UK Amateur Radio Exam shutdown over festive season

If you are thinking of taking an amateur radio exam before Christmas, there are two important dates you need to be aware of.

The last date you can take an exam at a club, whether online or on paper, is Wednesday 13 December 2023.

If you want to take an exam online at home, the last date you can do that is Wednesday 20 December 2023.

The RSGB Exams Team will, where possible, post out exam results before HQ shuts over Christmas and New Year.

Exams will resume on Wednesday 3 January 2024 and the booking system will be available over the festive season so you can book exams for January onwards. You can book online on our website.

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/