The UK Amateur Radio Training Site, from Essex Ham
(Updated 31/5/26) Until May 2026, our courses were run on the Canvas Platform, until they were the victim of a cyber attack. What’s happened? The online classroom platform Canvas, was hit by a major cyber attack on around the 7th of May 2026, and as a result, our courses have not been available. The site…
The RSGB has released exam stats for 2025. Here is a summary for those interested in looking at recent trends in UK amateur radio exams: Exam Passes: Foundation exam passes in 2025: 1772 (1898 in 2024) Intermediate exam passes in 2025: 363 (401 in 2024) Full exam passes in 2025: 211 (191 in 2024) Direct-to-Full…
In order to get a current picture of the clubs and training community, we’ve launched our Tutors & Clubs Survey 2026. If you’re involved with running a club or with amateur radio training at any level, please take a few minutes to complete our survey Take the survey: https://sxham.uk/tutor26 Results will be published on Essex…
List of UK training clubs as found on the RSGB Course Finder (source): Aberkenfig And District Amateur Radio Club Appledore & DARC Barnsley & DARC Bedford & DARC Bishop Auckland Radio Amateurs’ Club Bromley & DARS Burnham Beeches RC Burnharm Amateur Radio Club Cambridge & DARC Carmarthen ARS Chesham & District Amateur Radio Society Chelmsford…
We’ve been asked on a few occasions for advice on how to use our HamTrain Foundation training material to help prepare Scout, Guide or Cadet groups for the UK Foundation amateur radio exam. Here are a few ways that we can help. Material for local training: The better way of training a group is commonly…
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We’re pleased to announce the launch of HamTrain Foundation Mock Tests, a new exam-practice book designed to help students prepare for the UK amateur radio Foundation licence exam. Practising with realistic mock exams is one of the best ways to check your progress and build confidence before sitting the real test. This new book contains…
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The RSGB has released exam stats for 2024. Here is a summary for those interested in looking at recent trends in UK amateur radio exams: Exam Passes: A good increase in passes in 2024: Foundation exam passes in 2024: 1898 (1282 in 2023) Intermediate exam passes in 2024: 401 (361 in 2023) Full exam passes…
The RSGB has introduced a new process for reporting flawed exam questions, and the new process excludes tutors from raising challenges on behalf of their students. Reactions from social media: A great idea, very poorly executed. Why would they block those best placed to find errors from reporting them? Ridiculous! Probably hoping that a new…
A warning to students using mock tests from the RadioTutor website. This follows numerous reports from people relying on mocks from this site. What the’s problem? Until 2018, a website called Hamtests offered excellent mock tests. When they closed down, their made their question database available for others to use, and the website Radio Tutor…
If you’re a student taking an amateur radio exam with the RSGB, remember that it pays to prepare and take some mocks. All the prep in world can’t prepare you for curveball questions, which is why we now include “Students Beware” as a part of our Foundation Online course. RSGB has released a small number…
