Ham Radio Technician License Class Begins September 9, 2019

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, is free of charge and open to all members of the community.  The class will be held in Eureka at the Humboldt Bay Fire Training Room on 6th Street between C and D Streets

The class begins at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 9, 2019.and will meet for 10 consecutive Mondays from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

The class introduces radio and electronic fundamentals, tips on operating station equipment, procedures for communicating with other Hams, license and operating regulations and radio safety.

Students are encouraged to purchase the textbook used for the Class. The book is The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual 4th Edition, available from the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) for $29.95 plus shipping. The book may be purchased at the following web site:  http://www.arrl.org/shop/Licensing-Education-and-Training/

A limited number of books will be available at the class.

Following the class, the FCC license test is scheduled for Saturday, November 16, at 10:00 AM in the Humboldt Bay Fire Training Room.

For more information on the class, contact Don Campbell, (707) 834-0042.

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