What is the foundation amateur license all about?

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What is the foundation amateur license all about?

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What is the foundation Licence all about?

The hobby of Amateur Radio has a long and proud tradition. The very first radio amateurs were true pioneers of radio technology. Amateurs ‘invented’ and refined much of the early radio technology and were the first to transmit music, radio plays, and information to the handful of people who had the new fangled radio receivers.

During the war years amateur radio communication was silenced, but radio amateurs enlisted as highly trained and technically competent radio operators in all theatres of war.

After World War II the hobby of amateur radio flourished. Radio clubs sprang up in schools all over the world and kids went home each night to build some new contraption, or have a chat with someone over the wireless. These young people became the mainstay of the technical professions and developed much of the modern technology we use today.

Times change, and Australia is now faced with a serious shortage of people with technical skills. Our country needs more bright young people to become technicians, scientists and engineers, instead of lawyers, money managers and mobile phone salesmen – we already have plenty of them!

The new entry level Foundation Licence provides a great opportunity for young people to foster an interest in communications technology and perhaps lead on to a rewarding career in science, electronics, and communications.

But most importantly amateur radio provides an opportunity to communicate with people. Outback travelers, sailors, retirees, or anyone with a little time to spare and a curious mind will find amateur radio very rewarding. The new Foundation Licence makes an amateur radio Licence very achievable with a just few hours study.

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