Amateur / Ham Radio Foundation Licence Support on Zello

There is a Foundation Amateur/Ham Radio license support net on Zello on the 'network radios ev' channel

Commencing from Tuesday 21st August 2018 at 1930 BST (1830 GMT) Paul M1BPT will host a weekly support session on Zello for those preparing for their amateur radio Foundation license, all interested are welcome to join.

To take part, go to the Network Radios on Zello and add the channel 'network radios ev' owned by G1YPG.

The support session will be in the form of questions and answers so those participating might like to have some questions ready that they need help with.

Download Zello - https://zello.com/

ICQ Podcast Episode 271 - Network Radio - https://www.icqpodcast.com/download-the-show/2018/7/8/icq-podcast-episode-271-network-radio
 

RSGB Releasing New Amateur Radio Exam Syllabus

RSGB has announced Syllabus 2019 for Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced amateur radio exams will be released during the week commencing 13th August 2018

There will be a considerable amount of work to be done by volunteers to implement the changes. It is understood there will be at least 12 months advance notice before the syllabus changes are implemented.

The announcement on the RSGB site says the new syllabus was approved by the RSGB Board in July. The 2018 RSGB Examination Standards Committee report indicates Ofcom approved the syllabus in May.

We will also release a comparison document at the same time, enabling tutors to see at a glance what changes have been made between the old and new syllabuses.

RSGB Announcement - https://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/rsgb-notices/2018/07/31/syllabus-2019/

2018 RSGB Examination Standards Committee report  - http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2018/july/rsgb-examination-standards-committee-report-released.htm

Sample Belgian Online Ham Radio Exams

Sample exams for the Belgian Basic and HAREC amateur radio exams are available to try online

Belgium has three classes of license but only two multiple choice exams.

The licences are:

• Basic (ON3) - permits 50 watts within all bands from 3.5-52 MHz plus 144/430 MHz. Not all of each band is permitted.
• CEPT Novice (ON2) 50 watts all bands 1.81-52 MHz plus 144/430 MHz
• CEPT Class 1 (ON1/4/5/6/7/8) full permitted power and all bands

• Basic a 24 question exam taking 24 minutes
• HAREC a 40 question exam taking 1 hour

With the HAREC exam you are eligible for either a CEPT Class 1 or a CEPT Novice licence depending on how many questions you get right:

• 50-65% for CEPT Novice
• 66% or above for CEPT Class 1 (equivalent to UK Full)

There is no requirement to sit the Basic exam, it is possible to take the 1 hour HAREC exam to go straight to a full Class 1 (or Novice) licence.