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AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE CLASSES Starting Saturday, Feb. 25th , 10:00AM to 1:00PM at Mesa Community College (Southern & Dobson in Mesa), room SC-30, Instructor: Bob Burleson, KG7QJ Starting Saturdays Feb 25th to Apr 14th , 10:00am to 1:00pm in six 3-hour sessions. Instructions are based on the Technician License question pool as of July 1st, 2010. The MCC course Fee is $27. Amateur License VE test is scheduled for Saturday, Apr 14th at MCC Room SC-30. The fee for the FCC Amateur License test is $15 and can be paid in cash or check at the VE Test session. To register, call MCC Community Education at 480-461-7493 -- Continuing Education Class Number 41601. The required text, "Ham Radio License Manual" (Revised 2nd Edition, book and CD-ROM), will be available from the instructor at the first class for $25. License covers privileges on HF/VHF/UHF bands. Sign up today for the MCC Technician license classes. Earn your Amateur Radio license in just 6 weeks. The classes are planned to prepare you for the FCC Amateur Radio Technician license. Class material is based on the ARRL book "Ham Radio License Manual" (2nd edition) containing the new Technician license question pools as of July 1st , 2010. No Morse Code required. "Hams" with the Technician FCC Amateur Radio license have privileges on all Amateur frequencies above 50 MHz. Technician frequency privileges have changed as of February 2007 to include SSB (voice) operating modes on the 10 meter band, and CW (morse code) on the 15, 40, and 80 meter HF bands. On UHF and VHF you can operate FM voice, Amateur TV, Packet, Satellite, IRLP, and many other modes. One of the more popular is FM voice operation on the 2 Meter VHF and 70-cm UHF bands. Technician licensees can help their communities by assisting in Public Service events, search and rescue, and as communication links in times of disaster. The Technician amateur radio license examination will be held Saturday, April 14th at MCC, room SC-30. Other testing opportunities will be announced. If you are interested in getting an Amateur Radio license or getting back into Amateur Radio, contact MCC Community Education at 480-461-7493 or 461-7494. For more information contact Bob Burleson, KG7QJ, at 480-961-1109 or e-mail at kg7qj@arrl.net Class #1 2/25/2012 License Manual Intro, Chapter 1, & 7 Introduction to Amateur Radio, Radio Frequency Spectrum and Licensing, Operating and FCC Regulations. Class #2 3/3/2012 License Manual Chapter 6 Operating Practices, HF/VHF/UHF Operation, Repeaters, 2 Meter Operation and Equipment. Emergency and Public Service communications Class #3 3/10/2012 License Manual Chapter 2 & 3 Metric system, Electric Principles & Basic Electricity, Ohm's Law, Series & Parallel Circuits, Using Test Equipment , Types of radios and radio circuits MCC Spring Break 3/17/2012 (No Class) Class #4 3/24/2012 License Manual Chapter 8, 9.1, & 9.2FCC Rules and Regulations, Control Operator, Station License. Safety in the Ham Shack, Electrical Wiring Safety, Station Layout for Safety, Common Technical Problems, RF safety. Class #5 3/31/2012 License Manual Chapter 5 Radio Modulation, Bandwidth, Emissions (CW, SSB, AM, FM, RTTY, etc.), HF Bands & 10 Meters. Class #6 4/7/2012 License Manual Chapter 4 & 9.3 Intro to RF Propagation, Types of Radio Propagation, Antennas, Feed Lines, Wave Polarization, Dipole, Vertical and Beam Antennas, Antenna Measurements VE Test Session 4/14/2012 Amateur License Testing Session at MCC room SC-30 10:00-12:00AZ DESERT 10: Steve, KY7W kj7wk@cox.net 480-643-0033 Arizona ARC: Joe Cutitta 623.215.2226 *No Walk-Ins - Pre-Registration Required Other Amateur Radio Classes may be available throughout the year: Thunderbird ARC (Phoenix, Glendale & Peoria): Contact: Jack, KD7RCJ at 602-242-2411 or email j.lunsford@cox.net Technician Class in Mesa: Mesa Fire Station # 202 Community Room / East side of building Contact Larry Randall KA7UIH 480-655-9473 or ka7uih@excite.com ARRL Amateur Radio Class search: http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-class
License Examination Information: 1st Saturday: DeVry/West Valley David, N7TWT (623) 925-0680 3rd Monday: AZ DESSERT 10-10 Steve, KY7W (480) 804-1469 4th Saturday: AARC [Must Pre-Register] Gary, K7GH (602) 996-8148
When you are ready to take an exam for an
Amateur Radio license, there are Volunteer Examiners available to assist
you. Each applicant will need to bring a picture ID (some test
sessions require two forms of identification). If you are upgrading
your class of license, be sure to bring your original (and a copy) of your
license and/or Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (C.S.C.E.).
There may be a fee required.
For more information, please contact us at: Center for Amateur Radio Learning 600 E. Washington Street
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