Chapter 3: Things to Do

Which of the following are typical duties of a Net Control Station?

• Choose the regular net meeting time and frequency

• Ensure that all stations checking into the net are properly licensed for operation on the net frequency

• Call the net to order and direct communications between stations checking in

• All these choices are correct

What does the term “traffic” refer to in net operation?

• Messages exchanged by net stations

• The number of stations checking in and out of a net

• Operation by mobile or portable stations

• Requests to activate the net by a served agency

Which of the following is standard practice when you participate in a net?

• When first responding to the net control station, transmit your call sign, name, and address as in the FCC database

• Record the time of each of your transmissions

• Unless you are reporting an emergency, transmit only when directed by the net control station

• All these choices are correct

Which of the following is a characteristic of good traffic handling?

• Passing messages exactly as received

• Making decisions as to whether messages are worthy of relay or delivery

• Ensuring that any newsworthy messages are relayed to the news media

• All these choices are correct

What information is contained in the preamble of a formal traffic message?

• The email address of the originating station

• The address of the intended recipient

• The telephone number of the addressee

• Information needed to track the message

What is meant by “check” in a radiogram header?

• The number of words or word equivalents in the text portion of the message

• The call sign of the originating station

• A list of stations that have relayed the message

• A box on the message form that indicates that the message was received and/or relayed

What operating activity involves contacting as many stations as possible during a specified period?

• Simulated emergency exercises

• Net operations

• Public service events

• Contesting

Which of the following is good procedure when contacting another station in a contest?

• Sign only the last two letters of your call if there are many other stations calling

• Contact the station twice to be sure that you are in his log

• Send only the minimum information needed for proper identification and the contest exchange

• All these choices are correct

What is a grid locator?

• A letter-number designator assigned to a geographic location

• A letter-number designator assigned to an azimuth and elevation

• An instrument for neutralizing a final amplifier

• An instrument for radio direction finding

What is the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)?

• A radio service using amateur frequencies for emergency management or civil defense communications

• A radio service using amateur stations for emergency management or civil defense communications

• An emergency service using amateur operators certified by a civil defense organization as being enrolled in that organization

• All these choices are correct