Technician exam question T2A06
Subelement T2, OPERATING PROCEDURES· Group T2A
What is an effective way to seek a call from any phone station when not using a repeater?
- A.Sign your call sign once, followed by the words “listening for a call;” if there is no answer, change the frequency and repeat
- B.Say “QTC,” followed by “this is” and your call sign; if there is no answer, change the frequency and repeat
- C.Transmit an unmodulated carrier for approximately 10 seconds, followed by “this is” and your call sign, and pause to listen; repeat as necessary
- D.Repeat “CQ” a few times, followed by “this is,” and your call sign, then pause to listen; repeat as necessary (correct answer)
WhyTo call CQ on phone without a repeater, repeat "CQ" a few times, followed by "this is" and your call sign, then pause to listen, and repeat as necessary. This is the same general-calling technique as CQ (see T2A08), just applied to seeking any contact on a clear simplex frequency: repeat "CQ" a few times, say "this is" followed by your call sign, then pause to listen for a reply before repeating, answer D. Announcing you're listening once and moving on (A) is far less likely to be heard than an active, repeated CQ call, an unmodulated carrier (C) doesn't identify you at all and isn't a valid calling method, and "QTC" (B) is a Q-signal meaning "I have a message to send," not a general call for contact.
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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