Distance Learning Course for Full Exam

The Bath Based Distance Learning team (BBDL) helped nearly 800 students to pass the Advanced exam under the old syllabus. Between 2011 and 2019 over 28% of the total UK Advanced exam passes were BBDL students and the pass rate was over 80%, compared with a national average of 65%.

After reworking their training material, and running a successful Intermediate course, the team are now planning their first course for the Full level exam syllabus. The course will run from March to June this year.

Students will receive weekly work packages via a virtual classroom and will have access to weekly online tutorials. Students will also have access to one of the remote tutors who will provide feedback and additional guidance when required. There are weekly quizzes to check progress and at the end of the course there will be a number of mock exams.

There will be no charge for the training but applicants will need to work through a pre-course classroom and quiz to be eligible for a place. If the course is oversubscribed, places will be allocated at random from those successfully completing the pre-course work.

Each student will need to provide their own RSGB Full Licence textbook and arrange their own exam at the end of the course. It seems likely that the exams will be on-line with remote invigilation. Advice will be provided as part of the course.

The deadline for course applications is Wednesday 17 February 2021. To request full details and an application form, please e-mail BBDL Team Leader, Steve, G0FUW, via g0fuw@tiscali.co.uk

Ham Radio Exams in Germany Stopped

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Germany, the Federal Network Agency BNetzA has announced that all amateur radio exams will be cancelled until mid-January at the earliest

The Federal Network Agency reports on its website that due to the current developments in connection with the exponential spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) disease, there will be no more amateur radio exams initially at least until mid-January 2021.

Furthermore, the Federal Network Agency asks applicants to refrain from registering for exams until new exam places have been published. The Federal Network Agency will inform the community in due course.

More Information - https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Sachgebiete/Telekommunikation/Unternehmen_Institutionen/Frequenzen/SpezielleAnwendungen/Amateurfunk/amateurfunk_node.html

G Prefix Callsigns New Full Exam Pass

Ofcom allows those who pass the amateur radio Full exam to select a callsign from the old G and M call blocks including G3, G4, G5 and M5

In recent weeks a number of those passing their online remote invigilation Full exam have chosen to take the opportunity to get one of these callsigns. It requires paying a fee of £20 but enables amateurs to get a call suffix with letters that are meaningful to them.

G or M + 3 letter calls for a Full licence can be obtained from Ofcom by filling in a paper application form and giving your three preferred choices of callsign.

Download OfW346 - https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/47233/OfW346.pdf