The Basic lessons · Regulations and policies · B-001-011

Rules for Emergencies and Interference

This lesson explains when you can break normal rules to save lives and why you must never use amateur frequencies for non-amateur business. You will learn exactly what to do when a distress call is heard and how to behave when others are working a disaster net.

This lesson is part of SignalPrep Pro. The subsection's 10 exam questions are free to practise: practise B-001-011.

What this subsection asks

• Amateur radio stations may communicate:
• During relief operations in the days following a disaster, when may you use your amateur radio equipment to communicate on frequencies outside amateur radio bands?
• If you hear an unanswered distress signal on an amateur radio band where you do NOT have privileges to communicate:
• In the amateur radio service, it is permissible to broadcast:
• An amateur radio operator in distress may:
• During a disaster, when may an amateur radio station make transmissions necessary to meet essential communication needs and assist relief operations?
• What transmitter power limitations must be observed by an amateur radio operator in distress?
• What is expected of operators NOT directly involved in a disaster relief net?
• When may amateur radio operators handle messages from recognized public service agencies?
• When are you permitted to interfere with another station's transmissions?