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                         </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><div id="story"><table width="350" align="right" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td><img width="350" align="right" src="https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/12592772_1080827985274053_411517658067798686_n.jpg?oh=dcf3d61e55d5daa875c7eb4b11edaf10&amp;oe=573DDF89"></td></tr><tr><td><div align="center"><font color="#666666" size="1">Cadet Hance, Sargent Gaywood and Cadet Hance</font></div></td></tr></tbody></table><h1>Air Cadets pass Ham Radio Foundation</h1><p>                      Essex-based 106 (Orsett Hundred) Air Cadets are celebrating the success of four of their cadets who have recently passed the amateur radio Foundation exam <br><br>                      The cadets had to attend a weekly course which was run for 2 months at their headquarters in Grays. <br>                      In addition to these courses, the air cadets made use of a customised version of Essex Ham’s Foundation Online course, which had been tailored to match the cadet’s own training schedule.<br><br>                      Before the cadets could take their Foundation exam, they completed their practicals with the help of the <strong>Thurrock Acorns Amateur Radio Club</strong> training team. The training weekend was designed to help them pass their exam and included a final review of the syllabus.<br><br>                      Their commanding officer Flt Lt Darren Attersley RAFVR recently obtained his Foundation amateur radio licence with the help of Essex Ham’s sixth online course and has since progressed to Intermediate. His callsign is 2E0OCA. See the Essex Ham news story Foundation Success for Thurrock Acorns (Oct 2015) at <br><a href="http://www.essexham.co.uk/news/taarc-foundation-success-oct-15.html" target="_blank">http://www.essexham.co.uk/news/taarc-foundation-success-oct-15.html</a><br><br>                      Commenting on the success of the cadets, Flt Lt Darren Attersley said that he was “delighted to see the cadet’s work hard and reach the necessary standard to pass the exams”.<br><br>Well done to the latest recruits to the amateur radio hobby, to the team at Thurrock Acorns, and all at Orsett Hundred 106 Air cadets.<br><br>                      Essex Ham story <br><a href="http://www.essexham.co.uk/news/orsett-hundred-foundation.html" target="_blank">http://www.essexham.co.uk/news/orsett-hundred-foundation.html</a><br><br>                      Thurrock Acorns Amateur Radio Club<br><a href="http://www.taarc.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.taarc.co.uk/</a><br><br>                      You can join the free Essex Ham Online Foundation Course at <br><a href="http://www.essexham.co.uk/foundation-online" target="_blank">http://www.essexham.co.uk/foundation-online</a></p><p>&quot; Equivalências entre as recomendações da CEPT e as classes nos Estados Unidos e Reino Unido, e categorias actuais em Portugal:</p><br>- CEPT T/R 61-01 (CEPT Radio Amateur Licence), baseada na Recomendação<br> de exame CEPT T/R 61-02 corresponde nos EUA à Extra Class e no Reino<br> Unido à Advanced/Full licence, em Portugal à categoria 1.<br><br>- ECC/REC/(05)06 (CEPT Novice Licence), baseada na Recomendação ERC<br> Report 32 corresponde nos EUA à General Class e no Reino Unido à<br> Intermediate licence, em Portugal à categoria 2.<br><br>- CEPT Entry Level Amateur Radio Licence, baseada na Recomendação ECC<br> Report 89 equivalente nos EUA à Tech Class, no Reino Unido à<br> Foundation Class, em Portugal à categoria 3. &quot;<p><br></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>