Technician exam question T1F08
Subelement T1, COMMISSION’S RULES· Group T1F · 47 CFR §97.3(a)(47)
What is the definition of third-party communications?
- A.A message from a control operator to another amateur station control operator on behalf of another person (correct answer)
- B.Amateur radio communications where three stations are in communications with one another
- C.Operation when the transmitting equipment is licensed to a person other than the control operator
- D.Temporary authorization for an unlicensed person to transmit on the amateur bands for technical experiments
WhyThird-party communications are a message from a control operator to another amateur station's control operator on behalf of another person. §97.3(a)(47) defines third-party communications as a message passed by a control operator to another station's control operator on behalf of a third person, someone other than the two control operators involved, who isn't a licensed amateur participating directly, answer A. B and C both describe unrelated scenarios (three-way contacts, equipment ownership), and D describes something closer to an unlicensed operator authorization, a different concept 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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