{"id":16457,"date":"2021-12-30T14:11:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T14:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/?page_id=16457"},"modified":"2025-10-26T15:59:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T15:59:45","slug":"mock-amateur-radio-exams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/mock-amateur-radio-exams\/","title":{"rendered":"Mock Tests for UK Amateur Radio Exams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-18096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/mockexam-icon160.png\" alt=\"Mock Exam Icon\" width=\"154\" height=\"160\" \/>Taking mock exams before sitting your RSGB amateur radio exam is highly recommended &#8211; it gets you used to the style of multiple-choice questions that you might encounter, tests how well you&#8217;ve studied the course material, and highlights any weak areas.<\/p>\n<p>So, where can you find good mocks? On this page, we&#8217;ll explore the options.<\/p>\n<h3>Course: Foundation Online<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-16462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/mock-question-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Example Mock Question\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/mock-question-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/mock-question-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/mock-question-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Our free Foundation course has mock questions after each module, two mini-mock tests during the course (to check your progress) and a mock test at the end of the course &#8211; That&#8217;s <strong>115 mock questions<\/strong> as part of the standard free course.<\/p>\n<p>For people who are kind enough to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/thanks\/\">make a donation<\/a> at the end of the course, we make available a classroom with some bonus mock tests &#8211; That&#8217;s 5 full mocks and some extra module mocks &#8211; a total of <strong>160 mock questions<\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Our course and mocks are updated for the April 2025 syllabus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UK Foundation Mock Exam Tests\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2KxxpaCVEdk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>RSGB Mock Papers (PDF)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/rsgb-mock.jpg\" alt=\"RSGB Mock Paper\" width=\"128\" height=\"170\" \/>The RSGB has some free mock papers on its website. At the time of writing, the following can be found on the RSGB site here: <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/clubs-training\/training-resources\/mock-exams\/\">RSGB Mock Papers<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three Foundation papers &#8211; <strong>26 mock questions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Three Intermediate papers &#8211; <strong>45 mock questions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Three Full papers &#8211; <strong>62 mock questions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These papers are based on genuine exam questions, so we recommend everyone try these mocks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Website: HamTrain<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We have a pool of over 300 mock exam questions that we use as part of our free Foundation Online training course. If you&#8217;re not on our course, but still want some extra mock tests, you can get these in return for a small donation (which helps to keep our service running). <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">You can get access to various of our HamTrain Mock tests (4, 6 or 11 mock tests) for a small fee from the <strong><a class=\"inline_disabled\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/redirect.php?id=patreonstore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HamHub UK Patreon Community<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">You can get access to extra HamTrain Mock tests for a small donation from here: <strong><a class=\"inline_disabled\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/donations\/donation-form-completed-mocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make a donation<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you&#8217;d expect, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">our mocks are updated for the April 2025 syllabus.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17868\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamtrain-mocks-575x298.jpg\" alt=\"HamTraim Foundation Mock Questions\" width=\"575\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamtrain-mocks-575x298.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/hamtrain-mocks.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HamTraim Foundation Mock Questions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Book: Foundation Mock Tests<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-mock-tests-book\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18021 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/mocktestsbook_sm.jpg\" alt=\"Foundation Mock Tests Book Cover\" width=\"139\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the authors of the popular Foundation Study Guide, this handy book contains 6 complete Foundation mock tests, structured in the same way as the actual Foundation exam. With over <strong>150 tried-and-tested questions<\/strong>, this book will help you check just how ready you are for the exam, and it contains a short explanation for each answer to help identify any areas you may need to brush up on. The book also contains some exam tips and has a downloadable marking sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than simply being a book of random mock questions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/foundation-mock-tests-book\/\">Foundation Mock Tests<\/a> includes six complete mock tests, structured in the same way as the actual Foundation exam questions. Each mock test includes 26 questions and covers the v1.6b syllabus, for exams from April 2025 onwards.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, the book is available from Amazon:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/redirect.php?id=fmtbook\">Foundation Mock Tests (Paperback, from Amazon)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/redirect.php?id=fmtkindle\">Foundation Mock Tests (Amazon Kindle)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/redirect.php?id=fmt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/MFT-Banner-400.png\" alt=\"Foundation Mock Tests Book Banner\" width=\"400\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Book: Foundation Radio Revision Questions<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/foundation-radio-revision-questions.jpg\" alt=\"Foundation Radio Revision Questions\" width=\"121\" height=\"170\" \/>This is an independent book containing <strong>over 200 mock questions<\/strong> for Foundation questions. Sadly, this is the 2022 edition and has not been updated for the 2024\/25 syllabus yet, so the licence conditions questions are <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">out of date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, the book is available from Amazon (Kindle), or the RSGB (paperback):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/redirect.php?id=foundationrevision\">Foundation Radio Revision Questions (Paperback, from Amazon)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/redirect.php?id=foundationrevisionkindle\">Foundation Radio Revision Questions (Amazon Kindle)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Book: RSGB Exam Secrets<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/exam-secrets170.jpg\" alt=\"RSGB Exam Secrets Book\" width=\"120\" height=\"170\" \/>The RSGB publishes a book of exam questions. This includes questions for all three licence levels.<\/p>\n<p>The book is a little pricey (\u00a315-\u00a319), but it does cover all 3 levels, so it could be a good investment if you&#8217;re planning to study towards Full. Note: The syllabus changed in 2019, so make sure you buy the latest version.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, the book is available from Amazon (Kindle), or the RSGB (paperback):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/redirect.php?id=examsecrets\">Exam Secrets for Radio amateurs (Paperback, from RSGB&#8217;s eBay store)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/redirect.php?id=examsecretskindle\">Exam Secrets for Radio amateurs (Amazon Kindle)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Websites (Various)<\/h3>\n<p>There are other websites that offer mock tests, but several have not been updated for the 2019 syllabus revision.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s one handy mock on the HamHub UK website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamhub.uk\/foundation-mock\/\">HamHub Mock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Apps (Various)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/ukmocktests.jpg\" alt=\"UK Amateur Radio Mock Tests\" width=\"153\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/ukmocktests.jpg 153w, https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-content\/uploads\/ukmocktests-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/>There are various apps out there for both Apple iOS and Google. Here are the ones we know about.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/redirect.php?id=hamexamapp\">HamExam (Apple iPhone \/ iPad)<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Mock papers for all three levels of the UK exam. The description does not make it clear whether this has been updated for the 2019 syllabus revision.\u00a0 At the time of writing, this app has no ratings on the Apple Store.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/redirect.php?id=amateurmocksapp\">UK Amateur Radio Mock Tests (Apple iPhone \/ iPad)<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Created by Jonathan Gibbs, this supports the 2019 syllabus revision and at the time of writing has a rating of 3.6\/5 on the Apple Store.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Got any good suggestions or recommendations? Please add them as a comment below&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking mock exams before sitting your RSGB amateur radio exam is highly recommended &#8211; it gets you used to the style of multiple-choice questions that you might encounter, tests how well you&#8217;ve studied the course material, and highlights any weak areas. So, where can you find good mocks? 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