BasicB-001-013-004
What identification, if any, is required when two amateur radio stations begin communications?
B
Answer
Regulations and administration
Type
A
One of the stations must give both stations' call signs
B
Each station must transmit its own call sign
C
No identification is required
D
Both stations must transmit both call signs
Answer Notes
When starting a conversation over amateur radio, regulations require that every operator transmit their own assigned call sign. This establishes the legal identity of each station participating in the communication right from the beginning.
You are only legally responsible for identifying your own station. While it is a common operating courtesy to say the other station's call sign before your own (for example, "VA3DEF this is VE3ABC"), the actual legal requirement is simply that each station must transmit its own call sign.
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