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Which identification rule applies to a station transmitting phone signals?

It may send the call sign using a CW or phone emission.

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  1. It may identify by CW or phone ✔
  2. It must identify by phone only
  3. It must add RPT to its call sign

Why: A station transmitting phone signals may identify by sending its call sign with CW or a phone emission. Identification is not limited to spoken voice.

Huh, didn't know that: CW identification can be used even while the station's communication mode is phone.

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Answer: It may identify by CW or phone. A station transmitting phone signals may identify by sending its call sign with CW or a phone emission. Identification is not limited to spoken voice.

  1. 2026-2030 Technician Class Question Pool ncvec.org/downloads/2026-2030%20Technician%20Pool%20and%20Syllabus%20Public%20Release%20Feb%2019%202026.pdf
    Send the call sign using a CW or phone emission
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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