Basic Qualification · B-001 Regulations and policies · B-001-008-006
What minimum qualifications must an amateur radio operator hold to install or operate a transmitter or RF amplifier that is neither professionally designed nor commercially manufactured for use in the amateur radio service?
- ABasic, Advanced and Morse code
- BBasic and Advanced
- CBasic with Honours
- DBasic and Morse code
Correct answer: B — Basic and Advanced. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
To build or operate a homemade transmitter or amplifier that was not made by a company, you must hold both the Basic and Advanced qualifications. 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