 7.250 MHz frequency is in the General Class portion of the 40-meter band. 7250 kHz CW, RTTY and data … CW, phone and image

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) 24.940 MHz frequency is in the 12-meter band 24.940 MHz CW, RTTY and data … CW, phone and image

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) 3900 kHz frequency is within the General class portion of the 75-meter phone band. 3900 kHz CW, RTTY, phone, and data …

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) The 14,305 kHz frequency is within the General class portion of the 20-meter phone band. 14,305 kHz CW, RTTY, phone, image, and data …

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) 3560 kHz frequency is within the General class portion of the 80-meter band. 15 3560 kHz CW, RTTY, phone, and data …

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) The 21,300 kHz frequency is within the General class portion of the 15-meter phone band. 21,300 kHz CW, RTTY, data, phone and image

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) The following frequencies are available to a control operator holding a General Class license: All of these answers are correct 28.020 MHz 28.350 MHz 28.550 MHz 28.020 28.350 28.550

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) When a General Class licensee is not permitted to use the entire voice portion of a particular band, the upper end or portion of the voice segment is generally available to them.

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) When a General Class licensee is not permitted to use the entire voice portion of a particular band, the upper end or portion of the voice segment is generally available to them. 19

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) When a General Class licensee is not permitted to use the entire voice portion of a particular band, the upper end or portion of the voice segment is generally available to them. 20

G1…Commission’s Rules G1A General class control operator frequency privileges (cont) When a General Class licensee is not permitted to use the entire voice portion of a particular band, the upper end or portion of the voice segment is generally available to them. 21

All Amateur Radio Frequencies

G1…Commission’s Rules (cont) G1A Primary and secondary allocations NO amateur band is shared with the Citizens Radio Service. When operating on either the 30 or 60 meter bands, if a station in the primary service interferes with your contact, stop transmitting at once and/or move to a clear frequency. Amateur radio stations, as a secondary service in the 60-meter band, must not cause harmful interference to stations operating in other radio services. When the FCC rules designate the amateur service as a secondary user and another service as a primary user on a band, amateur stations are allowed to use the frequency band only if they do not cause harmful interference to primary users. (This is not new, you learned about primary/secondary in the Technician class.)

G1…Commission’s Rules G1B Antenna structure limitations Two hundred (200) feet is the maximum height above ground to which an antenna structure may be erected without requiring notification to the FAA and registration with the FCC, provided it is not at or near a public-use airport. 200 feet max

G1…Commission’s Rules G1B Good engineering and good amateur practice The FCC requires an amateur station to be operated in conformance with good engineering and good amateur practice in all respects, whether covered or not covered by the Part 97 rules The FCC determines “good engineering and good amateur practice” that applies to operation of an amateur station in all respects not covered by the Part 97 rules. If an amateur station is causing interference to a broadcast receiver of good engineering design, the FCC may restrict the amateur station operation to times other than 8 pm to 10:30 pm local time every day, as well as on Sundays from 10:30 am to 1 pm local time.

G1…Commission’s Rules G1B Beacon operation There must be no more than one beacon signal in the same band from a single location. A purpose of a beacon station as identified in the FCC Rules is observation of propagation and reception, or other related activities. The power limit for a beacon station is 100 watts PEP output.

Beacons A beacon is a station that tranmits for the purpose of propagation observations.

G1…Commission’s Rules (cont) G1B Retransmitting radio signals Music may be transmitted by an amateur station when it is an incidental part of a space shuttle or ISS retransmission. (Told you that some of the General materials are from the Technician class.) Restricted operation The use of abbreviations or procedural signals in the amateur service is somewhat restricted but they may be used if they do not obscure the meaning of a message. An amateur station is permitted to transmit secret codes to control a space station. (Bet you remember these from your Technician class too.) (sound familiar)

G1…Commission’s Rules G1B Restricted operation (cont) These are prohibited by the FCC Rules for amateur radio stations: Transmission of music as the primary program material during a contest. Transmission of false or deceptive messages or signals. The use of obscene or indecent words. All of these answers are correct. (More tech stuff, getting easier.)

G1…Commission’s Rules G1B Restricted operation (cont) An amateur station may transmit communications in which the licensee or control operator has a pecuniary (monetary) interest only when other amateurs are being notified of the sale of apparatus normally used in an amateur station and such activity is not done on a regular basis. In order for an amateur station to provide news information to the media during a disaster, the information must directly relate to the immediate safety of human life or protection of property and there is NO other means of communication available. (Still more tech stuff, getting much easier.)

G1…Commission’s Rules G1C Transmitter power regulations The maximum power an amateur station may use on 10.140 MHz is 200 watts PEP output. 10.140 MHz

G1…Commission’s Rules G1C Transmitter power regulations (cont) The maximum transmitting power an amateur station may use on the 12 meter band is 1500 watts PEP output. 32

G1…Commission’s Rules G1C Transmitter power regulations (cont) The maximum transmitting power a General class licensee may use when operating between 7025 and 7125 kHz is 1500 watts PEP output. 7025 kHz 33 7125 kHz

G1…Commission’s Rules G1C Transmitter power regulations (cont) Other than 1500 watts PEP limit on transmitter power in the 14 MHz band, only the minimum power necessary to carry out the desired communications is the restriction. 34 (Minimum power necessary is not new information)

G1…Commission’s Rules G1C Transmitter power regulations (cont) The maximum transmitting power a station with a General Class control operator may use on the 28 MHz band is 1500 watts PEP output.

G1…Commission’s Rules G1C Transmitter power regulations (cont) The maximum transmitting power an amateur station may use on 1825 kHz is 1500 watts PEP output. 36 1825 kHz

G1…Commission’s Rules G1C Transmitter power regulations (cont) Transmissions must not exceed an effective radiated power of 50 watts PEP referred to a dipole antenna when a station is transmitting on the 60 meter band. 37

G1…Commission’s Rules G1C Transmitter power regulations (recap) 10.140 MHz … 200 watts PEP output 12 meter band … 1500 watts PEP output 7025 – 7125 kHz … 1500 watts PEP output. 28 MHz band … 1500 watts PEP output 1825 kHz … 1500 watts PEP output 60 meter band … effective ERP of 50 watts PEP referred to a dipole antenna

Editorial comment: Transmitter power regulations (cont) The rule to use the minimum power necessary to carry out the desired communications should be considered sacred. The smart person does not shout at a friend in order to communicate face-to-face and the same should always be true when you set your power level and microphone gain controls. If one watt will do, you do NOT need that 1500-watt amplifier. Switch if off ! ! !

G1…Commission’s Rules (cont) G1C HF data emission standards The maximum symbol rate permitted for RTTY emissions transmitted on frequency bands below 28 MHz is 300 baud. The maximum symbol rate permitted for RTTY or data emission transmissions on the 10-meter band is 1200 baud. The maximum symbol rate permitted for RTTY or data emission transmissions on the 6 and 2 meter bands is 19.6 kilobaud. The maximum symbol rate permitted for packet emission transmissions on the 2-meter band is 19.6 kilobaud.

G1…Commission’s Rules G1C HF data emission standards (cont) The maximum authorized bandwidth for RTTY, data or multiplexed emissions using an unspecified digital code transmitted on the 6 and 2-meter bands is 20 kHz. The maximum bandwidth permitted by FCC rules for amateur radio stations when operating on USB frequencies in the 60-meter band is 2.8 kHz.

G1…Commission’s Rules G1C HF data emission standards (cont) Maximum symbol rate/bandwidth (recap) RTTY … below 28 MHz is 300 baud. RTTY or data … 10-meter band is 1200 baud. (which is above 28 MHz … see line above) RTTY or data … 6 & 2 meter bands is 19.6 kilobaud. Packet … 2-meter band is 19.6 kilobaud. Bandwidth for RTTY, data or multiplexed 6 and 2-meter bands is 20 kHz. Bandwidth … USB (upper side band) 60-meter band is 2.8 kHz

G1…Commission’s Rules G1D Volunteer Examiners and Volunteer Examiner Coordinators The license examination that you may administer when you are an accredited VE holding a General Class operator license is the Technician, Element 2 At Least three VEC-accredited General Class or higher VEs must be present when administering a Technician Class operator examination. A FCC General Class or higher license and VEC accreditation is sufficient for you to be an administering VE for a Technician Class operator license examination. (Familiar from Tech class?)

G1…Commission’s Rules G1D Volunteer Examiners and Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (cont) The administering VEs are responsible at a Volunteer Exam Session for determining the correctness of the answers on the exam. The minimum age that one must be to qualify as an accredited Volunteer Examiner is 18 years old. A CSCE document must be issued to a person that passes an exam element. A Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE) is valid for exam element credit for 365 days.

CSCE ….. (W5YI)

CSCE ….. (ARRL)

G1…Commission’s Rules (cont) G1D VE’s VEC’s (cont) For a non-U.S. citizen to be an accredited Volunteer Examiner the person must hold a U.S. amateur radio license of General class or above. Volunteer Examiners are accredited by a Volunteer Examiner Coordinator. You may participate as a VE in administering an amateur radio license examination after you have been granted a General class license and have received your VEC accreditation. Allowed License Exams by VE License Class VE License Class Allowed Examinations General Element 2 (Technician) Advanced Element 3 (General) Element 2 (Technician) Amateur Extra Element 4 (Amateur Extra) Element 3 (General)

G1…Commission’s Rules G1D Temporary Identification You may operate on any General Class band segment if you are a Technician Class operator and have a CSCE for General Class privileges. You must add the special identifier "AG" after your call sign if you are a Technician Class licensee and have a CSCE for General Class operator privileges whenever you operate using General class frequency privileges. The proper way to identify when transmitting on General class frequencies if you have a CSCE for the required elements but your upgrade from Technician has not appeared in the ULS database is by giving your call sign followed by the words "temporary AG". (All info you’re familiar with from Technician class)

G1…Commission’s Rules G1E Control categories Repeater regulations A 10-meter repeater may retransmit the 2-meter signal from a station having a Technician Class control operator only if the 10-meter control operator holds at least a General class license. A Repeater Station is an amateur station that simultaneously retransmits the signals of other stations on another channel. The licensee of the non-coordinated repeater has primary responsibility to resolve the interference in the event of interference between a coordinated repeater and an uncoordinated repeater. (Still more info from the Technician class)

G1…Commission’s Rules G1E Harmful interference Each of the following conditions require an amateur radio station to take specific steps to avoid harmful interference to other users or facilities: When operating within one mile of an FCC Monitoring Station When using a band where the amateur service is secondary When a station is transmitting spread spectrum emissions [All of these answers are correct]

G1…Commission’s Rules G1E Third party rules If the third party were a person previously licensed in the amateur service whose license had been revoked, it would disqualify the third party from participating in stating a message over an amateur station. Only messages relating to amateur radio or remarks of a personal character, or messages relating to emergencies or disaster relief for a third party in another country may be transmitted by an amateur station. Except for messages directly involving emergencies or disaster relief communications, third-party traffic is prohibited with any country other than the United States unless there is a third-party agreement in effect with that country. (Any of these from the Technician class?)

G1…Commission’s Rules G1E Third party rules (cont) For a non-licensed person to communicate with a foreign amateur radio station from a US amateur station at which a licensed control operator is present, the foreign amateur station must be in a country with which the United States has a third party agreement. An example of permissible third party communication during routine amateur radio operations is sending a message to a third party through a foreign station, as long as that person is a licensed amateur radio operator. English is the language you must use when identifying your station if you are using a language other than English in making a contact. (these too are review from Technician class license)

Element 3 General Class Question Pool Sub-element G1 Valid July 1, 2007 Through June 30, 2011

GA01. On which of the following bands is a GA01 On which of the following bands is a General Class license holder granted all amateur frequency privileges? 20, 17, and 12 meters 160, 80, 40, and 10 meters 160, 30, 17, 12, and 10 meters 160, 30, 17, 15, 12, and 10 meters

G1A02 On which of the following bands is phone operation prohibited? 160 meters 30 meters 17 meters 12 meters

G1A03 On which of the following bands is image transmission prohibited? 160 meters 30 meters 20 meters 12 meters

G1A04 Which amateur band restricts communication to specific channels, using only USB voice, and prohibits all other modes, including CW and data? 11 meters 12 meters 30 meters 60 meters

G1A05 Which of the following frequencies is in the General Class portion of the 40 meter band? 7.250 MHz 7.500 MHz 40.200 MHz 40.500 MHz

G1A06 Which of the following frequencies is in the 12 meter band? 3.940 MHz 12.940 MHz 17.940 MHz 24.940 MHz

G1A07 Which of the following frequencies in within the General portion of the 75 meter phone band? 1875 kHz 3750 kHz 3900 kHz 4005 kHz

G1A08. Which of the following frequencies is G1A08 Which of the following frequencies is within the General Class portion of the 20 meter phone band? 14005 kHz 14105 kHz 14305 kHz 14405 kHz

G1A09. Which of the following frequencies is G1A09 Which of the following frequencies is within the General Class portion of the 80 meter band? 1855 kHz 2560 kHz 3560 kHz 3650 kHz

G0A10. Which of the following frequencies is G0A10 Which of the following frequencies is within the General Class portion of the 15 meter band? 14250 kHz 18155 kHz 21300 kHz 24900 kHz

G1A11. Which of the following frequencies is G1A11 Which of the following frequencies is available to a control operator holding a General Class license? 28.020 MHz 28.350 MHz 28.550 MHz All of these answers are correct

G1A12 When a General Class licensee is not permitted to use the entire voice portion of a particular band, which portion of the voice segment is generally available to them? The lower end The upper end The lower end on frequencies below 7.3 MHz and the upper end on frequencies above14.150 MHz The upper end on frequencies below 7.3 MHz and the lower end on frequencies above14.150 MHz

G1A13 Which amateur band is shared with the Citizens Radio Service? 10 meters 11 meters 12 meters None

G1A14 Which of the following applies when the FCC rules designate the amateur service as a secondary user and another service as a primary user on a band? Amateur stations must obtain permission from a primary service station before operating on a frequency assigned to that station Amateur stations are allowed to use the frequency band only during emergencies Amateur stations are allowed to use the frequency band only if they do not cause harmful interference to primary users Amateur stations may only operate during specific hours of the day, while primary users are permitted 24 hour use of the band

G1A15 What must you do if, when operating on either the 30 or 60 meter bands, a station in the primary service interferes with your contact? Notify the FCC's regional Engineer in Charge of the interference Increase your transmitter's power to overcome the interference Attempt to contact the station and request that it stop the Stop transmitting at once and/or move to a clear frequency

G1A16 Which of the following operating restrictions applies to amateur radio stations as a secondary service in the 60 meter band? They must not cause harmful interference to stations operating in other radio services They must transmit no more than 30 minutes during each hour to minimize harmful interference to other radio services They must use lower sideband, suppressed-carrier, only They must not exceed 2.0 kHz of bandwidth

G1B01 What is the maximum height above ground to which an antenna structure may be erected without requiring notification to the FAA and registration with the FCC, provided it is not at or near a public-use airport? 50 feet 100 feet 200 feet 300 feet

G1B02 With which of the following conditions must beacon stations comply? Identification must be in Morse Code The frequency must be coordinated with the National Beacon Organization The frequency must be posted on the Internet or published in a national periodical There must be no more than one beacon signal in the same band from a single location

G1B03 Which of the following is a purpose of a beacon station as identified in the FCC Rules? Observation of propagation and reception, or other related activities Automatic Identification of Repeaters Transmission of bulletins of General interest to amateur radio licensees Identifying Net Frequencies

G1B04 Which of the following must be true before an amateur station may provide news information to the media during a disaster? The information must directly relate to the immediate safety of human life or protection of property and there is no other means of communication available The exchange of such information must be approved by a local emergency preparedness official and transmitted on officially designated frequencies The FCC must have declared a state of emergency Both amateur stations must be RACES stations

G1B05 When may music be transmitted by an amateur station? At any time, as long as it produces no spurious emissions When it is unintentionally transmitted from the background at the transmitter When it is transmitted on frequencies above 1215 MHz When it is an incidental part of a space shuttle or ISS retransmission

G1B06. When is an amateur station permitted to transmit secret codes G1B06 When is an amateur station permitted to transmit secret codes? Where does a US amateur license allow you to transmit? During a declared communications emergency To control a space station Only when the information is of a routine, personal nature Only with Special Temporary Authorization from the FCC

G1B07 What are the restrictions on the use of abbreviations or procedural signals in the amateur service? Only "Q" codes are permitted They may be used if they do not obscure the meaning of a message They are not permitted because they obscure the meaning of a message to FCC monitoring stations Only "10-codes" are permitted

G1B08 Which of the following is prohibited by the FCC Rules for amateur radio stations? Transmission of music as the primary program material during a contact The use of obscene or indecent words Transmission of false or deceptive messages or signals All of these answers are correct

G1B09 When may an amateur station transmit communications in which the licensee or control operator has a pecuniary (monetary) interest? Only when other amateurs are being notified of the sale of apparatus normally used in an amateur station and such activity is not done on a regular basis Only when there is no other means of communications readily available At any time as long as the communication does not involve a third party Never

G1B10 What is the power limit for beacon stations? 10 watts PEP output 20 watts PEP output 100 watts PEP output 200 watts PEP output

G1B11 How does the FCC require an amateur station to be operated in all respects not covered by the Part 97 rules? In conformance with the rules of the IARU In conformance with amateur radio custom In conformance with good engineering and good amateur practice All of these answers are correct

G1B12. Who or what determines “good engineering G1B12 Who or what determines “good engineering and good amateur practice” that apply to operation of an amateur station in all respects not covered by the Part 97 rules? The FCC The Control Operator The IEEE The ITU

G1B13. What restrictions may the FCC place on an G1B13 What restrictions may the FCC place on an amateur station that is causing interference to a broadcast receiver of good engineering design? Restrict the amateur station operation to times other than 8 pm to 10:30 pm local time every day, as well as on Sundays from 10:30 am to 1 pm local time Restrict the amateur station from operating at times requested by the owner of the receiver Restrict the amateur station to operation only during RACES drills Restrict the amateur station from operating at any time

G1C01 What is the maximum transmitting power an amateur station may use on 10.140 MHz? 200 watts PEP output 1000 watts PEP output 1500 watts PEP output 2000 watts PEP output

G1C02 What is the maximum transmitting power an amateur station may use on the 12 meter band? 1500 PEP output, except for 200 watts PEP output in the novice portion 200 watts PEP output 1500 watts PEP output Effective radiated power equivalent to 50 watts from a half wave dipole

G1C03 What is the maximum transmitting power a General class licensee may use when operating between 7025 and 7125 kHz? 200 watts PEP output 1500 watts PEP output 1000 watts PEP output 2000 watts PEP output

G1C04 What limitations, other than the 1500 watt PEP limit, are placed on transmitter power in the 14 MHz band? Only the minimum power necessary to carry out the desired communications should be used Power must be limited to 200 watts when transmitting between 14.100 MHz and 14.150 MHz Power should be limited as necessary to avoid interference to another radio service on the frequency Effective radiated power cannot exceed 3000 watts

G1C05 What is the maximum transmitting power a station with a General Class control operator may use on the 28 MHz band? 100 watts PEP output 1000 watts PEP output 1500 watts PEP output 2000 watts PEP output

G1C06 What is the maximum transmitting power an amateur station may use on 1825 kHz? 200 watts PEP output 1000 watts PEP output 1200 watts PEP output 1500 watts PEP output

G1C07 Which of the following is a requirement when a station is transmitting on the 60 meter band? Transmissions may only use Lower Sideband (LSB) Transmissions must use only CW or Data modes Transmissions must not exceed an effective radiated power of 50 Watts PEP referred to a dipole antenna Transmissions must not exceed an effective radiated power of 200 Watts PEP referred to a dipole antenna

G1C08 What is the maximum symbol rate permitted for RTTY emissions transmitted on frequency bands below 28 MHz? 56 kilobaud 19.6 kilobaud 1200 baud 300 baud

G1C09 What is the maximum symbol rate permitted for packet emission transmissions on the 2 meter band? 300 baud 1200 baud 19.6 kilobaud 56 kilobaud

G1C10 What is the maximum symbol rate permitted for RTTY or data emission transmissions on the 10 meter band? 56 kilobaud 19.6 kilobaud 1200 baud 300 baud

G1C11 What is the maximum symbol rate permitted for RTTY or data emission transmission on the 6 and 2 meter bands? 56 kilobaud 19.6 kilobaud 1200 baud 300 baud

G1C12 What is the maximum authorized bandwidth for RTTY, data or multiplexed emissions using an unspecified digital code transmitted on the 6 and 2 meter bands? 20 kHz 50 kHz The total bandwidth shall not exceed that of a single-sideband phone emission The total bandwidth shall not exceed 10 times that of a CW emission

G1C13 What is the maximum bandwidth permitted by FCC rules for amateur radio stations when operating on USB frequencies in the 60-meter band? 2.8 kHz 5.6 kHz +/- 2.8 kHz 3 kHz

G1D01. What is the proper way to identify when transmitting on G1D01 What is the proper way to identify when transmitting on General class frequencies if you have a CSCE for the required elements but your upgrade from Technician has not appeared in the ULS database? Give your call sign followed by the words "General class" No special identification is needed, since your license upgrade would already be shown in the FCC's database Give your call sign followed by the words "temporary AG" Give your call sign followed the abbreviation “CSCE”

G1D02 What license examinations may you administer when you are an accredited VE holding a General Class operator license? Novice General Technician All elements

G1D03 Which of the following band segments may you operate on if you are a Technician Class operator and have a CSCE for General Class privileges? Only the Technician band segments until your upgrade is posted on the FCC database Only on the Technician band segments until your license arrives in the mail On any General Class band segment On any General Class Band segment except 30 and 60 meters

G1D04 Which of the following are requirements for administering a Technician Class operator examination? At Least three VEC-accredited General Class or higher VEs must be present At least two VEC-accredited General Class or higher VEs must be present At least two General Class or higher VEs must be present, but only one need be VEC accredited At least three VEs of Technician Class or higher must be present

G1D05 Which of the following is sufficient for you to be an administering VE for a Technician Class operator license examination? Notification to the FCC that you want to give an examination Receipt of a CSCE for General class Possession of properly obtained telegraphy and written examinations A FCC General class or higher license and VEC accreditation

G1D06 When must you add the special identifier "AG" after your call sign if you are a Technician Class licensee and have a CSCE for General Class operator privileges? Whenever you operate using General class frequency privileges Whenever you operate on any amateur frequency Whenever you operate using Technician frequency privileges A special identifier is not required as long as your General class license application has been filed with the FCC

G1D07 Who is responsible at a Volunteer Exam Session for determining the correctness of the answers on the exam? The FCC The administering VEs The VEC The local VE team liaison

G1D08 What document must be issued to a person that passes an exam element? FCC form 605 CSCE CCSA NCVEC form 605

G1D09 How long is a Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE) valid for exam element credit? 30 days 180 days 365 days For as long as your current license is valid

G1D10 What is the minimum age that one must be to qualify as an accredited Volunteer Examiner? 12 years 18 years 21 years There is no age limit

G1D11. What criteria must be met for a non U. S G1D11 What criteria must be met for a non U.S. citizen to be an accredited Volunteer Examiner? The person must be a resident of the U.S. for a minimum of 5 years The person must hold a U.S. amateur radio license of General class or above The person’s home citizenship must be in the ITU 2 region None of these answers is correct; non U.S. citizens cannot be volunteer examiners

G1D12 Volunteer Examiners are accredited by what organization? The Federal Communications Commission The Universal Licensing System A Volunteer Examiner Coordinator The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

G1D13 When may you participate as a VE in administering an amateur radio license examination? Once you have notified the FCC that you want to give an examination Once you have a Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE) for General class Once your General class license appears in the FCC’s ULS database Once you have been granted your General class license and received your VEC accreditation

G1E01 Which of the following would disqualify a third party from participating in stating a message over an amateur station? The third party is a person previously licensed in the amateur service whose license had been revoked The third party is not a U.S. citizen The third party is a licensed amateur The third party is speaking in a language other than English, French, or Spanish

G1E02 When may a 10 meter repeater retransmit the 2 meter signal from a station having a Technician Class control operator? Under no circumstances Only if the station on 10 meters is operating under a Special Temporary Authorization allowing such retransmission Only during an FCC-declared General state of communications emergency Only if the 10 meter control operator holds at least a General class license

G1E03 What kind of amateur station simultaneously retransmits the signals of other stations on another channel? Repeater Station Beacon Station Telecommmand Station Relay Station

G1E04 Which of the following conditions require an amateur radio station to take specific steps to avoid harmful interference to other users or facilities? When operating within one mile of an FCC Monitoring Station When using a band where the amateur service is secondary When a station is transmitting spread spectrum emissions All of these answers are correct

G1E05. What types of messages for a third party in G1E05 What types of messages for a third party in another country may be transmitted by an amateur station? Any message, as long as the amateur operator is not paid Only messages for other licensed amateurs Only messages relating to amateur radio or remarks of a personal character, or messages relating to emergencies or disaster relief No messages may be transmitted to foreign countries for third parties

G1E06 Which of the following applies in the event of interference between a coordinated repeater and an uncoordinated repeater? The licensee of the non-coordinated repeater has primary responsibility to resolve the interference The licensee of the coordinated repeater has primary responsibility to resolve the interference Both repeater licensees share equal responsibility to resolve the interference The frequency coordinator bears primary responsibility to resolve the interference

G1E07 With which of the following is third-party traffic prohibited, except for messages directly involving emergencies or disaster relief communications? Countries in ITU Region 2 Countries in ITU Region 1 Any country other than the United States, unless there is a third-party agreement in effect with that country Any country which is not a member of the Internal Amateur Radio Union (IARU)

G1E08 Which of the following is a requirement for a non-licensed person to communicate with a foreign amateur radio station from a US amateur station at which a licensed control operator is present? A. Information must be exchanged in English The foreign amateur station must be in a country with which the United States has a third party agreement The control operator must have at least a General class license All of these answers are correct

G1E09 What language must you use when identifying your station if you are using a language other than English in making a contact? The language being used for the contact Any language if the US has a third party agreement with that country English Any language of a country that is a member of the ITU