Mondays – March 4 – May 27, 7 – 9:00 p.m.
The Santa Cruz VE Group is pleased to offer a licensing class to introduce people to the art and science of Amateur Radio. In this class, you will learn what makes Amateur Radio the most unique organization in the world of communications. You will also be introduced to the information that you need to know in order to pass the FCC Technician level license exam. We will schedule a licensing exam to occur after the course has been completed.
We will use the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual (Level 1 Technician for the question pool that is valid for the period of July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2014.) This manual comes with Practice Exam Software, which will be most useful for study purposes, and you can obtain it from either arrl.org or amazon.com for a nominal price. Using this manual, we will cover the following topics:
- Welcome to Amateur Radio
- Radio and Signals Fundamentals
- Electricity, Components, and Circuits
- Propagation, Antennas, and Feed Lines
- Amateur Radio Equipment
- Communicating With Other Hams
- Licensing Regulations
- Operating Regulations
- Safety
There is no charge for the class.