Basic Qualification · B-001 Regulations and policies · B-001-006-004
When is it permissible to use amateur radio equipment, with or without modification, to transmit outside amateur radio bands?
- AWhen the control operator holds an Advanced Qualification
- BWhen the operator already owns licensed equipment for such frequencies
- CWhen transmissions are limited to licence-exempt frequencies
- DNever, amateur radio equipment is not certified for operation outside amateur radio bands
Correct answer: D — Never, amateur radio equipment is not certified for operation outside amateur radio bands. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
Amateur radio gear is tested and approved only for specific frequency ranges, so using it outside those bands is illegal because the equipment lacks the required certification for other services. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.
Practise this section
Regulations and policies is section B-001 of the Basic exam: 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.
Drill B-001 — free, no account