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[http://www.hamblog.co.uk/advanced-amateur-radio-license-bath-distance-learning-course/ Blog post: One person's advanced course experience via Bath correspondence course.]
[http://www.hamblog.co.uk/advanced-amateur-radio-license-bath-distance-learning-course/ Blog post: One person's advanced course experience via Bath correspondence course.]


The exams are invigilated just like the others, but the results are graded centrally at RSGB HQ and you are informed in the mail. If you get a big envelope, you've passed! Congrats and go pick your M0 callsign! You can [mailto:Spectrum.Licensing@ofcom.org.uk contact OFCOM directly] and ask about the availability of callsigns and they will typically reply within a few days.  
The exams are invigilated just like the others, but the results are graded centrally at RSGB HQ and you are informed in the mail. If you get a big envelope, you've passed! Congrats and go pick your M0 callsign! If you're impatient or like to know your callsign options ahead of time, you can [mailto:Spectrum.Licensing@ofcom.org.uk contact OFCOM directly] and ask about the availability of callsigns and they will typically reply within a few days.  


<span style="color: red;">Protip for examinees who received a failing grade:</span> ''Don't panic!'' If you get a small envelope from the RSGB, you have likely not succeeded this time, but you can request a summary of results broken down by categories to assist in your further study and subsequent exam. You can succeed: lather, rinse, repeat!
<span style="color: red;">Protip for examinees who received a failing grade:</span> ''Don't panic!'' If you get a small envelope from the RSGB, you have likely not succeeded this time, but you can request a summary of results broken down by categories to assist in your further study and subsequent exam. You can succeed: lather, rinse, repeat!