Technician exam question T1F09
Subelement T1, COMMISSION’S RULES· Group T1F · 47 CFR §97.3(a)(40)
What type of amateur station simultaneously retransmits the signal of another amateur station on a different channel or channels?
- A.Beacon station
- B.Remote control station
- C.Repeater station (correct answer)
- D.Message forwarding station
WhyA repeater station is the type of station that simultaneously retransmits the signal of another amateur station on a different channel or channels. §97.3(a)(40) defines a repeater station as one that automatically retransmits, on a different channel, the signal it receives on another channel, simultaneously, which is exactly what lets you talk through a repeater in real time rather than in a store-and-forward manner, answer C. A beacon (A) transmits one-way identification/propagation signals, a remote control station (B) and a message forwarding station (D) both describe different, non-simultaneous functions.
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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