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T2 Operating Procedures
37 questions in the pool. Your exam will include 3, one from each group below.
T2A
Station operation: choosing an operating frequency, calling another station, test transmissions; Band plans: calling frequencies, repeater offsets
- T2A01What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 2-meter band?
- T2A02What is the national calling frequency for FM simplex operations in the 2-meter band?
- T2A03What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 70-centimeter band?
- T2A04What is an appropriate way to call another station on a repeater if you know the other station's call sign?
- T2A05How should you respond to a station calling CQ?
- T2A06What is an effective way to seek a call from any phone station when not using a repeater?
- T2A07What does the term "repeater offset" mean?
- T2A08What is the meaning of the procedural signal “CQ”?
- T2A09Which of the following is a customary way to indicate a station is listening on a repeater and looking for a contact?
- T2A10What is a band plan, beyond the privileges established by the FCC?
- T2A11What term describes an amateur station that is transmitting and receiving on the same frequency?
T2B
VHF/UHF operating practices: FM repeater, simplex, reverse splits; Access tones: CTCSS, DTMF; DMR operation; Resolving operating problems; Q signals
- T2B01What is the purpose of the reverse function on a VHF/UHF transceiver?
- T2B02What term describes the use of a sub-audible tone transmitted along with normal voice audio to open the squelch of a receiver?
- T2B03Which of the following describes a linked repeater network?
- T2B04Which of the following could be the reason you are unable to access a repeater whose output you can hear?
- T2B05Which of the following would cause your FM transmission audio to drop out on voice peaks?
- T2B06What type of signaling to a repeater uses two simultaneous audio tones?
- T2B07How can you join a digital repeater's “talkgroup”?
- T2B08Which of the following applies when two stations transmitting on the same frequency interfere with each other?
- T2B09Why are simplex channels designated in the VHF/UHF band plans?
- T2B10Which Q signal indicates that you are receiving interference from other stations?
- T2B11Which Q signal indicates that you are changing frequency?
- T2B12What is the digital color code used on DMR repeater systems?
- T2B13What is the purpose of a squelch function?
- T2B14Which of the following is a “talkgroup”?
T2C
Public service: emergency operations, applicability of FCC rules, RACES and ARES, net and traffic procedures, operating restrictions during emergencies, use of phonetics in message handling
- T2C01When do the FCC Part 97 Amateur Radio Service rules NOT apply to the operation of an amateur station?
- T2C02Which of the following are typical duties of a Net Control Station?
- T2C03What technique is used to ensure that voice messages containing unusual words are received correctly?
- T2C04What is RACES?
- T2C05What does the term “traffic” refer to in net operation?
- T2C06What is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)?
- T2C07Which of the following is standard practice when you participate in a net?
- T2C08Which of the following relays messages using email addresses based on amateur callsigns?
- T2C09Are amateur station control operators ever permitted to operate outside the frequency privileges of their license class?
- T2C10What information is contained in the preamble of a formal traffic message?
- T2C11What is meant by “check” in a radiogram header?
- T2C12Which of the following requires certification by a civil defense agency?