Question
What is required to conduct communications with a digital station operating under automatic control outside the automatic control band segments?
Answer Options
- A) The station initiating the contact must be under local or remote control
- B) The interrogating transmission must be made by another automatically controlled station
- C) No third-party traffic may be transmitted
- D) The control operator of the interrogating station must hold an Amateur Extra class license
Correct Answer: A
Explanation
Automatic control of a digital station is permitted in specific frequency segments. However, for digital stations operating outside these limited automatic control segments, FCC Rule \S 97.221 requires that the station initiating the contact must be under local or remote control.
This means a human operator must be actively monitoring and controlling the station that starts the communication. This rule ensures that the spectrum is used efficiently and that a human operator is available to take responsibility for the transmission, even in a mostly automated digital exchange.
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