Technician exam question T2A09
Subelement T2, OPERATING PROCEDURES· Group T2A
Which of the following is a customary way to indicate a station is listening on a repeater and looking for a contact?
- A.“CQ CQ” followed by the repeater’s call sign
- B.The station’s call sign followed by the word “listening” (correct answer)
- C.The repeater’s call sign followed by the station’s call sign
- D.“QSY” followed by your call sign
WhyGiving your call sign followed by the word "listening" is the customary way to show you're on a repeater and looking for a contact. The customary way to signal you're on a repeater and open to a contact is to transmit your own call sign followed by the word "listening," a quick way of saying "I'm here and available" without a full CQ call, answer B. "CQ" followed by the repeater's call sign (A) misapplies the general-calling convention, C reverses which call sign goes first, and D, the Q-signal for "change frequency," doesn't indicate availability at all.
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.
Related questions
- T2A01What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 2-meter band?
- T2A02What is the national calling frequency for FM simplex operations in the 2-meter band?
- T2A03What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 70-centimeter band?
- T2A04What is an appropriate way to call another station on a repeater if you know the other station's call sign?
- T2A05How should you respond to a station calling CQ?