On 27 January 2012 the first Amateur Radio Exams took place in the ARAC clubhouse in Kinshasa Democatic Republic of Congo.

Pascal 9Q1PM, with assistance of Mr Henri and remote assistance of Henk ON4AHF, did an excellent job preparing the candidates for the test. All 21 candidates passed! The exam was supervised by Mr Mpatamana of the Ministère des Postes Nouvelles Technologies de Communication and observed by Pascal ON4CFC. The club has great plans to be on the air with their club station 9Q0AR on a regular basis.