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Within each page, questions are sorted by question number.  \nChapter 2—Operating Practices  \n2.1 General Operating  \nE2C05  \nWhat is the function of a DX QSL Manager?  \nA. To allocate frequencies for DXpeditions  \nB. To handle the receiving and sending of confirmation cards for a DX station  \nC. To run a net to allow many stations to contact a rare DX station  \nD. To relay calls to and from a DX station  \nE2C08  \nWhich of the following contacts may be confirmed through the U.S. QSL bureau system?  \nA. Special event contacts between stations in the U.S.  \nB. Contacts between a U.S. station and a non-U.S. station  \nC. Repeater contacts between U.S. club members  \nD. Contacts using tactical call signs  \nE2C10  \nWhy might a DX station state that they are listening on another frequency?  \nA. Because the DX station may be transmitting on a frequency that is prohibited to some responding stations  \nB. To separate the calling stations from the DX station  \nC. To improve operating efficiency by reducing interference  \nD. All these choices are correct  \nE2C05 (B) Page 2-3  \nE2C08 (B) Page 2-3  \nE2C10 (D) Page 2-4  \nStudy Guide  \nfor Exam Questions  \n◆  \nStudy Guide for Extra Class Exam Questions 1  \nE2C11 (A) Page 2-4  \nE2C03 (A) Page 2-6  \nE2C06 (C) Page 2-6  \nE2C07 (A) Page 2-6  \nE2C01 (D) Page 2-7  \nE2C02 (A) Page 2-7  \nE2C11  \nHow should you generally identify your station when attempting to contact a DX station during a contest or in a pileup?  \nA. Send your full call sign once or twice  \nB. Send only the last two letters of your call sign until you make contact  \nC. Send your full call sign and grid square  \nD. Send the call sign of the DX station three times, the words “this is,” then your call sign three times  \nE2C03  \nFrom which of the following bands is amateur radio contesting generally excluded?  \nA. 30 meters  \nB. 6 meters  \nC. 2 meters  \nD. 33 centimeters  \nE2C06  \nDuring a VHF/UHF contest, in which band segment would you expect to find the highest level of SSB or CW activity?  \nA. At the top of each band, usually in a segment reserved for contests  \nB. In the middle of each band, usually on the national calling frequency  \nC. In the weak signal segment of the band, with most of the activity near the calling frequency  \nD. In the middle of the band, usually 25 kHz above the national calling frequency  \nE2C07  \nWhat is the Cabrillo format?  \nA. A standard for submission of electronic contest logs  \nB. A method of exchanging information during a contest QSO  \nC. The most common set of contest rules  \nD. 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