Basic Qualification · B-003 Station assembly, practice and safety · B-003-015-004
What does "network" mean in packet radio?
- AA way of connecting packet-radio stations so data can be sent over long distances
- BA way of connecting terminal-node controllers by telephone so data can be sent over long distances
- CThe connections on terminal-node controllers
- DThe programming in a terminal-node controller that rejects other callers if a station is already connected
Correct answer: A — A way of connecting packet-radio stations so data can be sent over long distances. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
In packet radio, a network is simply a method of linking stations together so information can hop from one to another, reaching places far beyond a single radio's range. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.
Practise this section
Station assembly, practice and safety is section B-003 of the Basic exam: Building a station safely: power supplies, grounding, RF exposure, lightning, feedline routing, and what a transmitter, receiver and transceiver actually do.
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