UK Amateur Radio Additional Mock Exam Papers Released

The RSGB Examinations and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) has provided an additional set of four mock exam papers.

These cover Foundation, Intermediate, Full and Direct to Full exams.

More Information - http://rsgb.org/mock-exams

New N Class licence for Germany - Entry Level Licence to come in in July 2024

From Ham radio Friedrichshafen an important announcement that the required legislative document had just been signed to implement the new German entry level "N class" amateur radio licence. The regulations will come into force on the 21st June 2024, the week before next years "Ham Radio" event between the 28th - 30th June 2024 and indeed the very first examinations for this new class of licence will take place at "HAM RADIO 2024". The new licence will allow access to 70cm, 2m and 10m running a maximum of 10 watts and will conform to CEPT report 89 specifications for an entry level licence.

Proposal submitted to BNetZa 2 years ago- https://www.iaru-r1.org/2022/enty-level-license-class-for-germany/

Distance Learning for Full Licence Exam

Distance Learning for Full Licence Exam

Since 2011, the Bath Based Distance Learning (BBDL) team has helped nearly 1,000 students to obtain their Full licence.

Student feedback is always very positive and the pass rate continues to be well over 80 percent, compared with a national average of around 66 percent.

The BBDL team is now planning another Full licence level course.

The course will run from the end of August 2023 to December 2023, with exams in January 2024.

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