General exam question G0A05
Subelement G0, ELECTRICAL AND RF SAFETY· Group G0A · 47 CFR §97.13(c)(2), 1.1307(b)
What must you do if an evaluation of your station shows that the RF energy radiated by your station exceeds permissible limits for possible human absorption?
- A.Take action to prevent human exposure to the excessive RF fields (correct answer)
- B.File an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS-97) with the FCC
- C.Secure written permission from your neighbors to operate above the controlled MPE limits
- D.All these choices are correct
WhyIf an evaluation shows a station's RF energy exceeds permissible limits for possible human absorption, the licensee must take action to prevent human exposure to the excessive RF fields. Per 97.13(c)(2) and 1.1307(b), if a station's evaluation shows RF exposure exceeding the permissible limits, the licensee must take concrete action to prevent people from being exposed to those excessive fields, answer A. There's no such thing as an "EIS-97" filing, and getting a neighbor's written permission doesn't substitute for actually controlling the exposure, so B and C are wrong, and since neither of those is a real requirement, D's "all of these" is wrong too.
Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2023-2027 NCVEC Element 3 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.
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