Irish Amateur Radio Exam

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Submitted by Michael Watterson on 2 August 2010 - 8:51am

Why is the pass rate so low?

Partly to blame are stupid questions in the regulations section that are really nothing to do with Regulations, like foreign call signs?

Lack of preparation?

The pass rate in South Africa is 70% Many places in UK it's 100%.

I'm against "dumbing" down. But I'm also against poorly designed exams or poor preparation.

Quote:

Examination Results

The results of the Theory Examination for the Amateur
Station Licence examination held in Limerick and Dublin
on 7th July were issued very quickly. Of the 21
candidates who sat the examination 12 qualified for the
HAREC qualification, a pass rate of 57%.

This brings to 220 the total number that have sat the
eleven examinations that have been held since IRTS took
over responsibility for organising, setting and
correcting the theory examination in May 2005. Of these
130 or 60% qualified for the award of the HAREC
qualification.

The cooperative arrangement between ComReg and IRTS on
the examination has worked extremely well and is one of
the factors that have contributed to the excellent
working relationship that exists between the Society
and ComReg.
______________________________________________

Theory Examination

The next theory examination for the Amateur Station
Licence will be held on Wednesday, 6th October next at
2 p.m. in the ComReg Offices in Dublin. The closing
date for receipt of applications to sit the examination
is Friday, 17th September.

For further information on the application procedure,
exam fees and other details see 'Theory Examination' in
the 'Information' section of the website. The
'Downloads' section of the website includes a very
useful document 'Studying for the Amateur Radio
Examination'.

The 'Links' section of the website under 'Radio Theory'
contains much useful information for anyone studying
for the licence examination.'
2 August 2010 - 1:52pm
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I agree with you Watty. The

I agree with you Watty. The pass rate is very poor. I would put it down to a few factors such as poor preparation i.e. there are not enough venues running courses. So people interested in the hobby have to resort to independent learning without guidance. The IRTS don't help matters where they ask questions that are not relevant to people learning like obscure foreign call signs. Also the lack of availability of a bank of questions is also a factor. Many countries make their question banks available for study by candidates. 

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