Communications Trailer Operations Manual

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FBCDR ECOM Team Initial setup

Using dishpointer.com find the magnetic azimuth and elevation angles for W116.8 Satmex 8 satellite from First Baptist Church, Tallahassee Florida.

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231.5, 40.0

236.5, 40.0

92.9, -13.4

97.9, -13.4

Clear selection

Find a workable maidenhead locator for First Baptist Church, Tallahassee, Florida.

1 point

EL89RQ

EM90EH

EM70UK

EL95UO

Clear selection

Insert the locator EL89RQ into your WINLINK system and find the closest RMS station with PACTOR, to your locator.

1 point

KQ4ET

AB4NX

N4SER

KX4Z

Clear selection

Who is responsible for RADIO SYSTEMS’ condition inside the trailer before deployment?

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Marvin Corbin

The ham radio PCC team

Delton Beall

Speaker of the House

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The magnetic heading of the satellite was computed to be 270degrees, elevation 45 degrees?. To which direction must there be a clear sky available?

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East, above 40 degrees

West, above 40 degrees

South,, between 44 and 46 degrees

West, below 35 degrees

Clear selection

The metal tab on the shore power connector (coming fro the Generator) is for what connection?

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240 VAC

Ground

Neutral

120VAC

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Before deploying the satellite antenna controlling system, what must be done?

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verify that the UPS battery is charged

verify that there is no other internet available

verify by visual inspection of the roof that movement of the satellite antenna system is unobstructed

verify that the electrical power is 60Hz.

Clear selection

The current cell phone data modem account is with which vendor?

1 point

ATT

Sprint

Verizon

Cricket

Clear selection

The hardwired ethernet cabling for direct connection to the PCC is located where?

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accessible via the front generator doors

accessible via the generator fueling door

accessible via the rear doors

accessible via the roof

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Using a computer in the PCC that it logged into the PCC (SSID) network, you execute the command tracert whitehouse.gov with the shown result. What system is being used for your networking?

1 point

Sprint

Verizon

geosynchronous satellite

low-earth-orbit satellite

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Your cellular data modem is plugged into USB #1 of the Cradlepoint fail-over router and there is ONE blinking green light on the cellular data modem. The farthest light on the Cradlepoint is RED. What is going on?

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Your internet speed is excessive.

Your networking load has overwhelmed the system.

Your cellular data modem is seeing interference from the satellite system.

Your cellular data modem has not yet made a data connection to its provider.

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The satellite system is inoperative and someone has “adjusted” some of ethernet jumper cables on the left rack system. Using a computer in the PCC connected to the wifi system PCC (SSID) you execute the commandtracert foxnews.comand the result shows below. What is going on?

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The cellular data modem has failed.

The Enterprise Router has failed.

The Cradlepoint router has been disconnected from the Enterprise Router WAN input.

The Cradlepoint router has been programmed to only use cellular data.

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The USB730L cellular modem has two green lights, the far right light on the Cradlepoint is yellow, you cannot find any working internet through the PCC (SSID) wifi system, the satellite modem was stolen, you’ve patiently waited 5 minutes, and a traceroute to the IP number of foxnews.com shows the following. What might be a good next step?

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Plug the USB730L cellular modem into the opposite USB slot on the Cradlebpoint MRB1200B.

power down and then power up the Enterprise Router and Cradlepoint router since they aren’t talking to each other.

try a ping to foxnews.com.

reprogram the Enterprise router.

Clear selection

The repeater is on roughly what frequency, part of which radio band?

1 point

465 MHz, UHF

146 MHz, VHF

800 MHz, UHF

12 GHz, SHF

Clear selection

The range of a 25 foot repeater antenna to a person holding their radio at waist level is approximately how many miles of open terrain?

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1 mile

5 miles

10 miles

12 miles

Clear selection

During the afternoon, to contact a station 200-400 miles away, which amateur radio band would be most useful?

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80 meters

40 meters

20 meters

160 meters

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What is a FAST data rate for HF PACTOR, ARDOP, or VARA data communications?

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100 bits per second

1,000 bits per second

10,000 bits per second

100,000 bits per second

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Which antenna would be best for contacting the State EOC from 200 miles away on HF?

1 point

vertical antenna

whip antenna with a screwdriver tuner

sloping end-fed antenna with 49:1 balun going to a tree limb about 30 feet up

4 element beam at 90 feet

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The wattmeter shows that your output power is approximately 1 watt on 40 meters when attempting an ARDOP connection on 40 meters. You are having problems making a connection. What might be the problem?

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USB MOD level may be set to 5%

ACC/USB AF output level may be set to 5%

Power level may be set to LO

a or c

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The computer isn't properly sending information to the PACTOR modem. What might be the problem?

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the USB connector to the 7300 has come loose

the bluetooth connection from the computer is set to the wrong speed

the PACTOR modem has not been paired with the computer

possible b and/or c

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The repeater isn't working for users. What might be the problem?

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The right bottom rack 13.8 VDC power supply isn't turned on.

The left upper repeater enable button has not been pressed.

The volume knob on the top repeater radio is turned too low.

The volume knob on the bottom repeater radio is turned too low.

Clear selection

Send a winlink email from a winlink application to KX4Z@WINLINK.ORG

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I succeeded in sending the email

I don't have a winlink account

I could not get the email to transmit

All circuits were busy

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