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Question #87Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

Emission designation of commercial FM broadcast transmission in India is

  1. ME
  2. J3E
  3. F3E ✓ Correct answer
  4. R3E
Explanation: F3E is the designation for frequency-modulated telephony, the conventional FM broadcast emission class.

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Question #89Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The second symbol in the designation of emission represents

  1. Nature of signals modulating the main earner ✓ Correct answer
  2. Type of modulation of the main carrier
  3. Type of information to be transmitted
  4. None of the above
Explanation: The second emission symbol identifies the nature of the signal(s) modulating the main carrier.

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Question #90Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The following frequency band is permitted for general grade amateurs only

  1. 1820 - 1860 KHz ✓ Correct answer
  2. 3500 - 3700 KHz
  3. 5725 - 5840 MHz
  4. 21000 - 21450 KHz
Explanation: The legacy Indian allocation table identifies 1820–1860 kHz as the listed General-grade-only band among these choices; verify against the current notified band schedule before publication.

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Question #91Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The fee for change of location new rules is

  1. Rs. 100
  2. Rs. 200
  3. Rs. 500
  4. Rs. 1000 ✓ Correct answer
Explanation: The 2024 rules specify ₹1,000 for changing the amateur station location.

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Question #92Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The maximum DC power permitted under new rules for General grade amateurs under 144-146 MHz band is

  1. 10 watts
  2. 25 watts ✓ Correct answer
  3. 50 watts
  4. 100 watts
Explanation: The legacy schedule answer for General grade on 144–146 MHz is 25 W; verify the current notified schedule before publication.

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Question #93Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The standard designation for a bandwidth of 4.8 KHz is

  1. 4800 Hz
  2. 4K8
  3. 4K80 ✓ Correct answer
  4. 4800
Explanation: 4.8 kHz is written as 4K80 in the standard bandwidth format.

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Question #94Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

A bandwidth of 402 M represents

  1. 4000 MHz
  2. 402 MHz ✓ Correct answer
  3. 4.2 MHz
  4. 420 MHz
Explanation: In bandwidth notation, 402M means 402 MHz.

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Question #95Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The emission C3F denotes

  1. Single side band analog audio emission
  2. Common analog radio emission
  3. Vestigial sideband analog TV emission ✓ Correct answer
  4. Vestigial sideband digital TV emission
Explanation: C3F denotes vestigial-sideband television with an analogue video signal.

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Question #98Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The UHF band extends from

  1. 3-30 KHz
  2. 30-300 MHz
  3. 3-30 MHz
  4. 300-3000 MHz ✓ Correct answer
Explanation: UHF extends from 300 MHz to 3000 MHz.

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Question #99Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

Which of the frequency bands was not allocated for Amateur service

  1. 7000 - 7100 KHz
  2. 7100 - 7200 KHz
  3. 10120 - 10240 KHZ ✓ Correct answer
  4. 28000 - 29700 KHz
Explanation: 10.120–10.240 MHz is not an amateur allocation; the 30-metre amateur allocation is around 10.1 MHz, not this range.

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Question #100Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

‘WPC’ stands for

  1. Wireless Planning and Coordination ✓ Correct answer
  2. Wireless Placement cell
  3. Wireless Planning cell
  4. Wireless Placement and Coordination ****** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Explanation: WPC stands for Wireless Planning and Coordination.

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Question #101Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

Which emission mode must be used to obtain assistance during a disaster?

  1. Only SSB
  2. Only SSB and CW
  3. Any mode ✓ Correct answer
  4. Only CW

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Question #103Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

What is the recommended way to break into a conversation when using phone?

  1. Say "QRZ" several times followed by your call sign
  2. Say your call sign during a break between transmissions from the other stations
  3. Say "Break" "Break" "Break" and wait for a response ✓ Correct answer
  4. Say "CQ" followed by the call sign of either station

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Question #104Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

Which of the following 20 meter band segments is most often used for most data transmissions?

  1. 14.000 – 14.050 MHz
  2. 14.070 - 14.100 MHz ✓ Correct answer
  3. 14.150 - 14.225 MHz
  4. 14.275 - 14.350 MHz

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Question #105Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

What action should be taken if the frequency on which a net normally meets is in use just before the net begins?

  1. Reduce your output power and start the net as usual
  2. Increase your power output so that net participants will be able to hear you
  3. Ask the stations if the net may use the frequency, or move the net to a nearby clear frequency if necessary ✓ Correct answer
  4. Cancel the net for that day

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Question #106Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

Which of the following is an advantage when using single sideband as compared to other voice modes on the HF amateur bands?

  1. Very high fidelity voice modulation
  2. Less bandwidth used and high power efficiency ✓ Correct answer
  3. Ease of tuning on receive
  4. Less subject to static crashes (atmospherics)

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Question #107Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

What is an azimuthal projection map?

  1. A world map projection centered on the North Pole
  2. A world map projection centered on a particular location ✓ Correct answer
  3. A world map that shows the angle at which an amateur satellite crosses the equator
  4. A world map that shows the number of degrees longitude that an amateur satellite appears to move westward at the equator with each orbit

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Question #108Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

How do you call another station on a repeater if you know the station\'s call sign?

  1. Say "break, break" then say the station's call sign
  2. Say the station's call sign then identify your own station ✓ Correct answer
  3. Say "CQ" three times then the other station's call sign
  4. Wait for the station to call "CQ" then answer it

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Question #109Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The frequency of 40 Meter band in MHz is

  1. 14 - 14.350
  2. 7 - 7.2 ✓ Correct answer
  3. 21 - 21.450
  4. 15 - 15.400

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Question #110Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

Which sideband is commonly used in the VHF and UHF bands?

  1. Upper Side Band
  2. Lower side band
  3. Vestigial side band
  4. Double side band ✓ Correct answer

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