Technician License Training Class – Session 2 of 9
June 5 @ 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Discover the Excitement of Amateur Radio!
Technician License:
Start your journey to discover the excitement of ham radio. Hams experiment with technology and electronics, serve the public through emergency communications ans enjoy talking to people across the country and around the world.
Amateur Radio operators must have a license to operate. There are three levels of license; Technician, General, and Amateur Extra. Most people start with the Technician license. With a Technician license, any ham can talk with your fellow hams around town, talk to the International Space Station, measure the reach of their signal with propagation beacons, or connect with others via satellite.
The Henderson Amateur Radio Club conducts 9 instructor-led sessions that teach the material necessary to pass the Technician License Exam. With the exception of the manual, the rest of the course is offered at no cost to you.
Why not sign up and see what Amateur Radio could offer you?
Course Objectives:
This course has two objectives:
- Help you pass the test and get your license. You will be exposed to all 410 questions showing the correct answers and identifying some strategies for eliminating some of the wrong choices.
- Give you a bit more knowledge than just “how-to-pass-the-test”. Knowing some basic electronics will allow you to better understand conversations you will hear in your future amateur radio activities, and that will help your knowledge expand even more.
Course Materials:
This course is based on:
the ARRL License Manual (ARRL. (2022). The ARRL Ham radio License Manual (5th ed.). The American Radio Relay League, Inc.).
The manual is available at the ARRL Store website, Amazon.com, as well as other locations. Just make sure to get the 5th edition. The Test Question Pools change every four years, and the 5th edition is the one that covers the current set of questions. There are two binding choices; most students find the wire-bound manual is much easier to work with. It lies flat on the table, while the softcover version is more like a regular book and is more cumbersome to keep open.
The answers may be checked against the ARRL Technician Question and Answer Book (ARRL. (2022). Tech Q&A (8th ed.). The American Radio Relay League, Inc. www.arrl.org)
