Basic Qualification · B-001 Regulations and policies · B-001-013-010
What are the station identification requirements for a test transmission?
- A Identification shall be transmitted at five-minute intervals
- B Identification is only needed on voice modes
- C The rules are the same for a test or a radio contact
- D Brief test transmissions need not be identified
Correct answer: C — The rules are the same for a test or a radio contact. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
A test transmission is still a transmission from your station, so it must follow the exact same identification rules as a normal conversation. 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.