Technician exam question T8A06
Subelement T8, SIGNALS AND EMISSIONS· Group T8A
T8A06
Which sideband is normally used for 10-meter HF, VHF, and UHF single-sideband communications?
- A.Upper sideband (correct answer)
- B.Lower sideband
- C.Suppressed sideband
- D.Inverted sideband
WhyUpper sideband is normally used for 10-meter HF, VHF, and UHF single-sideband communications. By amateur convention, upper sideband is used for SSB voice on 10 meters and on all the VHF and UHF bands, answer A. Lower sideband (B) is the convention on 40 meters and below instead, and "suppressed sideband" (C) and "inverted sideband" (D) aren't terms describing a sideband choice for these bands.
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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