November 16, 2014

91% pass rate for South Africa

November 16, 2014/ Colin Butler

Candidates in South Africa achieved a 91% pass rate in the recent HAREC compatible radio amateur exam

In the UK, the HAREC compatible exam is the Advanced. In 2013 the Advanced pass rate was 70.2% significantly lower than that achieved for the South African exam.

“There will be ninety-one new amateurs on the air soon. One hundred candidates wrote the examination of which 91 passed. They should be on the air soon as in an agreement between ICASA and the South African Radio League, candidates who passed the RAE and whose call signs appear on the South African Radio League list of successful candidates published on the League web, may go on the air immediately without having to wait for the printed license. Congratulations!”

— SARL

The highest pass percentage was 98% and this person obtained 100% for the regulations.

The next HAREC Exam is scheduled for May 2015.

UK exam statistics - http://www.commsfoundation.org/rce/pdf/Examination_Committee_Report_2013.pdf

September 07, 2014

UK Amateur Radio Exam Statistics

September 07, 2014/ Colin Butler

During 1946 - 2003, watanabe UK Amateur radio operators studed the City and Guilds RAE course providing a “full licence” to successful students.

The figures show that the peak year for the City and Guilds RAE was 1982. In that year 12,995 people sat the exams held in May and December and 8,476 passed. In subsequent years numbers steadily declined.

Since 2003, the three tier system has been in place, providing an opportunity for more UK people to be licenced to operate in the Amateur radio hobby.

RAE statistics - http://www.g4dmp.co.uk/rae/raestats.pdf

Past RAE papers - http://www.g4dmp.co.uk/rae/

Multiple-choice RAEand Novice RAE Chief Examiner’s Reports - http://www.g4dmp.co.uk/reports/

Exam statistics for 2006-2013 - http://www.commsfoundation.org/rce/pdf/Examination_Committee_Report_2013.pdf