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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.