Extra exam question E0A10
Subelement E0, SAFETY· Group E0A
When must an RF exposure evaluation be performed on an amateur station operating on 80 meters?
- A.An evaluation must always be performed (correct answer)
- B.When the ERP of the station is less than 10 watts
- C.When the station’s operating mode is CW
- D.When the output power from the transmitter is less than 100 watts
WhyAn RF exposure evaluation must always be performed on an amateur station operating on 80 meters. An RF exposure evaluation must always be performed on an amateur station, there's no power level, mode, or band that exempts a station from the underlying requirement to evaluate exposure, even though many amateur stations turn out to be exempt from needing a routine evaluation once specific categorical exemption criteria (tied to power and band) are actually applied, answer A. Simply having a low ERP, using CW, or running under 100 watts don't by themselves automatically excuse a station from at least performing the evaluation to check where it stands.
Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2024-2028 NCVEC Element 4 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.
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