Canadian Basic Qualification pool, section B-001-013

Subelement B-001

B-001

Section B-001-013

B-001-013-001

Which of the following call signs is a valid Canadian amateur radio call sign?

Correct Answer
A.
VA3RAC
B.
SM2CAN
C.
KA9OLS
D.
BY7HY

B-001-013-001

Valid Canadian prefixes include VA, VE, VO (letter o) and VY. [ VO1 = Newfoundland, VO2 = Labrador, VY1 = Yukon, VY2 = Nunavut ]

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B-001-013-002

How often must an amateur radio station be identified?

A.
At the beginning and end of each transmission
B.
At least once during each transmission
C.
At the beginning of a contact and at least every thirty minutes after that
Correct Answer
D.
At least every thirty minutes, and at the beginning and at the end of a contact

B-001-013-002

Station identification: your call sign in English or French, at the START and the END of a contact or test transmission and every 30 minutes at the most. Only Remote-Control transmissions to model craft need not include station identification.

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B-001-013-003

What do you transmit to identify your amateur radio station?

A.
Your full name
Correct Answer
B.
Your call sign
C.
Your "handle"
D.
Your first name and your location

B-001-013-003

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B-001-013-004

What identification, if any, is required when two amateur radio stations begin communications?

A.
No identification is required
B.
One of the stations must give both stations' call signs
C.
Both stations must transmit both call signs
Correct Answer
D.
Each station must transmit its own call sign

B-001-013-004

Each station is required to identify itself. Station identification: your call sign in English or French, at the START and the END of a contact or test transmission and every 30 minutes at the most. Only Remote-Control transmissions to model craft need not include station identification.

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B-001-013-005

What identification, if any, is required when two amateur radio stations end communications?

A.
No identification is required
B.
Both stations must transmit both call signs
C.
One of the stations must transmit both stations' call signs
Correct Answer
D.
Each station must transmit its own call sign

B-001-013-005

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B-001-013-006

What is the longest period of time an amateur radio station can transmit, without identifying by call sign?

A.
15 minutes
B.
20 minutes
C.
10 minutes
Correct Answer
D.
30 minutes

B-001-013-006

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B-001-013-007

When may an amateur radio operator transmit unidentified communications?

Correct Answer
A.
Only to control a model craft
B.
Only for two-way or third-party communications
C.
Only if it does not interfere with others
D.
Only for brief tests not meant as messages

B-001-013-007

Key word: UNIDENTIFIED. Any test transmission must include station identification. Only Remote-Control transmissions to model craft need not include station identification. Station identification: your call sign in English or French, at the START and the END of a contact or test transmission and every 30 minutes at the most.

Original copyright; explanations transcribed with permission from Francois VE2AAY, author of the ExHAMiner exam simulator. Do not copy without his permission.

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B-001-013-008

What language may you use when identifying your station?

A.
Any language of a country that is a member of the International Telecommunication Union
B.
Any language being used for a contact, providing Canada has a third-party communications agreement with that country
Correct Answer
C.
English or French
D.
Any language being used for a contact

B-001-013-008

Key word: IDENTIFYING. Contact may be conducted in any language but identification must be in one of the two official languages. Station identification: your call sign in English or French, at the START and the END of a contact or test transmission and every 30 minutes at the most. Only Remote-Control transmissions to model craft need not include station identification.

Original copyright; explanations transcribed with permission from Francois VE2AAY, author of the ExHAMiner exam simulator. Do not copy without his permission.

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B-001-013-009

The call sign of an amateur radio station must be transmitted:

A.
at intervals not greater than three minutes when using voice communications
Correct Answer
B.
at the beginning and at the end of each contact and at intervals not greater than 30 minutes
C.
when requested to do so by the station being called
D.
at intervals not greater than ten minutes when using digital modes

B-001-013-009

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B-001-013-010

What are the station identification requirements for a test transmission?

A.
Identification is only needed on voice modes
B.
Brief test transmissions need not be identified
C.
Identification shall be transmitted at five-minute intervals
Correct Answer
D.
The rules are the same for a test or a radio contact

B-001-013-010

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B-001-013-011

The call sign of a Canadian amateur radio station would normally start with the letters:

Correct Answer
A.
VA, VE, VO or VY
B.
GA, GE, MO or VQ
C.
A, K, N or W
D.
EA, EI, RO or UY

B-001-013-011

Valid Canadian prefixes include VA, VE, VO (letter o) and VY. [ VO1 = Newfoundland, VO2 = Labrador, VY1 = Yukon, VY2 = Nunavut ]

Original copyright; explanations transcribed with permission from Francois VE2AAY, author of the ExHAMiner exam simulator. Do not copy without his permission.

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