Modules 1-2 Flashcards
(42 cards)
Who issues radio licenses in Canada?
Industry Canada (Not Transport Canada)
Spoken expression for an Urgency situation
PAN PAN x 3
Spoken expression for emergency situations
MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY
Phonetic Alphabet: (List all 26 letters)
Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliette Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey X-Ray Yankee Zulu
When receiving or replying to a signal check, a 1 x 2 response would mean
bad strength, poor readability
The ideal impedance for a good quality aircraft headset is:
600 Ohms
Describe the purpose of audio sidetone
Allows a small sample of feedback from the microphone to play in the headphones allowing the pilot to hear themselves
What is the puprose of the V/R switches underneath the filter section of an ACP?
V = Voice - Spoken word to be played R = Range - The audio tones such as morse code to be played
Which one is bigger out of a mic plug and a phones plug? How many conductors does each have?
Phones plug is always bigger and has only 2 conductors
A mic plug has 2 or more conductors
What are the different conductor parts on a Mic plug?
Tip = PTT
Conductor Ring = Mic audio Hi
Barrel / shaft = Mic audio Lo (ground)
Order of priority for communications is
- Distress communications
- Urgency communications
- Radio direction-finding communications
In terms of privacy of communications, penalties can include:
Fines not $25,000 or imprisonment for 1 year or both for individuals and companies not exceeding $75,000
What are the penalties for using superfluous communications OR False distress signals?
Fines for individuals not exceeding $5000 or imprisonment for 1 year or both
Fines not exceeding $25,000
What is 3:00pm expressed in zulu time?
1500 Zulu
Which spoken expressions should NOT be used?
OK Repeat Ten-Four Over and out Breaker Breaker Come in please
When a ground station receives multiple calls or signals simultaneously, the ground station can prioritize ________ and this is decided by ______________
The order in which to respond
The priority status
When calling a ground station, how are you supposed to initiate the contact?
- Callsign of station called
- THIS IS
- The callsign of the calling station
- The frequency the calling station is transmitting on
Strength and readability is rated from 1 to 5. What are they?
- Bad
- Poor
- Fair
- Good
- Excellent
I read you 3 by 5 means
Fair strength, Excellent readability
I read you 4 by 2 means
Good strength, poor readability
Definition of distress situation
A condition of being threatened by grave or imminent danger and requires immediate assistance
Definition of urgency situation
A condition concerning the safety of an aircraft or persons onboard, but does not require immediate assistance
Emergency frequency is
121.500 MHz
“Affirmative” means
Yes
