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T1A01 · §97.1Sample question

Which of the following is part of the Basis and Purpose of the Amateur Radio Service?

  • A.Providing personal radio communications for as many citizens as possible
  • B.Providing communications for international contesting
  • C.Advancing skills in the technical and communication phases of the radio art (correct answer)
  • D.All these choices are correct

WhyFCC §97.1 lists five reasons the Amateur Radio Service exists: emergency-communication readiness, advancing the radio art, building technical and communication skill, growing a pool of trained operators, and international goodwill. Answer C restates the skill-building purpose directly. A and B describe things individual hams do day to day, but neither is one of the rule's stated purposes.

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