NTC Class C Element 2 (II)
______ is defined as a radio communication service
1. The Philippines is divided into how many amateur
districts?
Ans: 9
2. What is the radiotelephone urgency signal?
Ans: PAN
3. When is any person permitted to transmit by voice
while operating the amateur station of a licensee?
Ans: When the licensee controls directly the entire
operation in accordance with proper amateur
practice
4. The basic “Radio Control Law” is
Ans: Act 3846
5. Radiotelephone distress signal
Ans: MAYDAY
6. Maximum term of an amateur radio station license
Ans: 3 years
7. What is an amateur radio operator?
Ans: Someone who performs communications for
self training and experimentation
8. Bicol is in what amateur radio district?
Ans: District 4
9. What type of modification of the amateur license
can be filed with the NTC : [Information]
Ans: Installation of additional or change of
transmitter/transceiver
10. Dumaguete City is under what amateur radio
district?
Ans: District 7
11. What is a document is issued by NTC authorizing the
holder to purchase a radio transmitter or
transceivers
Ans: permit to purchase
12. What is an amateur radio station intended to be
used for operation during unspecified halts or while
in motion?
Ans: mobile station
13. If a Class C amateur applies for renewal of his license
for another 3 years but is 14 months expired and the
prescribed license fee is P144.00 per year, how much
shall he pay NTC for his Radio Station License
renewal excluding filing fee?
Ans: P648
14. What size of the call sign characters shall be posted
on the equipment itself for a portable station?
Ans: At least 0.635 cm
15. Amateurs from another country may be allowed to
operate in the Philippines provided Filipinos are
allowed to operate in their country. This formal or
informal arrangement is known as
Ans: Reciprocal Agreement
16. The radio frequencies allocated for amateur stations
shall be used strictly in accordance with
Ans: The class of operating station
17.
using space stations on earth satellites for the same
purpose as those of the Amateur Radio Service
Ans: Amateur Satellite Service
18. If a Class C amateur passes the examination for an
upgrade to Class B, how does he effect the upgrade
in his license?
Ans: Modification of amateur license
19. What document is issued by NTC authorizing
possession of a radio transmitter or receiver
Ans: Permit to possess
20. An amateur club station is licensed under the name
of
Ans: the Trustee
21. The Philippines is under what ITU region?
Ans: Region 3
22. Baguio City belongs to what amateur radio district?
Ans: District 2
23. What government agency is responsible for the
regulation of the amateur radio service?
Ans: NTC
24. To qualify for accreditation, amateur radio
associations should have at least
Ans: 25
25. What is the combination of letters and numbers to
identify a radio station known as?
Ans: callsign
26. Amateur class "D" certificate holders are authorize to
operate
Ans: VHF radio station
27. What is the coverage of Element IV (4) for Class C
examination?
Ans: Amateur Radio Practice
28. How long should a logbook with distress traffic entry
be kept?
Ans: 5 yrs
29. Who is authorized to install and operate amateur
radio repeaters?
Ans: Only duly recognized amateur associations,
clubs or societies
30. Batangas is under what amateur radio district?
Ans: District 1
31. Who is a Class A amateur duly appointed by the
board of a club or association to supervise and
control the proper use and operation of the fixed
station of that association or club?
Ans: Trustee
32. A Class A amateur license is also known as ______?
Ans: Advance class
33. What term means telecommunications by means of
radio waves conducted by or among authorized
amateurs on a non-commercial basis?
Ans: Amateur radio Communications
34. Which Element is not prescribed for Class C
examination?
Ans: Element I
35. Holders of Class "C" amateur certificate may possess
how many radio stations?
Ans: Three
36. The VHF emergency and general calling frequency for
radio telephony
Ans: 145 MHz +- 25 kHz
37. _______ is the general term applied to the use of
radio waves?
Ans: radio
38. For every year that an amateur license had expired
and filed for renewal at NTC, a surcharge equivalent
to _____ shall be charged in addition to the regular
annual license fee.
Ans: 100%
39. Which one below is a valid amateur call sign in the
Philippines?
Ans: DW7ZZZ
40. Average passing grade in an amateur examination is
70%, provided no rating below
Ans: 50%
41. The content of a radio message shall be divulge only
to the
Ans: Addressee
42. If an amateur with a DU9XX call sign operates
temporarily a portable station in Zamboanga for less
than a month, how should he identify his station in
radiotelephony?
Ans: DU9XX portable 8
43. An expired license of not less than how many years
may be renewed upon filing of renewal application
and payment to NTC of the prescribed fees and
surcharges with no requirement to retake the
examinations and retaining the assigned call sign?
Ans: 2 years
44. Minimum age requirement for candidates for
amateur examination
Ans: 12 yrs old
45. Amateur Class "D" licensee is authorized to operate
HF/SSB radio stations.
Ans: No
46. A Class A licensee shall be allowed to operate HF
fixed and mobile radio station with an output power
not to exceed
Ans: 2 kw on SSB
47. What is the amateur station so designed that it may
conveniently be moved about from place to place or
personally carried and be operated while in motion
or during temporary halts?
Ans: Amateur Portable Station
48. What should an amateur do upon knowing that his
station is causing harmful interference to the
operation of any existing station?
Ans: Cease operation immediately
49. A radio station in the amateur service installed at
specified fixed location and operated to
communicate with an amateur mobile station,
amateur portable station or another amateur fixed
radio station is an ________ ?
Ans: Amateur Fixed Radio Station
50. What provinces belong to amateur radio District 6?
Ans: Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Capiz
51. What frequency range on 2-meter VHF can be used
by amateurs in the Philippines?
Ans: 144.000-146.000 MHz
52. If the equipment of a radio station is capable of
operating with rf power output in excess of
_________, it should be provided with means of
measuring the node voltage and current of the stage
supplying power to the antenna.
Ans: 500 w
53. What is strictly prohibited under the Rules Governing
Operation of Amateur Stations? [Information]
Ans: Operation without a valid amateur radio
operator certificate or radio station license
54. How long are logbooks normally kept?
Ans: 2 years
55. What may an amateur, whose license has expired for
more than 5 years, do to become licensed again
(subject to the assignment of a different call sign)?
Ans: Pass the appropriate examination and pay
prescribed fees for a new license to NTC
56. In the amateur band, what kind of messages should
not be transmitted?
Ans: Commercial and broadcast messages
57. No Radio station in the amateur radio service shall
be operated except and in accordance with a valid
permit or license issued by the
Ans: NTC
58. What size of the call sign characters of the fixed
amateur radio station shall be posted at the entrance
to the premises?
Ans: at least 10 cm high
59. Number and letter combination assigned by NTC to
provide positive identification to radio stations
Ans: call sign
60. ________ is the term for any transmission, emission
and reception of signs, signals, writings, images and
sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio,
optical or other electromagnetic systems?
Ans: Telecommunication
61. How should frequency bands allocated to a
particular class of amateurs be used by duly
authorized amateurs
Ans: Non-interference basis
62. How much shall NTC fine any person who had been
found to have violated the law with illegal possession
and illegal transmission of an amateur transceiver? (
Ans: P2,000 and/or imprisonment of not more than
2 years for each and every offense
63. _______ is defined as a reasonably complete and
sufficient combination of distinct radio equipment
 intended for or capable of being used either for
transmission or reception of radio signals or both?
Ans: Radio Apparatus
64. The simultaneous transmission of sound and picture
(Amateur Television) on all frequencies above ____ is
allowed provided such operation shall be covered by
a specific authorization from the NTC. From NTC :
Memorandum Circular NO. 03 - 08 - 2012.
Ans: 50 MHZ
65. Where should an amateur radio station licensed be
posted?
Ans: In a conspicuous place in the radio station
66. Portable operation must not extend beyond _______
without obtaining specific authority for continual
operation.
Ans: 30 days
67. NTC issues license for amateur repeater station
operation to _________ of a club or association.
Ans: Trustee
68. What is the radio telegraph distress signal?
Ans: SOS
69. The frequencies allocated for amateur stations shall
be used strictly in accordance with the
Ans: Class of the operating station
70. Who in the Amateur Radio Service is called an
amateur or an amateur radio operator?
Ans: A person interested in radio technique solely
with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest
71. An amateur shall not transmit messages or signals
containing
Ans: profane or indecent words or language
72. An amateur who failed to renew his license for more
than ___________ shall be required to take another
examination before another license is issued.
Ans: 5 years
73. DY, DW, DV or DU at start of the amateur call sign is
called_____
Ans: Prefix
74. A radio station in the amateur service installed on
board a vehicle or vessel and intended to be used
while in motion or during halts at unspecified points
is an _______ ?
Ans: Amateur Mobile Station
75. How many classes of amateurs are there in the
Philippines?
Ans: 4
76. Holders of class "D" certificates are allowed to
operate UHF/FM radio stations
Ans: no
77. An amateur shall not transmit messages or signals
containing
Ans: Music, Advertisments, Obscene language
78. This transmission may be sent over amateur radio
stations
Ans: technical radio operation
79. Maximum fine for violation of Provision of Radio
Laws and Regulations by an individual is
Ans: P2,000 fine or 2 yrs imprisonment
80. Class C is equivalent to _____________ of amateur
radio.
Ans: Technician Class
81. The speed requirement for an examinee for Class "D"
code test is
Ans: None
82. What should an amateur without distress traffic do
on the emergency frequency on 2 meters to make
sure no distress traffic is taking place?
Ans: Listen for a reasonable period before
transmitting
83. What appropriate steps can the NTC take on the
harmful interference caused by an amateur station?
Ans:
Suspend the amateur station’s operation pending a
satisfactory adjustment of the equipment,
Limit the power of the working hours,
Order the temporary closure in the event of
continued interference
84. To facilitate the reception of distress calls using the
emergency frequency on 2 meters, transmissions
should be kept to a minimum and for how long?
Ans: Not exceeding 1 minutes
85. What is the distinctive identification carried by all
transmissions in the amateur radio service consisting
of numbers and letters assigned by NTC?
Ans: callsign
86. ________ is a station with one or more transmitters,
receivers or combination of transmitters or receivers
including the accessory equipment authorized at a
location for carrying on a radio communication
service?
Ans: Radio Station
87. On what month does the expiration of a license
issued by NTC fall, except those with lifetime
privileges?
Ans: Licensee’s date of birth month
88. Maximum power authorized for Class B operating HF
(SSB) transmitter
Ans: 1 kw pep
89. Lowest passing grade for each element except morse
code
Ans: 50%
90. The operation of an amateur club station is under
the responsibility of the Trustee of the station. A
Trustee is designated by the club or society from
among its
Ans: Class A
91. ITU stands for
Ans: International Telecommunications Union
92. The transmission of the following messages are
prohibited in the amateur bands
Ans: commercial and broadcast
93. What is required if a person wants to sell or transfer
his transmitter or transceiver to another on a single
transaction?
Ans: He must obtain a permit to sell or transfer from
the NTC.
94. What do you call a radio station in the amateur
service installed at a specified fixed location and
operated to communicate with an amateur mobile
station, portable station or other amateur stations?
Ans: Amateur Fixed Station
95. When should the application of renewal of the
amateur license be filed before expiration?
Ans: at least 30 days
96. What application should be filed with the NTC when
an amateur license has been lost, mutilated or
destroyed?
Ans: Duplicate license
97. General Class of amateur radio is also known as
Ans: Class B
98. What size of the call sign characters shall be posted
on the windshield of a vehicle or vessel of a mobile
station?
Ans: at least 5.08 cm high
99. When is a citizen of another country qualified to take
the examination and apply for an amateur license
here?
Ans: When his country extends the same privilege to
Filipino nationals as far as examination is concerned
100. After how many years may an expired license be
renewed; subject to the payment of fees and
surcharges and the assignment of a different call sign
from that of the former license without retaking the
examination?
Ans: more than 2 years but less than 5 years
101. To secure a Class B amateur license, a registered
Electronics and Communications Engineer shall be
required to pass the examination for what element?
Ans: Element II
102.What instruments are required for the operation of
an amateur station
Ans: valid amateur operator certificate and amateur
radio station license.
103. When shall an amateur make his station and
documents available for NTC inspection?
Ans: Any time upon request by an NTC
representative or inspector with a Mission Order
104.Morse code speed requirement for Class A amateur
radio operator
Ans: 5 wpm
105. Who is eligible to use the amateur frequency bands
allocated by the rules and regulations governing the
Amateur Radio Service in this country?
Ans: Only duly licensed amateurs
106.When shall persons other than the licensed be
allowed to use the latters radio?
Ans: Under direct supervision
107.For how long is a portable operation allowed in any
other area without obtaining a specific authority?
Ans: 1 month
108.To facilitate the reception of distress calls, all
transmissions on 145 MHz shall be kept to a
minimum and shall not exceed
Ans: 1 minute
109.In the Morse code exam, a candidate shall be
considered passed if he can receive without error
plain text during a period of one minute provided at
least ______ of the entire text for 5 minutes is
transcribed.
Ans: 2/3
110.Which of the following is a ground for
suspension/revocation of an amateur license?
[Information]
Ans: Intentional harmful interfering or jamming of
licensed radio stations.
111.If an amateur with a DU3ZZ call sign drives to Manila
for a day, how should he identify his mobile station
when transmitting in radiotelephony?
Ans: DU3ZZ mobile 1
112.Subject matters covered by Element II of Amateur
Examination
Ans: Radio Laws and Regulation
113.What is not among the frequency bands allocated to
the Amateur Radio Service
Ans: 25.000 - 27.990 MHZ
Frequency bands allocated to the Amateur Radio Service
14.000 - 14.350 MHZ, 7.000 - 7.200 MHZ, 3.500-3.900
114. Which frequencies on 2m and 40m shall be used by
amateurs as calling frequencies at times of disasters
and national emergencies. Note: The exam paper
maybe not up to date regarding the present
emergency frequencies given here as correct.
Ans: 144.740 & 7.095 MHZ
115.All transmission in the amateur radio service shall
carry identification signals known as
Ans: Callsign
116.What is the maximum number of letters in the suffix
of a callsign does NTC issue?
Ans: 3
117.When is music allowed to be broadcast over an
amateur radio station?
Ans: never
118.What subject is covered by Element 3 for Class C
examination?
Ans: Fundamentals of Electronics and Electricity
119.Class C licensee shall be authorized to operate on HF
fixed radio station with power output not to exceed
Ans: 200 watts PEP
120.What is the radiotelephone safety signal?
Ans: SECURITE
121.An amateur radio station is allowed to contact
Ans: All amateur licenced stations
 122.How much shall NTC fine a firm, company,
corporation or association found to have illegally
purchased a base transceiver?
Ans: P5,000
123.What do you call a requirement before an amateur
radio license is renewed to show proof of his/her
involvement in any amateur radio activities?
Ans: Proof of Amateur Activity
124.Operation of portable stations must not extend
beyond __________ in any other area without
specific authority for continued operation.
Ans: 1 month
125.What is required if a continuous portable operation
exceeds four (4) months in any other area?
Ans: Modification of the station license
126.When is any person permitted to transmit by voice
while operating the amateur station of a licensee?
Ans: When the licensee controls directly the entire
operation in accordance with proper amateur
practice
127.Amateur Class "D" licensee is authorized to operate
HF/SSB radio stations ?
Ans: no
128.The NTC Amateur Radio Class C Examination has
three elements 2, 3 and 4 with 25 questions per
element and overall average of 70% is required to
pass Class C provided a rating of not less that 50% is
received in any of the prescribed elements.....In the
event that a candidate for Class C fails in Elements III
and IV, but passes element II he shall be eligible for a
Class_____ License.
Ans: Class D licence

"So You Want To Be A Ham" is the recommended handbook

for those studying to pass the NTC Amateur Radio
Examinations and can be obtained from The Philippine
Amateur Radio Association (PARA).

Also : Revised Amateur Radio Regulations - NTC :

Memorandum Circular NO. 03 - 08 - 2012.

PARA also conducts orientation seminars for individuals

interested in getting into amateur radio.The seminar is also a
requirement to be able to secure a Certificate of Attendance
before filing of exam.

This guide was compiled by 4F3EW in February 2019 as an

addition to "So You Want To Be A Ham" the recommended
handbook for those studying to sit the NTC amateur radio
examinations and obtainable from PARA.