1. Amateur Radio in New Zealand – The new rules explained:
- There have been regulatory and procedural changes involving the General User Radio Licence (GURL)
for Amateur Radio Operators, the General Amateur Operators Certificate of Competency and to the
Amateur Radio Callsign arrangements. - The new arrangements concern all radio amateurs.
- It is recommended that you download a copy of the “Amateur Radio New Rules Explained”
booklet and study it - to be sure that you are familiar with our new operating circumstances. - Amateur Radio New Rules Explained (691KB) (Last updated: 08/12/2006)
- The consequential detailed revisions of the Amateur Radio Examination Question-Bank
and the many training documents have been completed (see next section).
2. Amateur Radio Study Guide:
Candidates
- Free amateur radio study guide - to help you to prepare for the Amateur Radio Examination!
- View it here on-line, right now, or download it in either a self-extracting file to run on your own computer or a ZIP file (~3.1 MB)
- Go to: Amateur Radio Study Guide 07A: Online Version - (Last updated: 08/12/2006)
- Download: Amateur Radio Study Guide 07A (Self-Extracting .EXE ZIP file) - (Last updated: 08/12/2006)
(this file extracts to the C: drive and is most suitable for Windows based PC's) - Download: Amateur Radio Study Guide 07A (ZIP file) - (Last updated: 08/12/2006)
(this file extracts to various directories and is most suited for non-Windows based PC's) - The consequential detailed revisions of the Amateur Radio Examination Question-Bank
and the many training documents have been completed (see next section).
- Free amateur radio tutorial notes - to help you to prepare for the Amateur Radio Examination or run classes!
- Download: Amateur Radio Tutorial Notes 07A (ZIP file: 265KB) - (Last updated: 08/12/2006)
(this file extracts to Word files and is most suited for both Windows and non-Windows based PC's)
3. Amateur Radio Examination Question-Bank:
- Amateur Radio Examination Question-Bank (350KB) - (Last updated: 08/12/2006)
4. Examination Centres and Supervisors around New Zealand:
- Looking for a place to sit the exam?
- Download the PDF to locate an examination centre near you.
- Examination Centres and Supervisors around New Zealand (57 kB) - (Last updated: 15/04/2008)
- HTML Format to locate an examination centre near you.
- Examination Centres and Supervisors around New Zealand (16 kB) - (Last updated: 15/04/2008)
5. Learning the Morse Code:
- Free teaching software for learning morse (PC only, Windows 95/98 and above systems) can be downloaded here- (Last updated: 04/02/2008)
6. Where do I get more information?
- The New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (Inc.) is a non-profit association of Amateur Radio Operators.
- NZART has clubs and instructors in most larger cities and towns.
- For more information on Amateur Radio and details of club and licensing courses near you, by contacting us.
