New Amateur Extra Question Pool Released

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The new Amateur Extra-class license examination question pool, effective from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2024, has been released and is available at the National Conference of Volunteer Coordinators (NCVEC) website.

The 2020-2024 Extra-class pool incorporates significant changes compared to the current 2016-2020 question pool, which expires on June 30. The number of questions in the pool was reduced from 712 to 622. The result was 239 modified questions, 49 new questions, and

139 questions removed due to changes in what was felt to be an abundance of outdated questions, while areas of new technology and subjects were added.

In addition, an effort was made to balance the difficulty level, removing or replacing some questions deemed too easy or too difficult compared to the rest of the pool. The 2020 pool has 10 diagrams, which have been renumbered because the new question pool has two fewer than the 2016 question pool.

National Conference of Volunteer Coordinators (NCVEC) website - http://www.ncvec.org/


UK Practical Assessments Requirements Document

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The RSGB has released the document - Requirements for the Practical Assessments for the Amateur Radio examinations

This document covers Candidate Practical Achievement Records (CPAR) for both Foundation and Intermediate examination levels. The PDF, updated November 6, 2019 - https://rsgb.services/public/exams/specifications/requirements_for_the_practical_assessments _for_the_amateur_radio_examinations.pdf

The RSGB Exam Specifications – Syllabus 2019 - https://rsgb.org/main/clubs-training/for-trainers/syllabus-2019/

Five Train the Trainers Courses for 2020

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The RSGB would like to thank all the clubs that have offered to host a Train the Trainers course in their area during 2020.

Five courses have now been confirmed.

These are Telford on 21 March, Cardiff on 18 April, Stockport on 30 May, Abergele on 20 June and Margate on 11 July 2020.

If you would like to attend a Train the Trainers course, you can register by contacting the Train the Trainers administrator by email on trainthetrainers@rsgb.org.uk, indicating which course you would like to attend.