RSGB New Exam Online Booking System Available

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The RSGB's new exam online booking system for individuals and clubs is now live.

On the first page you choose whether you are an individual who wants to book a remote invigilation exam, or a club that wants to book an exam for candidates at the club premises.

Clubs will be able to choose whether to book and pay for their candidates, or just book the date and time then receive a link which candidates will use to pay for their own exams.

RSGB Onone Exam Booking System - http://www.rsgb.org/exam-bookings

Online Distance Learning Course for Full Exam

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Online Distance Learning Course for Full Exam

The popular Bath Based Distance Learning for the amateur radio Full exam is starting again in August. Bookings are being taken now

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%.

The course will run from August to December 2021.

Students will receive weekly work packages via a virtual classroom and will have access to weekly on-line 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.

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WIA Seeks Review of Amateur Radio Exam System

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WIA Seeks Review of Amateur Radio Exam System

The WIA wants a review of the effectiveness of the amateur service examination system in light of the lack of growth of newly licenced operators in Australia

The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) recently made a submission to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the regulatory authority for radio spectrum in Australia, in response to the ACMAs 5-year spectrum outlook. There are two key items on ACMAs agenda that are of special interest to radio amateurs:

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