FCC Technician Exam Question Of The Day (T2C10)

Q) What is the preamble in a formal traffic message?

A) The information needed to track the message as it passes through the amateur radio traffic handling system

NJ2X Notes:
The preamble contains:

• Message Number
• Precedence
• Handling instructions
• Station of origin
• Check (word count in text) (ARL)
• Place of origin (location message originated from). City/State, special location, etc.
• Time filed (local) (not required if sending routine message) Date (consistent with time)