Courses
Course Presentation Equipment
Provided By
National Lottery Funding
Amateur Radio Courses
We will endeavour to keep the waiting list to a minimum but also to run the courses to maximum strength, to keep your costs as low as possible.
This may mean having to wait for the dates to be confirmed, Please contact us for full details the Lead Instructor will then promptly contact you. More about licensing
RSGB Foundation Course
This will qualify you for a transmitting licence.
Registration: Tuesday 22nd April
Location: Chells Resource Centre, Stevenage.
Course: Tuesdays April 29 & May 6 from 7.45-8.45
Saturday May 10th 9.30-3.30
Sunday May 11th 9.30-2.00 includes exam.
Cost: £50 includes room hire and exam fees.
Further details:
Please email us or ring 01462 459254
What the Foundation Course involves.
You will need the £5 “Foundation Licence Now” book from
RSGB or Rocket Radio
1. Registration and payment.
This has to be done at least 12 working days before the exam. You will need
formal ID, as your licence will be a legal document. Instruction on how to
register with OFCOM will also be given.
2. Practical assignments are done on the Tuesday nights. These have to be
completed before the exam is taken.
3. On Saturday the Theory and any missing assignments are done. A practice
paper is provided for you to try.
4. On the Sunday Morning. The Practice paper is marked and bits that were
wrong are revised.
5. Sunday 12.30, you take the test paper consisting of 25 multi-choice questions.
This takes up to 45 minutes.
6. We mark the papers, give you the result then send it to OFCOM.
7. Four days later, you go on-line and get your free licence.
The exam costs £20 most of the rest goes on the hire of the rooms in
the well equipped centre close to several food outlets.
Intermediate Course
Maximum number: 8 Cost: £25 Exam fee only, the remaining charges to be evenly levied between the course strength. i.e. Rent, Cost of equipment.
Course duration: Five Tuesday evenings 20:00 to 21:30hrs. Over a period of 5 months, depending on Public Holidays. One full weekend.
Advanced Course
We only provide the exam. However due to building rental costs, a fee will be payable.
We have found that potential candidates self teach and use a mentor in the Society for difficult areas. The more candidates the cost of buildings rent decreases.
Cost = £25.00 Exam fee and cost of building rental
