general licensing class your new general bands lake area radio klub spring 2012

General Licensing Class

Your New General Bands

Lake Area Radio KlubSpring 2012

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Amateur Radio General ClassElement 3 Course Presentation

ELEMENT 3 SUB-ELEMENTS (Groupings)

1 -Your Passing CSCE2 -Your New General Bands3 - FCC Rules4 - Be a VE5 - Voice Operations6 - CW Lives7 - Digital Operating8 - In An Emergency9 - Skywave Excitement

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Amateur Radio General ClassElement 3 Course Presentation

ELEMENT 3 SUB-ELEMENTS (Groupings)

10 - Your HF Transmitter11 - Your Receiver12 - Oscillators & Components13 - Electrical Principles14 - Circuits15 - Good Grounds16 - HF Antennas17 - Coax Cable18 - RF & Electrical Safety


General class control operator frequency privileges• A General Class license holder is granted all amateur

frequency privileges on the following: (G1A01)

CW, RTTY, data, phone, and

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16060

30

17

12

10

Meters

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General class control operator frequency privileges (cont)

• A General Class license holder is granted all amateur frequency privileges on the following: (G1A01)

USB (Upper Side Band) Phone only

160

6030

17

12

10

Meters




CW, RTTY, and Data

160

60

3017

12

10

Meters





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160

60

30

1712

10

Meters





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160

60

30

17

1210

Meters





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160

60

30

17

12

10Meters

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General class control operator frequency privileges (recap)


• 160 meters• 60 meters• 30 meters• 17 meters• 12 meters• 10 meters

All of these bands…..all privileges. (answer is six bands)

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General class control operator frequency privileges

• The following frequencies are available to a control operator holding a General Class license: (G1A11) 28.020 MHz

28.350 MHz 28.550 MHz

28.020

28.350

28.550

All of these answers are correct

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The maximum transmitting power a station with a General Class control operator may use on the 28 MHz band (10 Meter Band) is 1500 watts PEP output. (G1C05)

A 10 meter repeater may retransmit a 2 meter signal from a Technician, ONLY if there is an active duty control operator holding a General Class or higher. (G1E02)

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General class control operator frequency privileges • 24.940 MHz frequency is in the 12-meter band (G1A06)

CW, RTTY and data … CW, phone and image

24.940 MHz

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The maximum transmitting power an amateur station may use on the Amateur Radio12 meter band is 1500 watts PEP output. (G1C02)



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• The 21,300 kHz frequency is within the General class portion of the 15-meter phone band. (G1A10)

CW, RTTY, data, phone and image

21,300 kHz


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• The 14,305 kHz frequency is within the General class portion of the 20-meter phone band. (G1A08)

CW, RTTY, phone, image, and data …

14,305 kHz

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The power output limitation on the 14 MHz band is the minimum power necessary to carry out the desired communications. (G1C04)

Technically this applies to all transmissions by an Amateur Radio operator

Phone operation is prohibited on the 30-meter band. (G1A02)

and

Image transmission is prohibited on the 30-meter band. (G1A03)

CW, RTTY and data

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The maximum transmitting power an amateur station may use on 10.140 MHz is 200 watts PEP output. (G1C01)

CW, RTTY and data10.140 MHz


General class control operator frequency privileges• 7.250 MHz frequency is in the General Class portion of the 40-

meter band. (G1A05)

7250 kHz



An Amateur Radio operator holding an FCC-issued General Class license is authorized to be a control operator in ITU Region 2 operating in the 7.175 to 7.300 MHz band. (G1E03)

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60 meters is the only band with restricted communications on specific channels rather than frequency ranges. (G1A04)

Five discreet, upper sideband voice channelsNo Morse code and no data transmissions


2.8 kHz is the maximum bandwidth permitted by FCC rules for Amateur Radio stations transmitting on USB frequencies in the 60 meter band. (G1C03)

• Only Upper Sideband Turn off speech processor to prevent exceeding 2.8 kHz

FCC rules require records be kept of the gain of your antenna on the 60 meter band if your antenna is other than a dipole. (G2D07)

• Dipole gain is zero; • Must not exceed 50 watts effective radiated power output.• Notes kept in station logbook as permanent record

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• On assigned frequencies (channels) only

• Maximum 2.8 KHz occupied bandwidth (± 1.4 KHz from channel freq.)

• Therefore must tune 1.4 KHz lower than channel frequency

• (USB) Upper Side Band Only

• Max ERP (Effective Radiated Power of 50 Watts referenced to a dipole

5,332 KHZ 5,348 KHZ 5,368 KHZ 5,405 KHZ5,373 KHZ

Tune to 5,330.6 KHZ

Tune to 5,371.6 KHZ

Tune to 5,36.6 KHZ Tune to 5,403.6 KHZ

Tune to 5,346.6 KHZ

The 60 Meter Band - 0pened to general and above on July 1, 2003

No carrier…suppressed only.

Recap


Move to a clear frequency when operating on 30 meters or 60 meters if a station in the primary service interferes with your contact. (G1A15)

• Secondary users do not have priority use FCC rules designate Amateur Service as a secondary user on

certain bands, as such amateur stations are permitted to use such bands only if there is no harmful interference to primary users. (G1A14)

• Primary users have priority use

A frequency of 3,900 kHz is within the General Class portion of the 75 meter band. (G1A07)

3.900 MHz

Notice areas where there are no privileges

for General Class.

Generally on this band: phone operation is called 75 meters; CW operation is called 80 meters.

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General class control operator frequency privileges • 3560 kHz frequency is within the General class portion of the 80-

meter band. (G1A09)

CW, RTTY, phone, and data …

3560 kHz



• A General Class license holder is permitted to run up to 1500 watts of Peak Envelope Power on the 1.8 MHz band. (G1C06)

• 1500 watts on all bands except 60 meters and 30 meters.• However, always run the minimum power necessary.


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General class control operator frequency privileges• When a General Class licensee is not permitted to use the

entire voice portion of a particular band, the upper end or portion of the voice segment is generally available to them. (G1A12)


• Voice privileges are usually at the top end of the band….except for 60 meters which has specific 5 channels of voice.

A portion of bands that are used in a voluntary basis called the “DX window” should not be used for stateside U.S. contacts. (G2B08)

There are NO amateur bands shared with the Citizens Radio Service. (G1A13)


Element 3 General Class Question Pool


Valid July 1, 2011

Through

June 30, 2015

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GA01 On which of the following bands is a General Class license holder

granted all amateur frequency privileges?

A. 20, 17, and 12 meters

B. 160, 80, 40, and 10 meters

C. 160, 60, 30, 17, 12, and 10 meters

D. 160, 30, 17, 15, 12, and 10 meters

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G1A11 Which of the following frequencies is available to a control operator

holding a General Class license?

A. 28.020 MHz

B. 28.350 MHz

C. 28.550 MHz

D. All of these answers are correct

G1C05 Which of the following is a limitation on transmitter power on the 28 MHz band?

A. 100 watts PEP output

B. 1000 watts PEP output

C. 1500 watts PEP output

D. 2000 watts PEP output

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G1E02 When may a 10 meter repeater retransmit the 2 meter signal from a station having a Technician Class control operator?

A. Under no circumstances

B. Only if the station on 10 meters is operating under a Special Temporary Authorization allowing such retransmission

C. Only during an FCC-declared General state of communications emergency

D. Only if the 10 meter control operator holds at least a General class license

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G1A06 Which of the following frequencies is in the 12 meter band?

A. 3.940 MHz

B. 12.940 MHz

C. 17.940 MHz

D. 24.940 MHz

G1C02 What is the maximum transmitting power an amateur station may use on the 12 meter band?

A. 1500 PEP output, except for 200 watts PEP output in the novice portion



D. Effective radiated power equivalent to 50 watts from a half wave dipole

G1A10 Which of the following frequencies is within the General Class portion of the 15

meter band?

A. 14250 kHz

B. 18155 kHz

C. 21300 kHz

D. 24900 kHz

G1A08 Which of the following frequencies is within the General Class

portion of the 20 meter phone band?A. 14005 kHz

B. 14105 kHz

C. 14305 kHz

D. 14405 kHz

G1C04 Which of the following is a limitation of power on the 14 MHz band?

A. Only the minimum power necessary to carry out the desired communications should be used

B. Power must be limited to 200 watts when transmitting between 14.100 MHz and 14.150 MHz

C. Power should be limited as necessary to avoid interference to another radio service on the frequency

D. Effective radiated power cannot exceed 3000 watts

G1A02 On which of the following bands is phone operation prohibited?

A. 160 meters

B. 30 meters

C. 17 meters

D. 12 meters

G1A03 On which of the following bands is image transmission prohibited?

A. 160 meters

B. 30 meters

C. 20 meters

D. 12 meters

G1C01 What is the maximum transmitting power an amateur station may use on 10.140 MHz?





G1A05 Which of the following frequencies is in the General Class portion of the 40

meter band?

A. 7.250 MHz

B. 7.500 MHz

C. 40.200 MHz

D. 40.500 MHz

G1E03 In what ITU region is operation in the 7.175 to 7.300 MHz band permitted for a control

operator holding an FCC-issued General Class license.

A. Region 1

B. Region 2

C. Region 3

D. All three regions

G1A04 Which of the following amateur bands is restricted to communication on only specific channels, rather than frequency ranges?

A. 11 meters

B. 12 meters

C. 30 meters

D. 60 meters

G1C03 What is the maximum bandwidth permitted by FCC rules for amateur radio stations when

operating on USB frequencies in the 60-meter band?

A. 2.8 kHz

B. 5.6 kHz

C. 1.8 kHz

D. 3 kHz

G2D07 Which of the following is required by the FCC rules when operating in the 60-meter band?

A. If you are using other than a dipole antenna, you must keep a record of the gain of your antenna.

B. You must keep a log of the date, time, frequency, power level and stations worked.

C. You must keep a log of all third party traffic.

D. You must keep a log of the manufacturer of your equipment and the antenna used.

G1A15 What is the appropriate action if, when operating on either the 30 or 60 meter bands, a station in the primary service interferes with your contact?

A. Notify the FCC's regional Engineer in Charge of the interference

B. Increase your transmitter's power to overcome the interference

C. Attempt to contact the station and request that it stop the

D. Move to a clear frequency

G1A14 Which of the following applies when the FCC rules designate the amateur service as

a secondary user on a band?

A. Amateur stations must record the call sign of the primary service station before operating on a frequency assigned to that station.

B. Amateur stations are allowed to use the band only during emergencies

C. Amateur stations are allowed to use the band only if they do not cause harmful interference to primary users

D. Amateur stations may only operate during specific hours of the day, while primary users are permitted 24 hour use of the band

G1A07 Which of the following frequencies in within the General portion of the 75 meter phone band? A. 1875 kHz

B. 3750 kHz

C. 3900 kHz

D. 4005 kHz

G1A09 Which of the following frequencies is within the General Class portion of the 80 meter band?A. 1855 kHz

B. 2560 kHz

C. 3560 kHz

D. 3650 kHz

G1C06 Which of the following is a limitation on transmitting power on the 1.8 MHz band?





G1A12 When a General Class licensee is not permitted to use the entire voice

portion of a particular band, which portion of the voice segment is generally available to them? A. The lower end

B. The upper end

C. The lower end on frequencies below 7.3 MHz and the upper end on frequencies above14.150 MHz

D. The upper end on frequencies below 7.3 MHz and the lower end on frequencies above14.150 MHz

G2B08 What is the “DX window” in a voluntary band plan?

A. A portion of the band that should not be used for contacts between stations within the 48 contiguous United States

B. An FCC rule that prohibits contacts between stations within the United States and possessions on that band segment

C. An FCC rule that allows only digital contacts in that portion of the band

D. A portion of the band that has been set aside for digital contacts only

G1A13 Which, if any, amateur band is shared with the Citizens Radio Service?

A. 10 meters

B. 11 meters

C. 12 meters

D. None

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