Basic Qualification · B-003 Station assembly, practice and safety · B-003-015-007
When selecting an RTTY transmitting frequency, what minimum frequency separation from a contact in progress should you allow (centre to centre) to minimize interference?
- A3 kHz to 5 kHz
- B6 kHz to 10 kHz
- C250 Hz to 500 Hz
- D50 Hz to 100 Hz
Correct answer: C — 250 Hz to 500 Hz. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
RTTY signals are narrow, so you only need a small gap of 250 Hz to 500 Hz between the centre of your signal and another station to avoid clashing. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.
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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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