Basic Qualification · B-002 Operating and procedures · B-002-008-009
If you are communicating with another station and hear a station in distress break in, what should you do?
- A Continue your communication because you were on frequency first
- B Change to a different frequency so the station in distress may have a clear channel to call for assistance
- C Immediately cease all transmissions because stations in distress have emergency rights to the frequency
- D Acknowledge the station in distress and determine its location and what AC assistance may be needed
Correct answer: D — Acknowledge the station in distress and determine its location and what AC assistance may be needed. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
When a station in distress breaks in, you must immediately stop your own chat to acknowledge them, then ask for their location and what specific help they require. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.
Practise this section
How to operate: calling, phonetics, Q-signals, repeaters, nets, emergency traffic, and the courtesies that keep a band usable.