Ham Radio Class 2006
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An amateur radio license class in preparation for FCC amateur radio license examinations will be offered this fall starting October 19th. The class will be open to the public and will run 6 weeks The class is free.
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General Information
Location:
The Volunteer Center of Racine County
6216 Washington Avenue Suite G
Thursdays from 7:00PM to 8:30PM.
Materials Needed:
The Ham Radio License Manual
(ISBN: 0-87259-963-9)
Available locally and on-line for $24.95.
Testing:
The license examination fee is $14.00.
For more information:
Call the Racine County Ham Radio Information Line (262) 886-9612 x109 or
Visit http://www.w9udu.org/ on-line.
NEW HAM
JOE KNOX KC9KIC is the first newly licensed ham from this class. Congratulations Joe!
Class Dates
Thursday October 19 Welcome to Amateur Radio Thursday October 26 Radio and Electronics Fundamentals Thursday November 2 Operating Station Equipment Thursday November 9 Communicating with Other Hams Thursday November 16 Licensing Regulations & Operating Regulations Thursday November 30 Radio Safety
After the Ham Radio License Course, participants are welcome to attend the Digital Communications Group which runs weekly on Thursday nights from 7:00-9:00PM at the Volunteer Center of Racine County.
Testing Dates
- Saturday December 2, 2006
Faith United Methodist Church
1013 Harmony Drive
Racine, WI
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
(262) 637-6588
- Monday December 11, 2006
Lake County Emergency Operations Center
1303 North Milwaukee Avenue
Lake County Sheriff EMA Classroom
Enter on Winchester Road
Libertyville, IL 60048
(847) 526-2840
- Saturday December 16, 2006
Saint Anthony Hospital
Saint Francis Room
5666 East State Street
Rockford, IL
(815) 877-4328
- Saturday January 6, 2007
AMF WAUKESHA LANES
Across form the Waukesha EXPO Center
Waukesha, WI 53186
9:00 AM
(262) 548-9585
- Saturday January 27, 2007
Amateur Electronic Supply (AES)
5710 West Good Hope Road
Milwaukee, WI 53223
9:30 AM
(262) 789-7975
For a full list of exams nationwide, see: http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml
See Also
- Amateur radio
- Amateur Radio Emergency Service
- ARRL
- Federal Communications Commission
- Lakeshore Repeater Association
- K9RI repeater
- RCARES digital group
- Racine Megacycle Club
- When all else fails
External Links
- Downloadable Band Plan Chart
- Alternate Amateur Radio Band Plan Layout
- Icom America Ham Radio Downloads
- Ham Radio Terms (pdf) - Highly Recommended
- On-Line Practice Tests (QRZ)
Publications
The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual (ISBN: 0-87259-963-9) Required
Sources
ARRL Amazon Barnes and Noble WorldCat
Ham Radio for Dummies (ISBN: 0-76455-987-7)
Sources
ARRL Amazon Barnes and Noble WorldCat
The ARRL FCC Rule Book, 13th Edition (ISBN: 0-87259-900-0)
Sources
ARRL Amazon Barnes and Noble WorldCat
