More info:
Test location: Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Rd, Burke, VA 22015 (1.5 miles west of Kilroy's)
Date: Saturday January 27, 2018
Technician license class: 10:00 - 4:00 (yes, coffee & donuts in the morning and we will do lunch)
Tests for Technician, General & Extra licenses: 4:00 If you don't need/want to attend the class for the technician license and just want to take a test show up at 4:00.
What to bring: Government issued ID (drivers license) If you are already a ham, bring your ham license.
Background info: There are 3 (technician, general and extra) Amateur (Ham) Radio licenses. The technician is the first level which is the most useful for off-roading. The technician license provides operators with a variety of local comms capabilities. The general license offers operators access to frequencies that will provide extended (region, country and worldwide) coverage. Good to have if you are going to areas very far from civilization. The extra license just provides operators with some additional bandwidth, no additional comms capabilities.
Class for the Technician level license: For those of you planning to take the class for the technician license please print the 3 documents below and bring them to the class. The ncvec.org link will give you all of the possible test questions with answers. There will be 30 questions on the test. We will go over these in the class. Don't stress when you see the tech questions, there are easy, understandable explanations. Kids in elementary school (and seniors) have passed the test.
After you pass the technician test you can take the general test. Might as well, nothing to lose. We are not planning to cover any of the general license questions in the class. Maybe a few if there is free time before 4:00. If there is interest in getting the general license, we can have another class to cover those questions and offer the test. The extra license will require its own class. The questions & answers for those of you interested in taking the general & extra license test are here:
Additional study material for the technician, general & extra licenses can be found here:
Attendance: So far, the yes/maybe attendance list:
HAKALUGI
BOB B
JAKES40
IPTMAN
TRAVELDUD
VON HAYEK & BROTHER
ID COWBOY
LOW & SLOW
STUMPALAMA KM4SXK (general test)
FJFAR80
MACATTACK-GA
DEVILMANS HAND KK4SNQ (general test)
CAZ
CRUSHA
JROSS
FJ DEMON
DOMINICAN FJZ80
CANUCK VA
HOUNDDOG
ESTMEDICINALUTO
SCHMUCKSTER
Most important... If you plan to attend and you are not on the list please let me know so I am sure to bring enough donuts & coffee for everyone.
Apinti KM4EKU & StaleAle KK4SOC will be assisting me with the class.
See ya on the 27th,
Ed WA3TOL
Test location: Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Rd, Burke, VA 22015 (1.5 miles west of Kilroy's)
Date: Saturday January 27, 2018
Technician license class: 10:00 - 4:00 (yes, coffee & donuts in the morning and we will do lunch)
Tests for Technician, General & Extra licenses: 4:00 If you don't need/want to attend the class for the technician license and just want to take a test show up at 4:00.
What to bring: Government issued ID (drivers license) If you are already a ham, bring your ham license.
Background info: There are 3 (technician, general and extra) Amateur (Ham) Radio licenses. The technician is the first level which is the most useful for off-roading. The technician license provides operators with a variety of local comms capabilities. The general license offers operators access to frequencies that will provide extended (region, country and worldwide) coverage. Good to have if you are going to areas very far from civilization. The extra license just provides operators with some additional bandwidth, no additional comms capabilities.
Class for the Technician level license: For those of you planning to take the class for the technician license please print the 3 documents below and bring them to the class. The ncvec.org link will give you all of the possible test questions with answers. There will be 30 questions on the test. We will go over these in the class. Don't stress when you see the tech questions, there are easy, understandable explanations. Kids in elementary school (and seniors) have passed the test.
1. Technician questions: NCVEC - 2014-2018 Technician Question Pool
2. Band chart: Graphical Frequency Allocations
3. Q signals: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Get on the Air/Comm w Other Hams-Q Signals.pdf
2. Band chart: Graphical Frequency Allocations
3. Q signals: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Get on the Air/Comm w Other Hams-Q Signals.pdf
After you pass the technician test you can take the general test. Might as well, nothing to lose. We are not planning to cover any of the general license questions in the class. Maybe a few if there is free time before 4:00. If there is interest in getting the general license, we can have another class to cover those questions and offer the test. The extra license will require its own class. The questions & answers for those of you interested in taking the general & extra license test are here:
General: NCVEC - Public Domain Release 2015-2019 General Class Pool (30 questions on the test)
Extra: NCVEC - 3rd Public Domain Release of 2016-2020 Extra Class Question Pool (50 questions on the test)
Extra: NCVEC - 3rd Public Domain Release of 2016-2020 Extra Class Question Pool (50 questions on the test)
Additional study material for the technician, general & extra licenses can be found here:
Exam review: ARRL Exam Review for Ham Radio™ (no need to fill in the optional info page)
Exam prep: Instruction: Exam Practice and Review
General info: ARRL | Licensing, Education & Training | Getting on the Air
Also, Google ham/amateur radio test
Exam prep: Instruction: Exam Practice and Review
General info: ARRL | Licensing, Education & Training | Getting on the Air
Also, Google ham/amateur radio test
Attendance: So far, the yes/maybe attendance list:
HAKALUGI
BOB B
JAKES40
TRAVELDUD
VON HAYEK & BROTHER
ID COWBOY
LOW & SLOW
STUMPALAMA KM4SXK (general test)
FJFAR80
MACATTACK-GA
DEVILMANS HAND KK4SNQ (general test)
CAZ
CRUSHA
JROSS
FJ DEMON
DOMINICAN FJZ80
CANUCK VA
HOUNDDOG
ESTMEDICINALUTO
SCHMUCKSTER
Most important... If you plan to attend and you are not on the list please let me know so I am sure to bring enough donuts & coffee for everyone.
Apinti KM4EKU & StaleAle KK4SOC will be assisting me with the class.
See ya on the 27th,
Ed WA3TOL