General exam question G1B02
Subelement G1, COMMISSION’S RULES· Group G1B · 47 CFR §97.203(b)
With which of the following conditions must beacon stations comply?
- A.No more than one beacon station may transmit in the same band from the same station location (correct answer)
- B.The frequency must be coordinated with the National Beacon Organization
- C.The frequency must be posted on the internet or published in a national periodical
- D.All these choices are correct
WhyBeacon stations are limited to one beacon per band from a given station location. §97.203(b) limits beacon operation to one beacon per band from a given station location, so two beacons on the same band from the same site would step on each other and confuse the propagation data other stations are trying to collect, answer A. There's no National Beacon Organization coordinating frequencies, and nothing in the rules requires publishing a beacon's frequency online or in print.
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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