When using a transceiver that displays the carrier frequency of phone signals, a displayed frequency 3 kHz below the upper band edge will result in a normal USB emission within the band. When using a transceiver that displays the carrier frequency of phone signals, a displayed frequency 3 kHz above the lower band edge will result in a normal LSB emission within the band. If your transceiver displays the carrier frequency of phone signals and you hear a DX station's CQ on 14.349 MHz USB, it is NOT legal to return the call using upper sideband on the same frequency; your sidebands will extend beyond the band edge. If your transceiver displays the carrier frequency of phone signals and you hear a DX station's CQ on 3.601 MHz LSB, it is NOT legal to return the call using lower sideband on the same frequency; your sidebands will extend beyond the EDGE of the phone band segment. The only amateur band that does not permit the transmission of phone or image emissions is 30 meters. The maximum power output permitted on the 60 meter band is 50 watts PEP effective radiated power relative to a dipole. It is the only amateur band where transmission is permitted on specific channels rather than a range of frequencies. The only emission type permitted on the 60 meter band by an amateur station is single sideband, upper sideband. The frequency bands which contain at least one segment authorized only to control operators holding an Amateur Extra Class operator license are 80/75, 40, 20 and 15 meters. If a station in a message forwarding system inadvertently forwards a message that is in violation of FCC rules, the control operator of the originating station is primarily accountable for the rules violation. What is the first action you should take if your digital message forwarding station inadvertently forwards a communication that violates FCC rules is discontinue forwarding the communication as soon as you become aware of it. Before operating an amateur station installed on board a ship or aircraft its operation must be approved by the master of the ship or the pilot in command of the aircraft. When a US-registered vessel is in international waters, any FCC amateur license or reciprocal permit for alien amateur licensee is required to transmit amateur communications from an on-board amateur transmitter. A spurious emission is an emission outside its necessary bandwidth that can be reduced or eliminated without affecting the information transmitted. Factors that might cause the physical location of an amateur station apparatus or antenna structure to be restricted are a location significant to our environment, American history, architecture, or culture. An amateur station must be 1 mile from an FCC monitoring facility to protect it from harmful interference. Before placing an amateur station within an officially designated wilderness area or wildlife preserve, or an area listed in the National Register of Historical Places, an Environmental Assessment must be submitted to the FCC. An amateur station antenna structure must be no higher than 200 feet above ground level at its site if it is not close to a public use airport. If you are installing an amateur station antenna at a site within 20,000 feet of a public use airport you may have to notify the Federal Aviation Administration and register it with the FCC. Before erecting an amateur station antenna located at or near a public use airport, if the antenna exceeds a certain height, depending upon the antenna's distance from the nearest active runway, the FAA must be notified and it must be registered with the FCC. Operation of an amateur station may be restricted on the interfering amateur service transmitting frequencies if its emissions cause interference to the reception of a domestic broadcast station on a receiver of good engineering design. The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) is a radio service of amateur stations for civil defense communications during periods of local, regional, or national civil emergencies. Amateur stations may be operated in RACES on any FCC-licensed amateur station certified by the responsible civil defense organization for the area served. An amateur station participating in RACES may operate on all amateur service frequencies otherwise authorized to the control operator. The frequencies authorized to an amateur station participating in RACES during a period when the President's War Emergency Powers are in force are specific amateur service frequency segments authorized in FCC Part 214. Communications permissible in RACES are those authorized civil defense emergency communications affecting the immediate safety of life and property. Local control of an amateur radio station is the direct manipulation of the transmitter by a control operator.
A remotely controlled station is
a station controlled indirectly through a control link.
A control operator must be present at the control point
of a remotely controlled amateur station.
If its control link malfunctions,
the maximum permissible duration of a remotely controlled station's transmissions is
3 minutes.
Automatic control of a station is the use of devices and procedures for control so that the control operator does not have to be present at a control point. The control operator responsibilities of a station under automatic control differ from one under local control in that under automatic control the control operator is not required to be present at the control point An automatically controlled station may retransmit third party communications only when transmitting RTTY or data emissions. An automatically controlled station may never originate third party communications. The only types of amateur stations that may automatically retransmit the radio signals of other amateur stations are auxiliary, repeater or space stations. The control operator of an auxiliary station may be only Technician, General, Advanced or Amateur Extra Class operators. (Novice class licensees are excluded). HF frequencies available for automatically controlled ground-station repeater operation are 29.500 - 29.700 MHz. Telemetry is one-way transmission of measurements at a distance from the measuring instrument. A telecommand station in the amateur satellite service is an amateur station that transmits communications to initiate, modify or terminate certain functions of a space station. Any amateur station so designated by the space station licensee is eligible to be a telecommand station. An Earth station in the amateur satellite service is an amateur station within 50 km of the Earth's surface for communications with amateur stations by means of objects in space. Any amateur station, subject to the privileges of the class of operator license held by the control operator, is eligible to operate as an Earth station. The amateur-satellite service is a radio communications service using amateur stations on satellites. A holder of any class of license is authorized to be the control operator of a space station. The FCC's International Bureau, Washington DC, must be notified before launching an amateur space station. A special provision that a space station must incorporate in order to comply with space station requirements are the space station must be capable of effecting a cessation of transmissions by telecommand when so ordered by the FCC. The amateur service HF bands that have frequencies authorized to space stations are only 40m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m and 10m. The only VHF amateur service bands that have frequencies available for space stations is 2 meters The three amateur service UHF bands that have frequencies available for a space station are 70 cm, 23 cm and 13 cm. A Volunteer Examiner Coordinator is an organization that has entered into an agreement with the FCC to coordinate amateur operator license examinations. The questions for all written US amateur license examinations listed in the VEC-maintained question pool. All of the VECs are responsible for maintaining the question pools from which all amateur license examination questions must be taken. The Volunteer Examiner accreditation process is best described as the procedure by which a VEC confirms that the VE applicant meets FCC requirements to serve as an examiner. A VE is an amateur operator who is approved by a VEC to administer amateur operator license examinations. The minimum age to be a volunteer examiner is 18 years old. Persons who have ever had an amateur operator or amateur station license suspended or revoked seeking to become VEs cannot be accredited. A VE team is a group of at least three VEs who administer examinations for an amateur operator license. The minimum number of qualified VEs required to administer an Element 4 amateur operator license examination is 3. Each administering VE is responsible for the proper conduct and necessary supervision during an amateur operator license examination session. While administering an examination all of the administering VEs must be present where they can observe the examinees throughout the entire examination. Out-of-pocket expenses that be reimbursed to VEs and VECs include preparing, processing, administering and coordinating an examination for an amateur radio license. The penalty for a VE who fraudulently administers or certifies an examination is the revocation of the VE's amateur station license grant and the suspension of the VE's amateur operator license grant. A VE may not administer an examination to the VE's close relatives as listed in the FCC rules. Once examinees have finished the examination the VE team must immediately collect and grade examinee's test papers. If the examinee does not pass the exam, the VE team must return the application document to the examinee. If an examinee scores a passing grade on all examination elements needed for an upgrade or new license three VEs of the VE team must certify that the examinee is qualified for the license grant and that they have complied with the VE requirements. If a candidate fails to comply with the examiner's instructions during an amateur operator license examination, a VE should immediately terminate the candidate's examination. A consequence of failing to appear for re-administration of an examination when so directed by the FCC may be the licensee's license will be cancelled
The CEPT agreement is an operating arrangement that allows an FCC-licensed US citizen to operate in many European countries, and alien amateurs from many European countries to operate in the US. The IARP agreement is an operating arrangement that allow an FCC-licensed US citizen and many Central and South American amateur operators to operate in each other's countries. The types of communications that may be transmitted to amateur stations in foreign countries are only communications incidental to the purpose of the amateur service and remarks of a personal nature. Under no circumstances may the control operator of a repeater accept payment for providing communication services to another party. An amateur station may send a message to a business when neither the amateur nor his or her employer has a pecuniary interest in the communications. Amateur-operator-to-amateur-operator communications transmitted for hire or material compensation, except as otherwise provided in the rules are prohibited. "Line A" is a line roughly parallel to and south of the US-Canadian border. Amateur stations may not transmit in 420 - 430 MHz frequency segments if they are located north of Line A. The National Radio Quiet Zone is an area surrounding the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. One of the standards that must be met by an external RF power amplifier if it is to qualify for a grant of FCC certification is it must satisfy the FCC's spurious emission standards when operated at its full output power. If an external RF amplifier is listed on the FCC database as certificated for use in the amateur service, that particular RF amplifier may be marketed for use in the amateur service. A dealer may sell an external RF power amplifier capable of operation below 144 MHz if it has not been granted FCC certification only if it was purchased in used condition from an amateur operator and is sold to another amateur operator for use at that operator's station Spread spectrum transmissions are permitted only on amateur frequencies above 222 MHz. The maximum transmitter power for an amateur station transmitting spread spectrum communications is 100 W. All of these choices are correct. FCC-licensed amateur stations may use spread spectrum (SS) emissions to communicate under all of the following conditions
The FCC issue a "Special Temporary Authority" (STA) to an amateur station to provide for experimental amateur communications. |