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+title: "Amateur radio licence"
+slug: /amateur-radio-licence/
+date: 2026-03-12
+tags: ["radio"]
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+In February I finally bit the bullet and booked the exam for the UK Amateur
+Radio Licence (Foundation Level).
+
+My natural learning style is both meandering and thorough. I like to work at my
+own pace and pursue rabbit holes and tangents. I dislike exams and any aspect of
+competition injected into the learning process. At school my grades were always
+lower than my actual knowledge level because I never studied for the test, I
+pursued what was interesting to me to depths not required by the exams.
+
+I think all people who love learning for its own sake are like this but I did
+actually _need_ the licence in order to be able to transmit and start gaining
+practical knowledge. Having the test booked for the end of the month helped me
+concentrate and stay on target.