Historic Events in EI

Thursday last was a historic day in amateur radio in EI in that it marked the first Theory Examination for the
Experimenter Licence run under the new system.

Under this system, negotiated recently by the IRTS with
ComReg, the Society is responsible for the setting,
organising and correcting of the Theory Examination.

Thursday also marked the last examination to be held using the traditional essay type examination paper. For the future, the examination will consist of a multiple-choice paper of 60 questions covering the various aspects of the HAREC syllabus. A question bank for these papers has already been prepared by the Society.

Fourteen candidates sat the examination, which was held in the offices of ComReg in Dublin. Under the agreement negotiated by IRTS, ComReg has undertaken to provide facilities in Dublin in January and June of each year, free of charge, to facilitate the holding of examinations. Examinations can be held at centres elsewhere in the country if numbers warrant it.

The agreement negotiated by the Society with ComReg is
a historic one and puts the running of the Theory
Examination on a proper footing. It also vests the trust and confidence of ComReg in the Society, which adds further to its status as the representative Society for Radio Experimenters in this country.

Examinations will be held on a regular basis as required and clubs can plan their classes with the certainty of the availability of an examination.

Source: IRTS

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