Technician exam question T2C09
Subelement T2, OPERATING PROCEDURES· Group T2C
Are amateur station control operators ever permitted to operate outside the frequency privileges of their license class?
- A.No
- B.Yes, but only when part of a FEMA emergency plan
- C.Yes, but only when part of a RACES emergency plan
- D.Yes, but only in situations involving the immediate safety of human life or protection of property (correct answer)
WhyAmateur station control operators are permitted to operate outside their license class's frequency privileges only in situations involving the immediate safety of human life or protection of property. Part 97 makes an exception to normal frequency privileges in a genuine emergency: a control operator may transmit outside their license class's authorized frequencies specifically when it's necessary to protect human life or property, answer D. This exception isn't tied to any single organization's emergency plan, so B and C both wrongly narrow it to FEMA or RACES specifically, and "no" (A) ignores that this emergency exception exists 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.
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