Technician exam question T1C03
Subelement T1, COMMISSION’S RULES· Group T1C · 47 CFR §97.117
What types of international communications are FCC-licensed amateur radio stations permitted to make?
- A.Communications incidental to the purposes of the Amateur Radio Service and remarks of a personal character (correct answer)
- B.Communications incidental to conducting business or remarks of a personal nature
- C.Only communications incidental to contest exchanges; all other communications are prohibited
- D.Any communications that would be permitted by an international broadcast station
WhyFCC-licensed amateur stations are permitted to make international communications incidental to the purposes of the Amateur Radio Service and remarks of a personal character. §97.117 permits international third-party and personal-nature communications, remarks incidental to the purposes of the Amateur Radio Service, things like technical discussion, emergency welfare traffic, or friendly conversation, answer A. B is close but wrong because it explicitly allows business communications, which Part 97 prohibits regardless of whether the other station is domestic or international. C wrongly narrows this to contest exchanges only, and D compares amateur radio to broadcasting, a different service with different rules entirely.
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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