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OPERATING PROCEDURES · Station operation: choosing an operating frequency, calling another station, test transmissions; Band plans: calling frequencies, repeater offsets

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What is an appropriate way to call another station on a repeater if you know the other station's call sign?

  1. ASay "break, break," then the other station's call sign, followed by your call sign
  2. BSay the station's call sign, then identify with your call sign
  3. CSay "CQ" three times, then the other station's call sign, followed by your call sign
  4. DWait for the station to call CQ, then answer with your call sign
Why On a repeater, calling is conversational: you say the call sign of the station you want, then give your own call sign so everyone (and the FCC's identification rule, 97.119) knows who is transmitting. That is all it takes, since repeater users are usually monitoring and the machine covers the whole area. Example: "W1ABC, this is K2XYZ."
Watch out Saying "break, break" is reserved for interrupting a conversation with urgent or emergency traffic, so using it for a routine call is poor practice. Calling CQ is an HF and weak-signal simplex habit and is generally not used on FM repeaters, where you simply announce the call sign you want.
Repeater call = "their call, your call." Save "break" for emergencies and "CQ" for HF.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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The rest of T2A

  1. T2A01 What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 2-meter band?
  2. T2A02 What is the national calling frequency for FM simplex operations in the 2-meter band?
  3. T2A03 What is a common repeater frequency offset in the 70-centimeter band?
  4. T2A04 What is an appropriate way to call another station on a repeater if you know the other station's call sign?
  5. T2A05 How should you respond to a station calling CQ?
  6. T2A06 What is an effective way to seek a call from any phone station when not using a repeater?
  7. T2A07 What does the term "repeater offset" mean?
  8. T2A08 What is the meaning of the procedural signal "CQ"?
  9. T2A09 Which of the following is a customary way to indicate a station is listening on a repeater and looking for a …
  10. T2A10 What is a band plan, beyond the privileges established by the FCC?
  11. T2A11 What term describes an amateur station that is transmitting and receiving on the same frequency?
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