General exam question G1E03
Subelement G1, COMMISSION’S RULES· Group G1E · 47 CFR §97.221
What is required to conduct communications with a digital station operating under automatic control outside the automatic control band segments?
- A.The station initiating the contact must be under local or remote control (correct answer)
- B.The interrogating transmission must be made by another automatically controlled station
- C.No third-party traffic may be transmitted
- D.The control operator of the interrogating station must hold an Amateur Extra class license
WhyA station initiating contact with a digital station under automatic control, outside the band segments set aside for automatic control, must itself be under local or remote control. §97.221 requires that a station initiating contact with a digital station under automatic control, outside the band segments set aside for automatic control, itself be under local or remote control, a live operator has to be the one making that first call, answer A. The interrogating transmission doesn't need to come from another automated station, no third-party restriction is specific to this situation, and no particular license class beyond a valid control operator is required.
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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