THE MANCHESTER WIRELESS SOCIETY
ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY 1911

RADIO COMMUNICATIONS EXAMINATION,
  INTERMEDIATE - FOUNDATION AND MORSE CLASSES

 
Advance Course Intermediate Course Foundation course's
Starts September
Registration is open. Students may enter  course anytime, Tuition is free  for g5ms club members
Exam only,booking's  use email  for details  		  Starts Septemeber 2006
Registration is open Students may enter  course anytime, But must have passed foundation course . Tuition is free  for g5ms club members 		Starts Septemeber 2006
Exam date  on demand
Students may enter course at anytime  Tuition is not compulsary.  Students do some  simple  morse code  before exam

 

Special Weekend  Foundation and Intermediate  Course's  for groups of 7 or more, Email for details
Free hot drinks available for all weekend course's

Enrolment for the next ADVANCE course starts now course commences 12th  September 2006

 

Radio Amateur Examination Course's
 These course's  run  throughout the year.
New students can join any of the course at any time.

G5MS Membership is compulsory for insurance, With NO exceptions
Some weekend course's can be arranged for groups of 7 or more.
The very last City and Guilds exam for the Radio amateurs examination took place
December 2003.


 The Radio Amateur examination Advance
are held through out the year and they are of the multi-choice format.
The subjects covered are as follows :-
Licensing conditions, Transmitter interference, Electromagnetic compatibility, Operating procedures,
Electrical theory, Solid state devices, Receivers, Transmitters, Measurements, Propagation and Antennas.

It is not compulsory for any student to take the first available date. 
You may sit on the course untill  you feel confident enough to sit the exam.
Some weekend course's can be arranged for groups of 7 or more
Exam dates to be published.
 

Intermediate Licence Training Scheme  

The Intermediate Licence (2E0),  is the next level in the hobby and at a level
which suits those with a bare minimum in electronic skills.
To obtain the intermediate License you need foundation qualification
The Intermediate course practical training tutor is Bill Kinghorn.
 Some week end course's can be arranged for groups of 7 or more
Exam dates to be published


Foundation License Training Scheme 
The Foundation licence (M3) is taught regularly at Manchester wireless society.
Courses run throughout each Month,
Examinations are currently held on a Monday evening.
Weekend course's and tests are available upon request subject to conditions
 The Foundation course practical training tutor is Kev Hudson.
Exam dates on demand
Some week end course's can be arranged for groups of 7 or more

 

Morse Classes 
The Morse Code is still taught all the year round to the R.A.E.  Intermediate, Foundation standards.  There is, available at the meetings, Morse Code learning equipment and excellent tutors. The tutors are extremely helpful and will teach you at a pace that is suitable for you.
Versatile computer software is obtainable via adverts in the various radio amateur magazines or from the internet.
There are also a number of books which can be bought again via the magazines or via the R.S.G.B. and even cheaper from G5MS (Members book service).  There are many Radio Amateurs who give Morse lessons on the air communicating mainly on the 2m (144MHz) and 70cm(433MHz) bands.
Even if a person is not licensed to transmit they can still learn by listening.
 The Morse tutors are Alan Harding and Harry Wilson. 


 For information on G5MS activites , Questions on the 
Advanced, Intermediate, Foundation and Morse Courses    
or  just need the TEST .
Telephone ...
 +44 (0)161 342 0247.
e-mail enquiries to secretary@g5ms.com
 


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