Basic Qualification · B-002 Operating and procedures · B-002-004-008
If propagation changes during your contact and you notice increasing interference from other stations on the same frequency, what should you do?
- AReport the interference to your Section Manager at Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC)
- BIncrease your output power
- CMove to another frequency
- DTell the interfering stations to change frequency, since you were there first
Correct answer: C — Move to another frequency. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
When interference builds up on your current frequency, the most effective and polite action is to move to another frequency. 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