E2C01:

What indicator is required to be used by U.S.-licensed operators when operating a station via remote control and the remote transmitter is located in the U.S.?

  1. / followed by the USPS two-letter abbreviation for the state in which the remote station is located
  2. /R# where # is the district of the remote station
  3. / followed by the ARRL Section of the remote station
  4. No additional indicator is required

E2C02:

Which of the following best describes the term self-spotting? in connection with HF contest operating?

  1. The often-prohibited practice of posting one's own call sign and frequency on a spotting network
  2. The acceptable practice of manually posting the call signs of stations on a spotting network
  3. A manual technique for rapidly zero beating or tuning to a station's frequency before calling that station
  4. An automatic method for rapidly zero beating or tuning to a station's frequency before calling that station

E2C03:

From which of the following bands is amateur radio contesting generally excluded?

  1. 30 meters
  2. 6 meters
  3. 2 meters
  4. 33 centimeters

E2C04:

Which of the following frequencies are sometimes used for amateur radio mesh networks?

  1. HF frequencies where digital communications are permitted
  2. Frequencies shared with various unlicensed wireless data services
  3. Cable TV channels 41 through 43
  4. The 60 meter band channel centered on 5373 kHz

E2C05:

What is the function of a DX QSL Manager?

  1. To allocate frequencies for DXpeditions
  2. To handle the receiving and sending of confirmation cards for a DX station
  3. To run a net to allow many stations to contact a rare DX station
  4. To relay calls to and from a DX station

E2C06:

During a VHF/UHF contest, in which band segment would you expect to find the highest level of SSB or CW activity?

  1. At the top of each band, usually in a segment reserved for contests
  2. In the middle of each band, usually on the national calling frequency
  3. In the weak signal segment of the band, with most of the activity near the calling frequency
  4. In the middle of the band, usually 25 kHz above the national calling frequency

E2C07:

What is the Cabrillo format?

  1. A standard for submission of electronic contest logs
  2. A method of exchanging information during a contest QSO
  3. The most common set of contest rules
  4. The rules of order for meetings between contest sponsors

E2C08:

Which of the following contacts may be confirmed through the U.S. QSL bureau system?

  1. Special event contacts between stations in the U.S.
  2. Contacts between a U.S. station and a non-U.S. station
  3. Repeater contacts between U.S. club members
  4. Contacts using tactical call signs

E2C09:

What type of equipment is commonly used to implement an amateur radio mesh network?

  1. A 2 meter VHF transceiver with a 1200 baud modem
  2. An optical cable connection between the USB ports of 2 separate computers
  3. A wireless router running custom firmware
  4. A 440 MHz transceiver with a 9600 baud modem

E2C10:

Why might a DX station state that they are listening on another frequency?

  1. Because the DX station may be transmitting on a frequency that is prohibited to some responding stations
  2. To separate the calling stations from the DX station
  3. To improve operating efficiency by reducing interference
  4. All these choices are correct

E2C11:

How should you generally identify your station when attempting to contact a DX station during a contest or in a pileup?

  1. Send your full call sign once or twice
  2. Send only the last two letters of your call sign until you make contact
  3. Send your full call sign and grid square
  4. Send the call sign of the DX station three times, the words this is,then your call sign three times

E2C12:

What technique do individual nodes use to form a mesh network?

  1. Forward error correction and Viterbi codes
  2. Acting as store-and-forward digipeaters
  3. Discovery and link establishment protocols
  4. Custom code plugs for the local trunking systems