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What is the Urgency Signal in radiotelephony?
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY
QRZ QRZ QRZ
SOS SOS SOS
The phonetic alphabet is used
to clarify letters when conditions are poor
only when call signs are being clarified
to speed up transmission of a message
only in the amateur service
A station wishing to operate using separate transmit and receive frequencies other than through a repeater should
obtain special permission from the ACMA
monitor both frequencies before transmitting
operate on reduced power at all times
identify the station at the appropriate times on both frequencies
The licensee of a Standard station makes an FM transmission on a carrier frequency of 29.200 MHz. This transmission is
legal, because a Standard station is permitted to operate between 29.0 and 29.7 MHz
legal provided the bandwidth does not exceed 16KHz
illegal because 29.0 MHz is not a recognised FM band
illegal because the transmission will extend below 29.0 MHz
If all reasonably practical measures have been unsuccessful in rectifying TVI from an amateur station to a neighbour's television reception, the amateur should
surrender his licence to the ACMA until the problem is solved
contact the ACMA for further advice on the approach to be taken to resolve the problem
ignore the interference and continue operating
notify the ACMA immediately and request permission to use increased power
On which of the following amateur bands is the holder of an amateur licence for a Standard station NOT permitted to transmit?
420.000MHz - 450.000MHz
144.000MHz - 148.000MHz
52.000MHz - 54.000MHz
10.100MHz - 10.150MHz
Which call sign could be issued to a licensee of a Standard station? *
VK3ABC
VK4VAB
VK3UAG
VK5QED
To avoid interference it may be desirable to change frequency. The appropriate "Q" signal is
QRT
QSY
QRH
QUM
The maximum permitted power for an Advanced station using SSB is
10 watts pY
30 watts pX
100 watts pY
400 watts pX
A technical parameter for amateur television transmissions may be 6M25 which means
Six Megapixels per 25 lines of screen
6.25 MegaHertz bandwidth
Six black (monotone) pixels for every 25 of red, blue or yellow (primary colours)
Six degrees of separation between the video and audio signals
A log book must be kept
for use at the licensed address, but it is not necessary for mobile operation
to be shown to a police sergeant on request
to record any distress messages
by club stations
A major distinction between the privileges for licensees of Standard stations and licensees of Foundation stations is that *
Standard operators may use computer generated data modes but Foundation operators may not
Foundation licensees do not have access to HF but Standard licensees do
Standard operators can use CW but Foundation operator cannot
Only Standard operators may use FM on the 29 MHz band
A Reciprocal Licensing agreement between Australia and another country makes provision for a licensed amateur from that country, while visiting Australia, to *
operate on all amateur bands without restriction
pass Third Party traffic back to the home country
operate on the Australian amateur bands for a maximum period of six months without an Australian licence
be granted an Australian amateur licence equivalent to that held in the other country
An amateur radio station is heard sending the following in telegraphy "CT CQ CQ CQ DE VK5BAG/3 K". This indicates
that a Victorian station is being called
that VK5BAG is calling any station and would normally send his call sign three times
that VK5BAG is calling any station and is portable or mobile in Victoria
that VK5BAG is calling any station and will listen for 3 minutes before calling again
Which of the following bands may be used by all amateurs whatever their grade of station licence?
1800MHz - 1875MHz
50MHz - 52MHz
144MHz - 148MHz
14.000MHz - 14.350MHz
Under what circumstances may an amateur operator transmit out of band?
No circumstances
To assist with a distress situation
If requested by the manager of a communications network
If requested by a senior Air Traffic Controller
The "Q" signal "QSB" means
I am troubled by static
Send more slowly
Your signals are fading
I am listening to ----
A call sign issued for a special event of importance to a particular Australian state could have the prefix
AU
AX
VI
VE
The signal "QSO VK0CZZ" means
I can communicate with VK0CZZ
I am monitoring signals from VK0CZZ on this frequency
I have a message for VK0CZZ
I will relay your message to VK0CZZ
A station using the call sign VK1NSR/4 is indicating that
it is an ACT station temporarily operating in Queensland
the operator's licence has now been held for four years
a Queensland station is operating mobile temporarily in the ACT
VK1NSR also holds three other call signs
The three symbols indicating the basic characteristics of an SSB telephony emission are
J3E
A3E
F3E
J3A
To which countries is third party traffic permitted?
All countries, if you have official written permission
All countries which have a third party agreement with Australia
Only the USA and the UK
All countries, if you hold a licence for an Unrestricted station
For the purposes of tests and adjustments, for how long may an emission without intelligible modulation be transmitted?
For a brief period
As short as possible, but less than 5 minutes
For 15 minutes maximum
Not at all, every transmission must be identified
The operator of an Advanced station is permitted to transmit wideband emission *
above 420MHz
below 28MHz
between 144MHz and 420MHz
on any amateur frequency
The Q code signal "QRP" means
repeat the last message
decrease power
decrease modulation level
repeat your call sign
An amateur licensed to operate a Advanced station would be issued a call sign from the sequence VK* *
NLA - NLZ
LAA - LZZ
OAA - AZZ
ZAA - ZZZ
Prior to transmitting or testing, an amateur licensee should monitor the frequency in order to
monitor the transmission when it commences
ensure that a reply to the call will not be missed
ensure that the transmission will not interfere with other users
check the propagation characteristics of the selected frequency
In which of the following frequency bands are there frequency restrictions because of proximity of television transmitters?
3.5MHz - 3.7MHz
28.0MHz - 29.7MHz
50.0MHz - 54.0MHz
420.0MHz - 450.0MHz
An Advanced station is permitted to transmit a wideband emission *
between 144MHz and 420MHz
below 28MHz
on any amateur frequencys
above 420MHz
The call sign suffix group IYA - IYZ is reserved for issue to
visiting amateurs
commemorate United Nations' declared years
specified Youth Groups and schools
stations participating in International contests
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* indicates changes made to LCD and are in force, the examination system has not caught up as yet