FROM:
Don Campbel
707/834-0042
ke6hec@sbcglobal.net
The Humboldt Amateur Radio Club is offering a class to prepare students for the Federal Communication Commission’s Amateur Radio Technician license examination.
The Technician Class license is the entry-level license for Amateur Radio.
The class is free of charge and open to all members of the community.
The class will be held in Eureka at the Humboldt Bay Fire Training Room on 6th Street between C and D Streets
The class begins at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 11, 2019.
The class will meet for 10 consecutive Mondays from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
The class will introduce radio and electronic fundamentals, tips on operating station equipment, procedures for communicating with other Hams, license and operating regulations and radio safety.
Students are encouraged to purchase the textbook used for the Class. The book is The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual 4th Edition, available from the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) for $29.95 plus shipping. The book may be purchased at the following web site;
http://www.arrl.org/shop/Licensing-Education-and-Training/
A limited number of books will be available at the class.
Following the class, students will be able to become licensed Amateur Radio operators after successfully passing the FCC license test scheduled on Saturday, May 18, in the Humboldt Bay Fire Training Room on 6th Street between C and D Streets in Eureka.
For more information on the class, contact Don Campbell, (707) 834-0042
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Purpose:
To foster Ham camaraderie, field operation, emergency operating preparedness, and just plain on the air, outdoor fun in the midst of winter for American, Canadian and DX Amateurs. Don’t let those winter doldrums keep you locked up in the house… get out and play some radio!!
When:
Winter Field Day runs for 24 hours during the last full weekend in January each year from 1900 UTC (2pm EST) Saturday to 1900 UTC (2pm EST) Sunday. For 2019, the dates are January 26th and 27th. Station set-up may commence no earlier than 1900 UTC (2pm EST) on Friday, January 25th. Station setup may consume no more than 12 hours total. How & when you schedule/spend those 12 hours is up to you.
Bands:
All Amateur bands, HF, VHF, & UHF except 12, 17, 30 and 60 meters.
Modes: Any mode… CW, SSB, AM, FM, DStar, C4FM, DMR, Packet, PSK, SSTV, RTTY, Olivia, Satellite, etc…
Where:
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