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.

Contents

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

External Links


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