Alex Discovers Amateur Radio

23 We’ll get the RSGB Foundation Licence NOW Study Guide and we can go through everything together. You can practice and do the practical assessment at our School Radio Club Surely you’ve not forgotten we’re going to the National Hamfest today with a group from the Radio Club. We need some coax and some other bits and pieces, and it’s time to start looking for a base station for the shack and a radio for you. There are often some special show offers and second-hand bargains. Let’s go . If we can get one at a good price I think I have saved enough now for a radio like Mady’s. Alex read through the Study guide Foundation Licence Now with his dad explaining the bits that he didn’t immediately understand. Along with this - and practical experience, and a bit more help, gained at the Radio Club he had recently joined - Alex quickly knew enough to demonstrate he was safe using Amateur Radio Equipment and that he understood the correct operating procedures. The Club Tutor awarded Alex his official RCF Practical Assessment Record of Achievement . This meant that Alex was legally able to operate the club’s Full licence station under supervision. It also meant he could now take the examination for his own Foundation Licence. Alex took the test at the local Radio Club and like many people passed first time. That would be great. Why get up so early on a SATURDAY ? Rise and shine kiddo. It’s Saturday 07 hundred. The National Hamfest is an annual event run by Lincoln Short Wave Club with the support and assistance of the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB). It takes place over two days at the beginning of October / end of September each year and is held at Newark and Nottingham Showground, Newark, NG24 2NY. All the major retailers have stands as well as lots of smaller traders, clubs, and organizations. Admission tickets are cheaper if ordered in advance on the Internet. More details at www.nationalhamfest.org.uk