Basic Qualification · B-003 Station assembly, practice and safety · B-003-015-003
What is the function of a digipeater?
- A To receive analog FM, convert to digital data and retransmit
- B To receive digital data, convert to analog FM and retransmit
- C To receive digital data and retransmit data marked for retransmission
- D To receive digital data and export to the internet
Correct answer: C — To receive digital data and retransmit data marked for retransmission. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
A digipeater acts as a digital relay that listens for data packets specifically tagged to be forwarded, then repeats only those marked messages to extend the range of a digital network. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.
Practise this section
Building a station safely: power supplies, grounding, RF exposure, lightning, feedline routing, and what a transmitter, receiver and transceiver actually do.