Basic Qualification · B-001 Regulations and policies · B-001-012-002
Radiocommunications transmitted by stations other than a broadcasting station may be divulged or used:
- A if it is transmitted by an amateur radio station
- B if the other station is using digital means
- C if transmitted in English or French
- D during peacetime civil emergencies
Correct answer: A — if it is transmitted by an amateur radio station. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
You may share or use a radio message only if the station sending it is an amateur radio station, because the rules specifically carve out this exception for our hobby. 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.