Extra exam: fcc rules for extra licensees
Extra privileges, space and earth stations, remote control, international rules and VE program rules. 68 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
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- PRB-1 is the FCC ruling that state and local zoning of amateur antennas must reasonably accommodate amateur communications (§97.15(b)). (p. 11)
- Transmissions to other countries must be limited to communications incidental to amateur radio and remarks of a personal character (§97.117). (p. 12)
- CEPT operation by US amateurs relies on FCC Public Notice DA 16-1048, which the operator must carry along with proof of US citizenship and license. (p. 13)
- A telecommanded or remotely controlled station must stop transmitting within 3 minutes if its control link fails (§97.213(b)). (p. 14)
- All VECs must cooperate to maintain one question pool for each written exam element (§97.523). (p. 17)
- A person must be accredited by a VEC, which checks that the applicant meets the FCC's VE requirements (§97.509(b)(1), §97.525). (p. 17)
- A VE may not examine close relatives such as a spouse, children, parents, siblings or in-laws (§97.509(d)). (p. 18)
- When an examinee passes all needed elements, three VEs must certify the examinee is qualified and that they followed the VE rules (§97.509(i)). (p. 19)
- Stations north of Line A may not transmit in 420–430 MHz (§97.303(m)(1)). (p. 20)
- Like all amateur traffic, mesh networks may not carry messages encoded to obscure their meaning (§97.113(a)(4)). (p. 21)
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample fcc rules for extra licensees questions
1.What is the highest legal carrier frequency on the 20-meter band for transmitting a 2.8 kHz wide USB data signal?
- A14.1472 MHz
- B14.0708 MHz
- C14.1002 MHz
- D14.3490 MHz
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✓ A. 14.1472 MHz
Data on 20 m is allowed only up to 14.150 MHz (§97.305(c)). A 2.8 kHz USB signal extends above its carrier, so the highest carrier is 14.150 − 0.0028 = 14.1472 MHz.
2.What is the maximum bandwidth for a data emission on 60 meters?
- A60 Hz
- B1.5 kHz
- C2.8 kHz
- D170 Hz
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✓ C. 2.8 kHz
All 60 m emissions, including data, must occupy no more than 2.8 kHz (§97.303(h)(3)).
3.Which amateur stations are eligible to be telecommand stations of space stations, subject to the privileges of the class of operator license held by the control operator of the station?
- AAny amateur station so designated by the ITU
- BAny amateur station so designated by the space station licensee
- CAny amateur station approved by AMSAT
- DAll these choices are correct
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✓ B. Any amateur station so designated by the space station licensee
Any amateur station the space station licensee designates may be its telecommand station, within the control operator's class privileges (§97.211(a)).
4.What is the maximum permitted transmitter output power when operating a model craft by telecommand?
- A100 watts
- B1 watt
- C5 watts
- D2 watts
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✓ B. 1 watt
A station controlling a model craft may use no more than 1 W of transmitter power (§97.215(c)).