🔍 Key Concepts

• FCC minimum power requirements for compulsory-fit ships in the medium-frequency (MF) band • Purpose of 2182 kHz (distress, safety, and calling frequency) and how power requirements relate to it • Difference between PEP (peak envelope power) and "carrier" or "delivered" power ratings

💭 Think About

• Which choices mention a specific numerical minimum power that sounds like an FCC regulatory standard, rather than a general performance-based statement? • How does the FCC usually word equipment requirements: as a fixed minimum power rating, or as whatever power is "needed" to reach some specific station? • Look carefully at the modulation types listed: which option best matches how MF radiotelephone distress equipment for 2182 kHz is typically specified in technical regulations and manuals?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which option matches a fixed minimum MF transmitter power that appears in FCC/USCG exam references (not just "whatever is needed"). • Check that the unit used (e.g., PEP vs delivered watts) is the standard way MF radiotelephone sets are rated for distress/calling use. • Eliminate any answer that sounds like a vague or situational requirement instead of a concrete regulatory minimum.