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E1F Miscellaneous rules: external RF power amplifiers; prohibited communications; spread spectrum; auxiliary stations; Canadian amateurs operating in the US; special temporary authority

• E1F01 (B) [97.305] On what frequencies are spread spectrum transmissions permitted? #card
  • A. Only on amateur frequencies above 50 MHz
  • B. Only on amateur frequencies above 222 MHz
  • C. Only on amateur frequencies above 420 MHz
  • D. Only on amateur frequencies above 144 MHz
• E1F02 (C) [97.107] What privileges are authorized in the US to persons holding an amateur service license granted by the government of Canada? #card
  • A. None, they must obtain a US license
  • B. Full privileges of the General class license on the 80-, 40-, 20-, 15-, and 10-meter bands
  • C. The operating terms and conditions of the Canadian amateur service license, not to exceed US Amateur Extra class license privileges
  • D. Full privileges, up to and including those of the Amateur Extra class license, on the 80-, 40-, 20-, 15-, and 10-meter bands
• E1F03 (D) [97.315] Under what circumstances may a dealer sell an external RF power amplifier capable of operation below 144 MHz if it has not been granted FCC certification? #card
  • A. Gain is less than 23 dB when driven by power of 10 watts or less
  • B. The equipment dealer assembled it from a kit
  • C. It was manufactured and certificated in a country which has a reciprocal certification agreement with the FCC
  • D. The amplifier is constructed or modified by an amateur radio operator for use at an amateur station
• E1F04 (A) [97.3] Which of the following geographic descriptions approximately describes "Line A"? #card
  • A. A line roughly parallel to and south of the border between the US and Canada
  • B. A line roughly parallel to and west of the US Atlantic coastline
  • C. A line roughly parallel to and north of the border between the US and Mexico
  • D. A line roughly parallel to and east of the US Pacific coastline
• E1F05 (D) [97.303] Amateur stations may not transmit in which of the following frequency segments if they are located in the contiguous 48 states and north of Line A? #card
  • A. 440 MHz - 450 MHz
  • B. 53 MHz - 54 MHz
  • C. 222 MHz - 223 MHz
  • D. 420 MHz - 430 MHz
• E1F06 (A) [1.931] Under what circumstances might the FCC issue a Special Temporary Authority (STA) to an amateur station? #card
  • A. To provide for experimental amateur communications
  • B. To allow use of a special event call sign
  • C. To allow a VE group with less than three VEs to administer examinations in a remote, sparsely populated area
  • D. To allow a licensee who has passed an upgrade exam to operate with upgraded privileges while waiting for posting on the FCC database
• E1F07 (D) [97.113] When may an amateur station send a message to a business? #card
  • A. When the pecuniary interest of the amateur or his or her employer is less than $25
  • B. When the pecuniary interest of the amateur or his or her employer is less than $50
  • C. At no time
  • D. When neither the amateur nor their employer has a pecuniary interest in the communications
• E1F08 (A) [97.113(c)] Which of the following types of amateur station communications are prohibited? #card
  • A. Communications transmitted for hire or material compensation, except as otherwise provided in the rules
  • B. Communications that have political content, except as allowed by the Fairness Doctrine
  • C. Communications that have religious content
  • D. Communications in a language other than English
• E1F09 (C) [FCC Part 97.113(a)(4)] Which of the following cannot be transmitted over an amateur radio mesh network? #card
  • A. Third party traffic
  • B. Email
  • C. Messages encoded to obscure their meaning
  • D. All these choices are correct
• E1F10 (B) [97.201] Who may be the control operator of an auxiliary station? #card
  • A. Any licensed amateur operator
  • B. Only Technician, General, Advanced, or Amateur Extra class operators
  • C. Only General, Advanced, or Amateur Extra class operators
  • D. Only Amateur Extra class operators
• E1F11 (D) [97.317] Which of the following best describes 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? #card
  • A. It must produce full legal output when driven by not more than 5 watts of mean RF input power
  • B. It must have received an Underwriters Laboratory certification for electrical safety as well as having met IEEE standard 14.101(B)
  • C. It must exhibit a gain of less than 23 dB when driven by 10 watts or less
  • D. It must satisfy the FCC’s spurious emission standards when operated at the lesser of 1500 watts or its full output power