UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum - View Single Post - Amateur radio licence single exam to full

G6Tanuki · 13th May 2021, 9:10 pm

Pragmatically, I'm not a 'club' type of person - I got my [Class B] RAE in the early-80s through self-study and then turning-up at a test-venue for a pre-booked test, doing it, and walking away then waiting a few weeks for the expected pass-certificate to arrive in the post.

Expecting prospective candidates to be a member of a club, or doing the training/tests in a collective/club environment, will deter many; these days i think the 'club' approach has been entirely overtaken by online learning - and online-testing, as was the norm for the sort of professional validations [Cisco CCIE/CCNA etc] I was doing a couple of decades back.

You don't need to be a member of a club to learn how to drive or take your driving-test and so get to pilot a couple of tons of metal at 70MPH. Why should the RAE be any different?

13th May 2021, 9:10 pm	#28
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 13,996	Re: Amateur radio licence single exam to full Pragmatically, I'm not a 'club' type of person - I got my [Class B] RAE in the early-80s through self-study and then turning-up at a test-venue for a pre-booked test, doing it, and walking away then waiting a few weeks for the expected pass-certificate to arrive in the post. Expecting prospective candidates to be a member of a club, or doing the training/tests in a collective/club environment, will deter many; these days i think the 'club' approach has been entirely overtaken by online learning - and online-testing, as was the norm for the sort of professional validations [Cisco CCIE/CCNA etc] I was doing a couple of decades back. You don't need to be a member of a club to learn how to drive or take your driving-test and so get to pilot a couple of tons of metal at 70MPH. Why should the RAE be any different?