Technician exam question T2A07
Subelement T2, OPERATING PROCEDURES· Group T2A
What does the term "repeater offset" mean?
- A.The difference between a repeater’s transmit and receive frequencies (correct answer)
- B.The repeater has a time delay to prevent interference
- C.The approximately half-second delay to allow for the “squelch tail” to be removed
- D.The fee charged by the repeater owner or club to provide for maintenance
WhyRepeater offset is the difference between a repeater's transmit and receive frequencies. A repeater receives on one frequency and simultaneously retransmits on another, so the two signals don't interfere with each other. Offset is simply the fixed spacing between those two frequencies, which is answer A. C describes something real, the brief carrier delay after a transmission ends, but that's the squelch tail, a separate concept from offset. B and D aren't offset at all: B misapplies "delay," and D is describing club dues, unrelated to the RF question being asked.
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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