Basic Qualification · B-001 Regulations and policies · B-001-014-009
While operating in Canada, what information must the holder of a United States-issued call sign indicate at least once during a contact?
- ALocation by city and province
- BCurrent grid square
- CLocation and output power
- DCity and state of residence
Correct answer: A — Location by city and province. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
When a US-licensed operator runs a station in Canada, they must tell Canadian listeners where they are physically located, specifically by naming the city and province. 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