The Basic lessons · Regulations and policies · B-001-015

Your Operating Limits and HF Band Access

Learn why your personal license level sets the rules for every transmission you make, even when using another operator's equipment. Discover the specific score needed to unlock long-distance HF bands and memorize the exact frequency ranges for the major amateur bands in Canada.

This lesson is part of SignalPrep Pro. The subsection's 11 exam questions are free to practise: practise B-001-015.

What this subsection asks

• If you let another amateur radio operator with additional qualifications than yours control your station and operate under your call sign, what operating privileges are allowed?
• If you are the control operator at the station of another amateur radio operator who has more certificate qualifications than you, what operating privileges are you allowed?
• In addition to passing the Basic written examination, what must you do before you are allowed to use amateur radio frequencies below 30 MHz?
• The holder of an Amateur Radio Operator Certificate may operate radio-controlled models:
• What is the frequency range of the 80-metre amateur radio band in Canada?
• What is the frequency range of the 160-metre amateur radio band in Canada?
• What is the frequency range of the 40-metre amateur radio band in Canada?
• What is the frequency range of the 20-metre amateur radio band in Canada?
• What is the frequency range of the 15-metre amateur radio band in Canada?
• What is the frequency range of the 10-metre amateur radio band in Canada?
• In Canada, which bands may amateur radio operators use for radio control of models?