General exam question G1A08
Subelement G1, COMMISSION’S RULES· Group G1A · 47 CFR §97.301(b)
Which HF bands have segments exclusively allocated to Amateur Extra licensees?
- A.All HF bands
- B.80 meters, 40 meters, 20 meters, and 15 meters (correct answer)
- C.All HF bands except 160 meters and 10 meters
- D.60 meters, 30 meters, 17 meters, and 12 meters
Why80, 40, 20, and 15 meters each carry a narrow segment reserved exclusively for Amateur Extra class control operators. 80, 40, 20, and 15 meters each carry a narrow CW/data segment reserved exclusively for Amateur Extra class control operators, just below the General class phone allocation on that band, answer B. The WARC bands (60, 30, 17, 12 meters) have no Extra-exclusive slice, and 160 and 10 meters are open to General across the whole band, so no other grouping in the answer choices matches §97.301(b)'s actual carve-out.
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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