E-licensing for Ham Radio in Indonesia

The Technical Implementation Unit (UPT) of the Directorate General of SDPPI in South Sulawesi (Balmon Class I Makassar) is preparing to hold its first Amateur Radio (UNAR) Exam based on the online licensing system of the Directorate General of SDPPI (e-Licensing), which is planned to be held on March 24-25, 2018.

Plt Nurhaedah Control Director, in his opening speech said that UNAR-based e-Licensing is a form of paradigm shift and shows the government's commitment to provide easy, fast and transparent services.

The implementation of UNAR e-Licensing aims to facilitate the stakeholders, especially the Directorate General of SDPPI as the regulator, the Amateur Radio Organization of Indonesia (ORARI), as well as the participants of UNAR itself.

Source - https://orari.or.id/berita/3751-upt-maka

Ships Medics Receive Amateur Radio Training

Two amateur/ham radio operators attached to a US Army civilian contractor Tim Millea, AJ7UU, and MARS Volunteer Doug Smith, W7KF, have recently provided amateur/ham radio training to medics aboard  the hospital ship USNS Mercy

The USNS Mercy was beginning a deployment from San Diego to Hawaii, where the training of 12 crew members was conducted.

The pair provided two or three training classes a day for the crew, who took the classes following their work shifts. Classroom training was interspersed with on-air activities in the ship’s Amateur Radio room. The Mercy is utilizing the Weak Signal Propagation Reporting (WSPR) tool under K6MRC.

“The ARRL VE Team in Honolulu was fantastic to work with,.Due to spotty internet connectivity while at sea and strict base access and security issues in port, the VEs in Hawaii had to exhibit extraordinary patience and persistence to administer the exams aboard Mercy.”

— Doug Smith, W7KF

On 3rd March 2018, the Mercy docked in Hawaii, where a group of local Volunteer Examiners (VEs), headed by ARRL Pacific Section Manager Joe Speroni, AH0A, administered Technician and General licensing exams to the students.

More than 18 sailors and civilians assigned to the USNS Mercy passed their Amateur Radio exams, administered in Pearl Harbor. The successful candidates had their new call signs or upgraded tickets two days later.

Irish Ham Radio Examination Report

The Amateur Station Licence Examination Report 2018 has been published by the IRTS Licence Examination Board

The report highlights some of the areas that candidates in recent exams had difficulties with. This examination report - and indeed previous examination reports - contain observations and advice that should be of assistance to anyone studying for the licence exam. The 2018 section starts at page 38.

In Eire to get a HAREC (CEPT Class 1) compatible amateur radio licence permitting up to 1 kW output you just need to take a single 60 question exam. This is significantly different from the situation in the UK where candidates have to pass three written exams with a total of 133 questions as well as complete 22 practical assessments.

Download - http://www.irts.ie/dnloads/IRTS-studying-for-the-HAREC.pdf