R.A.D.A.R.C. Training
FOUNDATION AMATEUR RADIO LICENCE
TAKE THE EXAM IN READING.
REV 21.04.2010
READING & DISTRICT AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, (RADARC).
Friday 24th September to Saturday 2nd October, 2010
Venue; Committee Rooms, The Pavilion, Woodley Park, Haddon Drive, Woodley,
Reading, RG5 4LY This venue is upstairs from the meeting room used by the Club for its Thursday evening meetings. Haddon Drive is reached via Butts Hill Road, Woodley.
There is a Map on the RADARC website. Directions - Reading & District Amateur Radio Club
The Course Fee is £50, inclusive of Exam fee of £22.50 and the Course Manual.
Places should be reserved by posting a deposit of £10, payable to RADARC, and completion of the application form available on the RADARC website or sent with this sheet.
Course commences; Friday, 24th September, 2010 at 19.30 hrs.
You should bring sandwiches for lunch on Saturday, 25th September. Drinks are provided. Your Application Form must be with Eric Curling by Wednesday 15th September and your Balance of Fees paid to meet the RSGBs Exam deadline. You must bring a photographic identity card such as a passport to the exam.
COURSE PLAN 2010
Friday 24th Sept 19.30 hrs Amateur Radio. Using a VHF Radio.
20.30 hrs Technical Basics. Followed by Sample questions
Saturday 25th Sept. 09.30 hrs. Transmitters and Receivers. Followed by sample questions
10.30 hrs. Antennas and Feeders. Followed by sample questions
11.30 hrs. How to make contacts on the Air. (Operating Procedures). Followed by sample exam questions.
12.30 hrs Demo of HF contacts. Practical training on the Air.
14.00 hrs Propagation. Followed by sample questions.
15.00 hrs Electromagnetic Compatibility followed by sample exam questions
16.00 hrs. Licence Conditions.
16.45 hrs What Radio to buy. What Antenna to use.
Friday 1st Oct
19.30 hrs Safety in the Shack Sample questions
20.30 hrs Revision for the Examination, with real questions.
Saturday 2nd Oct 09.30 hrs. Revision for the Examination.
10.30 hrs. The Foundation Licence Examination. .
(25 questions, duration 45 minutes under strict conditions).
11.15 hrs The Morse Code and how to send it.
12.00 hrs Announcement of Results.
Presentation of Certificates and how to secure your LicenceFor the duration of the Course you will become a member of RADARC and you will have free membership till 31st December 2010.
We hope you will make friends on this course whom you will want to keep in touch with in the coming months.
Course Organiser; Harry Hogg, G3NGX,
Post your Application Form and Cheque to ;
The Exam Secretary, Eric Curling M0LUV, 919 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 6TP
Telephone; (0118) 942 2176 email, foundation at radarc.org
Application Form for Foundation Licence Course. Down Load
Reading and District Amateur Radio Club, RADARC, (Affiliated to the RSGB)
Course Members will be temporary members of RADARC until the end of the year and are encouraged to come to ordinary club meetings.
DATA PROTECTION. These details will be held on a computer for purposes of registering you for the examination and for club membership only. They will not be given to other parties without your permission.
First Name; ..Surname ..
Address; .
Post-code; ..
Date of Birth ..Required for Exam registration
Foundation Exam & Course Fee; £45.00
Course Manual £5.00 ( Deduct this if you already have one).
TOTAL £50.00 CHEQUE PAYABLE TO RADARC, PLEASE.
You may reserve a place by sending a cheque for £10.00 with your Application Form to:
Eric Curling, M0LUV, Exam Secretary RADARC, 919 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 6TP
Email, m0luv AT radarc.org Telephone, (0118) 942 2176.
But remember to send Eric the balance of fees by the deadline, above, when we have to pay the RSGB for your exam paper.
Informal enquiries to Eric Curling (01189422176) or to Harry Hogg (01491) 872919)
Or consult the Club website www.radarc.org click on Training
Signature of Applicant or parent if under age 18.
Foundation Course Form Word Document