[Swansea Hackspace] Amateur Radio (Ham Radio) training - Foundation licence and exam

[Emyr Morris]

Jon (and anybody else who is interested)

Hi there - Tim and I went to Cwmduad on Tuesday and we both signed up for
our respective amateur radio exams.

The closing date for enrolling for the Foundation would be on Tuesday the
3rd of Feb.

We will probably do the same as last time. I will drive down from
Pontardawe, and then collect Tim from Carmarthen train station (18:30 train
from Swansea), and continue in my car up to Cwmduad. I gave Tim a lift home
to Swansea avoiding having to find a train home.

You will need to attend the club if you want to do the exam as there are
practical exercises to complete. You have to do an appreciation of morse
and you need to perform a QSO (a contact) using a radio.

If you can do the same, get a train to Carmarthen you can hop in my car
with us. Only three Tuesdays and one weekend to go to complete the
training/exam.

vy 73 de Emyr MW6EWM

On 12 January 2015 at 07:47, jon lilley <jon.j.lilley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Will the training/ exam be at Cwmduad?
> I'd like to give it a go, but it's a bit far to trek. :(
>
> I think I know most of the theory already as I did C&G radio & line
> transmission exams many years ago, but I'd need to brush up on the rules &
> regs. :)
>
> Jon
>  On 7 Jan 2015 12:13, "Emyr Morris" <em at preseli.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello (try again!)
>>
>> anybody interested in becoming licensed for Amateur Radio can do so at
>> the Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society in March.
>>
>> Carmarthen is the only club known to have any training/exams available
>> anytime in the foreseeable future. Others may have it listed on their
>> websites but they are seriously lacking in trainers/examiners by all
>> accounts.)
>>
>> Training starts on the 20th of January (Tuesday night - 7pm)
>>
>> There is a fee for the exam that will be payable (cash or card) on the
>> 20th - it will be just under £30 if memory serves correctly.
>>
>>
>> The training will continue on the following dates
>>
>> Tuesday 3rd of Feb, 7pm
>> Tuesday 17th of Feb, 7pm
>> Tuesday 3rd March, 7pm
>>
>> And the final training will take place on Saturday the 7th of March and
>> the exam itself will be on Sunday the 8th of March.
>>
>> To do the training you will need the book
>>
>> Foundation Now
>>
>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Foundation-Licence-Now-Alan-Betts/dp/1872309801
>>
>> you will need a copy of the Band Plan
>>
>> https://thersgb.org/services/bandplans/doc/rsgb_band_plan_jan_2014.pdf
>>
>> and a copy of the Terms And Conditions of the licence
>>
>>
>> http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/spectrum/amateur-radio/guidance-for-licensees/amateur-terms.pdf
>>
>> I downloaded the Errata for the book... that was a printable PDF - worth
>> having.
>>
>> Anybody who understands V = IR and P = VI and a rudementary understanding
>> of electronics should be able to pass this easy multiple choice exam with
>> no sweat at all.
>>
>> The club will probably ask you to join the club for at least a year (£10)
>> if you pass. We pay a quid at each meeting, this covers the rental of the
>> community centre for the meetings.
>>
>> Please feel free to pass this on to anybody who you think might have an
>> interest in radio and construction of radios / antennae (remember Radio
>> Hams were the makers & hackers until fairly recently)
>>
>> I hope to set up a Ham shack at the Hackerspace fairly soon, we have had
>> the offer of the permanent loan of Ham equipment by the Swansea Amateur
>> Radio Society.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Emyr
>>
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