Guides for New Radio Hams

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The Essex Ham site has a number of guides aimed at new radio amateurs

Guide – Ham Radio Operating Dos and Don’ts - https://www.essexham.co.uk/operating

DX Chasing: Why, How and When - https://www.essexham.co.uk/dx-chasing

Amateur Radio Getting Started Guides - https://www.essexham.co.uk/getstarted

 

Ham Radio Promotional Posters

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The ARRL has made available for download a series of six posters that promote Amateur Radio to the general public

These were originally designed by ARRL for the 2017 National Scouting Jamboree, but may be used for any outreach effort. Each poster is 11" x 17".

The six posters are based around the theme, "Ham Radio Is..." Those themes are:

  • Adventure (Portable operating of all kinds)
  • Discovery (Making/Building/DIY)
  • Friendship (Community and Mentoring)
  • Out Of This World (Space Communications/Satellites)
  • Ready (Public Service)
  • The Game (Contesting and Awards)

Poster Download - http://www.arrl.org/pr-posters

Differences in Amateur Radio CEPT Class 1 Licence Exam

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A glance at the exams for a CEPT Class 1 equivalent licence in various countries can give the impression the requirements are being interpreted differently

  • UK - 3 papers, 133 questions + many practical assessments
  • Eire - 1 paper, 60 questions
  • France - 1 paper, 40 questions
  • Norway - 1 paper, 28 questions

Some CEPT countries only have a single licence class and a single exam while others, such as the UK, require exams to be passed at different levels before a CEPT Class 1 licence is issued.

Norway has a single class of Amateur Radio license. It is thought the single 28 question exam paper, to get the equivalent of a CEPT Class 1 licence (equal to UK Full), may be the shortest of any CEPT country.

The Norwegian national society the NRRL report that a recent training course in Bergen required 12 evenings of study (total length 24 hours?) and achieved an impressive pass rate of 95%

Examination syllabus for a harmonised amateur radio examination certificate (HAREC) for CEPT Class 1, see Annex 6 - http://www.erodocdb.dk/docs/doc98/official/pdf/TR6102.pdf

Eire amateur radio exam syllabus - http://www.irts.ie/cgi/st.cgi?syllabus

Syllabus for each of the three UK exams - http://rsgb.org/main/clubs-training/tutor-resources-2/syllabus/

Links to question pools containing questions at CEPT Class 1 HAREC standard - http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=224&Itemid=169