Basic Qualification · B-002 Operating and procedures · B-002-008-005
What is the correct way to interrupt a repeater conversation to seek assistance in a distress situation?
- A Break-in between transmissions to state your call sign and situation
- B Say "EMERGENCY" three times
- C Say "SOS," then your call sign
- D Say "HELP" as many times as it takes get someone to answer
Correct answer: A — Break-in between transmissions to state your call sign and situation. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
In a distress situation on a repeater, you must wait for a brief pause between other users' transmissions, then immediately state your call sign and describe your emergency. 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.