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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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Which of the following is a customary way to indicate a station is listening on a repeater and looking for a contact?

  1. A"CQ CQ" followed by the repeater's call sign
  2. BThe station's call sign followed by the word "listening"
  3. CThe repeater's call sign followed by the station's call sign
  4. D"QSY" followed by your call sign
Why On FM repeaters the custom is simply to announce your own call sign and say you are listening or monitoring, which tells everyone on the machine who you are and that you are available for a contact. It satisfies the identification requirement of 97.119 at the same time. Repeaters are a shared local resource, so a short, low-key announcement is preferred over a long call.
Watch out Calling "CQ" is normal on HF and simplex but is generally considered unnecessary on a repeater, and giving the repeater's call sign instead of your own does not identify you as required.
On a repeater: say your own call plus "listening" - short and self-identifying, not a long CQ.
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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