The Canadian Amateur Radio Basic Qualification exam is your gateway to becoming a licensed amateur radio operator. Covering seven core sections, this comprehensive test evaluates your understanding of regulations, operating procedures, safety practices, electronics, antennas, and wave propagation. It’s designed for aspiring hams eager to gain their license and experienced operators seeking a refresher…work your way through the questions in each section and then write the Final Exam, which contains 100 questions randomly generated from each of the sections.

  • Regulations and Policies: Master the rules for legal, ethical, and responsible operation, including licensing requirements and frequency use.
  • Operating Procedures: Learn effective communication techniques using Q-codes, phonetics, and procedural signs.
  • Station Assembly, Practice, and Safety: Build and maintain safe and efficient radio stations with knowledge of electrical and RF safety.
  • Circuit Components: Understand the building blocks of electronics, such as resistors, capacitors, and diodes.
  • Basic Electronics and Theory: Dive into fundamental concepts like Ohm’s Law, power calculations, and amplification.
  • Feedlines and Antenna Systems: Explore the design and optimization of antennas and feedlines for better signal transmission.
  • Radio Wave Propagation: Study how signals travel, including factors like ionospheric behavior, sunspots, and fading.
  • Regulations and Policies - 001

    Section Review Exam Regulations and Policies - 001

    The following Section Regulations and Policies review exam contains 40 randomly selected questions from the total of 188 questions from the Basic Amateur Radio Question Bank . Take this exam multiple times until you get all the questions correct prior to moving onto the next section...

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    Category: Sec 1-14 Foreign amateur operation in Canada, banned countries, third-party messages

    >B-001-014-009: One of the following is not considered to be communications on behalf of a third party, even though the message may be originated by, or addressed to, a non-amateur:

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    Category: Sec 1-22 Examinations - delegated examinations, disabled accommodation

    >B-001-022-005: Which of the following statements is false?

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    Category: Sec 1-15 Frequency bands and qualification requirements

    >B-001-015-001: If you let another amateur with additional qualifications than yours control your station, what operating privileges are allowed?

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    Category: Sec 1-4 Operator certificates, applicability, eligibility, equivalents, reciprocal recognition

    >B-001-004-004 After an Amateur Radio Operator Certificate With Basic Qualifications Is Issued, the Holder May Be Examined for Additional Qualifications in the Following Order:

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    Category: Sec 1-10 Interference, determination, protection from interference

    >B-001-010-003: If the regulations say that the amateur service is a secondary user of a frequency band, and another service is a primary user, what does this mean?

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    Category: Sec 1-16 Maximum bandwidth by frequency bands

    >B-001-016-002: The maximum bandwidth of an amateur station's transmission allowed in the band 28 to 29.7 MHz is:

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    Category: Sec 1-17 Restrictions on capacity and power output by qualifications

    >B-001-017-007: The maximum DC input to the final stage of an amateur transmitter, when the operator is the holder of both the Basic and Advanced qualifications, is:

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    Category: Sec 1-17 Restrictions on capacity and power output by qualifications

    >B-001-017-010: Which of the following is the most powerful equipment the holder of a Basic with Honours certificate can legally operate at full power?

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    Category: Sec 1-5 Operation, repair and maintenance of radio apparatus on behalf of other persons

    >B-001-005-004 A Radio Amateur With Basic and Morse Code Qualifications May Install an Amateur Station for Another Person:

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    Category: Sec 1-25 Criteria for resolution of radio frequency interference complaints

    >B-001-025-001: In the event of the malfunctioning of a neighbour's broadcast FM receiver and stereo system, it will be deemed that the affected equipment's lack of immunity is the cause if the field strength...

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    Category: Sec 1-4 Operator certificates, applicability, eligibility, equivalents, reciprocal recognition

    >B-001-004-002 Which Examination Must Be Passed Before an Amateur Radio Operator Certificate Is Issued?:

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    Category: Sec 1-21 Operation outside Canada, ITU regions, reciprocal privileges, international licences

    >B-001-021-002: A Canadian radio amateur, operating his station in the state of Florida, is subject to which frequency band limits?

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    Category: Sec 1-9 Participation in communications by visitors, use of station by others

    >B-001-009-007 Why Can't Family Members Without Qualifications Transmit Using Your Amateur Station if They Are Alone With Your Equipment?:

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    Category: Sec 1-16 Maximum bandwidth by frequency bands

    >B-001-016-004: The maximum bandwidth of an amateur station's transmission allowed in the band 144 to 148 MHz is:

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    Category: Sec 1-9 Participation in communications by visitors, use of station by others

    >B-001-009-003 What Is Your Responsibility as a Station Owner?:

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    Category: Sec 1-2 Licence fee, term, posting requirements, change of address

    >B-001-002-001 What Must You Do to Notify Your Mailing Address Changes?

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    Category: Sec 1-14 Foreign amateur operation in Canada, banned countries, third-party messages

    >B-001-014-007: International third-party amateur radio communication in case of emergencies or disaster relief is expressly permitted unless:

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    Category: Sec 1-21 Operation outside Canada, ITU regions, reciprocal privileges, international licences

    >B-001-021-001: In which International Telecommunication Union Region is Canada?

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    Category: Sec 1-7 Content restrictions - non-superfluous, profanity, secret code, music, non-commercial

    >B-001-007-001 Which of the Following Cannot Be Discussed on an Amateur Club Net?:

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    Category: Sec 1-4 Operator certificates, applicability, eligibility, equivalents, reciprocal recognition

    >B-001-004-007 What Conditions Must Candidates to Amateur Radio Certification Meet?:

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    Category: Sec 1-23 Antenna structure approval, neighbour and land-use authority consultation

    >B-001-023-001: Which of these statements about the installation or modification of an antenna structure is not correct?

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    Category: Sec 1-23 Antenna structure approval, neighbour and land-use authority consultation

    >B-001-023-009: In general, what is the tallest amateur radio antenna system excluded from the requirement to consult with the land use authority and the public where there is a land use authority defined public consultation process?

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    Category: Sec 1-7 Content restrictions - non-superfluous, profanity, secret code, music, non-commercial

    >B-001-007-007 What Are the Restrictions on the Use of Abbreviations or Procedural Signals in the Amateur Service?:

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    Category: Sec 1-24 Radio frequency electromagnetic field limits

    >B-001-024-002: What is the purpose of the Safety Code 6?

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    Category: Sec 1-8 Installation and operating restrictions - number of stations, repeaters, home-built, club stations

    >B-001-008-004 In Order to Install Any Radio Apparatus to Be Used Specifically for Receiving and Automatically Retransmitting Radiotelephone Communications Within the Same Frequency Band, a Radio Amateur Must Hold an Amateur Radio Operator Certificate, With a Minimum Of:

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    Category: Sec 1-17 Restrictions on capacity and power output by qualifications

    >B-001-017-004: What is the maximum transmitting output power an amateur station may use on 3750 kHz, if the operator has Basic and Morse code qualifications?

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    Category: Sec 1-10 Interference, determination, protection from interference

    >B-001-010-007: Radio amateur operation must not cause interference to other radio services operating in which of the following bands?

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    Category: Sec 1-10 Interference, determination, protection from interference

    >B-001-010-009: Which of the following is not correct? The operator of an amateur station:

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    Category: Sec 1-3 Licence suspension or revocation, powers of radio inspectors, offences and punishments

    >B-001-003-003 A Person Found Guilty of Transmitting a False or Fraudulent Distress Signal, or Interfering With, or Obstructing Any Radio Communication, Without Lawful Cause, May Be Liable, on Summary Conviction, to a Penalty Of:

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    Category: Sec 1-18 Unmodulated carriers, retransmission

    >B-001-018-002: An unmodulated carrier may be transmitted only:

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    Category: Sec 1-4 Operator certificates, applicability, eligibility, equivalents, reciprocal recognition

    >B-001-004-006 The Holder of an Amateur Radio Operator Certificate With the Basic Qualification Is Authorized to Operate Following Stations:

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    Category: Sec 1-1 Radio licences, applicability, eligibility of licence holder

    >B-001-001-002 Authority to Make "Standards for the Operation of Radio Stations in the Amateur Radio Service" Is Derived From:

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    Category: Sec 1-16 Maximum bandwidth by frequency bands

    >B-001-016-006: Which of the following bands of amateur frequencies has a maximum allowed bandwidth of less than 6 kHz? That band is:

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    Category: Sec 1-7 Content restrictions - non-superfluous, profanity, secret code, music, non-commercial

    >B-001-007-004 Which of the Following One-Way Communications May Not Be Transmitted in the Amateur Service?:

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    Category: Sec 1-12 Non-remuneration, privacy of communications

    >B-001-012-003: The operator of an amateur station:

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    Category: Sec 1-24 Radio frequency electromagnetic field limits

    >B-001-024-003: According to Safety Code 6, what frequencies cause us the greatest risk from RF energy?

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    Category: Sec 1-7 Content restrictions - non-superfluous, profanity, secret code, music, non-commercial

    >B-001-007-008 What Should You Do to Keep Your Station From Retransmitting Music or Signals From a Non-Amateur Station?:

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    Category: Sec 1-24 Radio frequency electromagnetic field limits

    >B-001-024-009: Which statement is correct?

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    Category: Sec 1-20 International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations, applicability

    >B-001-020-003: Which of the following is not a provision of the ITU Radio Regulations which apply to Canadian radio amateurs?

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    Category: Sec 1-22 Examinations - delegated examinations, disabled accommodation

    >B-001-022-003: The fee for taking examinations for amateur radio operator certificates by an accredited volunteer examiner is:

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  • Operating and Procedures - 002

    002 Section Review - Operating and Procedures Exam

    The following Operating and Procedures review exam contains 30 randomly selected questions from the total of 100 questions from the Basic Amateur Radio Question Bank . Take this exam multiple times until you get all the questions correct prior to moving onto the next section...

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    Category: Sec 2-4 Tuneups and testing, use of dummy load, courteous operation

    >B-002-004-004: How can on-the-air interference be minimized during a lengthy transmitter testing or tuning procedure??

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    Category: Sec 2-9 Record keeping, confirmation practices, maps/charts, antenna orientation

    B-002-009-011: To set your station clock accurately to UTC, you could receive the most accurate time off the air from _______?
    Discussion: To set your station clock accurately to UTC, you could receive the most accurate time from WWV or WWVH. These are radio stations operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that broadcast time signals in UTC. WWV operates out of Fort Collins, Colorado, and WWVH operates from Kauai, Hawaii. Both provide highly accurate time signals that are used by amateur radio operators to synchronize their station clocks to UTC.
    Using these time signals ensures that your station log is accurate, which is especially important when confirming contacts for awards or contests where precise timing is critical.
    Real-Life Scenario:
    It’s like checking the official time on a government-operated website to make sure your clock is set perfectly. WWV and WWVH provide the official time signal for radio operators.
    Key Takeaways:
    - WWV and WWVH broadcast accurate UTC time signals.
    - Used by amateur operators to set their station clocks.
    - Ensures accurate logging for contacts, contests, and awards.

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    Category: Sec 2-8 Emergency operating procedures

    >B-002-008-007: What is the most important accessory to have for a hand-held radio in an emergency??

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    Category: Sec 2-8 Emergency operating procedures

    >B-002-008-004: What is the proper distress call to use when operating CW??

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    Category: Sec 2-4 Tuneups and testing, use of dummy load, courteous operation

    >B-002-004-005: Why would you use a dummy load??

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    Category: Sec 2-6 RST system of signal reporting, use of S meter

    >B-002-006-010: What does "RST 459" mean in a Morse code contact??

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    Category: Sec 2-7 Q signals

    >B-002-007-006: What is the proper Q signal to ask who is calling you on CW??

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    Category: Sec 2-7 Q signals

    >B-002-007-008: The signal "QRN" means:?

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    Category: Sec 2-7 Q signals

    >B-002-007-011: The "Q signal" which signifies "I will call you again" is:?

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    Category: Sec 2-3 Voice operating procedures - simplex VHF/UHF and HF

    >B-002-003-007: If you are talking to a station using a repeater, how would you find out if you could communicate using simplex instead??

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    Category: Sec 2-1 Voice operating procedures - channelized VHF/UHF repeater

    >B-002-001-008: Why should you keep transmissions short when using a repeater??

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    Category: Sec 2-6 RST system of signal reporting, use of S meter

    >B-002-006-001: What are "RST" signal reports??

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    Category: Sec 2-1 Voice operating procedures - channelized VHF/UHF repeater

    >B-002-001-004: What is the purpose of a repeater time-out timer??

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    Category: Sec 2-5 Morse (CW) operating procedures, procedural signs

    >B-002-005-009: Which of the following describes full break-in telegraphy (QSK)??

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    Category: Sec 2-1 Voice operating procedures - channelized VHF/UHF repeater

    >B-002-001-006: How do you call another station on a repeater if you know the station's call sign??

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    Category: Sec 2-6 RST system of signal reporting, use of S meter

    >B-002-006-004: What is the meaning of: 'Your signal report is 33'?

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    Category: Sec 2-3 Voice operating procedures - simplex VHF/UHF and HF

    >B-002-003-008: If you are operating simplex on a repeater frequency, why would it be good amateur practice to change to another frequency??

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    Category: Sec 2-3 Voice operating procedures - simplex VHF/UHF and HF

    >B-002-003-010: Which sideband is commonly used on 3755 kHz for phone operation??

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    Category: Sec 2-9 Record keeping, confirmation practices, maps/charts, antenna orientation

    >B-002-009-002: What is an azimuthal map??

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    Category: Sec 2-3 Voice operating procedures - simplex VHF/UHF and HF

    >B-002-003-001: What is the correct way to call "CQ" when using voice??

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    Category: Sec 2-6 RST system of signal reporting, use of S meter

    >B-002-006-008: By how many times must the power output of a transmitter be increased to raise the S-meter reading on a nearby receiver from S8 to S9??

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    Category: Sec 2-4 Tuneups and testing, use of dummy load, courteous operation

    >B-002-004-008: If propagation changes during your contact and you notice increasing interference from other activity on the same frequency, what should you do??

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    Category: Sec 2-3 Voice operating procedures - simplex VHF/UHF and HF

    >B-002-003-009: Which sideband is commonly used for 20-metre phone operation??

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    Category: Sec 2-2 Phonetic alphabet

    >B-002-002-009: What is the Standard International Phonetic for the letter L??

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    Category: Sec 2-8 Emergency operating procedures

    >B-002-008-001: When may you use your amateur station to transmit an "SOS" or "MAYDAY"??

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    Category: Sec 2-5 Morse (CW) operating procedures, procedural signs

    >B-002-005-002: How should you answer a routine Morse code "CQ" call??

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    Category: Sec 2-3 Voice operating procedures - simplex VHF/UHF and HF

    >B-002-003-005: Why should local amateur communications use VHF and UHF frequencies instead of HF frequencies??

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    Category: Sec 2-3 Voice operating procedures - simplex VHF/UHF and HF

    >B-002-003-011: What is the best method to tell if a band is "open" for communication with a particular distant location??

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    Category: Sec 2-9 Record keeping, confirmation practices, maps/charts, antenna orientation

    >B-002-009-008: Why would it be useful to have an azimuthal world map centered on the location of your station??

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    Category: Sec 2-5 Morse (CW) operating procedures, procedural signs

    >B-002-005-001: What is the correct way to call "CQ" when using Morse code??

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