{"id":14475,"date":"2016-09-15T11:51:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T10:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/?page_id=14475"},"modified":"2025-12-07T14:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T14:43:32","slug":"welcome-to-hamtrain-the-amateur-radio-training-resource","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/","title":{"rendered":"Ham Train: The Amateur Radio Training Resource"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Ham Train: The Amateur Radio Training Resource<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-15619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/images\/Foundation-Kelly.png\" alt=\"Kelly Foundation Training Photo\" width=\"200\" height=\"257\" \/>We&#8217;re passionate about amateur radio, and we want to make the hobby as easy to take part in as possible. That&#8217;s why we&#8217;ve created the &#8220;<strong>Ham Train<\/strong>&#8221; website.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Who&#8217;s HamTrain for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Newcomers<\/strong> &#8211; We offer information on how to get started, free training material, plus our free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-online\/\">online training course<\/a> that&#8217;s been taken by over 14,000 students!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tutors &amp; Clubs<\/strong> &#8211; Our constantly-updated free training material includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-slides\/\">Powerpoint slides<\/a>, handouts and videos, plus our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-study-guide\/\">Study Guide<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-mock-tests-book\/\">Mock Tests Book<\/a>. Our online course can be used to supplement and support existing club training<\/li>\n<li><strong>Newly-licensed<\/strong> &#8211; We have lots of information on how to get started once you have your licence. You can also join our free online club for updates on the hobby and a busy forum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For Newcomers<\/h3>\n<p>Our most\u00a0popular service is our free online Foundation Training Course, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-online\/\"><strong>Foundation Online<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; &#8211; This is aimed at those who prefer to study at their own pace via computer. Courses are short, easy-to-follow, and free. Take a look at the following short video to find out more about our course:<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qdK6Ok4U-LE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>To sign up to our free course, which runs once a month, go to:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-online\/\"><strong>Foundation Online<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If online training&#8217;s not for you, we also offer training slides, getting started guides, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-study-guide\/\">study guide<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-mock-tests-book\/\">mock tests<\/a> books and training videos, which may help with study.<\/p>\n<h3>For Tutors, Trainers &amp; Clubs:<\/h3>\n<p>We know that it&#8217;s not easy, but we believe we can help to make life a little easier for trainers. Here&#8217;s how we can help:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Training Slides and Videos<\/strong> &#8211; We offer a free up-to-date set of colourful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-slides\/\">PowerPoint slides<\/a> that cover the entire Foundation syllabus. They include animations, videos and practical examples of what candidates need to know. We also have video versions of each module (handy if you have no tutor!). Slides are branded &#8220;Ham Train&#8221;, which you may prefer over material branded by another club.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Online Training<\/strong> &#8211; If you&#8217;re not able to run a full training course, or you want to keep students engaged between club training sessions, consider signing them up to our free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-online\/\">Foundation Online<\/a> course. The course offers videos, a short test for each module, plus mock exams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our online courses and course material are all free to UK clubs and trainers.\u00a0For more, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/tutors\/\">Ham Train Tutors Area<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Pages to explore:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/traininglinks\/\">Training Links<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/clubs-training\/training-resources\/\">RSGB Training Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/courses-and-exams\/\">UK Course and Exam Lists<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-slides\/\">Foundation Training Material<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-study-guide\/\">Foundation Study Guide<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-mock-tests-book\/\">Mock Tests Book<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; our two training books in paperback and electronic formats<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/how-to-become-a-ham\">How to become a radio amateur<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Something we can help with? Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/contact\/\">get in touch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-online\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/images\/foundation-online-promo.jpg\" alt=\"Foundation Online Amateur Radio Training Promo\" width=\"580\" height=\"249\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ham Train: The Amateur Radio Training Resource We&#8217;re passionate about amateur radio, and we want to make the hobby as easy to take part in as possible. That&#8217;s why we&#8217;ve created the &#8220;Ham Train&#8221; website. Who&#8217;s HamTrain for? 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