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2EØMDS
WELCOME TO THE AMATEUR RADIO PAGES OF 2EØMDS
If you are not already a licenced radio amateur I hope that these pages may encourage you to take the test and gain your Foundation Licence and get your M3 call sign. If you have an interest in radio, short wave listening or CB, you will probably know much of what you need to pass the M3 exam already and a small amount of further reading may be all that's required! So send off the the RSGB book "Foundation Licence Now" from the RSGB or Practical Wireless magazine, Amazon or order it from your local book store and get on the amateur bands in no time at all! I have been a keen experimenter and short wave listener for longer than I care to remember - it's many many years - I have also used Citizens band radio (CB) on and off for some years, and this has given me a good grounding in radio, if you'll excuse the pun. I should have become involved in amateur radio long ago, but I was put off by the complex maths and the requirement to take the Morse Code (CW) test. I will even admit that when the "Novice" licence was introduced in the 1990's that I should have taken the test then but did not! Some years later the amateur licence requirements were changed again to the form that they exist in today, that is Foundation (M3); Intermediate (2EØ) and Advance (MØ). In 2007, after a lapse of some years, I became interested in short wave listening and CB again. I soon realized that I wanted more - I needed to become a proper amateur radio operator. Now that I have my amateur radio licence and done a little Morse in the Foundation exam, I am keen to get to grips with CW and learn Morse Code properly. CHARLIE DELTA A.R.C. In December 2007 I decided to join a local amateur radio club, perhaps with a little trepidation at first. In January 2008 I settled on joining the Charlie Delta ARC in Bilston, Wolverhampton. As it turned out, I could not have wished to meet a more friendly and helpful group of people to help me along the passage to my amateur radio licence. Visit the Charlie Delta Website The Charlie Delta Amateur Radio Club meets every Monday evening between 8pm and 10pm at the Woodcross Club, Woodcross Lane, Bilston. I took the first exam for the Foundation Licence in March 2008 and obtained my M3 callsign M3WNQ, then on 6th April I sat the Intermediate exam and passed. I received my new Intermediate Licence and my new call sign 2EØMDS. Being keen, I was reading the RSGB book "Intermediate Licence, Building On The Foundation" whilst studying for the Foundation exam. So Immediately after I passed the Foundation Exam I applied to do the Intermediate Exam. Naturally there was more detail involved in the Intermediate course and a number of practical excercises to complete, but as I enjoy the practical side of electronics, construction and building projects I enjoyed the work and the challenge. In fact I also started attending the Advanced Course being held at the Charlie Delta club whilst studying for the Intermediate exam - so that's the next step. I am certainly looking forward to progressing to the Full Level! 73
Mike 2EØMDS (Formerly M3WNQ)  
If you have got any specific Amateur Radio questions try visiting a specialist forum on the net :-  http://www.transmission1.co.uk
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