Ham Radio Technician License Class Begins March 14th

This is a press release from the Humboldt Amateur Radio Club:

The Humboldt Amateur Radio Club is offering a class to prepare students for the Amateur Radio Technician Class 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.  

This class will be conducted via Zoom.

The class will meet for 10 consecutive Mondays from 7:00 to 9:00 PM beginning Monday, March 14, 2022.

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.

Following the class, the FCC license test is scheduled for Saturday, May 21, at 10:00 AM at the Fortuna Fire Department, 320 South Fortuna Boulevard in Fortuna.

Students are encouraged to purchase the textbook used for the class – ARRL Ham Radio License Manual 4th Edition, available from the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), 

http://www.arrl.org/shop/Licensing-Education-and-Training/ , $32.95 plus shipping for spiral bound.

To get your Zoom meeting invitation or for more information on the class, contact Don Campbell by email at [email protected]  or by phone at (707) 834-0042.

For more information on Ham Radio in Humboldt County, visit the Humboldt Amateur Radio Club website – https://www.humboldt-arc.org/.