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Question 127

How do ALE stations establish contact?

  1. ALE constantly scans a list of frequencies, activating the radio when the designated call sign is receivedCorrect answer
  2. ALE radios monitor an internet site for the frequency they are being paged on
  3. ALE radios send a constant tone code to establish a frequency for future use
  4. ALE radios activate when they hear their signal echoed by back scatter

Explanation

An ALE controller sits scanning its list of channels, and when it hears a call addressed to its own station's address it stops, sounds back and brings up the link on whichever channel is propagating. There is no internet lookup, no constantly transmitted tone, and no dependence on hearing an echo of its own signal.

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Question 127: How do ALE stations establish contact? · FCC Amateur Extra Class (Element 4) · Questena