{"id":16455,"date":"2021-12-29T17:18:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T17:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/?page_id=16455"},"modified":"2023-04-02T15:59:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T14:59:42","slug":"direct-to-full-exam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/direct-to-full-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct to Full Amateur Radio Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Currently, the UK operates a 3-tier amateur radio licence structure: Foundation &gt; Intermediate &gt; Full.<\/p>\n<p>The Exam Standards Committee identified that there are some potential amateurs who have extensive experience already, and might want to jump &#8220;<strong>Direct to Full<\/strong>&#8220;, without having to go through the first two stages. This page contains information on &#8220;Direct-to-Full&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>What is Direct to Full?<\/h3>\n<p>This will be a single theory exam, which can be taken online &#8211; designed for those with existing radio and electronics knowledge<\/p>\n<h3>When will Direct to Full be available?<\/h3>\n<p>21st January 2023.<\/p>\n<h3>How much will the exam cost?<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a395.<\/p>\n<h3>What will the exam look like?<\/h3>\n<p>The Direct-to-Full exam will consist of two parts, which are sat in the same session. Both have to be passed.<\/p>\n<p>Part 1 has 18 questions with a pass mark of 14 questions (77.7% pass mark)<\/p>\n<table class=\"tablelist\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tablelisthead\"><strong>Syllabus Section<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tablelisthead\"><strong># of questions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Licensing conditions and station identification<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Operating practices and procedures<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Direct-to-Full Exam:\u00a0Part 2<\/h4>\n<p>Part 2 has 57 questions with a pass mark of 36 questions (63.2% pass mark)<\/p>\n<table class=\"tablelist\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tablelisthead\"><strong>Syllabus Section<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"tablelisthead\"><strong># of questions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Technical aspects<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Transmitters and receivers<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feeders and antennas<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Propagation<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Electromagnetic compatibility<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Safety<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Measurements and construction<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Direct-to-Full Syllabus<\/h3>\n<p>The RSGB has released a <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/about-us\/committees\/examination-standards-committee\/\">42-page syllabus<\/a>, which broadly matches the current 3-tier syllabus (v1.5)<\/p>\n<h3>More on Direct to Full<\/h3>\n<p>We&#8217;ve also put together the following video, answering some common questions:<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wwRDG7Izp00\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<h3>Comments on Direct to Full?<\/h3>\n<p>Please add them below.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/direct-to-full-survey-results\/\">Essex Ham Direct-to-Full Survey Results to March 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/direct-to-full.html\">Direct-to-Full Consultation &amp; Syllabus<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Currently, the UK operates a 3-tier amateur radio licence structure: Foundation &gt; Intermediate &gt; Full. The Exam Standards Committee identified that there are some potential amateurs who have extensive experience already, and might want to jump &#8220;Direct to Full&#8220;, without having to go through the first two stages. This page contains information on &#8220;Direct-to-Full&#8221; What&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/direct-to-full-exam\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Direct to Full Amateur Radio Exam&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15361,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16455","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Currently, the UK operates a 3-tier amateur radio licence structure: Foundation &gt; Intermediate &gt; Full. 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