Extra exam question E3C09
Subelement E3, RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION· Group E3C
What type of data is reported by amateur radio propagation reporting networks?
- A.Solar flux
- B.Electric field intensity
- C.Magnetic declination
- D.Digital-mode and CW signals (correct answer)
WhyAmateur radio propagation reporting networks report the digital-mode and CW signals participating stations actually decode and hear. Amateur radio propagation reporting networks, like PSKReporter, the Reverse Beacon Network, and WSPRnet, work by having participating stations automatically decode and report the digital-mode and CW signals they actually hear, building a real-time picture of what propagation is doing, answer D. They aren't measuring solar flux, electric field intensity, or magnetic declination directly, those are separate categories of space-weather and geophysical data.
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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