General exam question G2B07
Subelement G2, OPERATING PROCEDURES· Group G2B
Which of the following complies with commonly accepted amateur practice when choosing a frequency on which to initiate a call?
- A.Listen on the frequency for at least two minutes to be sure it is clear
- B.Identify your station by transmitting your call sign at least 3 times
- C.Follow the voluntary band plan (correct answer)
- D.All these choices are correct
WhyFollowing the voluntary band plan is the commonly accepted amateur practice for choosing a frequency to initiate a call. Following the voluntary band plan, the informally agreed division of each band by mode and activity, is the specific practice most consistently cited as commonly accepted amateur etiquette, answer C. Listening for a fixed two minutes and identifying three times aren't actual fixed conventions, so D's "all of these" overstates what's actually standard practice.
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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