Technician exam question T2C01
Subelement T2, OPERATING PROCEDURES· Group T2C · 47 CFR §97.103(a)
When do the FCC Part 97 Amateur Radio Service rules NOT apply to the operation of an amateur station?
- A.When operating under RACES rules
- B.When operating under FEMA rules
- C.When operating under ARES rules
- D.FCC rules always apply (correct answer)
WhyFCC Part 97 Amateur Radio Service rules always apply to the operation of an amateur station; there's no exception even under RACES, FEMA, or ARES. §97.103(a) makes the amateur licensee responsible for their station's operation under Part 97 at all times; participating in RACES, working with FEMA, or checking into an ARES net doesn't create any exception to that, the FCC rules always apply, answer D. RACES (A), FEMA (B), and ARES (C) are all emergency communications programs an amateur station might support, but none of them substitute for or suspend the underlying FCC rules the operator must still follow.
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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