New Zealand club seeks newcomers for HamCram course New Zealand's Herald reports Whanganui Amateur Radio Society is looking for newcomers to take the HamCram course to get their 1 kW CEPT Class 1 equivalent license in just 2 days The newspaper says: The Wanganui Amateur Radio Society is calling for new members, with enrolments in its "HamCram" course opening this weekend. Amateur radio involves exploring the limits of radio, electronics and digital technologies. Once an exam is passed to receive a licence, people can operate and build radio equipment capable of communicating with others around New Zealand, the world and even space. Member Mike Newman, otherwise known as ZL1BNB in the radio world, has been a member of the society since he moved to Whanganui in 1982. Newman is a self-confessed "technology freak" and radio has been his passion. "It's a lifetime interest. Some people have lifetime interests in fishing, tramping, cars and so forth. This is my lifetime interest." Newman sat his technical examination in 1954, but didn't get his licence for another 17 years. Read the full story at https://www.nzherald.co.nz/north-island/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503932&objectid=12310202 New Zealand has a single class of license that permits 1 kW output and requires passing a single 60 question multiple choice exam, the pass mark is 40. HamCram courses have grown in popularity in recent years. People starting from scratch can get licensed with just two-days of study. Pass rates for many courses are 100% http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2018/august/nzart-looks-at-ham-cram-courses.htm http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2020/march/new-zealand-club-seeks-newcomers-for-hamcram-course.htm
