# Becoming a radio amateur

## Requirements of the Licenses

Any UK resident, including overseas citizens, may take the appropriate course of instruction and/or examination in order to obtain a UK licence.

### Full Licence

1. Applicants can be any age

2. Applicants must have passed the RAE

3. The appropriate fee must be paid before the licence is issued and each year on the anniversary of the date of issue. No fee is payable by applicants under the age of 21.

4. Before undertaking the full licence, applicants must first qualify at the Intermediate level.

### Intermediate Licence

1. Applicants can be any age

2. Applicants must attend, and successfully complete, an approved course of instruction

3. The appropriate fee must be paid before the licence is issued and each year on the anniversary of the date of issue. No fee is payable by applicants under the age of 21

4. Before undertaking the intermediate licence, applicants must first qualify at the Foundation level.

### Foundation Licence

1. Applicants can be any age

2. Applicants must attend an approved course of instruction, probably over a weekend

3. The appropriate fee must be paid before the licence is issued and each year on the anniversary of the date of issue. No fee is payable by applicants under the age of 21

As this book/CD is about the RAE all further discussion will be restricted to the requirements of the full licence.

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