Taking mock exams before sitting your RSGB amateur radio exam is highly recommended. They get you used to the style of multiple-choice questions you may encounter, test how well you’ve studied the course material, and help to highlight any weak areas.
So, where can you find good UK amateur radio mock exams? Here are some of the options.
HamTrain Online Foundation Mock Tests
If you’re preparing for the UK Foundation exam and want plenty of practice, HamTrain has a pool of more than 300 Foundation mock questions, covering the current RSGB syllabus.
You can get access to packages containing 4, 6 or 11 full online mock tests. They’re designed to help you check your progress, identify weaker areas and get used to answering exam-style questions online.
Our Foundation mocks cover the v1.6b syllabus, for exams from April 2025 onwards.
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HamTrain Foundation Mock Questions
Prefer a Book? Foundation Mock Tests
If you’d rather practise away from the computer, our Foundation Mock Tests book contains six complete Foundation mock tests, each structured in the same way as the actual Foundation exam.
It contains more than 150 tried-and-tested questions, with a short explanation for each answer to help you identify areas that may need more revision. There are also exam tips and a downloadable marking sheet.
Rather than simply being a collection of random questions, each mock contains 26 questions covering the appropriate syllabus areas, just like the real Foundation exam.
The book covers the RSGB v1.6b syllabus, for exams from April 2025 onwards.
Available from Amazon:
Free Foundation Online Course
Our free Foundation Online course includes mock questions throughout the course.
There are questions after each module, two mini-mock tests to check your progress, and a mock test at the end of the course. That’s 115 mock questions included as part of the standard free course.
For people who are kind enough to make a donation at the end of the course, we also make available a bonus classroom containing five full mocks and some extra module tests – a total of around 160 additional mock questions.
Our course and mocks cover the v1.6b syllabus, for exams from April 2025 onwards.
RSGB Mock Papers
The RSGB also provides some free mock papers on its website:
- Three Foundation papers – 26 questions per paper
- Three Intermediate papers – 46 questions per paper
- For the Full exam, the question bank is available online
These are useful additional practice and include genuine exam-style material, so they’re well worth trying as part of your preparation.
RSGB Exam Secrets
The RSGB also publishes Exam Secrets for Radio Amateurs, which contains questions covering all three licence levels.
If you’re planning to progress beyond Foundation, this may be useful as it covers Foundation, Intermediate and Full.
Make sure you buy the latest edition appropriate to the current syllabus.
Other Mock Test Websites and Apps
There are various other websites and apps offering UK amateur radio mock tests.
When using third-party mocks, it’s worth checking that they have been updated for the current RSGB syllabus.
- HamExam (Apple iPhone / iPad) – Mock papers covering all three levels of the UK exam.
Got any good suggestions or recommendations? Please add them as a comment below.
Thank you, Pete and team enjoyed the course shows what I need to work on. I’ve sent you all a tea bag so don’t forget to dry it out so you can have two cups of tea. Thanks again 73
Great course, clear, concise, and well structured – many thanks to Pete and the team! Hope the ‘thank you ‘ donation helps 👍
thanks pete for all your help the cours is great and it lets you catch up if your not asfast as everyone so thanks agane
Hi. I just tried going to the mock papers on the link above (from https://www.essexham.co.uk/train/mock-amateur-radio-exams/) The link reads http://www.sxham.uk/mocks but links back to this same page https://www.essexham.co.uk/train/mock-amateur-radio-exams/
Whoops. Link fixed.
Hi, I know you are not recommending the “exam secrets ” book by Alen Betts at the moment, but perhaps you could help me.
There are three sample exams in appendix 1 in the book, but for the life of me I cannot find the answers to these sample questions.
I can find the answers to the bulk of the questions, but not those in that appendix.
Could you direct me to them?
Anyone?
73
Hi Corrie,
I have the 2nd edition of this book and the answers you are looking for can be found from page 149 onwards.
Also, there are some corrections and updates for this book, see RSGB site here:
https://rsgb.org/main/blog/publications/books-extra/2019/10/10/exam-secrets-for-radio-amateurs/
Hi Pete, a great on line course put together very well with nicely structured modules.
hi pete great course,as you get older the brain is not as sharp but im enjoying the challenge and hopfully will get there in the end.
regards rob.
I have really enjoyed the course, Pete is a great teacher, Thanks
Booked the exam. Doing every mock I can find then will start on learning for Intermediate (I Hope)
Thanks Great Easy to Digest and Understand Course. (Please start an Intermediate version????)
Nick
Thankyou Pete – great course – just signed up for the mocks but lost my log in code please can you email me the code again for canvas
No worries. The code was emailed to you on 23/11/24
Hello Pete and Kelly,
Thank you so much for your hard work in compiling these really helpful videos and tutorials, they honestly are really helpful. At least now I know how to put a plug on and I guess I will have to remove the silver paper from around the fuse. (I jested of course). The hard work begins now trying to learn and memorise everything you have attempted to teach me, you really put everything across in a very professional way.
I will be making a contribution towards the costs for your hard work and could I say please, that if I am fortunate enough to pass my, “Foundation” course, it will mainly be for both of your efforts in producing these tutorials, thank you both again.
Hi Brian,
Thanks so much for both your kind words and your kind donation. You’re enrolled in an upcoming course, which we hope will help you to study for, and pass, the exam – then you’re on your way. Enjoy the course and hopefully you’ll have your callsign in no time!
Well Pete, it’s finally here, my exam. Why am I so nervous? Every minute of every day I am reading the Foundation Study Guide, the Four page Reference Data and I actually think that I am remembering things. I’ve got the link for the RSGB and have familiarised myself with it’s workings.
A huge thank you again and I do hope I pass first time, if not, I will be back.
This is a great course the modules are easy to understand and a great way to learn the things that you need for your foundation exam. If I pass my exam it will be down to Essex ham and all the work they do to get you through the exam.
Hi Is there a book With the questions and answers For the federation test Similar to the cscs test book So you Can study it and learn all the questions Regards robert