As part of the Youngsters On The Air 2022 summer camp from the 6 to the 13 August, seven callsigns will be heard. 9A22YOTA will operate from the camp in Croatia for the full duration. 9A1YOTA will join remotely on the 8 August alongside 9A2YOTA on EU-136. 9A3YOTA will be on the air on the […]
The latest edition of RadCom Basics for July 2022 is now available. There are more topics to help newcomers and those looking to brush-up. You can read articles on setting up a station on a tight budget, understanding the propagation predictions in RadCom and Inter-G working amongst other topics. To help find topics covered in […]
The RSGB is pleased to announce the co-option of Karl Bridge M0KHB as Regional Representative for Region 3, the North West, until the 2023 AGM. Also, vacancies currently exist for two District Representatives within the Region 3 team. One to cover the Greater Manchester District and another to represent the Merseyside District. These are worthwhile […]
Please send your rally and event news as soon as possible to radcom@rsgb.org.uk We’ll publicise your event in RadCom, on GB2RS, and online. Today, the 31 July, the Wiltshire Radio & Car Boot Sale will be at Kington Langley Village Hall and Playing Field, Kington Langley, Wiltshire SN15 5NJ. Doors open at 9am and admission […]
The Online Radio Club has a virtual radio club night at 7:30pm every Thursday via Zoom. It is suitable for all radio enthusiasts regardless of individual skill level. Go to the website for the meeting link. Ham Radio Network has An Evening with… online on Monday. Go to the website for the link. On Sundays, […]
The Online Radio Club has a virtual radio club night at 7:30pm every Thursday via Zoom. It is suitable for all radio enthusiasts regardless of individual skill level. Go to the website for the meeting link. Ham Radio Network has An Evening with… online on Monday. Go to the website for the link. Barry Amateur […]
Check out these news posts for the lastest exciting news from our team at the Croatia YOTA summer camp. More coming soon…
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.
