Technician exam question T8C08
Subelement T8, SIGNALS AND EMISSIONS· Group T8C
What is the Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP)?
- A.A technique to connect amateur radio systems, such as repeaters, via the internet (correct answer)
- B.A system for providing access to websites via amateur radio
- C.A system for informing amateurs in real time of the frequency of active DX stations
- D.A technique for measuring signal strength of an amateur transmitter via the internet
WhyThe Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP) is a technique to connect amateur radio systems, such as repeaters, via the internet. IRLP links amateur radio systems, most often repeaters, together over the internet, letting operators reach a distant repeater's coverage area as if they were local to it, answer A. B, C, and D all describe unrelated services, website access, DX spotting, and remote signal measurement, none of which is what IRLP actually does.
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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