General exam question G2D03
Subelement G2, OPERATING PROCEDURES· Group G2D
What procedure may be used by Volunteer Monitors to localize a station whose continuous carrier is holding a repeater on in their area?
- A.Compare vertical and horizontal signal strengths on the input frequency
- B.Compare beam headings on the repeater input from their home locations with that of other Volunteer Monitors (correct answer)
- C.Compare signal strengths between the input and output of the repeater
- D.All these choices are correct
WhyVolunteer Monitors can localize a continuous carrier holding a repeater open by comparing beam headings taken on the repeater's input frequency from their own home locations. Comparing beam headings taken on the offending signal from several Volunteer Monitors' home locations lets them triangulate roughly where a continuous, repeater-jamming carrier is actually coming from, answer B. Comparing vertical versus horizontal signal strength, or input versus output levels at the repeater itself, don't provide the directional information triangulation actually needs.
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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