Basic Qualification · B-002 Operating and procedures · B-002-009-009
Activity schedules, time entries in logbooks and contact confirmations usually refer to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). What is the location of the meridian from which this time is measured?
- A Boulder, United States of America
- B Greenwich, United Kingdom
- C Geneva, Switzerland
- D Ottawa, Canada
Correct answer: B — Greenwich, United Kingdom. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
UTC is measured from the Prime Meridian, which runs through Greenwich, United Kingdom. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.
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How to operate: calling, phonetics, Q-signals, repeaters, nets, emergency traffic, and the courtesies that keep a band usable.