T2A - Station operation: choosing an operating frequency, calling another station, test transmissions; Band plans: calling frequencies, repeater offsets - [[T2A01]] (B) What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 2 meter band? #card - A. Plus or minus 5 MHz - B. Plus or minus 600 kHz - C. Plus or minus 500 kHz - D. Plus or minus 1 MHz -- - [[T2A02]] (A) What is the national calling frequency for FM simplex operations in the 2 meter band? #card - A. 146.520 MHz - B. 145.000 MHz - C. 432.100 MHz - D. 446.000 MHz -- - [[T2A03]] (A) What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 70 cm band? #card - A. Plus or minus 5 MHz - B. Plus or minus 600 kHz - C. Plus or minus 500 kHz - D. Plus or minus 1 MHz -- - [[T2A04]] (B) What is an appropriate way to call another station on a repeater if you know the other station's call sign? #card - A. Say "break, break," then say the station's call sign - B. Say the station's call sign, then identify with your call sign - C. Say "CQ" three times, then the other station's call sign - D. Wait for the station to call CQ, then answer -- - [[T2A05]] (C) How should you respond to a station calling CQ? #card - A. Transmit "CQ" followed by the other station’s call sign - B. Transmit your call sign followed by the other station’s call sign - C. Transmit the other station’s call sign followed by your call sign - D. Transmit a signal report followed by your call sign -- - [[T2A06]] (A) Which of the following is required when making on-the-air test transmissions? #card - A. Identify the transmitting station - B. Conduct tests only between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. local time - C. Notify the FCC of the transmissions - D. All these choices are correct -- - [[T2A07]] (A) What is meant by "repeater offset”? #card - A. The difference between a repeater’s transmit and receive frequencies - B. The repeater has a time delay to prevent interference - C. The repeater station identification is done on a separate frequency - D. The number of simultaneous transmit frequencies used by a repeater -- - [[T2A08]] (D) What is the meaning of the procedural signal “CQ”? #card - A. Call on the quarter hour - B. Test transmission, no reply expected - C. Only the called station should transmit - D. Calling any station -- - [[T2A09]] (B) Which of the following indicates that a station is listening on a repeater and looking for a contact? #card - A. “CQ CQ” followed by the repeater’s call sign - B. The station’s call sign followed by the word “monitoring” - C. The repeater call sign followed by the station’s call sign - D. “QSY” followed by your call sign -- - [[T2A10]] (A) What is a band plan, beyond the privileges established by the FCC? #card - A. A voluntary guideline for using different modes or activities within an amateur band - B. A list of operating schedules - C. A list of available net frequencies - D. A plan devised by a club to indicate frequency band usage -- - [[T2A11]] (C) What term describes an amateur station that is transmitting and receiving on the same frequency? #card - A. Full duplex - B. Diplex - C. Simplex - D. Multiplex -- - [[T2A12]] (D) What should you do before calling CQ? - A. Listen first to be sure that no one else is using the frequency - B. Ask if the frequency is in use - C. Make sure you are authorized to use that frequency - D. All these choices are correct