Amateur Radio Technician Class

LARC-Sponsored Technician Class – For more details contact Kat Gonderinger at w0um.kat at gmail.com.

Our Technician License Preparation Class covers basic regulations, operating practices, and elementary electronics theory, with a focus on VHF and UHF use.  You will learn how to communicate with other local ham operators, communicate via repeaters, basic emergency communication, participate in nets, and build a basic antenna.  You will also learn correct amateur radio operating practices, etiquette, and safety.

With a Technician Class license, you will have all ham radio privileges above 30 MHz.  These privileges include the very popular 2-meter band.  You will enjoy using small (2 meter) hand-held radios to stay in touch with other hams in your area and through repeaters.  You may operate FM voice, digital packet (on computers), television, single-sideband voice, and several other interesting modes. 

You can even make international radio contacts via satellites, using relatively simple station equipment. Technician License operators now also have additional privileges on certain HF frequencies. With this license, you may also operate on the 80, 40, 15 meter bands using Morse Code (CW), and on the 10 meter band using voice, CW, and other digital modes.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO LEARN MORSE CODE TO GET YOUR AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE!

Our next LARC-sponsored Amateur Radio Licensing Class for the Technician License (initial Amateur Radio operator license, beginner level) is scheduled for April, 2020.  This particular class is a 24-hour long class that is condensed over a three-week time frame, with the Exam scheduled at the end of the class.  The non-refundable tuition for this class is $25  ($15 for age 16 & younger for 2020 (taking with parent).

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Objectives:  Students will learn, understand, discuss, and review material on the FCC Technician Licensing Exam.

Where:  Niwot Fire Station, 8500 Niwot Road,  Niwot, CO  80503  (in Boulder County, just south of Longmont) – Google Map (door to classroom is on lower level, east side, by the short wall – south (to the left) of the large doors for the fire engines)

When: This particular class will include several review / study group sessions, and end with the licensing Exam. (Our usual Technician classes are a month long, running on Monday & Thursday evenings and Saturdays for three weeks.)  The class is three weeks long.

Makeup / Review dates will be announced in the class Syllabus.  If you must miss a class, you must schedule a seat in one or more of the makekup/review/study group sessions to learn the material for your amateur radio license exam. 

This class ends with a VE-sponsored exam session for your license.  The fee for the ARRL VE Exam Session is a separate $15, and is NOT included with the class tuition.

Prerequisites: Desire to become a Ham Radio Operator!  Committment to studying and learning the required material to pass your Amateur Radio exam.

**  Please register for this class in advance, as seats are limited.  Tuition is non-refundable.  If you wish to walk-in on the first day without registering, if seats are still available, you are welcome to join us for this class.  This class is limited to 14 seats.  Payment in advance for this class will guarantee your seat.

Required Textbook:  ARRL Technician License Manual, 4th Edition

You may purchase the spiral-bound ARRL Amateur Radio License Manual with a 25% discount from the instructors.  You also may acquire it elsewhere or in other (i.e. electronic) formats, but make sure you can access it in class as well.

Also, be aware that the Technician question pool changed on July 1, 2018; so make sure that the book you purchase covers the current set of questions.  The class book we use covers the question pool that is valid from 2018 through 6/30/2022.  We offer these spiral-bound manual to our students with our instructor discount on the price.  This class normally fills up quickly, so be sure to register and pay your tuition (seat-saver) for this class early!

Preparation and reading of class material is expected prior to the beginning of each class (except for the first class), as specified in the Syllabus and Course Schedule provided on the first day.  You are expected to be at each class, unless other makeup arrangements have been made with the Instructors.  You can also make up missed classes with attending a scheduled Study Group.

The dates and class days for this Technician Class are as follows:  TBA

For more details contact Kat Gonderinger using the email address of W0UM.kat at gmail.com

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Once this class fills up, you will be put on a Waiting List, as sometimes there are cancellations — please register anyway, so we know that you are interested!  If you have registered, you will receive all notifications regarding this class via email.

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