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What does NTIA do?
Governs all federal communications
Governs communications used during operations of any sort
Governs communications in the Midwest
Governs all non-federal communications
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What does a simplex radio operation mean?
People communicate without the use of radio
Two people transmit and receive on 2 different frequencies
Two people transmit and receive on the same frequency.
Two people transmit and receive on 3 different frequencies
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What does the phonetic alphabet do?
Wastes time because you are saying words instead of letters (ex. A= Alpha)
Helps distinguish between letters/ helps spell words without confusion
Confuse people who may not know it
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What does "Stressed communication environment" mean?
Public systems don't work or can't handle traffic coming through
Communication is not affected
Radios suddenly break because of a specific disaster
A disaster occurs and creates a stressful environment over the radio
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What does a repeater do?
When a signal is received on a frequency, it automatically rebroadcasts it
Sends out automatic weather briefings every hour
Only listens on a certain frequency
Constantly sends out broadcasts preset for each individual repeater
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What ways can liaison communications be conducted
Talk directly to the agency if an arrangement has already been made
Report to Incident Command post who can pass communications
By anybody with the frequency of the agency they are trying to talk to
Tune into the frequency and start talking
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When are simplex radios used?
To talk between members of a ground team when they can see eachother
From an airplane to a ground team from across the state
From an airplane to a ground team when they can see each other
When an obstruction is blocking line of sight between to members
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What does a duplex radio operation mean?
Using 2 different radio frequencies to transmit and receive.
Communicating without the use of a radio
Using 1 frequency to transmit and receive
Using 3 separate frequencies during an operation
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Which frequencies does CAP use?
FCC
NTIA
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What does FCC do?
Handles cell-phone communications
Handles all non-federal radio communication
Handles all federal radio communications
Handles all radio communications across the country
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What does the MAYDAY mean?
International Distress Signal
International Urgency signal, no immediate assistance needed
Used to transmit safety concerns (like bad weather in an airplane)
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What does SECURITE mean?
Used to transmit safety concerns (like bad weather in an airplane)
International Distress Signal
International Urgency signal, no immediate assistance needed
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What is the FCC
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Commander Committee
Federal Central Command
Federal Central Committee
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What radio services are prohibited for CAP buisness?
Family radio service used for emergency service missions
multiuse radio service
General mobile radio service
Amateur radios
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When we talk with other agencies via radio, it is called...
Operation communications
Federal communications
National communications
Liaison communications
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What are HF radios and when are they used
High Frequency- used for short distance communication
Hill Frequency- Used to send signal to highest hill nearby
Hill Frequency- Used in mountainous regions. Reflects signal around
High Frequency- used for long distance communication
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What does PAN-PAN mean
Used to transmit safety concerns (like bad weather in an airplane)
International Distress Signal
International Urgency signal, no immediate assistance needed
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Why does CAP use radios instead of phones/internet
Radios give CAP a more rustic way to communicate
Radios are not used in CAP
Radios give CAP a way to communicate even if phones/internet stop working
Radios give CAP a way to communicate with other squadrons for fun
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Who can use CAP channels
Anybody with the frequency
Some federal agencies (be prepared to assist)
CAP
Hikers/ anybody in a rural area
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When calling another station, you say...
"SECURITE", your call sign
Your call sign, the proword "THIS IS", then their call sign
Their real name, the proword "THIS IS", then your name
Their call sign, the proword "THIS IS", then your call sign
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We do NOT let other people know CAP frequency for...
Safety reasons
Security reasons
Business reasons
Personal reasons
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When can you use cellphones in an aircraft?
When you need to communicate with a ground team
When you need to communicate with other aircraft
Always
In an in-flight emergency
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What does NTIA stand for?
National Transport and Impeccable Agency
National Telephone and Internal Agency
National Telecommunications and Information Agency
National Tactical and Internal Agency
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Combinations of letters and numbers are called...
Name
Letter and Number Personal Combination (LNPC)
Phoneticp alphabet
Designators
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What is a Proword? (Ex. "This is" or "Out")
A word that is stated phonetically
A word or phrase that has a assigned meaning
A word or phrase that is not valid during communication over a radio
A word that is spelled out
