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Intermediate Course
Intermediate License
Course Manual
Once you have gained experience at the Foundation level we are sure you will want to take the next step up - this is the Intermediate licence. The Intermediate licence gives access to the Intermediate frequency allocations within the amateur bands and Permitted power levels are increased to 50 watts.
To obtain the Intermediate licence it is advisable to take a training course. This course is longer than the Foundation course and aims to teach many of the fundamentals of radio in a stimulating way by actually undertaking practical tasks such as soldering, building a small project and a variety of other exercises building on the experience you have gained as a Foundation licence holder.
Students in the lecture room
After completing the course candidates sit the Intermediate Licence Examination. Again this examination is a multiple-choice test based on what was learnt on the course, covering the basic concepts of radio operating on the amateur bands and the licence conditions. With both of these successfully completed an Intermediate licence can be obtained.
The course manual, Intermediate Licence - Building on the Foundation, is currently available from the Radio Society of Great Britain's (RSGBs) on-line book shop.
Having run several successful Foundation Courses to-date, the Southport & District Amateur Radio Club is now considering the running of an Intermediate Course if there is sufficient demand. If you are interested in taking the Intermediate Course with the us then please contact our Course Administrator and we will send you further information as soon as we have finalised the course details.
Syllabus & Sample Test
You can download the syllabus and a sample exam paper below.
Catchment area
We are happy to accept candidates from all over Europe - one of our recent successes was from Czech Rebuplic. However, our more traditional catchment area includes West Lancashire (Ormskirk, Burscough, Bickerstaffe, Lathom, Newburgh, Up Holland, Wrightington, Skelmersdale, Aughton, Parbold, Tarleton and Rufford), Lancashire (Chorley, Mawdesly, Croston, Bretherton and Euxton), Wigan, St. Helens, Liverpool, Merseyside and Sefton (Southport, Birkdale, Ainsdale, Formby, Freshfield, Hightown, Crosby, Litherland, Bootle, Maghull, Lydiate, Aintree and Netherton).