Basic Qualification · B-002 Operating and procedures · B-002-005-002
How should you answer a routine Morse code "CQ" call?
- A Send your call sign followed by your name, station location and a signal report
- B Send the other station's call sign twice, followed by the word "DE," followed by your call sign twice
- C Send your call sign four times
- D Send the other station's call sign once, followed by the word "DE," followed by your call sign four times
Correct answer: B — Send the other station's call sign twice, followed by the word "DE," followed by your call sign twice. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
When answering a routine Morse code "CQ" call, you must clearly identify who you are calling and who is calling back. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.
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How to operate: calling, phonetics, Q-signals, repeaters, nets, emergency traffic, and the courtesies that keep a band usable.