HAM License?

[sniper_tim]

The Longmont Amateur Radio Club is offering an Amateur Radio Technician class next month (HAM radio). The exam is at the end of the month, which is technically not part of the class. I suspect you could study on your own and register for the test if desired. Details are in the link below.

http://w0eno.org/?q=node/1174

I plan on attending the class to learn some of the basics.

Cheers,
Tim

[cstone]

I have my General but haven't taken the time to study for my Extra. There are several of us on the board.

Let us know how it goes.

[clodhopper]

I got my Tech over the summer. Haven't done anything with it yet, haven't had time.

Tech is pretty easy if you have any kind of engineering or tech background. I had the entire 300 or so question pool that the test will pull from (I think I still have it somewhere). The ARRL practice test app works pretty well for prep. Not a hard test to pass.

[hatidua]

https://hamstudy.org

I think they figure that about three hours of rolling through the flash cards online is what it takes to pass the tech license.

[gnihcraes]

Tech here, since 1995 I believe. It's on my to do list - upgrade. Just need to study up.

[streetglideok]

The Longmont Amateur Radio Club is offering an Amateur Radio Technician class next month (HAM radio). The exam is at the end of the month, which is technically not part of the class. I suspect you could study on your own and register for the test if desired. Details are in the link below.

http://w0eno.org/?q=node/1174

I plan on attending the class to learn some of the basics.

Cheers,
Tim

The technician license is pretty easy, and only requires a little studying for anyone without a radio background. My wife crammed for a day and passed, and shes in the medical field. hamtestonline is pretty decent, and if you had a month to study you could get your general license. That gives you the most bang for the buck.

[ClangClang]

This is actually something I've been thinking about doing for a while (getting my Tech license). The class is potentially interesting, but why would I want to dedicate 2 evenings a week for a month if I can pass the test with a couple hours of studying?

[streetglideok]

This is actually something I've been thinking about doing for a while (getting my Tech license). The class is potentially interesting, but why would I want to dedicate 2 evenings a week for a month if I can pass the test with a couple hours of studying?

Passing the test, and getting a decent grasp of the material can be two different animals. Seen more than a few who can't program a repeater into their radio as an example. You can cram in a day for the tech test, or spend a few days of studying to make sure you know the stuff. A little more work will get you to pass the general test, which honestly would be my suggestion. Extra is nice if you want the title, do DX, or want to help in testing.

[newracer]

I passed the technicians test on Saturday, almost passed the general without studying at all.

[TheSparkens]

If I had passed the "no code" test in the 80's and if I dig it up and find my license is it still valid today? I have been thinking about using it when I am on the trails.