Basic Qualification · B-002 Operating and procedures · 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?
- ACancel the net for that day
- BAsk occupants if they would change frequency, otherwise move to a clear frequency
- CReduce your output power and start the net as usual
- DIncrease your power output so that net participants will be able to hear you over the existing activity
Correct answer: B — Ask occupants if they would change frequency, otherwise move to a clear frequency. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
As the net control station, you must first politely ask the other stations if they are willing to move, because they were there first. 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