Online Ham Bootcamp - 13th May 2023

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The Nashua Area Radio Society’s spring 2023 online Ham Bootcamp will be held on Saturday, 13th May 2023, from 10 AM to 6 PM Eastern Time. Access to the session will be provided via Zoom.

Ham Bootcamp includes a series of demonstrations and tutorials designed to help newly licensed Technician, General, and Extra-class license holders get on the air. Ham Bootcamp is also a great opportunity for hams who are interested in seeing what the hobby has to offer.

The online Ham Bootcamp program is available to all licensed and prospective amateur radio operators. You can register for the next Ham Bootcamp session here. For additional information, contact Anita Kemmerer, AB1QB, of the Nashua Area Radio Society at ab1qb@arrl.net.

The Nashua Area Radio Society is an ARRL Affiliated Club.

RSGB Train the Trainers Course

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The Train the Trainers course is designed to help amateur radio trainers deliver interesting and engaging courses.

It imparts some of the latest best practice in education from front-line teachers in a fun and friendly environment.

If you are interested in attending a Train the Trainers course, or are a club that can host a course during 2023, then please contact the team by emailing trainthetrainers@rsgb.org.uk.

The team needs 25 delegates to make a course viable and has already received offers of venues in Essex, Bristol and Livingston in Scotland. So, if you are in or around one of these areas and would like to attend a course, the team would particularly like to hear from you.

RSGB Train the Trainers Course - http://www.rsgb.org/train-the-trainers

UK Direct to Full Amateur Radio Exam Bookings Open

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Following the introduction of the Direct to Full syllabus in July, bookings for the Direct to Full exams will begin in January 2023.

You will be able to make a booking from Wednesday 11 January and the first exam slot will be on Saturday 21 January.

You can only do the exam online but you can book as an individual or through your club via the RSGB website. The bookings page will be updated with the Direct to Full information on 11 January.

The exam will last for 2 ½ hours and the cost will be £95.