The Basic lessons · Regulations and policies · B-001-006

Rules for Power, Bands, and Equipment Limits

Learn why low-power stations still require supervision and why you can never transmit outside amateur bands. Understand the strict rules against amplifying licence-exempt devices and communicating with non-amateur stations.

This lesson is part of SignalPrep Pro. The subsection's 6 exam questions are free to practise: practise B-001-006.

What this subsection asks

• An amateur radio station with a maximum power output of 2 watts:
• An amateur radio station may be used to communicate with:
• Under what circumstances is an amateur radio operator permitted to use an amplifier to amplify the output of a licence-exempt transmitter?
• When is it permissible to use amateur radio equipment, with or without modification, to transmit outside amateur radio bands?
• Which of the following statements is NOT correct? A person may operate radio apparatus, authorized in the amateur radio service:
• Some VHF and UHF FM radios purchased for use in the amateur radio service can also be programmed to communicate on frequencies used for the land mobile service. Under what conditions is this permissible?