Basic Qualification · B-001 Regulations and policies · B-001-013-004
What identification, if any, is required when two amateur radio stations begin communications?
- A Each station must transmit its own call sign
- B No identification is required
- C Both stations must transmit both call signs
- D One of the stations must give both stations' call signs
Correct answer: A — Each station must transmit its own call sign. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
When two amateur radio stations start talking, the rule is simple: each station must say its own call sign to prove who is speaking. 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.