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ECC REPORT 89

A RADIO AMATEUR ENTRY LEVEL EXAMINATION AND LICENCE

Paris, October 200

Electronic Communications Committee (ECC)within the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT)

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5.1 APPROACH..................................................................................................................................................................

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A raio a1ater e#tr3 !e4e! e5a1i#atio# a# !ice#ce

1 PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT

Two Radio Amateur E2amination le3els ha3e 4een descri4ed 45 CEPT Recommendation T6R /178 and the ERC Report 9(HAREC and +O,CE). This report descri4es a third le3el: the E+TR%7C&A!!: an e2amination s5lla4us and itsadministration. Administrations are not re;uired to implement all of the le3els. $epending on national circumstancesadministrations ma5 decide to ma

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HAREC 4ased licence@ Access to all amateur allocations and techni;ues authorised in the respecti3e countr5:internationall5 recognised through T6R /178 and full5 consistent with the pri3ileges of T6R /1781 for temporar5 operationoutside nati3e countr5.

Administrations should ensure that the pri3ileges accorded to Entr5 &e3el encourage progression to higher licence le3els.

4 BACKGROUND

The argument to initiate a Radio Amateur Entr5 &e3el Class can 4e made with the following target groups in mind@7 or 5oung people with a technical interestB7 or candidates who do not ha3e the educational 4ac

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5.2 %este %3!!abs "or Raio A1ater E#tr3 Le4e! Corse a# E5a1i#atio#

This s5lla4us has 4een produced for the ia#ceof administrations so that the5 ma5 prepare their national amateur radiocourses and e2aminations for their Entr5 &e3el licence. The s5lla4us has two parts: practical operating aspects co3ered inthe first section 4elow: and: technical and regulation aspects co3ered in the second section. The assessment of the practicalpart ma5 4e underta

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c. Recei3ersi. !imple recei3er and detector

d. eeders and Antennasi. eeders: coa2ial and suita4le plugs

ii. Antenna t5pes: dipole: ground plane: end fed wireiii. Antenna matchingi3. Antenna Tuning "nit3. !tanding wa3es and !=R meters: radiated power and e.i.r.p.

3i. $umm5 loads

e. Propagationi. =a3e propagation

ii. Rangeiii. onospherei3. $ail5 changes in propagation

f. Electromagnetic Compati4ilit5i. Causes of interference

ii. *inimising the pro4lems

iii. Earthing: antenna t5pes

i3. Power and emission t5pes3. mmunit5

3i. !ocial aspects3ii. !ources of assistance

g. !afet5 Considerationsi. High 3oltages and currents

ii. *ains plugs and earthingiii. Accidentsi3. Antenna location3. 'atteries

3i. #eneral shoc< haDards

h. &icence Conditions and !pectrum permitted

i. +on Commercial and for self training in radio communicationsii. T5pes of licence

iii. ormat of call signsi3. Re;uirements for station identification3. Onl5 for communications with other radio amateurs

3i. +o secret codes to o4scure meaning3ii. 'roadcasting and transmission of music not permitted

3iii. &icence is personal

i2. Change of address re;uirements2. Right of inspection

5.3 O6erati# Pri4i!ees

Entr5 &e3el licencees must ha3e sufficient spectrum and operating pri3ileges so that the5 can communicate with and learnfrom: the wider radio amateur communit5.The pri3ileges of an Entr5 &e3el licence are to 4e determined 45 national administrations ta

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5.4 Ora#isatio#

The Entr5 &e3el s5lla4us: training course and e2aminations raises a num4er of issues which administrations ma5 need to

consider@ 7- The pro3ision of courses and e2amination ma5 re;uire a partnership with the amateur radio

societ5 who ma5 4e as