Technician exam question T1E11
Subelement T1, COMMISSION’S RULES· Group T1E · 47 CFR §97.3(a)(13)
What is a control operator as defined in Part 97?
- A.The person speaking or otherwise communicating messages over an amateur station
- B.The person who is the licensee of an amateur station
- C.An amateur operator identified in the FCC database as responsible for transmissions and FCC rules compliance at a station license location
- D.An amateur operator designated by the licensee of a station to be responsible for transmissions and FCC rules compliance at that station (correct answer)
WhyPart 97 defines a control operator as an amateur operator designated by the licensee of a station to be responsible for transmissions and FCC rules compliance at that station. §97.3(a)(13) defines the control operator as the amateur operator designated by the station licensee to be responsible for the station's transmissions and for compliance with the FCC rules at that station, answer D. A describes whoever happens to be talking at any given moment, which isn't necessarily the designated control operator; C is close but wrong because it says "identified in the FCC database" rather than "designated by the licensee," which is the rule's actual mechanism; B just describes the licensee, a related but distinct role.
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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