Basic Qualification · B-002 Operating and procedures · B-002-001-001
What is an appropriate way to make contact on a repeater?
- ASay the call sign of the station you want to contact three times
- BSay the call sign of the station you want to contact, then your call sign
- CSay the other operator's name, then your call sign three times
- DSay, "breaker, breaker"
Correct answer: B — Say the call sign of the station you want to contact, then your call sign. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
To call another station on a repeater, you must first state who you are trying to reach, then clearly identify yourself with your own call sign. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.
Practise this section
Operating and procedures is section B-002 of the Basic exam: How to operate: calling, phonetics, Q-signals, repeaters, nets, emergency traffic, and the courtesies that keep a band usable.
Drill B-002 — free, no account