Online Exams Boost Amateur Radio Numbers

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Online Exams Boost Amateur Radio Numbers

The RSGB has released the statistics for the UK amateur radio exams held in 2020

The figures released cover the whole of 2020 for both in-person and Remotely Invigilated (RI) Online exams. Due to the pandemic in-person exams were only held during the first 10 weeks of the year and there weren't many of them.

RI Online Foundation exams that people can do from home started in mid-April but the RI Online Intermediate exams weren't available until August. Full exams didn't get underway until the end of October. No exams were held in the last two weeks of December.

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RSGB Consultation - Direct entry to Full Licence

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The RSGB’s Examination Standards Committee (ESC) has launched a consultation today to ask for the views of the amateur radio community on a new, Direct to Full licence exam which would run in parallel with the existing three-tier system.

The background to this consultation and a link to the proposed syllabus can be found on the RSGB website: www.rsgb.org/direct-to-full

There is also a link to a short survey which asks specific questions but also gives you an opportunity to add additional comments or questions.

The consultation will run until Sunday 14 March 2021 after which we will gather the results and announce them in due course.

Additional Free UK Ham Radio Foundation Online Course Planned

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245 people joined the free amateur radio Foundation Online training course that started 7th February 2021, now an additional course is planned to start 21st February 2021

The RSGB's introduction of online exams that can be taken at home has led to a surge in demand for free online amateur radio training courses such as that run by Essex Ham volunteers.

Online Training and Registration - https://www.essexham.co.uk/train/foundation-online/