Irish Amateur Station Licence Examination

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The next Amateur Station Licence Examination will be held on Thursday 29th June in the ComReg Offices in Dublin.

Examination places are limited and pre-booking is advised. Full details, including entry procedure, examination fee and how to pay the fee on line are available at http://www.irts.ie/exam

Four Exam Reports which were previously published in Echo Ireland are available on the Downloads section of the website at http://www.irts.ie/downloads under "Studying for the Harmonised Amateur Radio Examination Certificate".

These reports contain very useful information for anyone studying for the Licence Examination. Intending candidates are advised to pay particular attention to the syllabus for the examination especially Annexes 1 and 2.

21 New US Hams

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The Tri-Lakes Monument Radio Association just completed another successful Technician license class resulting in 21 new Technicians plus one person that passed both the Technician and General exams.

The group have surveyed the latest class, to understand more about the background of new entrants to the hobby.

More information - http://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2017/03/new-hams-coming-from/

Students in Belize Introduced to Amateur Radio

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Following on from successfully promoting Amateur Radio to Boy Scouts, the Belize Amateur Radio Club (BARC) has introduced amateur/ham radio to University of Belize (UB) engineering students. 

A recent BARC presentation included a summary of the club’s educational goals, a short video, and a lesson on Amateur Radio basics — such as propagation and the RF spectrum, and a question-and-answer session.

BARC President Emil Rodriguez, V31ER, encouraged the students to take advantage of the opportunities Amateur Radio offers to expand their skills in their fields of study — mechanical and electrical engineering. The introduction represented a first step toward establishing a partnership between BARC and the UB Engineering Department, which envisions that students will learn such skills as antenna construction, electronic circuits, radio theory, and radio procedures necessary to obtain an Amateur Radio license in Belize.

Following the BARC presentation, students and staff members expressed their intention to establish a UB Amateur Radio club and station. BARC said that, in addition to its educational benefits, a permanent ham station at UB would also allow students to become involved in supporting emergency communication during hurricane season. — Thanks to International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 (IARU-R2) and BARC.

Belize Amateur Radio Club - http://www.barc.bz