Subj : Other Ham Radio News
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Feb 13 2018 06:43 pm
The NCVEC Question Pool Committee has released the latest errata for
the 2018 - 2022 Technician, Element 2, question pool, which goes into
effect on July 1, 2018. These changes are reflected in new download
files dated February 12, 2018.
T1B06 (B) - Modified distractors B, C, and D.
T1B06 (B) - On which HF bands does a Technician class operator have
phone privileges?
B. 10 meter band only
C. 80 meter, 40 meter, 15 meter, and 10 meter bands
D. 30 meter band only
T1B07 - Modified question: changed "frequencies" to "frequency ranges"
T1B10 - Modified all distractors:
A. 10 meter, 12 meter, 17 meter, and 40 meter bands
B. 10 meter, 15 meter, 40 meter, and 80 meter bands
C. 30 meter band only
D. 10 meter band only
T1B12 - Distractor C: should read "500 watts"
T1E02 - Distractor A and C: should be "Amateur Extra Class"
T1E09 - Distractor D: corrected to "All of these choices are correct"
T2A01 - Distractors A and D: "Mhz" corrected to "MHz" in both
T2A03 - Distractors A and D: "Mhz" corrected to "MHz" in both
T2A11 - Modified question: new wording
T2A11 - What term describes an amateur station that is transmitting
and receiving on the same frequency?
T2B06 - Modified distractor C: changed "Echolink" to "C. EchoLink"
T2C07 - Distractor D: corrected to "All of these choices are correct"
T3A07 - Distactor D: changed to "Ferromagnetic"
T3A12 - Modified question: "How might fog and light rain affect radio
range on the 10 meter and 6 meter bands?"
Distractor D: should read "Fog and Rain"
T3C06 - Correct answer modified: A. tropospheric ducting
