On Tuesday, the SHF UK Activity Contest takes place between 1830 and 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 2.3 to 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Next weekend, the CQ RTTYops WW RTTY Contest has two sessions between 26 and 28 August. The first session is 2200UTC on the 26th, […]
Mike’s presentation Now that we’ve filled our logbooks with FT-8 contacts, maybe it’s time to move on and start communicating again! In this illustrated talk, Mike Richards, G4WNC introduces you to the best data modes for keyboard QSOs. In addition to explaining their operation and configuration, Mike will run through some operating techniques to take […]
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Welcome to the July 2022 edition of RadCom Basics, as usual there’s lots for both beginners and experienced amateurs just looking to refresh their knowledge. To read this edition, go to rsgb.org/radcom-basics and login with your RSGB Membership Services details. In this edition – With a tight budget – Part 2 How do I get […]
A new look for RadCom Basics and a free edition! Welcome to the new look RadCom Basics—we hope you enjoy the new magazine format RadCom Basics is now available in our HTML5 flipbook viewer for the first time ever, and the PDF version is now available as a single file download. To give all our […]
We are pleased to announce the publication of the new Direct to Full examination syllabus.
Enrolments for the Direct to Full examinations will open in January 2023, six months after the publication of the new syllabus.
The examination is specifically aimed at aspiring amateurs who are already competent in related technical subjects. However, it will be open to all, and Foundation and Intermediate amateurs are free to enrol for the Direct to Full examination or continue along the three-tier route as they wish. No credit transfer between the two routes will be possible.
Although the Direct to Full syllabus draws heavily on the existing syllabus it is a separate examination with a different syllabus item numbering scheme. In particular the Operating section has moved to Section 2 after licensing. That is to facilitate the split marking of the examination. Part 1, Licensing and operating comprises at total of 18 questions with a pass mark of 14 (77.7%). Part 2, the remaining more technical topics, comprises 57 questions with a pass mark of 36 (63.2%). Two and a half hours are allowed for both parts which must be passed in one sitting.
The only new item, compared to the three-tier syllabus version 1.5 which introduced EMF (electromagnetic field) compliance, is the addition of aperture antennas in section 5D1.
We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the creation of the Direct to Full syllabus including the Examinations and Syllabus Review Group, the Examination Standards Committee, all who participated in the consultation exercise and the technical and training specialists who provided detailed feedback.
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