B-002 — Operating and procedures

How to operate: calling, phonetics, Q-signals, repeaters, nets, emergency traffic, and the courtesies that keep a band usable.

All 99 questions

• B-002-001-001 What is an appropriate way to make contact on a repeater?
• B-002-001-002 What is the main purpose of a repeater?
• B-002-001-003 What is frequency coordination on VHF and UHF bands?
• B-002-001-004 What is the purpose of a repeater time-out timer?
• B-002-001-005 What is a CTCSS tone?
• B-002-001-006 How do you call another station on a repeater if you know the station's call sign?
• B-002-001-007 Why should you pause before and between transmissions when using a repeater?
• B-002-001-008 Why should you keep transmissions short when using a repeater?
• B-002-001-009 What is the proper way to join a conversation on a repeater?
• B-002-001-010 What is the accepted way to ask someone about their location when using a repeater?
• B-002-001-011 FM repeater operation on the 2-metre band uses one frequency for transmission and one for reception. What is the standard difference between the transmit and receive frequencies (known as "offset")?
• B-002-002-001 To make your call sign better understood when using voice transmissions, what should you do?
• B-002-002-002 What can you use as an aid for correct station identification when using voice?
• B-002-002-003 In the International Telecommunication Union phonetic alphabet, what is the code word for the letter A?
• B-002-002-004 In the International Telecommunication Union phonetic alphabet, what is the code word for the letter B?
• B-002-002-005 In the International Telecommunication Union phonetic alphabet, what is the code word for the letter D?
• B-002-002-006 In the International Telecommunication Union phonetic alphabet, what is the code word for the letter E?
• B-002-002-007 In the International Telecommunication Union phonetic alphabet, what is the code word for the letter G?
• B-002-002-008 In the International Telecommunication Union phonetic alphabet, what is the code word for the letter I?
• B-002-002-009 In the International Telecommunication Union phonetic alphabet, what is the code word for the letter L?
• B-002-002-010 In the International Telecommunication Union phonetic alphabet, what is the code word for the letter P?
• B-002-002-011 In the International Telecommunication Union phonetic alphabet, what is the code word for the letter R?
• B-002-003-001 What is the correct way to call "CQ" when using voice?
• B-002-003-002 How should you answer a voice CQ call?
• B-002-003-003 What is simplex operation?
• B-002-003-004 When should you consider using simplex operation instead of a repeater?
• B-002-003-005 Why should local communications use VHF and UHF frequencies instead of HF frequencies?
• B-002-003-006 Why should you be careful in choosing a simplex frequency when operating VHF or UHF?
• B-002-003-007 If you are talking to a station using a repeater, how would you find out if you could communicate using simplex instead?
• B-002-003-008 If you are operating simplex on a repeater frequency, why would it be good practice to change to another frequency?
• B-002-003-009 Which sideband is commonly used for 20-metre voice operation?
• B-002-003-010 Which sideband is commonly used on 3755 kHz for voice operation?
• B-002-003-011 When calling a specific station on voice, what is the preferred format for your transmission?
• B-002-004-001 What should you do before you transmit on any frequency?
• B-002-004-002 If you contact another station and your signal is extremely strong and perfectly readable, what adjustment should you make to your transmitter?
• B-002-004-003 You need to transmit to adjust your antenna tuner prior to joining an HF single-sideband net that is in progress. On what frequency should you make the adjustment?
• B-002-004-004 How can on-the-air interference be minimized during lengthy transmitter testing?
• B-002-004-005 Why would you use a dummy load?
• B-002-004-006 If you are the net control station of a daily HF net, what should you do if the frequency on which you normally meet is in use just before the net begins?
• B-002-004-007 If a net is about to begin on a frequency that you and another station are using, what should you do?
• B-002-004-008 If propagation changes during your contact and you notice increasing interference from other stations on the same frequency, what should you do?
• B-002-004-009 When selecting a single-sideband voice transmitting frequency, what minimum frequency separation from a contact in progress should you allow to minimize interference?
• B-002-004-010 What is a band plan?
• B-002-004-011 Before transmitting, the first thing you should do is:
• B-002-005-001 What is the correct way to call "CQ" when using Morse code?
• B-002-005-002 How should you answer a routine Morse code "CQ" call?
• B-002-005-003 At what speed should a Morse code "CQ" call be transmitted?
• B-002-005-004 What is the meaning of "CQ"?
• B-002-005-005 What is the meaning of the word "DE" in Morse code?
• B-002-005-006 What is the meaning of the Morse code signal "K"?
• B-002-005-007 What is meant by the term "DX"?
• B-002-005-008 What is the meaning of the term "73"?
• B-002-005-009 Which of the following describes full break-in CW (QSK)?
• B-002-005-010 When selecting a CW transmitting frequency, what minimum frequency separation from a contact in progress should you allow to minimize interference?
• B-002-005-011 What is the meaning of the Morse code signal "R"?
• B-002-006-001 What do "RST" signal reports describe?
• B-002-006-002 What does "RST" stand for in a signal report?
• B-002-006-003 What is the meaning of: "Your signal report is 5 7"?
• B-002-006-004 What is the meaning of: "Your signal report is 3 3"?
• B-002-006-005 What is the meaning of: "You are 5 9 plus 20 dB"?
• B-002-006-006 A distant station asks for a signal report on a local repeater you monitor. What do you report?
• B-002-006-007 Your receiver's S-meter is calibrated to a standard of 6 dB per S-unit per a recommendation by the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). The S-meter shows S9 when receiving a station transmitting with 100 watts. Neglecting propagation changes, what transmitter power would cause your receiver's S-meter to read S8?
• B-002-006-008 Assume your receiver's S-meter is calibrated to a standard of 6 dB per S-unit per a recommendation by the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). The S-meter on your receiver shows S8 when listening to a nearby transmitter. Approximately how much must the transmitter power be raised to increase the reading to S9?
• B-002-006-009 What does "RST 579" mean in a Morse code contact?
• B-002-006-010 What does "RST 459" mean in a Morse code contact?
• B-002-006-011 In voice contacts, what is the meaning of "Your signal report is 1 1"?
• B-002-007-001 What does the code "QRS" mean in amateur radio?
• B-002-007-002 What does the code "QTH" mean in amateur radio?
• B-002-007-003 What is the proper Q code to use to see if a frequency is in use before transmitting on CW?
• B-002-007-004 What does the code "QSY" mean in amateur radio?
• B-002-007-005 SOS CQD What does the code "QSB" mean in amateur radio?
• B-002-007-006 What is the correct Q code to ask who is calling you?
• B-002-007-007 What does the code "QRM" mean in amateur radio?
• B-002-007-008 What does the code "QRN" mean in amateur radio?
• B-002-007-009 What is the Q code indicating that you want the other station to send slower?
• B-002-007-010 What is the Q code that means "Who is calling me?" in amateur radio?
• B-002-007-011 What is the Q code that means "I will call you again" in amateur radio?
• B-002-008-001 When may you use your amateur radio station to transmit an "SOS" or "MAYDAY"?
• B-002-008-002 You need to summon help while stranded in a remote location, but without immediate risk to life. What priority is your message?
• B-002-008-003 What voice signal, transmitted three times, signifies distress?
• B-002-008-004 What is the correct distress signal in Morse code?
• B-002-008-005 What is the correct way to interrupt a repeater conversation to seek assistance in a distress situation?
• B-002-008-006 What is the advantage of preparing to operate your station without commercial AC power?
• B-002-008-007 In an emergency, what additional equipment is crucial to maintaining communications with a hand-held radio?
• B-002-008-008 Which type of antenna would be a good choice as part of a portable HF station that could be set up in case of an emergency?
• B-002-008-009 If you are communicating with another station and hear a station in distress break in, what should you do?
• B-002-008-010 In order of priority, a distress message comes before:
• B-002-008-011 If you hear distress traffic and are unable to render direct assistance you should:
• B-002-009-001 What is a "QSL card"?
• B-002-009-002 What is an azimuthal map?
• B-002-009-003 While making a contact in a VHF contest, the other operator asks for your grid square. What information is requested?
• B-002-009-004 A directional antenna pointed in the long-path direction to another station is generally oriented how many degrees from its short-path heading?
• B-002-009-005 What method is used by amateur radio operators to provide proof of communication with another station?
• B-002-009-006 Local stations are in contact with New Zealand, yet you cannot hear the New Zealand amateur radio operators with your antenna pointed in that direction. What other antenna direction could you try to hear them?
• B-002-009-007 Which statement about recording all contacts and unanswered CQ calls in a paper or computer-based station logbook is NOT correct?
• B-002-009-008 What is the most useful function of an azimuthal world map centred on your location?
• B-002-009-009 Activity schedules, time entries in logbooks and contact confirmations usually refer to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). What is the location of the meridian from which this time is measured?
• B-002-009-010 Your time zone is UTC minus 6 hours. You want to join a net scheduled for 19:00 UTC. What is the local scheduled time?
• B-002-009-011 What is the usefulness of stations CHU, WWV and WWVH to amateur radio operators?