BasicB-001-013-011

The call sign of a Canadian amateur radio station would normally start with the letters:

C
Answer
Regulations and administration
Type
A
A, K, N or W
B
GA, GE, MO or VQ
C
VA, VE, VO or VY
D
EA, EI, RO or UY

Answer Notes

Canadian amateur radio call signs are allocated from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) prefixes assigned to Canada. For amateur radio, the standard prefixes begin with VA, VE, VO, or VY. VE and VA are the standard prefixes used across most Canadian provinces. VO is traditionally used for Newfoundland and Labrador, while VY is used for the territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut). Distractors like 'A, K, N, or W' are wrong because those prefixes are assigned to the United States. Other options are mixtures of prefixes allocated to other nations or are completely fictitious for Canadian amateurs.
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