RCF and Ofcom agree ACO exam pass equivalent to Amateur Radio ...

The Radio Communications Foundation is pleased
to announce that agreement has been reached with the Air Cadets Organisation (ACO) to accept a pass in their ACO Radio Communications Foundation Equivalent examination as equivalent to a pass in the Amateur Radio Foundation examination.

Ofcom has also accepted that the ACO FE examination syllabus meets the Radio Amateur Foundation level requirements and will issue a Radio Amateur Foundation level licence via the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), on receipt of a successful Air Cadet candidate pass details.

The Foundation understands that the RSGB is offering those under 21 who achieve their licence through this route a year?s free membership of the Society.

The vision of the Foundation is to bring the benefits of radio to young people and to encourage the use of technology. The Foundation is delighted with this agreement as it completely meets this objective and it is inspiring that young Air Cadets may set out on a lifetime of enjoyment of the hobby through this agreement.

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The Radio Communications Foundation
The Radio Communications Foundation is a Registered Charity established in 2003 with the objectives of supporting people and projects where radio communications through the expertise of the radio amateur is the theme. In 2007, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) signed an agreement with the Foundation for the management of the examinations required to obtain an Amateur Radio transmitting licence. The Radio Society of Great Britain administers these examinations in accordance with standards defined by the Foundation. See www.commsfoundation.org

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