Technician exam question T1A01
Subelement T1, COMMISSION’S RULES· Group T1A · 47 CFR §97.1
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
WhyAdvancing skills in the technical and communication phases of the radio art is one of the five purposes of the Amateur Radio Service listed in FCC §97.1. FCC §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.
Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2026-2030 NCVEC Element 2 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.
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