Technician exam question T8C07
Subelement T8, SIGNALS AND EMISSIONS· Group T8C
What is Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)?
- A.A set of rules specifying how to identify your station when linked over the internet to another station
- B.A technique employed to “spot” DX stations via the internet
- C.A technique for measuring the modulation quality of a transmitter using remote sites monitored via the internet
- D.A method of delivering voice communications over the internet using digital techniques (correct answer)
WhyVoice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a method of delivering voice communications over the internet using digital techniques. VoIP delivers voice communications over the internet by digitizing the audio and sending it as data packets, the same underlying technology used by IRLP, EchoLink, and similar amateur radio internet links, answer D. A, B, and C all describe unrelated concepts, station identification rules, DX spotting, and remote transmitter monitoring, none of which is what VoIP itself actually is.
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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