Basic
Subelement 2
Operating and Procedures
Section 2-08
emergency operating procedures
When may you use your amateur station to transmit an "SOS" or "Mayday"?
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Never
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Only at specific times (at 15 and 30 minutes after the hour)
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Only in case of a severe weather watch
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Correct AnswerIn a life-threatening distress situation
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If you are in contact with another station and you hear an emergency call for help on your frequency, what should you do?
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Correct AnswerImmediately stop your contact and take the emergency call
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Tell the calling station that the frequency is in use
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Direct the calling station to the nearest emergency net frequency
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Call your local police station and inform them of the emergency call
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What is the proper distress call to use when operating phone?
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Say "SOS" several times
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Say "Emergency" several times
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Correct AnswerSay "Mayday" several times
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Say "Help" several times
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What is the proper way to interrupt a repeater conversation to signal a distress call?
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Say "Emergency" three times
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Say "SOS," then your call sign
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Correct AnswerSay "Break" twice, then your call sign
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Say "Help" as many times as it takes toget someone to answer
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Why is it a good idea to have a way to operate your amateur station without using commercial AC power lines?
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So you will comply with rules
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So you may operate in contests where AC power is not allowed
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Correct AnswerSo you may provide communications in an emergency
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So you may use your station while mobile
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What is the most important accessory to have for a hand- held radio in an emergency?
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Correct AnswerSeveral sets of charged batteries
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An extra antenna
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A portable amplifier
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A microphone headset for hands-free operation
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Which type of antenna would be a good choice as part of a portable HF amateur station that could be set up in case of an emergency?
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A parabolic dish
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A three-element Yagi
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Correct AnswerA dipole
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A three-element quad
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If you are communicating with another amateur station and hear a station in distress break in, what should you do?
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Continue your communication because you were on frequency first
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Change to a different frequency so the station in distress may have a clear channel to call for assistance
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Immediately cease all transmissions because stations in distress have emergency rights to the frequency
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Correct AnswerAcknowledge the station in distress and determine its location and what assistance may be needed
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In order of priority, a distress message comes before:
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no other messages
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a government priority message
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Correct Answeran urgency message
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a safety message
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If you hear distress traffic and are unable to render assistance you should:
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Correct Answermaintain watch until you are certain that assistance will be forthcoming
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enter the details in the log book and take no further action
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take no action
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tell all other stations to cease transmitting
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