Operating an Amateur Radio Station
Subelement ZLG
Section ZLG23
General Operating Procedures
The correct order for callsigns in a callsign exchange at the start and end of a transmission is
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Correct Answerthe other callsign followed by your own callsign
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your callsign followed by the other callsign
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your own callsign, repeated twice
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the other callsign, repeated twice
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The following phonetic code is correct for the callsign "ZL1AN"
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zanzibar london one america norway
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Correct Answerzulu lima one alpha november
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zulu lima one able nancy
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zulu lima one able niner
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The accepted way to call "CQ" with a SSB transceiver is
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Correct Answer"CQ CQ CQ this is ZL1XXX ZL1XXX ZL1XXX"
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"This is ZL1XXX calling CQ CQ CQ"
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"CQ to anyone, CQ to anyone, I am ZL1XXX"
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"CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ this is New Zealand"
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A signal report of "5 and 1" indicates
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very low intelligibility but good signal strength
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Correct Answerperfect intelligibility but very low signal strength
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perfect intelligibility, high signal strength
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medium intelligibilty and signal strength
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The correct phonetic code for the callsign VK5ZX is
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victor kilowatt five zulu xray
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Correct Answervictor kilo five zulu xray
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victor kilo five zanzibar xray
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victoria kilo five zulu xray
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The accepted way to announce that you are listening to a VHF repeater is
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"hello 6695, this is ZL2ZZZ listening"
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"calling 6695, 6695, 6695 from ZL2ZZZ"
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"6695 from ZL2ZZZ"
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Correct Answer"ZL2ZZZ listening on 6695"
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A rare DX station calling CQ on CW and repeating "up 2" at the end of the call means the station
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Correct Answerwill be listening for replies 2 kHz higher in frequency
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will reply only to stations sending at greater than 20 wpm
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is about to shift his calling frequency 2 kHz higher
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will wait more than 2 seconds before replying to his call
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When conversing via a VHF or UHF repeater you should pause between overs for about
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half a second
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Correct Answer3 seconds
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30 seconds
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several minutes
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Before calling CQ on the HF bands, you should
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Correct Answerlisten first, then ask if the frequency is in use
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request that other operators clear the frequency
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request a signal report from any station listening
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use a frequency where many stations are already calling
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The phrase "you are fully quieting the repeater" means
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your signal is too weak for the repeater to reproduce correctly
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Correct Answeryour signal into the repeater is strong enough to be noise-free on the output frequency
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your modulation level is too low
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you are speaking too quietly into the microphone.
Correct answer: your signal into the repeater is strong enough to be noise-free on the output frequency
When a signal fully quiets a repeater, it means the received signal strength at the repeater input is sufficient to eliminate background noise on the repeater’s transmitted output.
In FM systems, increasing signal strength reduces noise until the output audio becomes clear and free from hiss.
- A weak signal would produce noisy audio.
- Modulation level refers to audio amplitude, not signal strength.
- Speaking quietly affects modulation, not receiver noise quieting.
Therefore, fully quieting the repeater means your signal is strong enough to be noise-free on the output frequency.
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