[brownmini]

Those interested in sitting the next amateur radio exam should see
http://www.irts.ie/cgi/licence-exam.cgi for more info.

[Our man in Havana]

New syllabus this year too.

[Daegerty]

might try and get it this year then, is it after getting harder?

[brownmini]

Originally Posted by Daegerty

might try and get it this year then, is it after getting harder?

Only if you dont know the answers.

[Our man in Havana]

You never know what the IRTS have in store.

[brownmini]

Originally Posted by Our man in Havana

You never know what the IRTS have in store.

Whatever the next test looks like, if it turns out to be
a written 3 hour test and a 12 WPM morse test afterwards,
that's fine by me.

[Our man in Havana]

Me too as I will never have to sit it.

[Daegerty]

There is a morse test? thought they got rid of that years ago

[Our man in Havana]

It is still there if you want to do it. If you want to get rid of the B from the end of your call sign.

It is not required any more for the general licence.

[Daegerty]

Originally Posted by Our man in Havana

It is still there if you want to do it. If you want to get rid of the B from the end of your call sign.

It is not required any more for the general licence.

you can do the two seperately then?

also if you're unemployed but not drawing the dole can you sit the exam for the reduced fee? i'm just out of college

[Our man in Havana]

I don't know how you do the morse these days but it is there somewhere if you really want to do it.

Just tell the IRTS you are unemployed there will be no problem with that, you don't need to provide proof.

[brownmini]

Originally Posted by Daegerty

you can do the two seperately then?

also if you're unemployed but not drawing the dole can you sit the exam for the reduced fee? i'm just out of college

Yes, you can do them separately (and you don't have to the morse at all)
I doubt that COMREG would like to hear that whilst some people
were still finishing off the theory paper, that someone was
sitting in the corner sending out dits & dahs and sounding
like they were shredding a violin in the process


As for the reduced fee:
The 2nd paragraph of the HOW TO ENTER section of
http://www.irts.ie/cgi/licence-exam.cgiwill guide you on this.


Whatever route you take, just do your best.

Read the exam paper (you've heard that before for the last 4 years)

When stuck on a question, consider which answers that can't be right
and figure out which one is the only one that can be right.

Remember, Amateur Radio is not rocket science- the questions aren't hard.

[TheBoffin]

Best of luck to anyone taking part in this years exam!

I cannot comment on the exam style as I am old hat - I did the exam back over 10 yrs ago when the old system was in.

Hopefully we will hear some new callsigns floating about soon!

[EI8GHB]

I am the PRO for Dundalk Amateur Radio Society. We have nine candidates sitting the exam, so fingers crossed for them. We have been running classes since earlier in the year.

The new syllabus hasn't changed the exam - it will still be as tough or as easy as the candidate makes it, depending on their capabilities and whatever study they have done!!

Morse test is only for getting CEPT1 "A" licence (two letter suffix) and is run separately by IRTS. Nobody ever needs to sit a morse test to get a licence, but I would advise people to take up CW as it's a great way to work DX.

PS: My username is EI8GHB but that was my old call. I passed the morse and upgraded to EI2KC !!!

[watty]

All the best wishes to all taking the Exam.