Amateur Radio - a 21st Century hobby
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Getting Started

The Foundation Qualification – a starting point

The Foundation Qualification is a stepping stone or entry point, giving you a real taste of Amateur Radio and the fun it provides.

It is for those wanting to enjoy Amateur Radio, to have the knowledge and skills to demonstrate a practical ability to put together a station from commercial equipment (or equipment you build yourself if you are really keen), and to operate it safely.

You will need to attend a course (or buy a course manual and study it yourself- see the WIA website-https://www.wia.org.au/licenses/foundation/foundationmanual/) to learn the information you need to pass the exam in order to gain a Foundation Licence. This will allow you to perform a wide range of activities including:

  •     Communicate with others via analogue radio on multiple frequency bands
  •     Communicate with others via digital radio modes
  •     Experiment with transmitting your own Television images,
        … and much more

There are also Standard and Advanced qualification levels that you can gain later if you decide you want to. Your course will cover things like;

  •     the radio spectrum
  •     licence conditions
  •     technical basics of electricity and electronics
  •     basics of transmitters, receivers, feed lines and antennas
  •     basics of signal propagation, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), and electromagnetic radiation (EMR).
  •     what to say and how to say it

 

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