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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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How should you respond to a station calling CQ?

  1. ATransmit "CQ" followed by the other station's call sign
  2. BTransmit your call sign followed by the other station's call sign
  3. CTransmit the other station's call sign followed by your call sign
  4. DTransmit a signal report followed by your call sign
Why CQ means "calling any station," so the answer is a direct call to that specific station. Standard practice is to address the station first and then identify yourself: "W1ABC, this is K2XYZ" (or just "W1ABC K2XYZ" on CW). Saying their call first tells them the transmission is aimed at them, and your call sign at the end is what they need to write down and come back to. It also satisfies the identification requirement of 97.119 since your call sign is transmitted.
Watch out Giving your own call sign first is a common slip, but that is the pattern for calling CQ yourself or for signing off, not for answering someone. Repeating "CQ" back is wrong because the other station is not calling generally, they are the one being answered.
Address the envelope before you sign the letter: their call, then yours.
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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