Element 2

1. Call sign- the distinctive identification carried by all transmissions in the amateur radio service

consisting of numbers and letters assigned by NTC

2. General Class- also known as the Class B amateur license

3. Licensee’s birth month- month that the expiration of a license issued by NTC fall, except those
with lifetime privileges

4. Advance Class- also known as Class A amateur license

5. 3- number of amateur classes in the Philippines

6. Class C- also known as the Technician Class

7. Modification of amateur license - the effect the upgrade in his license If a Class C amateur
passes the examination for an upgrade to Class B

8. Non-interference basis - the way should frequency bands allocated to a particular class of
amateurs be used by duly authorized amateurs

9. Transmission should be kept to a minimum of not exceeding 1 minute to facilitate the

reception of distress calls using the emergency frequency on 2 meters.

10. An amateur without distress traffic should listen for a reasonable period before transmitting
on the emergency frequency on 2 meters to make sure no distress traffic is taking place.

11. The NTC shall fine a firm, company, corporation or association P5,000 that’s found to have
illegally purchased a base transceiver

12. An amateur shall make his station and documents available for NTC inspection any time
upon request by an NTC representative or inspector with a written authority

13. 144.740 & 7.095 MHz - frequencies on 2m and 40m that should be used by amateurs as
calling frequencies under Memorandum Circular 04-03-2011. (Memorandum Circular
04-03-2011- some frequencies which shall be used at times of disasters and national
emergencies)
14. 25.000-27.990 MHz- frequency bands that are not allocated to the Amateur Radio Service

15. Permit to Possess- document issued by NTC authorizing possession of a radio transmitter or

receiver

16. Purchase Permit- document issued by NTC authorizing the holder to purchase a radio

transmitter or transceivers?

17. A person who wants to sell or transfer his transmitter or transceiver to another on a single

transaction must obtain a permit to sell or transfer from the NTC

18. IARU- the federation of national amateur radio societies worldwide which serves as the

watchdog and spokesperson for the world Amateur Radio community in the international level.

Wherein the Philippines is under its Region 3

19. At least 10 cm high- size of the call sign characters shall be posted on the windshield of a
vehicle or vessel of a mobile station

20. At least 5.08 cm high- size of the call sign characters shall be posted on the windshield of a

vehicle or vessel of a mobile station

21. Duplicate license application is should be filed with the NTC when an amateur license has
been lost, mutilated or destroyed

22. Proof of Amateur Activity is should be filed before an amateur radio license is renewed

evidencing his/her involvement in any amateur radio activities

23. A Class C amateur shall be authorized to operate an HF fixed radio station with output power

not exceeding 200 watts PEP on single sideband suppressed carrier

24. Fundamentals of Electronics and Electricity- general subject covered by Element 3 for Class

examination
25. A Class C amateur shall be authorized to operate on HF fixed radio station with an output
power not exceeding 100 watts on CW

26. 144.000-146.000 MHz- frequency range in 2-meter VHF that can be used by amateurs in the

Philippines

27. 7.000-7.200 MHz- frequency range on 40-meter HF that can be used by amateurs in the

Philippines

28. 21.100-21.450 MHz- frequency range on 15-meter HF that can be used by amateurs in the

Philippines

29. 70%- rating that must a candidate obtain to pass the written examination provided that a
rating of not less than 50% is received for any of the prescribed elements

30. At least 0.635 cm- size of the call sign characters shall be posted on the equipment itself for
a portable station

31. Amateur Radio Practice- coverage of Element IV for Class C examination

32. DU1XX had transferred his fixed station to Pangasinan and after 4 months had his license

modified. His new call sign should be DU2XX.

33. Memorandum of Agreement- the document shall a duly accredited amateur club enter into

with NTC for the management of its members in the proper use of the amateur frequency bands

and prevention of harmful influence

34. Eastern Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte- some provinces under amateur District 4

35. Region IX, Region X11- regions are under District 8

36. DU1XX, operating temporarily for 30 days in Ilocos Sur, shall identify his station as DU1XX

portable 2/ DU1XX slant 2/ DU1XX stroke 2

37. Element 1- not prescribed for Class C examination

38. 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, he pay P648 to the NTC for his Radio

Station License renewal excluding filing fee

39. Amateur Fixed Station- 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

40. 25 members- number of licensed members must a club have, as one of the requirements, to
be accredited by the NTC.

41. Reciprocal Agreement- An amateur who is a citizen or resident of a foreign country may be

authorized to operate temporarily in the Philippines provided he is a holder of a license issued

by their government and his country provides the same privilege to Filipino nationals.

42. Grounds for suspension/revocation of an amateur license:

 Intentional harmful interfering or jamming of legitimate licensed radio

stations

 Engaging in amateur work without a valid license or performing said work in

behalf of a licensed amateur without proper authority

 Making any false statement in the application for license

43. To secure a Class B amateur license, a registered Electronics and Communications Engineer
shall be required to pass the examination for Element II

44. Element II- element required from a holder of a valid 1st or 2nd class commercial
radiotelegraph operator certificate to pass to secure a Class B amateur license

45. DW, DV or DU is the District number in the formation of amateur call sign

46. For an amateur call sign DU1ABC, ABC is the suffix

47. DW1SWA- a valid amateur call sign in the Philippines

48. NTC shall fine P2,000 and/or imprisonment of not more than 2 years for each and every
offense to any person who had been found to have violated the law with illegal possession and

illegal transmission of an amateur transceiver

49. A citizen of another country qualified to take the examination and apply for an amateur
license here when his country extends the same privilege to Filipino nationals as far as
examination is concerned

50. A person interested in radio technique with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest
is called an amateur or an amateur radio operator

51. Amateur Fixed Radio Station- A radio station in the amateur service installed at a specified

fixed location and operated to communicate with an amateur mobile station, amateur portable

station or another amateur fixed radio station

52. Amateur Mobile Station- 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

53. Amateur Portable Station- the amateur station design that it may conveniently be moved
about from place to place or personally carried and be operated while in motion or during
temporary halts

54. Amateur Radio Communications- means telecommunications be means of radio waves

conducted by or among authorized amateurs on a non-commercial basis

55. Amateur Satellite Service- defined as a radio communications service using space stations
on earth satellites for the same purpose as those of the Amateur Radio Service

56. Radio- the general term applied to the use of radio waves

57. Radio Apparatus- 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

58. Radio Station- 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
59. In the amateur band, Commercial and broadcast messages should not be transmitted

60. To facilitate the reception of distress calls, all transmission on 145.000 MHz shall be kept to a

minimum and shall not exceed 1 minute

61. The Philippines is divided into 9 amateur radio districts

62. A radio logbook must be kept for 2 years

63. a radio logbook with distress traffic must be kept for 5 years

64. Call sign- the combination of letters and numbers to identify a radio station

65. NTC- government agency that is responsible for the regulation of the amateur radio service
in the Philippines

66. 145 MHz +/- 25 kHz- one of the frequencies of the emergency channel on the 2 meter band

67. Mobile station- an amateur radio station intended to be used for operation during
unspecified halts or while in motion

68. 3- the maximum number of letters in the suffix of a call sign does NTC issue

69. Telecommunication- term for any transmission, emission and reception of signs, writings,

images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic

systems

70. Trustee- the 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

71. SOS- distress signal for radiotelegraphy

72. MAYDAY- distress signal for radiotelephony

73. Baguio City is under amateur radio District 2

74. Dumaguete City is under amateur radio District 7

75. Bicol is under amateur radio District 4

76. Batangas is under amateur radio District 1

77. Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Capiz- provinces under to amateur radio District 6

78. On November 11, 1931, the Philippine Legislature enact the Act No. 3846 which is known as
the Radio Control Law of the Philippines

79. National Telecommunications Commission- the government agency that grants permits for
the use of radio frequencies for wireless telephone and telegraph systems and radio
communication systems including amateur radio stations and radio television broadcasting
systems

80. ITU- the United Nations agency based in Geneva, Switzerland which coordinates the global
use of the radio spectrum

81. The Philippines is under ITU Region III

82. Only duly licensed amateurs are eligible to use the amateur frequency bands allocated by
the rules and regulations governing the Amateur Radio Service in this country

83. 3 years- maximum effectivity period of license NTC may issue to a new qualified application
or for renewal of license with appropriate applications submitted

84. The application for renewal of the amateur license be filed at least 30 days before expiration

85. An expired license of not less than 2 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 callsign

86. After more than 2 years but less than 5 years may an expired license be renewed; subject to
the payment of fees and surcharges and the assignment of a different callsign from that of the

former license but without need for retaking the examination

87. An amateur whose license has expired for more than 5 years must pass the appropriate

examination and pay prescribed fees for a new license to NTC to become licensed again

(subject to the assignment of a different callsign)

88. Types of modification of the amateur license can be filed with the NTC
  Upgrading to a higher class of license

 Transfer of location of the fixed station

 Installation of additional or change of transmitter/transceiver

89. If an amateur with a DU1XX call sign drives to Baguio City for a day, he should identify his
mobile station when transmitting in radiotelephony as DU1XX mobile 2

90. If an amateur with a DU9XX call sign temporarily operates a portable station in Zamboanga
for less than a month, he should identify his station in radiotelephony as DU9XX portable 8

91. The amateur Radio Station License be placed in a conspicuous place in the radio station

92. Any person permitted to transmit by voice while operating the amateur station of a licensee
When the licensee controls directly the entire operation in accordance with proper amateur
practice

93. Strictly prohibited under the Rules Governing Operation of Amateur Stations

 Operation without a valid radio operator certificate or radio station license

 Transmission with false or misleading identification

 Transmission of messages or signals containing profane or indecent words or

language

94. An amateur should Cease operation immediately upon knowing his station is causing
harmful interference to the operation of any existing station

95. Appropriate steps can the NTC take on the harmful interference caused by an amateur
station

 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

96. A portable operation is allowed in any other call area without obtaining a specific authority
for 1 month

97. Modification of the station license is required if a continuous portable operation exceeds
four months in any other call area

98. NTC may grant the authorization to install and operate a repeater to whom duly recognized

amateur associations, clubs or societies only.