Basic Qualification · B-001 Regulations and policies · B-001-006-003
Under what circumstances is an amateur radio operator permitted to use an amplifier to amplify the output of a licence-exempt transmitter?
- A Only for short test transmissions
- B When other users will not be interfered with
- C This is not permitted
- D When emissions will be outside amateur radio frequency allocations
Correct answer: C — This is not permitted. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
Amplifying a licence-exempt transmitter is never allowed because these devices are designed to operate at low power without causing interference, and adding an amplifier violates their legal design limits. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.
Practise this section
The rules: who may operate, what the certificate allows, station identification, third-party traffic, what you may and may not transmit, and how ISED regulates the amateur service.