Basic Qualification · B-001 Regulations and policies · B-001-017-009
What maximum DC input power to the transmitter final amplifier stage, may be used by the holder of an Amateur Radio Operator Certificate with Basic Qualification?
- A 250 watts
- B 1000 watts
- C 750 watts
- D 560 watts
Correct answer: A — 250 watts. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
With only a Basic Qualification, your licence limits the direct current power fed into the final amplifier of your transmitter to 250 watts. 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.