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Amateur Radio Training

We provide the full range of amateur radio training courses and, with the high degree of expertise within our membership, we able to run successful courses, achieving excellent pass rates with our regular instructors.  We aim to run two Foundation, one Intermediate and one Advanced course each year.

Our courses are free with MKARS Instructors teaching the courses on a voluntary basis. The RSGB charge £27.50 for the Foundation examination, £32.50 for the intermediate and £37.50 for the Advanced. All that we ask is that you join the Club for 1 year. Membership is £15 or £7.50 concessions. This is to cover your personal insurance whilst you are on the training premises and general costs.

For news on courses, availability and content please visit our Training Forum.

Next courses:

Foundation Course:	Starts on 18th April 2012
Intermediate Course:	Starts on 11th January 2012 (Course FULL)
Advanced Course:	Starts September 2012

	Foundation Licence An entry level in to Amateur Radio. Assessment is a combination of practical skills (an integral part of the training course) and a written multiple choice 45 minute, 25 question paper. The short course is run in a friendly informal atmosphere by our experienced trainers.
	Intermediate Licence This is the next step from the Foundation License offering a larger number of frequencies and higher power for your transmitter. For these extra privileges you have to be able to show a greater understanding of some theory behind radio technology. Again our trainers are here to guide you to a pass, and there is plenty of literature available to help you study.
	Advanced Licence The final stage and top level to a UK amateur radio license and freedom to operate transmitters with the minimum of restrictions. At this level there is also full international compatibility. There are some specialised topics which have to be understood at this level for example aspects of EMC and international regulations etc but no worries our trainers will help you with the course and pass the necessary test.
Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4	Morse Code (CW) Morse Code is no longer a requirement in any of the UK Amateur Radio licenses, but CW truly lives on in the Amateur world. MKARS have some very keen CW operators amongst them, including 3 examiners under the previous UK licensing system. If your interested in learning the code or even improving then we can help you ask about our regular CW training sessions. Our CW starter lessons 1~4 are available in PDF format for download here:

(RSGB training manuals available from RSGB books)

To Discuss Your Training Requirements or Book a Place:

Telephone:	Andrew (G8GNI) 01908 263758
Email:	training@mkars.org.uk