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[João Gonçalves Costa]

Amateur Radio exams falling 

The 5th Annual Report of the RCE Standards Committee reports the number of candidates for Amateur Radio exams is falling.

In 2010 the numbers passing the Radio Communication exams were:
Advanced - 222
Intermediate - 596
Foundation - 1605

The Standards Committee noted that there had been a fall in numbers of candidates for all three examinations in 2010.

Merit and Distinction grades at Advanced level will be introduced in the summer once the new optical marking software is in use.

The report says that the next syllabus review incorporate digital signal processing and analogue TV switch off.

Industry advice on connections to vehicle batteries has changed following the issue of FCS1362 to replace MPT1362 and some bank questions have been altered as a result.

There remains a shortfall in the exam question bank, hundreds more questions are needed. £20 RSGB book token are now being offered to encourge more to be submitted and it is planned to set up training seminars for potential authors.

Read the report at
http://www.commsfoundation.org/rce/pdf/annualreport_2011.pdf

Reports from previous years are available at
http://www.commsfoundation.org/rce/committees/

Radio Communications Foundation RCF
http://www.commsfoundation.org/