Technician exam question T4B06
Subelement T4, AMATEUR RADIO PRACTICES· Group T4B
Which of the following controls could be used if the voice pitch of a single-sideband signal returning to your CQ call seems too high or low?
- A.The AGC or limiter
- B.The bandwidth selection
- C.The tone squelch
- D.The RIT or Clarifier (correct answer)
WhyIf the voice pitch of an SSB signal returning to your CQ call seems too high or low, the RIT or Clarifier control could be used to correct it. RIT, receiver incremental tuning, or a clarifier shifts the receiver's tuning slightly without moving the transmit frequency, letting an operator correct a returning station's pitch without retuning their own transmitter off the calling frequency, answer D. AGC/limiter (A) shapes audio gain response rather than pitch, bandwidth selection (B) changes filter width rather than center pitch, and tone squelch (C) is unrelated to SSB audio pitch entirely.
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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