Basic Qualification · B-002 Operating and procedures · B-002-001-004
What is the purpose of a repeater time-out timer?
- AIt interrupts lengthy transmissions
- BIt hands over control to each user in turns
- CIt logs repeater transmit time to predict when a repeater will fail
- DIt tells how long someone has been using a repeater
Correct answer: A — It interrupts lengthy transmissions. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
A repeater time-out timer stops a transmission that has gone on too long, ensuring the repeater does not get locked up by one person holding the microphone. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.
Practise this section
Operating and procedures is section B-002 of the Basic exam: How to operate: calling, phonetics, Q-signals, repeaters, nets, emergency traffic, and the courtesies that keep a band usable.
Drill B-002 — free, no account