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FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT
Module/SubCourse: SS0042 Edition: 3

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16 PAR 30B

31 PAR 19D

32 PAR 40A,TAB 1 PG 72

1. What portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is used

in present day radio communications?

30 kilohertz to 3000 gigahertz.

30 megahertz to 3000 gigahertz.
3000 kilohertz to 300 gigahertz.
3 kilohertz to 300 gigahertz.

2. The organization of the office of the Assistant Chief

 of Staff of Communications-Electronics is composed
of two principal directorates. Which one is responsible
for spectrum management and electromagnetic
compatibility?

Communications-Electronics Compatibility
Directorate.
Communications-Electronics Systems Directorate.
Military Communications-Electronics Directorate.
Communications-Electronics Resources
Management Directorate.

3. Which subelement of Interdepartment Radio

Advisory Committee has the responsibility for
preparing answers to the International
Telecommunications Union on questions relating to
United States Army frequency assignments?

International Notification Group.

Frequency Assignment Subcommittee.
Technical Subcommittee.
Spectrum Planning Subcommittee.

4. Which of the following does this term define

"communications-electronics electrical equipments
and/or systems operated in a electromagnetic
environment without causing or suffering
unacceptable performance degradation to or from
other equipments and/or system."

Electromagnetic propagation.
Electromagnetic bandwidth.
Electromagnetic noncompatibility.
Electromagnetic compatibility.

5. When using the Radio Set AN/GRC-103(V)(*) in

multichannel radio systems, what is the minimum
required guard band between transmit and receive
frequency?

5 megahertz.
16.5 megahertz.
20.5 megahertz.
12.5 megahertz.
 6. What frequency assignment plan should be used when
the single ABM plan becomes too complicated for
more combinations of interconnections between sites?

Matrix.
Double ABM.
XY.
Two-block.

7. The highest international agencies in radio frequency

management today is the International
Telecommunications Union. Under what international
level organization does it function?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

United Nations.
Geneva Convention.
World Council of Radio Frequencies.

8. What type of propagation uses the ionosphere to bend

signals back to earth?

Scatter.
Line-of-sight.
Refraction (sky wave).
Surface wave.

9. At the national level, which governmental

organizations have the basic authority to grant
frequency assignments to the United States and its
possessions?

Federal Telecommunications Commission and

Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee.
Office of Telecommunications Policy and Federal
Communications Commission.
Military Communications-Electronics Board and
Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center.
Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee and
Office of Communications Policy.

10. What is the minimum receiver-to-receiver separation

when there are two or more receivers operating at the
same site, when using the Radio Set AN/GRC-
103(V)(1)?
 1.5 megahertz.
5.5 kilohertz.
2.5 megahertz.
1.5 kilohertz.

11. International frequency assignment disputes between

United States and British troops located in West
Germany are resolved by the

Federal Communications Commission.

International Radio Consultative Committee.
Office of the Chief of Communications-Electronics.
International Frequency Registration Board.

12. An attempt is in process to expand land-mobile radio

communications into the 900 megahertz region, which
would require the use of the equivalent of 13
commercial television channels. What frequency band
would be used?

ultra high frequency.

high frequency.
super high frequency.
very high frequency.

13. What portion of the electromagnetic spectrum does the

very high frequency range contain?

30 kilohertz - 3000 kilohertz.

300 megahertz - 3000 megahertz.
30 megahertz - 300 megahertz.
2 kilohertz - 30 kilohertz.

14. Assume that a United States Army unit stationed in

Norway requires another radio frequency. What radio
frequency management channels would the
communications-electronics staff officer follow to
obtain the frequency requirements?

Department of State.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
International Radio Advisory Committee.
Department of Defense.
15. Propagation in the ionosphere is complicated by the
earth's magnetic field, solar illumination, and seasonal
changes. To maintain reliable and uninterrupted fixed
point-to-point communications circuits, operating radio
stations must be adaptable to

changing frequencies.
relocating antennas.
boosting power output.
changing terminal equipment.

16. Within the Continental United States, the responsibility

for coordinating, assigning, and controlling radio
frequencies assigned for training pruposes is delegated
to the

United States Army Training and Doctrine

Command.
Assistant Chief of Staff for Communications-
Electronics.
Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development.
Area Frequency Coordinators.

17. What organization has the responsibility for

electromagnetic spectrum management of
nongovernment interstate and foreign
telecommunications originating in the United States?

Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee.

Federal Communications Commission.
Joint Frequency Panel.
Officer of Telecommunications Policy.

18. Actions relating to spectrum management in the Army

are not unilateral in that most frequency assignments
will have impact on more than one agency of the
government. The authority for the United States Army
to use the radio frequency spectrum was derived from

Directives as promulgated by the US Military

Communications-Electronics Board.
The President, under the Communications Act of
1934.
The President, by Executive Order in 1970.
 Policies as established by the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Telecommunications.

19. The units for frequency are hertz. A hertz equals:

One complete cycle of a signal in 360 degrees in 2

seconds.
One cycle per second.
One complete cycle with positive side 180 degrees
and the negative side 180 degrees, a total of 360
degrees.
One cycle per minute.

20. The double ABM plan uses the same six frequency
blocks as the single ABM plan.

True.
False.

21. What frequency assignment plan should be used for a

simple isolated system consisting of two terminals and
two relays?

Two-block.
ABM.
XY.
Double ABM.

22. The Joint Frequency Panel is the principal

coordinating agency for frequency management within
Department of Defense. Its membership includes

Department of State, Federal Communications

Commission, and Defense Communications Agency.
United States Armed Forces, Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Defense Communications Agency, and National
Security Agency.
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
Department of Commerce, Interdepartment Radio
Advisory Committee, and Federal Communications
Commission.

23. During the design stages of a new radio set, certain

radio frequencies are set aside specifically for the
development of the equipment. Which frequency
 management term is most appropriate to cover this
situation?

Allotment.
Electromagnetic compatibility.
Allocation.
Assignment.

24. What major organization has a membership of about

150 countries, which govern international
telecommunications?

International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative

Committee.
International Frequency Registration Board.
International Telecommunications Union.
International Radio Consultative Committee.

25. Using cross-polarization of antennas in a multichannel

radio system has no effect on reducing the frequency
separation between the transmitting and receiving
frequencies

True.
False.

26. For ground-based terminals using line-of-sight

propagation, the separation of 30 to 90 miles is
dependent upon the earth's curvature, antenna
elevations, and the nature of the intervening terrain

True.
False.

27. What propagation mode occurs below 300 kilohertz

and is used for communicating with submerged
submarines?

Scatter.
Line-of-sight.
Surface wave.
Waveguide.

28. In a unified command environment, who has the final

authority in managing the military radio frequency
 spectrum?

Defense Communications Agency.

The Unified Commander.
Military Communications-Electronics Board.
Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee.

29. In the Department of the Army the Assistant Chief

of Staff for Communications-Electronics has staff
responsibility for Communications-Electronics
spectrum management and for call sign management.

True.
False.

30. When sublists of frequencies are given to the divisions

by the corps communications-electronics officer, and
the division communications-electronics officer and
the radio officer can assign frequencies to their own
systems is called centralized control.

True.
False.

31. Assume that an overseas Defense Communications

System station requires an additional frequency
assignment. Defense Communications Agency
obtains the assignment by sending a direct request to
the

Methods and Procedures Panel or Military

Department.
Joint Frequency Panel or Oversea Command.
Methods and Procedures Panel or Oversea
Command.
Joint Frequency Panel or Military Frequency
Management Board.

32. The refraction mode of propagation (skywave) depends

primarily on the

line-of-sight.
surface wave.
troposphere.
ionosphere.
33. The rate of solar events is closely linked to the number
of sunspots, and this appears to show a cycle regularity
of approximately every

8 years.
11 years.
13 years.
15 years.