Extra exam question E1F06
Subelement E1, COMMISSION RULES· Group E1F · 47 CFR §1.931
Under what circumstances might the FCC issue a Special Temporary Authority (STA) to an amateur station?
- A.To provide for experimental amateur communications (correct answer)
- B.To allow use of a special event call sign
- C.To allow a VE group with less than three VEs to administer examinations in a remote, sparsely populated area
- D.To allow a licensee who has passed an upgrade exam to operate with upgraded privileges while waiting for posting on the FCC database
WhyThe FCC may issue a Special Temporary Authority to an amateur station to permit experimental amateur communications. Under §1.931, the FCC may issue a Special Temporary Authority to permit experimental amateur communications that fall outside the station's normal license privileges for a limited time, answer A. Special event call signs, exam sessions run by an understaffed VE team, and operating with upgraded privileges before a license posts are each handled through other mechanisms, not an STA.
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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