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| title | slug | date | tags | |
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| Amateur radio licence | /amateur-radio-licence/ | 2026-03-12 |
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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.