One of ANARC's central aims is to teach amateur radio. During the year we run a number of courses to enable people to become radio amateurs.

In order to run a course we need a minimum of 4 students to make the process a worthwhile and cost effective educational process.

Learning

We have some Frequently Asked Questions about Amateur Radio on another page. If you need to review this Q&A please click here.

There are three types of licence available in the UK. They are;

Foundation
Intermediate
Advanced / Full

To read more about the detail of the licence click on the links above. The intention of the three licences is that they become progressively more difficult to obtain but also reward you with more privileges on the air.

There is no requirement to learn Morse Code to get a Foundation or Intermediate licence.

Each licence class is obtained by passing an exam that you can take at an examination centre. ANARC is registered as an examination centre, Although there is no requirement to take a course we do recommend that you do take the course. Courses are taught by radio amateurs who have at least passed the level of licence that they are teaching. Teaching is designed to complement the published course booklets. Candidates are reminded that the final authority are the published course materials.

The examination is a multiple choice question type that is pitched to allow an 8 year old to pass the Foundation class of licence. Each licence has an accompanying booklet. At ANARC the course is free but you do have to pay for the course booklet, club membership and examination fees.

Exam Fees (From 1st September 2009)

Foundation Exam £22.50
Intermediate Exam £27.50
Advanced Exam £32.50


The Advance (or Full) licence is the only examination not provided on demand. Exams are taken on specific dates throughout the year. The current list of dates are;

Tuesday 2nd Feb 2010
7th April 2010
3rd June 2010
6th August 2010
October TBA 2010
1st December 2010

As long as we get the minimum number of students we will be running courses to link in to the most appropriate exam date.