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Title: Get your Ham Radio Technicians License
Post by: Wrightwood on Aug 21, 14, 10:52:34 PM

Title: Re: Get your Ham Radio Technicians License
Post by: Wrightwood on Aug 21, 14, 11:22:40 PM

Title: Re: Get your Ham Radio Technicians License
Post by: Wrightwood on Aug 21, 14, 11:54:24 PM

Those of you that would like to get the book early and start studying

ARRL Tech Q&A 6th edition

(http://www.arrl.org/shop/images/P/0178%20web.jpg)

Publisher: Amer Radio Relay League; 6th edition (May 15, 2014)

From Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/nxe3wx2 (http://tinyurl.com/nxe3wx2)

From ARRL: http://www.arrl.org/shop/ARRL-s-Tech-Q-and-A-6th-Edition/ (http://www.arrl.org/shop/ARRL-s-Tech-Q-and-A-6th-Edition/)

Title: Re: Get your Ham Radio Technicians License
Post by: Jim Wilkins on Aug 22, 14, 02:44:19 AM

I got the license.  If I can do it.....anyone can.  Plenty of good study guides available that make it pretty painless.

Title: Re: Get your Ham Radio Technicians License
Post by: RennMan on Aug 22, 14, 04:13:30 PM

Wrightwood, Jim, myself and others were all in the same class, and received our licences at the same time.  Amateur radio is a really great hobby, you can put as much or as little time/money/experience into it that you like.  Obviously, the more time you spend at it, the better you understand it.

As we all know, we cannot rely on outside media to give us up-to-date information when emergencies arise.  The best source of that information is this website, listening to local amateur frequencies, and interacting with other amateur operators.

73
N4MAN

Title: Re: Get your Ham Radio Technicians License
Post by: Wrightwood on Aug 22, 14, 05:32:07 PM

There's no reason that money for equipment should stop anyone from becoming a Ham radio operator.
Hand held radios (known as an HT) can be purchased for $30 from Amazon.

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Iu8Z5sKtL._SX425_.jpg)


Total cost of becoming a licensed amateur radio operator

$10 Class
$20 Study guide
$15 Test session  (10 year license)
$30 Hand held radio
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$75 total (maybe a few dollars more for sales tax)

Title: Re: Get your Ham Radio Technicians License
Post by: Wrightwood on Sep 08, 14, 12:14:02 AM

With Winter approaching this is a great time to become a Ham Radio operator and hear first hand about road conditions and weather.

Title: Re: Get your Ham Radio Technicians License
Post by: assilem on Nov 16, 14, 10:46:34 PM

Bummer, we missed the class. Wish there was a way to have been notified. We have been waiting for a local class. Maybe next one .

Title: Re: Get your Ham Radio Technicians License
Post by: RennMan on Nov 17, 14, 04:02:21 AM

Quote from: assilem on Nov 16, 14, 10:46:34 PM

Bummer, we missed the class. Wish there was a way to have been notified. We have been waiting for a local class. Maybe next one .

I wish I had known you were interested!  I'll let you know when the next class will be held.  How many in your family are interested in the class?

Title: Re: Get your Ham Radio Technicians License
Post by: Jim Wilkins on Nov 17, 14, 03:40:45 PM

For those on the fence about getting a ham license....I got mine and I am the most scientific challenged person I know.  Great instructors...the study tools (book and on line) make learning the important information easy and the test a piece of cake. 

Title: Re: Get your Ham Radio Technicians License
Post by: assilem on Nov 20, 14, 07:47:15 PM

Thanks Rennman :) Most likely 2 interested.

Title: Re: Get your Ham Radio Technicians License
Post by: TheSmithFamily on Dec 22, 14, 04:13:12 AM

I also have 2 people that are interested in a course!