Question
On which of the following band segments may you operate if you are a Technician class operator and have an unexpired Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE) for General class privileges?
Answer Options
- A) Only the Technician band segments until your upgrade is posted in the FCC database
- B) Only on the Technician band segments until you have a receipt for the FCC application fee payment
- C) On any General or Technician class band segment
- D) On any General or Technician class band segment except 30 meters and 60 meters
Correct Answer: C
Explanation
A Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE) is the document received immediately after passing a license element exam. FCC Rule \S 97.9(\text{b}) grants a person the operating privileges of the new license class immediately upon passing the necessary element(s). The official upgrade is pending submission and processing by the Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) system and the FCC database.
Therefore, a Technician class operator who passes the General class exam can immediately operate on any General or Technician class band segment. They must properly identify their station using the special identifier, such as ‘/AG’ (for General class) after their call sign, until the upgrade is reflected in the FCC database.
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