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Canada ham radio practice test: 20 Basic-style questions

Here are 20 free questions in the style of ISED’s Basic Qualification exam, with four answer choices each. The real exam has 100, one from each topic area in RIC-3, and you need 70% to pass or 80% for Honours. That’s 14 right out of 20 here, or 16 for Honours. This Canada ham radio practice test is our own, written from RIC-3, RBR-4 and the Radiocommunication Regulations rather than copied from ISED’s question bank. You’ll see why each answer is right, and the tutor can explain it another way.

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Updated November 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Question 1 of 20

During a long contact, when must you give your call sign?

20 practice questions in the style of the exam.

How our 20 compare with the Basic exam

RIC-3 splits the Basic syllabus into eight sections, and the exam takes one question from each of its 100 topic areas. Ours follow roughly the same split.

Section of the syllabusReal examOur 20
001 Regulations and policies255
002 Operating and procedures92
003 Station assembly, practice and safety214
004 Circuit components61
005 Basic electronics and theory133
006 Feedlines and antenna systems132
007 Radio wave propagation82
008 Interference and suppression51

The real exam is closed book. The only aid is ISED’s unlabelled sheet of formulas and block diagrams, so study with the labelled copy and you’ll know it on the day.

How the Basic exam works →Bands for each qualification →

Where can you take a full 100-question Canada ham radio practice test?

ISED’s amateur radio exam generator builds full practice exams from the real Basic question bank, one question from every category, the same way examiners build the official exam. You can also study by category or print a practice exam with an answer key.

Once you’re passing those comfortably, find an accredited examiner and book.

ISED: Amateur radio exam generator ↗Study guides and courses →
Sources: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Justice Laws Website and 2 more. Checked November 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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