Basic Qualification · B-001 Regulations and policies · B-001-011-002
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?
- A When messages are destined to agencies without amateur radio support
- B When normal communication systems are overloaded, damaged or disrupted
- C Using frequencies outside amateur radio bands is never permitted
- D When relaying messages on behalf of government agencies
Correct answer: C — Using frequencies outside amateur radio bands is never permitted. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
Amateur radio licences in Canada strictly limit operation to designated amateur bands, and this rule holds true even during disaster relief. 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.