The Basic lessons · Regulations and policies · B-001-013

Calling Your Station: Canadian Call Signs and ID Rules

Learn how Canadian call signs are formed and the strict rules for identifying your station on the air. This lesson explains when you must speak your call sign and why these rules keep the radio spectrum organized.

This lesson is part of SignalPrep Pro. The subsection's 11 exam questions are free to practise: practise B-001-013.

What this subsection asks

• Which of the following call signs is a valid Canadian amateur radio call sign?
• How often must an amateur radio station be identified?
• What do you transmit to identify your amateur radio station?
• What identification, if any, is required when two amateur radio stations begin communications?
• What identification, if any, is required when two amateur radio stations end communications?
• What is the longest period of time an amateur radio station can transmit, without identifying by call sign?
• When may an amateur radio operator transmit unidentified communications?
• What language may you use when identifying your station?
• The call sign of an amateur radio station must be transmitted:
• What are the station identification requirements for a test transmission?
• The call sign of a Canadian amateur radio station would normally start with the letters: