I would be interest in doing this. regards, Andrew L
On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 1:52 PM, William Schaffer <wschaff...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I wanted to see if anyone is interested in holding a class some time this > summer in order to earn an FCC Amateur Radio License. > > A Technician license is the first of three licenses you can earn in > amateur radio, and lets you transmit in any mode (like FM, AM, SSB, Packet, > etc) from 29.5 MHz up. You also get to use 1500 watts of power (imagine > 1500 watts wifi!) There are no age requirements or citizenship > requirements. The license is free. > > The test itself consists of 35 questions, and you only need to get 80% > right to pass. The questions are about rules, basic Ohm's law circuits, > etc. (Think a Drivers Temps test) > > As far as cost goes: I use a handheld that operates on VHF and UHF that > cost me about $80. However, you can build kits that cost as little as $15. > There is also extremely nice equipment that costs north of $3000. > > More info available here: http://www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio > > So what I need is if you'd be interested in attending a class to work > towards getting your technician license: let me know, and if enough people > are interested, we can set something up. > > Thanks! > > -- > Very Respectfully, > > Will > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@synhak.org > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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