The Foundation license is the entry point to all things amateur radio and your ability to get on air. It is the first step to entry which can be achieved by sitting a basic assessment.
The Standard license allows more accessible bands, more power, and additional modes. This is an intermediate step in the quest for for the Advanced license.
The Advanced license opens up all privileges allowed for amateur radio operators in Australia. The options are virtually unlimited for the Advanced amateur.
Amateur radio continues to thrive in Australia, and my audience knows the value of practical, real‑world radio knowledge. Whether you’re exploring HF, experimenting with digital modes, or joining emergency communications groups, getting licensed is your gateway into the hobby. This guide reflects the current ACMA‑administered exam system, the latest licensing process, and the modern pathways […]
Latest News from VK3PH This is the latest news from the home base of VK3PH at the end of December 2024. It has been a very busy year, and I just don’t know where the time has gone. I have conducted thirty-six (36) assessments this year brining my total count to well over two hundred […]
Introduction My website has been fully refreshed to reflect the changes made by the ACMA to the Amateur Class Licence 2024. The AMC is no longer responsible for conducting and marking Amateur Radio licence exams on behalf of the ACMA. This has been brought back inhouse and the current group of volunteers recruited to continue […]
EMDRC Foundation Training EMDRC Foundation Training Course was not held at the club rooms on Saturday, August 3, due to low numbers of interested attendees. The three (3) interested candidates attended the exams on Sunday, August 4 where they successfully passed. Licences were issued and candidates on-air the following day (Monday). At the last course […]
Foundation Course The next Foundation Course will be held at the EMDRC club rooms on Wednesday, December 27. If you would like to attend, please register by clicking on the Request an Assessment link. At the last course we had ten (10) candidates that all passed and are now on air. The course commences at […]
Amateur Class Licence Update The AMC advised its assessors that their arrangement (via a Deed) with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (the ACMA) to provide certain amateur services is due to expire on 18 February 2024. While it was open to the AMC to seek an extension of this arrangement for a further 5 […]
EMDRC Foundation Course. The last Foundation Licence training course was held on Saturday 28 October 2023 at the EMDRC club rooms in East Burwood. Exams conducted the following morning, Sunday 29 October 2023 for all licence classes. If you would like to register for a future course or examination, please use the “Request an Assessment” […]
Training and assessment at the EMDRC in 2022 resulted in more success stories. Success stories We have had more success stories as Foundation courses re-start at the EMDRC club rooms since Covid restrictions have eased. AMC (Australian Maritime College) still require examiners to have been vaccinated and take appropriate diligence. We should do this in […]
The VK3PH team produced another successful round of assessments. The latest Foundation Course conducted at the EMDRC Club Rooms on Saturday 30 July 2022 produced another successful round of assessments. Resulting in four (4) successful candidates. All new to the hobby of Amateur radio. Once their paperwork has been processed by the ACMA we will […]
Advanced syllabus changes announced by the AMC (Australian Maritime College). Correspondence from the AMC – 18 May 2022 Dear Assessor, We write in response to the recent ACMA Amateur Radio Update (March 2022) survey results relating to changes to the Advanced Syllabus, accordingly please be advised that the AMC Amateur Radio Office will be changing […]