Technician exam question T2C04
Subelement T2, OPERATING PROCEDURES· Group T2C
What is RACES?
- A.An emergency organization combining amateur radio and citizens band operators and frequencies
- B.An international radio experimentation society
- C.A radio contest held in a short period, sometimes called a “sprint”
- D.An FCC Part 97 amateur radio service for civil defense communications during national emergencies (correct answer)
WhyRACES is an FCC Part 97 amateur radio service for civil defense communications during national emergencies. RACES, the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service, is an FCC Part 97 amateur radio service specifically established for civil defense communications during declared national emergencies, operated under the direction of a civil defense agency, answer D. It isn't a combined amateur/CB organization (A), an international experimentation society (B), or a contest format (C), those all describe unrelated things.
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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