Newcomers' News

摘要

A few weeks ago I started a new Foundation Licence course and was demonstrating a 'homebrew' receiver to the group when a GW (Wales) station was heard working a Foundation Licence holder. Some of the class tod just been asking what sort of reception they could expect on the bands when the GW gave the newcomer a hearty welcome and congratulated him on becoming active (QRV) on the HF (high frequency) bands. I couldn't have organised it better! The students in my group included two 11 -year olds and one slightly more mature gentleman who is enjoying amateur radio in his retirement. After just 12 hours in the classroom, spread over three Saturdays, all 10 candidates completed the course and passed the assessments. We had to have one resit of the written exam which just goes to show the Foundation Licences are not 'given away', they have to be earned.