* 3305 Poplar Springs Rd
* Gainesville, GA 30505
LARC, from time to time, offers license classes to individuals wishing to become licenses amateur radio operators. If there is a class scheduled it will be posted on this page with details.
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This Class Is Full as of 6-4-08
However, if your interested in a future class,
please e-mail Doyle Gantt w4djg@bellsouth.net
and he will add your name for notification of the
next class later this year.
Lanierland Amateur Radio Club
Is Sponsoring a
HAM RADIO
FOUR-DAY LICENSE CLASS
Free Training – Only cost is material & test fee
LOCATION:
Chattahoochee Baptist Association
1220 McEver Road
Gainesville, Ga
July
19, 26, August 2 & 9
Instructors will be Doyle Gantt, W4DJG & John Brandon, KE4PCF
•
Pass
your ham radio FCC License Exam right in class, on the 4th session.
•
Live
equipment demonstrations, including emergency radio communications.
•
Training
on how to operate through local repeater systems.
•
Study
Questions reorganized for easier classroom learning. New Simple
Test!
•
Multiple-examinations
with no Morse Code test required.
Ham
radio operators provide valuable communications in an emergency. Many
local areas throughout the country use ham radio operators to support
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Amateur Radio Emergency
Service (ARES) and SkyWarn training and actual
call-outs. This four-day action packed class (the first-day on July 19
includes an orientation, study
material distribution and will feature live ham radio equipment for
everyone to learn how to operate).
Pre-study before class and spend Sessions 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the
classroom to pass your amateur radio Element 2 Technician
Examination, right in the
classroom during session 4. New
Easier Test!
Earn full ham radio Technician class radio privileges and
Earn radio communications through satellites and
International Space
Station (ISS).
Operate
your own ham radio position –
reporting system (APRS).
Communicate
with other hams through local amateur radio repeaters.
Become
a ham radio emergency responder.
All
classes will begin promptly at 8:00 AM and will be a minimum of four hours
in length. The class schedule will be explained during orientation.
(Subject to change at the discretion of the class & instructors)
The
fee for the class will be $30.00, which includes all study books,
class material
and the FCC Test Fee. ($20
due at first class for text book and $10 due
before taking the final exam on August 9.)
PRE-REGISTRATION
IS REQUIRED!
This is to ensure
that we will have
enough material for everyone taking the class. You should contact
Doyle Gantt, W4DJG at 770-967-4397 e-mail
w4djg@bellsouth.net or
John Brandon 770-654-4375 e-mail johnke4pcf@aol.com
for
further information
and pre-registration.
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"We Also Sponsor Testing Sessions On A Regular Basis"
NORMAL VE EXAMS
First Sunday of Even Numbered Months
LARC Sponsors a local VE (Volunteer Examiner) Team to administer FCC License Exams. These exams are sanctioned by the WCARS VEC. These exams are conducted at 2:00 PM on the first Sunday of each even numbered month at Johnson High School (unless otherwise noted). Exams are also conducted at the LARC Hamfest which is held on the second Saturday in July of each year. You will need a photo ID (or birth certificate if you do not have a photo ID) and testing fees of $10.00. In addition, if you are upgrading you will also need a photo copy of your license. For additional information on testing sessions email Roger Gibson, WB4T.
Unless otherwise noted the exam location is located at:
* Johnson High School
* 3305 Poplar Springs Rd
* Gainesville, GA 30505
