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Foundation Courses and assessments

NOTE:Courses and assessments are currently suspended due to the COVID-19 public health restrictions.

For more information on our education activities, please contact us via email to education@arnsw.org.au,  or phoning the office on 02 9651 1490 and leave your contact details.

ARNSW is planning Foundation courses and Licence assessments for all grades, throughout 2020. The dates currently planned are;

All are held at the ARNSW facilities at 63 Quarry Road, Dural.

Foundation courses are usually held over a single weekend, with training all day Saturday and Sunday morning, then the assessments take place on Sunday afternoon.

Foundation Licence Manual (Third Edition)  Pick up - $25.00.

For mail orders please contact the WIA Bookshop at bookshop@wia.org.au or via the WIA website's Foundation Manual page.

The ACMA fee for a new licence   is currently $78.

For general information on becoming a Radio Amateur, check out the WIA website. There is also specific information on the Foundation Licence.

You can also learn all about Amateur Radio at this great ARRL site www.hello-radio.org.

Information on license requirements/conditions and regulations can be found on the ACMA website.