10-Week Ham Radio Technician License Class Begins September 9, 2024

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 offered via Zoom.
• The class will meet for 10 Mondays from 7:00 to 9:00 PM beginning Monday, September 9, and concluding on November 11.
• 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 licensing test is scheduled for Saturday, November 16, 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 5th Edition, available from the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Store at:

https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2003373064, for $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/.

The Humboldt CERT Council will meet on Friday September 20 at 3:00 pm via Zoom.  All CERT teams are invited to participate.for information sharing.

As part of the North Country Fair, the Arcata Police Department will hold an Open House on Saturday September 21 form 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.  Arcata CERT has been invited to have a table at this event to share info with the public.

Location: APD parking lot.