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Education & Training
Classes and sources of information for
conducting classes will be on this page with links to other resources
and to our education specialist.
| Technician License
Class Announcement (09/21/08) |
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David Adriansen -
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Another technician
license class option is available for the folks that wish to spend more
time in self study and less time in class. The opportunity will be
available for a week-end class to be held again at the Minneapolis VA
Medical Center from December 12, 13, and 14.
The complete announcement is available
here.
The class is Friday evening (6:00pm to 9:00pm), Saturday and Sunday
(8:00am to 5:00pm). The study materials will be the ARRL Ham Radio
License Manual. There is no charge for this class except the study
materials and the examination charge.
| Technician License Class
Announcement (09/08/08) |
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Allan Klein -
WØNLY
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The Saint Paul Radio Club (SPRC) will be
holding a course where you can learn everything you need to earn your
Technician (entry level) FCC Amateur Radio License.
The Technician license is your gateway
to the world-wide excitement of Amateur Radio.
. . . and now you do NOT need to learn
Morse code.
Classes begin Monday, October 13 at
7:00 PM and run for eight Monday nights, ending on December 1.
They are free pf charge, but you should buy a book to study. It is
the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual for the Technician Class.
It is available from the Radio City store in Mounds View, or at the
first class in Roseville.
Classes are at The Roseville Fire Hall,
2701 North Lexington Ave. in Roseville. This is about one mile
north of Highway 36, and one block north of County Road "C".
For further details, see the
www.stpaulradioclub.org
website.
If you have questions, contact: Allan
Klein, WØNLY at 651-291-8815 (leave a message) or allankmn(at)cs.com.
| General License Class
Announcement (09/02/08) |
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Greg Widin - KØGW
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Stillwater Amateur Radio
Association to sponsor class for General Class license.
The class will be held at Courage St. Croix in Stillwater, MN.
Directions on how to get there are available at SARA's web site--www.radioham.org
The class begins on 25 September and ends on 20 November, with the VE
session being held on 4 December. Class meetings are from 7 pm
until approximately 8:30 pm or so.
This class is for the General Class license, and will be using the
new ARRL General Class License Manual, 6th edition.
Interested parties can contact me at 436-8811 (H) or via e-mail at
(k0gw AT arrl DOT net).
| Spring Class Schedule
from SARA (01/27/08) |
| Greg Widin - KØGW |
Skywarn and Technician License
Classes
Offered by Stillwater Amateur Radio Association
SARA's 2008 Skywarn session is scheduled for Saturday,
March 1 at Boutwell's Landing in the theatre. The time is 9 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Also, this Spring SARA will again offer its free course
for people interested in obtaining their Technician licenses. We are
using the new ARRL Ham Radio License Manual. This new License Manual is
friendlier than past versions, and groups the questions by topic, rather
than by their order in the Question Pool.
The Tech sessions begin on Thursday 6 March, and continue
until 8 May - when we will hold the VE session.
Please feel free to publicize this info on the nets or
anywhere else where someone might be interested.
Please direct any questions to WØOXB or KØGW at their
ARRL dot NET addresses. -- de KØGW
| Technician Training
Class (01/26/08) |
| Chris Schultz - KCØYFX |
Sponsored By:
Crow River and Meeker County Amateur Radio Club and the Litchfield Fire
Rescue Squad
Dates: Feb 19 (Tues), Feb 22
(Friday), Feb 28 (Thursday), March 4 (Tues), March 10 (Mon), March 13
(Thursday), and March 18 (Tues)
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Litchfield Fire
Rescue Building
214 North Miller Avenue
Litchfield, Minnesota 55355
Cost: $20.00 for the "Tech
License Manual", $10.00 for miscellaneous expenses and $14.00 for the VE
test Date
For more information call Roger Vacek WØDEU at (320) 587-8736
| Amateur Radio Class
Announcement (11/07/07) |
| David Adriansen -
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Saturday December 8th thru Sunday
December 9th, 8:00 AM to 5:00PM
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical
Center
One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN
55417
Education Office 4T, Rooms 4T-111-113
You can prepare for your first
Amateur Radio License in just days. The course is based on the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL) book "Ham Radio License Manual, Level 1,
Technician" (1st edition). Students will need to purchase the textbook
on their own. The book we will be using is “The
ARRL Ham Radio License Manual, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.
(ISBN: 0-87259-963-9) #9639”.
The text is available at Radio City; 2660 County Road I, Moundsview, MN
55112 (1-800-426-2891) for $24.95 and their website is
www.radioinc.com. It is also available through the ARRL at
www.arrl.org. Course Preparation is important. Please take
the time to read the book in advance of the classroom sessions.
Amateur radio
operators "Hams" who hold the FCC Technician Amateur Radio License have
privileges on all Amateur frequencies above 50 MHz. With the Technician
license you can operate FM voice, SSB, Amateur TV, Satellite, IRLP, and
many other modes. The most popular mode is FM voice on the 2 meter VHF
and 70 Cm UHF bands
Technicians can
help the community by assisting in public service events, search and
rescue, and disaster communications. Hams have fun communicating with
each other and by participating in field day and other group events.
The instructors
for the course are all licensed Hams. A team teaching approach will be
used so that you will always see a familiar face.
There is free
parking and a Cafeteria available on site. The VA Medical Center is
located near the crossroads of Hiawatha Avenue/Highway 55 and the
Cross-town Freeway/Highway 62 at One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN
55417 (www.mapquest.com).
The city bus and Light Rail Train stop in front of the VA Medical
Center.
Pre-registration
is required and interested students should contact
David.Adriansen@va.gov via e-mail or at (612) 467-3019 to
register for this course. The course is free except for the cost of the
book and a small exam fee.
| Amateur Radio Class
Announcement (11/02/07) |
| Cully Kowal - KSØD |
If you are not an Amateur Radio Operator (Ham) and are
interested in SKYWARN operation and/or other volunteer communications
services, this is the opportunity to get your entry-level ham license to
fully participate in reporting severe weather conditions. You can
become an Amateur Radio Operator – no matter what your age, gender or
physical ability.
The Amateur Radio Association of
Bloomington and The Bloomington communications Group are sponsoring a
weekend Technician class on February 8, 9 & 10, 2008.
Friday 6 pm- 10 pm
Saturday 8 am – 6 pm
Sunday 8 am – 4 pm
Volunteer Examiners will hold a Federal
Communications Commission license exam immediately following the class
on Sunday at 2 pm.
“The ARRL
Ham Radio License Manual, Level 1”, will be
the course book and can be purchased through the ARRL,
http://www.arrl.org/catalog/?item=9639#top
or Radio City (Mounds View, MN), http://www.radioinc.com/ .
The class
will be at the Bloomington Civic Plaza located just west of I-35W on 98th
Street. The charge for the class will be $50.00, which
includes the VE exam fee, Saturday and Sunday lunch (pizza) and a
one-year membership in the Amateur Radio Association of Bloomington.
If you plan to attend the course,
please notify us soon to reserve your seat. To register, please contact
Bob Wargo (KC0WCO) at
bmwargo@gmail.com by January 25th to make your
reservation. Please make checks payable to A.R.A.B.
| Another Radio Class
Announcement (8/31/07) |
| Mike Sigelman - KØBUD |
If you have a Tech Class
License here's the good news you will want to know about the details of
the Fall Twin City FM Club General Class!
The class begins Monday September 10
at 7PM. And what a great place for the new TCFMC General classes. . .
At the Courage Center on Golden Valley Rd in Golden Valley!
Sign up now for the TCFMC
General Class by leaving a message for Tim at 952-593-9641. Some of
the Twin Cities area's top hams will teach the class to help you upgrade
to the General Class License. The General class is limited to just 12
people.
You can also drop a note to Tim at
tarimond@aol.com Sign up now and get ready for the hot
fall contests. Call 952-593-9641.
| Amateur Radio Classes
Announced (8/20/07) |
| Skip Jackson - KSØJ |
It's time to go back to
school!!
Two amateur radio classes have
been announced and registration is now open for those folks
interested in learning the material to pass either the Technician or
the General Class exams and get their license or upgrade.
The St. Paul Amateur Radio
Club (SPRC) will hold a technician course beginning, September 10
for eight weeks on Monday nights through October 29. These classes will be held
between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm in the Hickory Room of the Roseville
Fire Hall, 2701 Lexington avenue. This location is about one
mile north of highway 36, just north of Ramsey County Road "C".
This course is designed for
beginners and is taught by an experienced team of instructors whose
past students have had a very high success rate on exams. The
class is informal and there is always plenty of time for questions.
There is no charge for the
class but participants should plan on buying the ARRL Ham Radio
License Manual for the Technician Class. This manual will be
available on the first night of class, but can be ordered online
from the ARRL website. Just click on the ARRL diamond over to
the left. This book may be available from local bookstores and
from Radio City store in Mounds View.
If you have any questions
about the SPRC class or to register, call Allan Klein at 651-291-8815.
The other announcement is
from The Stillwater Amateur Radio Association (SARA).
They will be running a course of study for the General Class amateur
radio license. The class will be held at Courage St. Croix on Curve
Crest Blvd in Stillwater and will begin on Thursday 13 September at
7 pm. There will be a total of 9 weekly meetings (skipping October
11) culminating in the VE session on 15 November.
The course will use the new
ARRL General Class License Manual. There is no cost for the
sessions, and all amateurs are welcome, including those who are not
members of SARA. (The VE session will require the standard mandated
fee).
SARA also plans to offer Technician Class study sessions in Spring,
2008, but the exact dates have not yet been determined.
Anyone interested in further information may contact K0GW at his
ARRL.NET address. Information about SARA, including map and
directions to Courage St. Croix, may be found on the SARA web site
at www.radioham.org
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