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AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE CLASS

Friday, November 17, 2017
7:00pm to 10:00pm
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Class will take place Friday, November 17 (7 to 10 pm) and Saturday, November 18 (8 am to 4 pm), in Annenburg 105.  Friday evening is for people without technical background.  The Saturday class will systematically go through the question pool.

Instructors will be Pat Cahalan, W9PSC, and Kate Hutton, K6HTN.

Students should read the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual 3rd Edition before class (available from Amazon.com or at the Ham Radio Outlet in Burbank -- Important!  Don't get an older edition).

License testing, at all levels, will be offered on Saturday, November 18.  Testing begins at 5 pm.  The cost for an exam is $15 (if you pay for an exam and pass it, the next level exam is free!).

THE FIRST TEN REGISTERED CALTECH UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO SIGN UP, COMPLETE THE COURSE, AND OBTAIN AN FCC AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE (OR LICENSE UPGRADE) ARE ENTITLED TO A FREE BAOFENG UV-5RV2+ 144/440 MHZ HANDHELD TRANSCEIVER WHEN THEY JOIN THE CALTECH AMATEUR RADIO CLUB (CITARC). SEE http://www.its.caltech.edu/~w6ue/boafeng-HT.html FOR DETAILS

Contact [email protected] to reserve a seat.

For more information, please contact Kate Hutton, by email at [email protected].