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ARRL Introduction to Emergency Communication Course Topic 1-1 When does a communication emergency exist? a) Whenever the public is at risk. b) When there is an earthquake in your area and the public is inconvenienced. c) When a critical communication system fails and the public is inconvenienced. d) When a critical communication system fails and the public is put at risk. Topic 1-2 Which of the following is it most important for an emcomm group to do at the end of an emergency communication operation? a) Review the effectiveness of its response. b) Take photos of the activity. c) Call the local newspaper to schedule interviews. d) Review the activities of the first responders. Topic 1-3 Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of emergency communicators? a) Making demands on the agency being supported. b) Having radios, frequencies and basic radio skills. c) Being licensed and preauthorized for national and international communications. d) Possessing emergency communications skills. Topic 1-4 Which of the following describes the function of a Rapid Response Team (RRT)? a) To Handle large-scale emergencies over an extended period. b) To deploy a quick response in a very short time. c) To establish and operate a storm watch prior to any emergency. d) To review of the effectiveness of an emergency communications group. Topic 1-5 In an emergency situation – when a served agency asks you to forward an urgent message – which of the following methods would you NOT employ? a) CB radio b) Family radio c) Informal, conversational grapevine. d) The served agency’s own radio system.

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ARRLIntroductiontoEmergencyCommunicationCourse

Topic1-1Whendoesacommunicationemergencyexist?

a)Wheneverthepublicisatrisk.b)Whenthereisanearthquakeinyourareaandthepublicisinconvenienced.c)Whenacriticalcommunicationsystemfailsandthepublicisinconvenienced.d)Whenacriticalcommunicationsystemfailsandthepublicisputatrisk.

Topic1-2Whichofthefollowingisitmostimportantforanemcommgrouptodoattheendofanemergencycommunicationoperation?

a)Reviewtheeffectivenessofitsresponse.b)Takephotosoftheactivity.c)Callthelocalnewspapertoscheduleinterviews.d)Reviewtheactivitiesofthefirstresponders.

Topic1-3WhichofthefollowingisNOTaresponsibilityofemergencycommunicators?

a)Makingdemandsontheagencybeingsupported.b)Havingradios,frequenciesandbasicradioskills.c)Beinglicensedandpreauthorizedfornationalandinternationalcommunications.d)Possessingemergencycommunicationsskills.

Topic1-4WhichofthefollowingdescribesthefunctionofaRapidResponseTeam

(RRT)?a)ToHandlelarge-scaleemergenciesoveranextendedperiod.b)Todeployaquickresponseinaveryshorttime.c) Toestablishandoperateastormwatchpriortoanyemergency.d)Toreviewoftheeffectivenessofanemergencycommunicationsgroup.

Topic1-5Inanemergencysituation–whenaservedagencyasksyoutoforwardan

urgentmessage–whichofthefollowingmethodswouldyouNOTemploy?a)CBradiob)Familyradioc) Informal,conversationalgrapevine.d)Theservedagency’sownradiosystem.

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Topic2-1Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesyourmainjobasanemergencycommunicator?

a)Dispatcher.Organizingtheflowofvehicles,personnel,andsupplies.b)Weatherspotter.c)Radiooperator,usingAmateurorservedagencyradiosystems.d)Resourcescoordinator,organizingtheassignmentsofdisasterreliefvolunteers.

Topic2-2Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheroleofamodernemergency

coordinator?a)Youarestrictlylimitedtocommunicationtasks.b)Youmaybeaskedtoserveanyfunctionthatincludescommunication.c) Youdoanythingtheservedagencyasks.d)Youtransmitandreceivemessages.

Topic2-3IfyouareaskedbyaservedagencytoperformataskthatfallsoutsideFCC

rules,whichofthefollowingisaproperresponse?a)Documenttherequest,andthendowhatisasked.b)Documenttherequest,butrefusetodoit.c) Leaveimmediately.d)Discussthesituationwiththeservedagency,anddevelopanalternative

solution.Topic2-4AnMOUis:

a)Alegalcontractbetweenyouandtheservedagencyb)Volunteerinformationandmakeyourselfhelpfultothemc)Adocumentoutliningwhatyoucanexpectfromeachotherd)Ignorethemandhopetheywillgoaway.

Topic2-5Whichofthefollowingwillmostaffectyourrelationshipwithaservedagency?

a)Yourradioandelectronicequipment.b)YourknowledgeofFCCregulations.c) Yourattitude.d)Yourradioskills.

Topic3-1Whatmodeshouldbeusedtosendalistofcasualties?

a)AVHFrepeatersystem.b)Asecuremode.c)PACKETRADIO.d)AnHFnet.

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Topic3-2Whattypesofmessagesaregoodtosendbyfax?a)Highprecision,lengthyandcomplexmessages.b)Simplelow-precision,andshortmessages.c)Messagestomanydestinationssimultaneously.d)Highdetailcolorphotographs.

Topic3-3Whattypesofmessagesshouldbehandledbyapacketbulletinboard?

a)Timesensitivemessagesofimmediatepriority.b)Lowprecisionmessages.c)Non-time-criticalmessagesandreferencematerial,whenthesenderand

receivercannotbeavailablesimultaneously.d)Messagestobe“broadcast”tonumerousstations.

Topic3-4Whatisthepitfallthatiscommontotelephone,cellularphoneandtrunked

radiosystems?a)TheydonottakeadvantageofthebenefitsofAmateurRadio.b)Theyarealldifficulttouse.c) Theyareseldomavailableatsheltersandpublicsafetyagencies.d)Theyallrequiretheuseofacomplexcentralswitchingsystemthatissubjectto

failureinadisastersituation.Topic3-5Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofanefficientcommunication?

a)Ahamcommunicatingalengthylistofneededmedicalsuppliesoveravoicenet.b)Alengthyexchangebetweentwostationsonaprimaryvoicechannelbeing

sharedbyanumbersofusers.c) Typingoutadigitalmessagethat“thedeliveryvancontainingcoffeehasarrived

atthislocation”onahigh-precisionpacketlink.d)Sendingashelterlistontheofficefaxmachine.

Topic4-1WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheARESorganizationalstructure?

a)ARRL–District-Section-Countyb)ARRL–Section-Districtc)ARRL–County-Regiond)ARRL–State-Region-Section

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Topic4-2WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheARESchainofcommandwithinasection?

a)SectionManager–DistrictEmergencyCoordinator–EmergencyCoordinator–AssistantEmergencyCoordinator–SectionEmergencyCoordinator

b)SectionEmergencyCoordinator–SectionManager—DistrictEmergencyCoordinator–EmergencyCoordinator–AssistantEmergencyCoordinator

c) SectionManager–SectionEmergencyCoordinator–DistrictEmergencyCoordinator–EmergencyCoordinator–AssistantEmergencyCoordinator

d)SectionManager–SectionEmergencyCoordinator–EmergencyCoordinator–DistrictEmergencyCoordinator–AssistantEmergencyCoordinator

Topic4-3WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesaLevel2RRT?

a)Isafirstresponderinanyemergency.b)Operatesafewstrategicallyplacedstationswithinthefirsthourofan

emergency.c)Respondswithinafewhoursandispreparedwithlongerterm(72hour)jump

kits.d)AlwaysaffiliatedwithSATERN.

Topic4-4WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesanARESMutualAssistanceTeam

(ARESMAT)?a)Isgenerallyavailablefortaskslastinglessthanoneday.b)Isalwaysfromthelocalarea.c)AnARESteamwhoarewillingandabletotraveltoanotherarea.d)IscalledoutonlywhenthePresidentsuspendsregularAmateuroperations.

Topic4-5WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutREACT?

a)REACTisapartoftheARRL.b)REACTdoesnothaveanMOUwithARRL.c)REACT’smissionismorerestrictedthanthatofARES.d)REACT’sresourcesincludeCB,AmateurRadio,GMRS,FRS,andMURS.

Topic5a-1WhenemcommteammembersarecalledupontooperateonPublicSafety

RadioSystems,whichofthefollowingmaytheynotdo?a)Usespecial“10codes.”b)Usetheservedagency’sstandardoperatingprocedure.c)Usethephoneticalphabetemployedbytheservedagency.d)Engageincasualconversations.

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Topic5a-2Whichofthefollowingmodes/deviceswouldnotbeappropriateforyoutousetotransmitamessageforaservedagency?

a)EmailonacomputerwithInternetconnectionsb)Faxmachinec) Landlinetelephoned)ALLoftheseareappropriateandusableifneeded

Topic5a-3WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthenewerEmergencyMedicalRadio

Services?a)TenUHFduplexfrequenciesandsevenVHFsimplexchannels.b)TensimplexVHFfrequencieswithpulsedtoneencodersforeachhospital.c) SevenUHFduplexfrequenciesandtenVHFsimplexchannels.d)TheMedStarsystemwithchannelsMed1throughMed10.

Topic5a-4Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouttrunkedsystems?

a)Trunkedsystemsareabletooperatewithouttheuseofcomputercontrollers.b)Thenumberoffrequenciesonatrunkedsystemisalwaysamultipleof10.c)Amateurradiodoesnotcurrentlyusethistypeofsystem.d)Mosttrunkedsystemshaveamplereservecapacity.

Topic5a-5Whenemcommteamsworkwithaservedagency,anumberofassumptions

aremade.Whichofthefollowingassumptionsaretrue?a)AmateurRadiooperatorscanoperateanycommunicationsequipmentthey

encounter.b)ThereareNOsignificantdifferencesbetweenAmateurRadiooperating

proceduresandtheproceduresusedbytheservedagencies.c) ServedagenciesmustprovidetrainingifAmateurRadiooperatorsaretobeused

effectively.d)Allphoneticalphabetsareessentiallythesameandarethusinterchangeable.

Topic5b-1WhichofthefollowingisnotagoodpracticewhenusingFRS/GMRSradios?

a)Usingtacticalcallsignsb)Operatingawayfromsourcesofloudnoisec)Waitingforafrequencytobeclearedbyotherusersbeforetransmittingd)Speakingveryloudlydirectlyintothemicrophone.

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Topic5b-2WhichgroupmightanAmateurcontactaboutcommunity-preparednessefforts?

a)NeighborhoodWatchb)Homeownersassociationc)CERTteam.d)Alltheabove.

Topic5b-3CERTis:

a)AnationalcertificationprogramforICSb)AvolunteerprogramoftrainedpeopleoperatinginteamsunderICSprotocolsc)AprogrammandatedbyFEMAforallpartsofthecountryd)AnauxiliaryoflocalFireDepartments.

Topic6-1Inemergencycommunications,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

a)Listeningisonlyabout10%ofcommunication.b)Anymessagecanhavehugeandunintendedconsequences.c)Amessagethatisneverdeliveredcanyielddisastrousresults.d)Listeningalsomeansavoidingunnecessarycommunications.

Topic6-2Whichofthefollowingproceduresisbestforusingamicrophone?

a)Holdthemicrophonejustoffthetipofyournose.b)Talkacross,ratherthaninto,yourmicrophone.c) Shoutintothemicrophonetoinsurethatyouareheardatthereceivingend.d)Wheneverpossible,usevoiceoperatedtransmissions(VOX).

Topic6-3Inemergencycommunications,whichofthefollowingistrue?

a)Neveruse“10codes”onAmateurRadio.b)Use“Qsignals”onserved-agencyradiosystems.c)UnderNOcircumstancesuseQ”signalsonaCWnet.d)Usetechnicaljargonwhenyoufeelthatitisappropriate.

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Topic6-4Whichofthefollowingisalwaystrueofatacticalnet?a)Personalcallsignsareneverused.b)Personalcallsignsarealwayspreferred.c)Personalcallsignsarerequiredatten-minuteintervalsorattheendofyourlast

transmission.d)Personalcallsignsarerequiredatten-minuteintervalsduringaconversationand

attheendofyourlasttransmission.Topic6-5Whichofthefollowingisthemostefficientwaytoendanexchangeona

tacticalneta)Say“Over”.b)Say“Roger”.c)GiveyourFCCcallsign.d)AskNetControlifthereareanyfurthermessagesforyou.

Topic7a-1WhichofthefollowingrequiresnoNCStocontrolnetoperations?

a)AnOpenNetb)ADirectedNetc)AnNTSNetd)AHealthandWelfareNet.

Topic7a-2WhichofthefollowingistrueofDirectedNets?

a)ThereisminimaldirectionfromaNetControlStationb)Thereisnoclearlyassignedmissionc) TheyserveonlyasLiaisonNetsbetweenseveralsimultaneousnetsduringlarge

operationsd)Theyareusedwhenthevolumeoftrafficistoogreattobehandledonafirst-

come,first-servedbasis.

Topic7a-3Whoisresponsibleforensuringasmoothflowoftrafficwithinandbetweennets?

a)TheOfficialObserver.b)TheNetManager.c) TheLiaisonStation.d)TheNTSEmergencyCoordinator.

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Topic7a-4Whichtypeofnetwouldhandlenon-formalcommunicationsforaservedagency?

a)HealthandWelfareNet.b)TacticalNet.c)ResourceNet.d)TrafficNet.

Topic7a-5Whichofthefollowingstatementsconcerningnetsistrue?

a)ResourceNetsareusedtoassignoperatorsastheybecomeavailable.b)HealthandWelfareNetsoperateonlyonHFbands.c)NTSTrafficNetshandlebothformalandinformallongdistancemessages.d)TacticalNetshandleonlyformatted,writtenmessages.

Topic7b-1Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesanet?

a)Agroupofstationsthatpurposelyfrequenttheairwaves.b)Agroupofstationswhogatherononefrequencywithapurpose.c)Agroupofstationswhooccasionallymeetonvariousfrequencies.d)Agroupofstationswhoproposetomeetataparticulartime.

Topic7b-2Whatisamajordifferencebetweenan“opennet”anda“directednet”?

a)ThepresenceorabsenceoffullcontrolbyaNetControlStation.b)Thepresenceorabsenceofformaltraffic.c) Thetypeofradiotrafficonthenet.d)TheapprovalorsanctionofnetoperationsbytheFCC.

Topic7b-3Whichofthefollowingistrueofa“tacticalnet”?

a)Thenetisusedtoacquirevolunteersandhandleassignments.b)Thenetisusedforthecoordinationofactivitiesassociatedwithfuture

emergencies.c) Thenetmaybedirectedoropen,butwillusuallyhaveaNetControlStation.d)Thenethandlesonlyformaltraffic.

Topic7b-4Whenshouldyoucheckintoanemergencynet?

a)Whenyouwanttocommentonsomethingthatsomeoneelsehassaid.b)Whenyouaretiredoflistening.c)Whenyoufirstjointhenetandwhenyouhavemessages,questionsorrelevant

information.d)Whenyoufirstjointhenetandwhenyouwouldliketosendgreetingstooneof

theparticipatingstations.

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Topic7b-5Whatshouldyoudoifsomeoneinauthorityasksyoutomoveyourstation?a)DosoimmediatelywithoutargumentandreporttotheNCSassoonaspossible.b)CalltheNCSforadvicebeforemoving.c) Tellthepersoninauthorityhowdifficultitisforyoutocomply.d)Demandawrittenorderbeforecomplying

Topic7c-1WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheresponsibilitiesoftheNCSinanemcommoperation?

a)TheNCSisresponsibleforallaspectsoftheemcommoperation.b)TheNCSisresponsibleforstationcheckin.c) TheNCSisresponsibleforallaspectsofthenet’soperation.d)TheNCSisresponsibleforwritingthenetscript.

Topic7c-2Asacting“fillin”NCS,whichofthefollowingpracticeswouldyouavoid?

a)TrytorunanexistingnetmuchasthepreviousNCSdid.b)Handlemessagesinorderofprecedence:Emergency-Priority-Welfare.c)Keepnotesasyougoalong:donotletyourlogfallbehind.d)Askstationstopassmessagesonthemainnetfrequencywheneverpossible

Topic7c-3Whichofthefollowingistrueofaliaisonstation?

a)Theliaisonstationmainlyrelaysbulletinsauthorizedbytheservedagencytoallstationsonthenet.

b)Aliaisonstationpassesmessagesonlyonapre-setschedule.c)Aliaisonstationhandlesonlyone-waytraffic.d)Aliaisonstationpassesmessagesbetweentwonets

Topic7c-4Packetmodesincludewhichofthefollowinggroups?

a)FMpacket,HFpacketandPACTOR.b)HFpacket,PACTORandPSK31.c)PACTOR,PSK31andRTTY.d)PSK31,RTTYandPACTOR

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Topic7c-5YouaretheNCSofanetinvolvedinanemcommoperationandyounoticethatsomeotherstationisintentionallyinterferingwithyournet.Whichofthefollowingrepresentsyourbestcourseofaction?

a)Shutdownthenetandgohome.b)Addresstheinterferingstationdirectlyandinformthemoftheerroroftheir

ways.c)Movethenettoanalternatefrequency.d)ContacttheEOCandcontinuetooperate

Topic7d-1Whatisamaximumamountoftimearadioamateurcanparticipateinagovernmentsponsoreddrillonbehalfoftheiremployer?

a)Onehour.b)72hourstwiceayear.c) Thereisnolimit.d)Never

Topic7d-2Whatisthemaximumamountoftimearadioamateurcanparticipateinanon-governmentsponsoreddrillonbehalfoftheiremployer?

a)Onehouraweek.b)Never.c) Thereisnolimit.d)Nolimitifitisforahospital

Topic7d-3YouremployerwantsyoutodesignandoperateanAmateurRadiosystembetweenofficebuildingssohisbusinesscanstillfunctionevenifthephonesandintranetaredown.Hesaysthatforhim,“Nophonesisanemergency.”Shouldyoudoit?

a)Yesb)No

Topic8-1Whichistheprimarypurposeofa“standby”NCSinaninformalnet?

a)Tomakecertainthattheinformalsharingofinformationflowssmoothly.b)Toencourageotherstojoinintheinformalconversations.c) Toupgradethenettoformalstatusifitbecomesnecessary.d)Toacquiremonthlyservicepoints.

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Topic8-2TheNCSoperatorisresponsibleforwhichofthefollowing?a)Beinginchargeoftheoverallcommunicationeffort.b)Beinginchargeofthenetduringhisshift.c)Beinginchargeofnetoperationsbeyondhisnetandshift.d)Beinginchargeoffrequencies,schedulesandrecruiting.

Topic8-3Whichisleastdesirabletimetotrainnewoperators?

a)Duringanemergency.b)Duringatabletopexercise.c)Duringapublicserviceevent.d)Duringaregularlyscheduledtrainingevent.

Topic8-4WhichbestdescribestheprimarymissionoftheNCSoperator?

a)Totrainnetoperators.b)TounderstandtheIncidentCommandSystem(ICS).c) Tohelpthenetmoveasmuchtrafficaspossibleintheleastamountoftime,

accuratelyandeffectively.d)Totuneoutalldistractionsandtofocusonthejobathandinanoftennoisyand

chaoticenvironmentTopic8-5Whichofthefollowingdoesnotrepresent“therightstuff”tobecomeagood

NCSoperator?a)Theabilitytohandlementalandphysicalstressforlongperiods.b)Theabilitytowritelegibly.c) Thedesiretobeseenasimportantinaresponsedespitelackoftraining.d)Aboveaverageoperatingskills.

Topic9-1Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

a)TheNCSshouldaskforcheck-insimmediatelybeforereadingtheopeningscript.b)TheNCSshouldaskforcheck-insjustbeforereadingtheclosingscript.c) TheNCSshouldaskforcheck-insimmediatelyafterreadingtheopeningscript

andperiodicallythereafter.d)TheNCSshouldaskforcheck-inseverytenminutesduringtheoperationofthe

net.Topic9-2Inwhichordershouldmessagesbehandledduringanemergency?

a)Priority,Emergency,Health&Welfare,Routine.b)Emergency,Priority,Health&Welfare,Routine.c) Emergency,Health&Welfare,Priority,Routine.d)Health&Welfare,Emergency,Routine,Priority.

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Topic9-3WhichofthefollowingshouldtheNCSoperatornotexpectoftrainednetmembers?

a)ToasktheNCSoperatorforpermissiontocallanotherstation.b)ToanswerpromptlywhencalledbytheNCSoperator.c) Tofollowestablishednetprotocols.d)TorelyexclusivelyonFCCcallsignsduringnetoperations.

Topic9-4Whichofthefollowingareappropriatetouseinanemergencyphonenet?

a) PlainEnglishand10-Codes.b)PlainEnglishandprowords.c)Q-signalsandprowords.d)Q-Signalsand10-Codes

Topic9-5Whichisthebestwaytoenlistthecooperationofthenet?

a)Immediatelycriticizenetoperatorswhomakeamistakesothatotheroperatorswilllearnfromtheerror.

b)Issueanorderdemandingthecooperationofallnetoperators.c) Explainwhatyouaredoinginacalmandstraightforwardmanner.d)Immediatelyexpeloperatorsfromthenetwhodonotfollownetprotocol.

Topic10-1WhataretherequirementsandqualificationsoftheARRLNetManager

position?a)Therearenospecificrequirementsorqualificationsfortheposition.b)AmateurRadiolicense;fullARRLmembership;andanyappropriatelocalor

Sectionqualifications.c)AnAmateurExtraClasslicense;andtheapprovalofARRLHeadquarters.d)Theapprovaloftheemergencymanagementagencyholdingjurisdictioninthe

area.Topic10-2WhichstatementbestdescribestheSectionNetManager’sjob?

a)CoordinatepublicinformationintheSection.b)ProvidetechnicalinformationtomembersofARESand/orNTS.c)AppointthelocalEmergencyCoordinators.d)CoordinateandsupervisetraffichandlingandnetactivitiesintheSection.

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Topic10-3WhichfactordoesNOTaffectthenumberofNetManagersappointedineachSection?

a)TheSection'sgeographicalsize.b)ThenumberofnetsoperatingintheSection.c)OtherfactorshavingtodowiththewaytheSectionisorganized.d)TheARRLEmergencyPreparednessManager.

Topic10-4WhoappointstheNTSNetManager?

a)SectionManager.b)DivisionDirector.c)ARRLHeadquartersstaff.d)LocalEC.

Topic10-5TowhomdoestheSectionNetManagerreport?

a)DivisionDirectorisresponsibleforsupervisingallFieldOrganizationactivity.b)ARRLHQstaffisresponsibleforsupervisingallFieldOrganizationactivity.c) SectionNMsworkundertheSTMand/orSEC,guidedbyacoordinatedSection

trafficorAREScommunicationsplan.d)EmergencyManagementpersonnel.

Topic11-1WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheNationalTrafficSystemistrue?

a)ItishighlyreliantuponCW.b)Itwasdesignedwithinthelast25years.c) EachnetwithintheSystemisanindependent,“standalone”entity.d)Itisauniquesystemforefficientlyhandlingmessages.

Topic11-2TheAreaNetsincludewhichofthefollowing?

a)TheEastern,theCentral,theCanadian,andthePacific.b)TheEastern,theCentral,theMountain,andthePacific.c) TheCentral,theMountain,andtheCanadian.d)TheEastern,theCentral,andthePacific.

Topic11-3Whichisthepurposeofa“hotlinecircuit?

a)Tomoveamodestamountofroutinetrafficbetweentwolocationsinsmalltown.

b)Tomoveamoderateamountoftrafficbetweentwoservedagenciesacrossthecountry.

c) Tomoveahighvolumeoftrafficbetweentwolocationsduringadisaster.d)Tomoveahighvolumeofholidaytrafficacrossthecountry

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Topic11-4Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?a)NTSwasdesignedtocompetewithindependenttrafficnetworks.b)NTSgenerallyencompassesfivedifferentlevelsofoperation.c) SectionnetsexclusivelyhandletrafficbetweenLocalandRegionalnets.d)RegionalNetsexclusivelyhandletrafficamongSectionswithintheirRegion.

Topic12-1Whatisthepurposeofaspecializednet?

a)ToworkwithagovernmentagencyorEOC.b)Todeterminewhatresourcesareavailableforservice.c) Toserveandbecustomizedforaspecificservedagency.d)Forpassingofhealthandwelfaretrafficonly.

Topic12-2WhichstatementbestdescribesaSpecializedNet?

a)Anetgearedtoaspecificagencyanditsuniquerequirements.b)Anetforfindingoutwhichresourcesareavailableforservice.c)CommunicationswithARESpersonnelonly.d)PassingofHealth&Welfaretrafficonly.

Topic12-3HowshouldaNCSplanpriortoaSpecializedNet?

a)WorkwiththeSEC,DECandEC.b)Meetandplanwiththeservedagencyitself.c)Workwithaliaisonspeciallyassignedtotheactualagency.d)Alloftheabove.

Topic12-4TowhomdoestheNCSofaspecializednetreport?

a)TheECorliaisondirectlyinvolvedwiththeagencyforwhichthenetwascreated,andalsototheleadershipofthatagency.

b)TheSMorSEC.c)Onlytothetopleadershipoftheagencyforwhichthenetwascreated.d)TheARESteamleaders

Topic13-1WhenistheHurricaneWatchNetnormallyactivated?

a)Everymorningat1000UTCduringhurricaneseasononly.b)Whenahurricaneiswithin300milesofmakinglandfall.c)Whenatropicalstormapproachesapopulatedlandmass.d)WhenatropicalwavedevelopswestofAfrica.

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Topic13-2WhoshouldcheckintotheHurricaneWatchNetanhourbeforeahurricanemakeslandfall?

a)Allamateursshouldcheckin.b)Amateurswithweatherstationsonly.c)Onlythosestationsonthenetroster.d)Onlyamateursintheaffectedarea,oramateurswithimportantinformationthat

wouldbeneededbythenetortheNationalHurricaneCenter.Topic13-3Doesastationhavetobelocatedinahurricaneareatobeamemberofthe

HurricaneWatchNet?a)Yes,thenetismadeupsolelyofstationsinhurricaneareas.b)ThereisnomembershipintheHurricaneWatchNet.Anybodycancheckinat

anytime.c)No.ThenethasaneedforstationsinCanadaandonthewestcoastthatcan

controlthenetaspropagationshiftstothenorthandtothewest.d)No.ThenethasaneedforstationsintheMidwestandwestcoastthatcan

controlthenetaspropagationshiftstothewest.Topic13-4Whichanswerbestdescribesthefourstepmethodtodescribesevere

weather?a)Who,What,When,Why.b)What,Where,When,Details.c)What,Where,Why,GeneralComments.d)What,When,Why,Where.

Topic13-5SKYWARN®participantswouldgenerallynotreportwhichofthefollowing?

a)Fog.b)Highwinds.c) Sleet.d)Hailsize

Topic14-1ThepreambletoanARRLradiogrammessagecontainsablockcalled

“Precedence.”WhichofthefollowingrepresentsthecorrectprecedenceforanEMERGENCYmessage?

a)“URGENT.”b)“U.”c) “EMERGENCY.”d)“E.”

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Topic14-2ThepreambletoanARRLRadiogrammessagecontainsablockcalled“HandlingInstructions.” Whatisthemeaningofthehandlinginstruction“HXE”?

a)Deliveringstationtogetandsendreplyfromaddressee.b)Reportdateandtimeofdeliverytotheoriginatingstation.c)Cancelmessageifnotdeliveredwithin(X)hoursoffilingtime.d)Collecttelephonedeliveryauthorized.

Topic14-3ARRLRadiogrammessagescontainablockcalled“TimeFiled.”Whichofthe

followingistrueofentriesinthatblock?a)Thisfieldisalwayscompleted.b)TimeentriesarealwaysUniversalCoordinatedTime.c)Duringemergencies“localtime”isused.d)Duringemergencies“localtime”alongwiththelocaldateisused.

Topic14-4ARRLRadiogrammessagescontainablockcalled“TheCheck.”Whichofthe

followingistrueofentriesinthatblock?a)Thecheckcontainsacountofthewordsintheentiremessage.b)Thecheckcontainsacountofthewordsinthepreambleandthetextofthe

message.c) Thecheckcontainsacountofthewordsinthepreamble,addressandtextofthe

message.d)Thecheckcontainsacountofthewordsinthetextofthemessage.

Topic14-5WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofthepunctuationwithinanARRL

Radiogram?a)Punctuationisalwayshelpful;itshouldbeusedwheneverpossible.b)Punctuationisrarelyhelpful;itshouldneverbeused.c)Punctuationshouldbeusedonlywhenitisessentialtothemeaningofthe

message.d)Thecommaandapostrophearethemostcommonpunctuationsignsusedin

NTSmessages.

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Topic15-1Aspartofanemcommgrouphandlingmessagetrafficinanemergency,youareaskedtoforwardamessagethatcontainstypographicalerrors.Whichofthefollowingisyourbestcourseofaction?

a)Delaysendingthemessage.b)Forwardthemessageexactlyasreceived.c)Returnthemessagetotheoriginatingstation.d)Onyourown,correcttheerrorinthemessageandforwardit.

Topic15-2AspartofanEMCOMMnethandlingmessagetrafficinanemergency,you

areaskedtoforwardamessageinanon-standardformat.Whichofthefollowingisyourbestcourseofaction?

a)Delaysendingthemessageuntilyouhaveconferredwiththeoriginator.b)Returnthemessagetotheoriginator.c)Onyourown,rewritethemessageinproperformatandforwardit.d)Forwardthemessageexactlyasreceived.

Topic15-3YouhavebeenaskedtosendanARRLRadiogramdealingwithbirthdaygreetings.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectwaytowritethemessagetext?

a)ARRL46b)ARL46c)ARLFORTYSIXd)ARRLFORTYSIX

Topic15-4WhendeliveringanARRLnumberedradiogram,whichshouldbedone?

a)Deliverthemessageexactlyasreceived.b)Deliverthemessageexactlyasreceivedbutaddyourownwrittenexplanation.c)Decodethemessageintoplainlanguagebeforedelivery.d)Deliverthemessageexactlyasreceivedbutaddyourownverbalexplanation.

Topic15-5Duringanemergency,servicemessagesshouldbesentforwhichofthefollowingcategoriesofmessage?

a)Emergency,Priority,WelfareandRoutine.b)Emergency,PriorityandWelfare.c)PriorityandWelfare.d)EmergencyandPriority.

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Topic16-1Whatdotheletters“ICS”standfor?a)InternationalCorrespondenceSchoolb)IncidentCommandSystemc) InstitutionalControlSystemd)InternalControlSequence

Topic16-2WhatisICS?

a)Amanagementtoolforcoordinatingtheresourcesofseveralagencieswithinasinglecommandstructure.

b)Afixedandunchangeablesystemformanaginganincident.c)Ameansofsubvertingthenormalcommandstructurewithinanagencyor

department.d)Amanagedsystemrestrictedtousebygovernmentagenciesanddepartments.

Topic16-3TheICShastwointerrelatedparts.Whatarethey?

a)Amissionstatementandmanagementobjectives.b)Managementbyobjectivesandorganizationalstructure.c)Organizationalstructureandafinancialplan.d)Afinancialplanandanoperationalplan.

Topic16-4AsidefromtheIncidentCommander,therearefourmajoroperating

sectionswithinanICS.Whatarethey?a)Planning,Operations,LogisticsandPublicRelations.b)Personnel,Planning,OperationsandFinance/Administration.c)Planning,Operations,LogisticsandFinance/Administration.d)Payroll,Finance/Administration,LogisticsandOperation.

Topic16-5Whatisanemcommgroup’srelationshiptotheICSstructureduringan

incident?a)TheemcommgroupalwaysserveswithintheLogisticsarea.b)TheemcommgroupmayormaynotbeaformalpartoftheICSstructure.c) TheemcommgroupalwaysservestheTaskForceleaderdirectly.d)TheemcommgroupalwaysservestheIncidentCommanderDirectly.

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Topic17-1Ofthefollowing,whichisthebestreasonforpreparingajumpkitinadvance?

a)Youwillnotleavesomethingimportantathomeorwastevaluabletime.b)Youaresparedtheaddedexpenseofshoppingforsomethingafteranemergency

arises.c) Youcanbefullyrestedonthedayoftheemergency.d)Youcantestthebatteriesonyourhand-heldVHFbeforeleavinghome.

Topic17-2Whichofthefollowingwouldyouomitfromajumpkitpreparedfora12-

hourdeployment?a)Hand-heldVHFordual-bandradio.b)Sparerechargeablebatteriesforthehand-heldradio.c)Highenergysnacks.d)Campcotandtent.

Topic17-3Amongthefollowing,whicharethemostimportantitemsofinformationto

includeinyourjumpkit?a)IDcardsandotherauthorizations.b)Fieldcookbook.c)Automobilerepairmanual.d)Instructionbookforyourchainsaw.

Topic17-4Amongthefollowing,whichistheleastimportantitemofpersonalgearto

includeinyourjumpkit?a)Frequencylistsandnetschedules.b)Contactinformationforothermembersofyourgroup,EC,DECandSEC.c)Keyphonenumbers,email,andinternetaddresses.d)Adeckofplayingcards.

Topic17-5Ifyouareassignedinadvancetoaparticularlocationforemcommoperations,whatistheleastimportantthingtoknowinadvance?

a)Theescaperoutesfromthefacilityitself.b)Theregularbusinesshoursmaintainedatthefacility.c) Theavailabilityofradioequipmentatthefacility.d)Thelocationofyouroperatingpositionandtheplannedlocationoftheantenna.

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Topic18-1InconsideringpowersourcesforHFradios,whichofthefollowingistrue?a)DCtoACinverterscanbeusedtopowerHFradios.b)Standardautomobilebatterieslastlongerthandeepcyclebatteries.c)ACpoweredHFradiosaresuitableforallemcommuse.d)Wheneverpossible,usedeepcyclebatteriestopowerHFradios.

Topic18-2InconsideringantennasforVHF/UHFradios,whichisthebestrule?

a)Hightransmitterpowerismoreimportantthanhavingagoodantenna.b)Transmitterpowerandantennaselectionareequallyimportant.c)Agoodantennaismoreimportantthanhightransmitterpower.d)Ifproperlyused,“rubberducky”antennascancompensateforlowtransmitter

power.Topic18-3Beamantennashavemanyadvantages.Whichofthefollowingisthebest

reasonforselectingabeamantenna?a)Theyareinexpensiveandeasytotransport.b)Theyareeasytoerectandverystableinstormconditions.c) Theyarecompactandeasytostore.d)Theymaximizedesiredsignalsandreduceinterferencefromotherstations.

Topic18-4WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutARESdeploymentclothingistrue?

a)Threeyears(until2013)arebeinggivento“wearout”andreplaceolderclothing.b)ThestandardsincreaserecognitionandacceptanceofARESunits.c) ThestandardsapplyonlytoclothingwornonactualARESdeployments.d)Alloftheabove.

Topic18-5Incomparingthe30ampAndersonpowerpoleconnectorwiththe10amp

Molexconnector,whichofthefollowingistrue?a)TheMolexisbetterforhighpowerapplications.b)TheMolexisbetterforheavydutycycles.c) TheAndersoniscapableofbeingpluggedandunpluggedagreater numberof

timeswithoutdeterioration.d)TheAndersonhandlesonlylowpowerapplications.

Topic19-1Whenthetelephonetreeisactivated,whatshouldbedonewhenacallercannotreachoneoftheirassignedcontacts?

a)Callallthoseassignedtothepersonwhocannotbereached.b)Calltheliaisontoreportthedifficulty.c) Ignorethatpersonandgoontothenextassignedcontact.d)Stopcallingatthatpointand“break”thetree.

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Topic19-2Whatisan“emcommactivationLiaison”foraservedagency?a)Aphoneansweringserviceemployedbytheagency.b)Anautomaticpagingserviceemployedbytheagency.c)Anagencyemployeewhoarrivesearlytoturnonequipmentd)Amemberofanemcommgroupwhoisalertedfirstbytheagency.

Topic19-3Regardingemcommalertingsystems,whichofthefollowingistrue?

a)Allsystemsareequallyuseful.b)Asanalertingsystem,commercialpagingisclearlysuperiortoallothers.c) Asanalertingsystem,thetelephonetreeisclearlysuperiortoallothers.d)Itisbestnottorelyexclusivelyuponanysinglealertingsystem.

Topic19-4Whichifthefollowingistrueofe-mailasanalertingsystem?

a)Withe-mail,emcommmemberscanbereachedimmediatelyanywheretheyhappentobe.

b)Withe-mail,High-SpeedInternetconnectionsguaranteethatthemessageswillbereviewedquickly.

c) E-mailisbestusedasabackupalertingsystem.d)Withe-mail,theCTCSStoneassuresthatallmemberswillbequicklyalerted.

Topic19-5WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutNCS?

a)TheNCSissoimportantthatitshouldneverbeassignedonatemporarybasis.b)TheNCSissoimportantthattemporaryassignmentasNCSshouldbelimitedto

onlyonememberofthegroup.c) TheNCSissoimportantthatseveralmembersshouldbetrainedtotakeonthe

dutiesuntiltheassignedNCSchecksin.d)ThefirstmembertosignontoanetisalwaystheNCSforthedurationofthe

incident.Topic20-1Supposethatyouhavebeenactivatedduringanemergencyandhavebeen

toldtoreporttoanagencythatisdifferentfromyourusualassignment. Whichofthefollowingisyourbestcourseofactionuponarrivingattheagency?

a)Takechargeandsetupacommunicationcenterrightaway.b)Checkaroundthesiteandfindthebestplacetosetupacommunicationcenter.c)Askthereceptionistaboutthebestlocationforsettingupacommunication

center.d)Introduceyourselftothepersoninchargeastheemergencycommunicator

assignedtothatlocation.

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Topic20-2YouaretobriefthestaffofaservedagencyaboutprivacyonAmateurRadio.Whichofthefollowingisthemostaccuratestatementyoucanmake?

a)Speakingquietlyintoamicrophoneassuresthatnoonewilloverhearprivateinformation.

b)Itispermissibletousecodewordstoassureprivacyontheair.c) ThereisnoprivacywithAmateurRadiovoicecommunications.d)Therearenomethodsbywhichthesecurityofanymessagecanbeassuredon

AmateurRadio.Topic20-3Supposethatyouhavebeenassignedtoasiteandtheemergencyends.If

thesitemanagerasksyoutocloseyourstation,whatisthebestcourseofaction?

a)Doasthesitemanagertellsyouandclosedownyourstationimmediately.b)Ignorethesitemanagerandawaitfurtherinstructionsfromhigherauthority.c)CheckinwiththeemcommmanagerorNCSbeforeclosingdown.d)HaveyouremcommmanagerorNCSspeakdirectlywiththesitemanagerbefore

youtakeanyaction.Topic20-4Inpreparingtoleaveasiteafteranemcommevent,whichofthefollowing

actionsisNOTappropriate?a)Cleanupanymess,discardtrash,andmovefurniturebacktoitsoriginalposition.b)Unpackalldeskitemsthatyouhaveplacedinboxesandputthembackintheir

originallocations.c) Thankallofthosewhoworkedwithyou.d)Repairanyrelationshipsthatmayhavebeenstrainedduringtheevent.

Topic20-5Adebriefingshouldbescheduledaftereachemcommevent.Whatisthe

primarypurposeofthisdebriefing?a)Itprovidesanoccasiontoswap“warstories.”b)Itservesasalegitimateforumforcomplaints.c) Itservestoimprovefutureemcommactivities.d)Itprovidesanoccasionforresolvinginterpersonalissues.

Topic21-1WhichofthefollowingwillNOTlimitVHFsimplexrange?

a)Terrain.b)OutputPower.c)AntennaGain.d)Digipeaters.

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Topic21-2WhichofthefollowingactionswillNOTimprovesimplexreceptions?a)Increasetheantennaheight.b)Switchtoanon-directionalantenna.c) Increasetransmitteroutputpoweratbothstations.d)Movetheantennaawayfromobstructions.

Topic21-3Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutasimplexrepeater?

a)TheFCCrulesdonotpermitunattendedoperationofsimplexrepeaters.b)Theyworkbestinthe“crossbandrepeater”mode.c) Theyrequiretheuseoftworadios.d)Isthesameasa“humanrepeater.”

Topic21-4Whichofthefollowingisagoodmeansofdealingwithstressduringan

emcommevent?a)Takeeverycommentpersonally.b)Paynoattentiontootherteammembers.c) Toreducepersonalstress,insistonworkingmorethanyourownshirt.d)Prioritizeyouractions–themostimportantandtimesensitiveonescomefirst.

Topic22-1WhichofthefollowingstatementsconcerningwaterpurificationisFALSE?

a)Boilingwaterforafull5minuteswillkillmostharmfulbacteria.b)Boilingwatertopurifyitcanleaveitwithaflattaste.c) Filtersmayormaynotremoveharmfulbacteria.d)Purificationtabletswillremovebacteriaandparticulatematter(dirt).

Topic22-2Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutusingchlorinetopurifywater?

a)Itisbesttouse8tablespoonsofchlorinebleachpergallonofwater.b)Addingtheproperamountofchlorinebleachtowaterwillimprovethetaste.c)Afteraddingbleach,watermustsitfor3hoursbeforedrinking.d)Itisbesttouse1/8teaspoonofplainchlorinebleachpergallonofwater.

Topic22-3Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthepersonalgearyoubringtoalong-

termincident?a)Includeseveralpairsofwarmcottonsocks.b)Lightweightsummerclothingisallyouwilleverneed.c)Keepspareeyeglassesorsafetyglasses/gogglesinahard-shellfelt-linedstorage

case.d)Asavolunteercommunicator,youwillneedtobringspecializedprotective

clothing.

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Topic22-4ManyDisasterassignmentsareinunsafeplaces.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutsuchlocations?

a)Alwaysplananescaperoutefrombuildingsandhazardousareas.b)Alwaysplanmorethanoneescaperoutefrombuildingsandhazardousareas.c) Theonlydangersthatyouneedbeconcernedwithinanylocationarefire,flood,

andfallingdebris.d)Dams,bridgesandbuildingscangenerallybethoughtofas“safezones.”

Topic22-5Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutsafetyandsurvivalistrue?

a)Themissiontakespriorityovereverythingelse.b)Apersonrequiresatleastfourgallonsofwaterperdayjustfordrinking.c) Ifcaffeinekeepsyouawake,stopdrinkingcaffeinatedbeveragesatleastten

minutesbeforegoingtobed.d)Yourpersonalsafetyandwell-beingareahigherprioritythanthemission.

Topic23-1AJointInformationCenterisestablishedto:

a)Formulateaunifiedvoiceandmessage.b)Dispelrumors.c)Provideacentrallocationformediaquestions.d)Alloftheabove.

Topic23-2AsanARESPIOyouwillbeexpectedto:

a)GetcoffeefortheLeadPIO.b)ProviderelevantinformationtomediaregardingAmateurRadioinvolvement.c)Givetimelyupdatesregardingtheoverallemergencyeffortandparticipants.d)Provideavictimlistincludingnamesandconditions.

Topic23-3YouareinvolvedinanARESdeploymentbutnotasaPIO.Areportershows

upatyourlocationandstartstoaskyouquestions.Whatshouldyoudo?a)Ifpossible,referthemtotheJIC,designatedLeadPIOorARESPIO.b)Ifpossible,referthemtotheECandDEC.c)ReferthemtotheUnifiedCommander.d)Befriendly,tellthemwhatyouaredoingandhowtheoperationisgoing.

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Topic23-4There’safloodinprogress.AreporterforthelocalTVstationcomestoyourlocationandasksyoutogetontheradioandtalktosomeoneattheleveestofindoutiftheythinkthesandbagswillhold.Whatthingsneedtobeconsideredinthisrequest?

a)Areothermeansofcommunicationstillavailable?b)Amateurscanaskquestionsofotheramateurs–notjust“someone”.c) ThequestionisspeculatingaboutthingsnotspecifictotheAmateurRadio

operation.d)Alloftheabove.

Topic24-1WhichcanyouNOTusetoidentifyyourtransmissionsonCitizens’Band

radio?a)YourAmateurcall.b)Your“handle”.c)Aself-assignedidentifier.d)Atacticalcallsign.

Topic24-2WhichisthebestcourseofactionforsummoninghelpviaCB?

a)Usechannel1,sincethelowestfrequencyhasthelongestground-wavesignal.b)Callatregularintervalsonchannels9and19foraresponse.c)Callonlyonchannel9,sinceitisdesignatedforassistanceandemergencies.d)Say“Break–Break”or“MAYDAY”onanychannel.

Topic24-3WhichisNOTanadvantageofusingFamilyRadioService(FRS)systems?

a)Theyarereadilyavailableatlowcost.b)OperationonFRSradiosissimpleandrequireslittletraining.c)ThereisnorequirementforlicensingtouseFRS.d)Lowtransmitterpower.

Topic24-4WhomaycurrentlylicenseaGMRSsystemwiththeFCC?

a)Aprivatelyownedbusiness,forroutinecommunications.b)Anindividual,forfamilyandpersonaluse.c)Acharitableinstitution,forbenevolentpurposes.d)Alocalrepeaterclub.

Topic24-5WhichisNOTtrueoftheMURS?

a)Astationlicenseisrequired.b)Poweroutputislimitedto2watts.c)RadiosoperateintheVHFband.d)Dataemissionsarepermitted.

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Topic25-1Whatisthefirstthingthathappensafteradisasterhasoccurred?a)TheFederalEmergencyManagementAgencyarrivesonthescene.b)TheRedCrossandSalvationArmyarrivewithfoodandbeddingforvictims.c)Massiveincreaseinthevolumeoftrafficonpublic-safetyradiochannels.d)Thepressprovidesuptodateandaccurateinformationtothepublic.

Topic25-2WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofinteragencycommunications?

a)Manyagenciesuseincompatibleradiosystems.b)Manyagenciesarereluctanttouseeachother’sradiosystem.c)Agenciesallusethesameradiosystemsandfrequencies.d)AmateurRadiocanbeusedtolinkagencies.

Topic25-3Inthefirst72hoursofadisastersituation,whereisthegreatest

concentrationofreliefefforttobefound?a)Urbanareas.b)Suburbanareas.c)Ruralareas.d)Outsidetheaffectedarea.

Topic25-4Whichorganizationhandleshealthandwelfaremessagesonbehalfofthevictims?

a)DepartmentofHomelandSecurity.b)HurricaneWatchNet.c)NationalWeatherService.d)AmericanRedCross.

Topic25-5Whatistheusualsituationinadisasteraftertheinitial72hours?

a)Thedisasterarearemainsinvirtualisolation.b)Thedisasterisoverandeverybodycangohome.c)Afewvictimsstillneedassistance.d)Communicationsystemsarebacktonormal.

Topic26-1WhichofthefollowingBESTdescribeswhereyoushouldbelocatedwhenin

thevicinityofaHazMatincident?a)Farawayenoughtoensureyoursafety.b)Downhillanddownwind.c)Closeenoughtoreadthenumbersonanyplacardswithyournakedeyes.d)Alongsideemergencyresponderswearingexposuresuits.

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Topic26-2WhichFederalagencyisresponsibleforwarningthepublicabouthazardousmaterialscontainersandshippers?

a)FederalEmergencyManagementAgency.b)FederalResponsePlan.c)NationalCommunicationsSystem.d)DepartmentofTransportation.

Topic26-3BeforetransmittingintheareaofaHazMatincidentwhatshouldyoualwaysdo?

a)Firstidentifytheagentsbyreadingtheplacardorcontainerlabels.b)Befarenoughawaysothatnovaporsorfumesarepresent.c)Waittoreporttheincidentuntilpoliceorfireofficialshavearrived.d)Takeactiontostoporcontainanyagentsthatmightbeleaking.

Topic26-4Onthesidesoftransportingvehicleshowaredifferentclassesofhazardous

materialsidentified?a)Placards.b)Four-digitnumbers.c)Warninglabelsand/oricons.d)Alloftheaboveanswersarecorrect.

Topic26-5Gasolinetankersfillingtheneighborhoodgasstation’sundergroundtanks

areidentifiedwithaplacardbearingwhichofthefollowing?a)1203.b) 1993.c) 2003.d)2706.

Topic27-1WhenisitpermissibletoutilizechannelFM22?

a)AtanytimeaftermakinganinitialcallonFM16.b)WheneverchannelFM9andFM16arebusy.c)OnlywhendirectedbytheCoastGuard.d)Atnotime,itisforCoastGuarduseonly.

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Topic27-2Whatshouldyoudoifyouhearanunansweredmarinedistresscall?a)ContactthenearestCoastGuardfacilityandadvisethemofthecall.b)Answerthecallerimmediatelyandaskwhattheemergencyis.c)Getinyourownboatandattemptarescue.d)Listenforaresponse.Ifnone,respondandgatherallinformationpossibleand

thencontactthenearestCoastGuardfacility.Topic27-3WhenmustyouidentifyyourselfonVHF-FMmarineRadio?

a)Onlyontheinitialcall.b)Onlyontheinitialcallandthefinalcall.c)Onlyontheoriginalcallandtheneverytenminutes.d)Onalltransmissions.

Topic27-4WhichvesselsoperateMW/HFSSBradios?

a)Anyvesselthatwantsto.b)Onlysea-goingvesselsthatoperateoutsidetherageofVHF-FMradios.c)OnlythosevesselsthatoperateoffshoreandhaveaVHF-FMmarineradio.d)OnlythosevesselsthathaveanAmateurRadiooperatoraboard.

Topic27-5Whichchannel(s)maybeusedforcallinganothervessel?

a)FM83b)FM9c)FM16d)BothFM9andFM16.

Topic28-1Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesyourpurposeasanemergency

communicator?a)Tooperatetheradio.b)TocoordinatecommunicationsfortheEOC.c)Toprovideaccurateandrapidtransferofinformationfromoneplacetoanother.d)Toprovideinternalcommunicationsupporttoone(andonlyone)responding

agency.Topic28-2Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestacticalmessages?

a)Theyarehighprecisionandtimecritical.b)Theyarelowprecisionandtimecritical.c)Theyarepoint-to-pointandNOTtimecritical.d)Theyarepoint-to-multipointandlowprecision.

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Topic28-3Longlistsanddetailedmessagesarebesthandledbywhichofthefollowingmodes?

a)VoiceorCW.b)Faxordigital.c)CWORDIGITAL.d)Phoneorfax.

Topic28-4Duringanemergency,youareusingvoicetransmissionstopassmessages.

Whichofthefollowing“guidelines”shouldgovernyouractionifyouwereaskedtotransmitthenamesandaddressesofvictims?

a)Transmittheinformationexactlyaspresentedtoyou.b)Useapre-establishedcodetotransmittheinformation.c)Ifabsoluteprivacyisrequired,donottransmittheinformationbyAmateur

Radio.d)Switchtoadigitalmodeandbeassuredofcompleteprivacy.

Topic28-5WhichofthefollowingPSK31modeshasanerrorcorrectionfeature?

a)BPSKb)QPSKc)RPSKd)SPSK

Topic29-1WhichofthefollowingwasNOTrecommendedasameansofpracticing

actualemcommskills?a)Regularlyschedulednets.b)On-airtrainingsessions.c)Discussiongroups.d)Publicserviceevents.

Topic29-2WhatisthepurposeofARRL’sPublicServiceandEmergency

CommunicationsManagementforRadioAmateurscourse?a)Toreviewtheskillsandknowledgepresentedinthiscourse.b)ToprovidetrainingforprospectiveEmergencyOperationCenterManagers.c)ToprepareindividualsforthejobsofNCSandNetManager.d)ToprepareindividualsformanagementleveljobssuchasEC,DECorSECorother

leadershiportrainingroles.