IRTS set to sign new deal on Theory Examinations

The three year agreement between ComReg and the Irish Radio Transmitters Society under which the Society is responsible for setting, organising and correcting the examination for the Experimenter Licence is due to expire in May.

Arising from this, representatives of the Society held a very
successful meeting on Wednesday last with representatives of the Irish regulator ComReg.

At this meeting it was decided that the agreement would be renewed for a further three-year period. A new agreement with minor amendments is being drawn up at present and should be signed shortly.

It was also agreed that for the future an examination would be held in June or July with a repeat examination in September or October. The next examination will be held in early July.

The success of the collaboration between ComReg and IRTS on the examination is evidenced by the fact that since IRTS took over responsibility for the examination just under three years ago, six examinations have been held.

A total of 126 candidates have sat these examinations and 75 of them have obtained the HAREC qualification, which entitled them to apply for an experimenter licence. This is probably the highest number ever to pass the examination in a three-year period.

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