Basic Qualification · B-001 Regulations and policies · B-001-013-005
What identification, if any, is required when two amateur radio stations end communications?
- ABoth stations must transmit both call signs
- BEach station must transmit its own call sign
- CNo identification is required
- DOne of the stations must transmit both stations' call signs
Correct answer: B — Each station must transmit its own call sign. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
When two amateur stations finish a conversation, the rules require that each operator says their own unique call sign to prove who is responsible for the transmission. 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