<p> Amateur Radio & Emergency Communications Module 3 of the Radio Merit Badge Class</p><p>1. List and explain the three classes of Amateur Radio License? ….……….</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>2. List some activities hams can do on the air once they’ve earned a license. </p><p>………………………………………………………………………………..</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>3. How often do hams have to identify their stations while on the air? ……..</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>4. Who gives ham radio exams? …………………………………………….</p><p>5. Discuss the differences between mobile and base units. …………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>8 ………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>6. List and explain five Q signals:</p><p> ………………………………………………………………………</p><p> ………………………………………………………………………</p><p> ………………………………………………………………………</p><p> ………………………………………………………………………</p><p> ………………………………………………………………………</p><p>7. Explain why the FCC has established the Amateur Radio Service. ……...</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>8. Explain what a repeater is and what it’s used for. ………………………..</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>9. With the help of a licensed ham operator, carry on a 10-minute contact using proper Q signals. In the space below, list pertinent details of that contact. (Licensed hams may substitute five QSL cards from three different call districts in place of this requirement.) </p><p>9 WHO ASSISTED YOU? DATE TIME MODE</p><p>CALL SIGN NAME HIS RST MY RST</p><p>QTH RIG ANTENNA PWR OUT</p><p>DESCRIBE YOUR CONTACT:</p><p>10. Explain how you would make an emergency call using voice and Morse</p><p>10 code. …………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>11. What is the Family Radio Service (FRS) ? ……………………………..</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>12. If you need to make an emergency call over a cellular phone and the signal is weak, how might you improve your signal? ……………………….</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>13. What is NOAA Weather Radio? ………………………………………..</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………...</p><p>11 14. Station Visitation: Visit an Amateur Radio station. Discuss where you visited, what equipment you saw, how it was used, and what license is required to operate it. </p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>12</p>