{"id":33383,"date":"2018-08-02T06:38:12","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T10:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=33383"},"modified":"2018-08-02T06:38:12","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T10:38:12","slug":"rsgb-to-release-new-amateur-radio-exam-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/rsgb-to-release-new-amateur-radio-exam-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"RSGB to release new amateur radio exam syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The QRP Ranger (left) and LNR Precision LD-11 transceiver (right)<\/p><\/div>\n

(Source: Southgate ARC<\/a>)<\/p>\n

RSGB<\/strong>\u00a0has announced Syllabus 2019 for Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced amateur radio exams will be released during the week commencing August 13<\/p>\n

There will be a considerable amount of work to be done by volunteers to implement the changes. It is understood there will be at least 12 month’s advance notice before the syllabus changes are implemented.<\/p>\n

The announcement on the RSGB site says the new syllabus was approved by the RSGB Board in July. The 2018 RSGB Examination Standards Committee report indicates Ofcom approved the syllabus in May.<\/p>\n

Read the RSGB announcement at
\nhttps:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/news\/rsgb-notices\/2018\/07\/31\/syllabus-2019\/<\/a><\/p>\n

2018 RSGB Examination Standards Committee report released
\nhttp:\/\/www.southgatearc.org\/news\/2018\/july\/rsgb-examination-standards-committee-report-released.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

The RSGB run an email group at\u00a0groups.io<\/a>\u00a0to allow for regular updates, news and sharing of ideas between trainers. To join the group request membership from the web page:\u00a0https:\/\/groups.io\/g\/RSGBtutors<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Southgate ARC) RSGB\u00a0has announced Syllabus 2019 for Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced amateur radio exams will be released during the week commencing August 13 There will be a considerable amount of work to be done by volunteers to implement the changes. It is understood there will be at least 12 month’s advance notice before the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[545,3],"tags":[4102,6923,440],"class_list":["post-33383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-news","tag-ham-radio","tag-rsgb","tag-uk"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-8Gr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36840,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/rsgb-archive-silent-film-of-d-f-field-day-in-1947\/","url_meta":{"origin":33383,"position":0},"title":"RSGB Archive: Silent Film of D\/F Field Day in 1947","author":"Thomas","date":"April 7, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to the Southgate ARC who notes this recently published 1947 silent film from the Radio Society of Great Britain: The RSGB has released a vintage silent black and white video of an Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) field day held in 1947 at Chipping Barnet which was then\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Ham Radio"","block_context":{"text":"Ham Radio","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/ham-radio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-07-at-7.23.10-AM.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-07-at-7.23.10-AM.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-07-at-7.23.10-AM.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":31357,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/rsgb-and-wwii-voluntary-interceptors\/","url_meta":{"origin":33383,"position":1},"title":"RSGB and WWII Voluntary Interceptors","author":"Thomas","date":"March 27, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Southgate ARC) WWII role of the RSGB and Voluntary Interceptors A new RSGB web page highlights the role of Voluntary Interceptors in the Second World War and the crucial involvement of the Society At the outbreak of WWII in 1939 MI5 established a unit known as the Radio Security\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Scott-Marine-SLR-M-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Scott-Marine-SLR-M-Dial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Scott-Marine-SLR-M-Dial.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Scott-Marine-SLR-M-Dial.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45277,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/rsgb-and-rac-2020-conferences-online-and-free-registration\/","url_meta":{"origin":33383,"position":2},"title":"RSGB and RAC 2020 conferences online with free registration","author":"Thomas","date":"September 11, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Both the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) and Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) will hold their 2020 annual conferences online and open to the public. 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