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On which HF band does a Technician have voice (phone) privileges?

10 meters only, the only HF band with Technician phone.

  1. None at all
  2. 80, 40, 15 and 10 meters
  3. 10 meters only ✔

Why: Technicians can send CW on parts of 80, 40 and 15 meters, but voice on HF is allowed only on 10 meters. Upgrading to General opens much more HF phone.

Huh, didn't know that: Above 50 MHz, SSB phone is allowed in at least some segment of every amateur band.

The dad joke
Why did the Technician only talk on 10 meters? Everywhere else he had to keep it short and dotty.
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Sources

  1. NCVEC 2026-2030 Technician Question Pool (Element 2), errata Feb 19, 2026 https://www.ncvec.org/downloads/2026-2030%20Technician%20Pool%20and%20Syllabus%20Public%20Release%20Feb%2019%202026.pdf

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