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Ham Radio Mentoring
Classes through LA Fire Department
LAFD's Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) has finalized the Mentoring schedule. Courses will be open to ACS, CERT and Community members, as well as sworn firefighters interested in getting their FCC Ham radio operator license. Exam Prep courses are designed with flexibility in mind, so that enrollees may do home study on weeks where they can't make it to the Station for test prep.
The Technician Class license prep course, to be held at Los Angeles Fire Station No. 88 on Saturday mornings during May & June, is great for sworn LAFD staff, improving their skill set. Firefighters on strike teams have used Ham frequencies to be able to get themselves out of a "pickle" while working brush fires.
The Technician is the first "level" of FCC licensing and is a prerequisite to sitting for the General Class license. There is a third class called Amateur Extra too.
You can study for both the General and Tech test concurrently and take the exams on the same day and on the same "dime" (e.g. one $14 exam fee enables you to take as many levels of exam that you want, as long as you pass).
The class schedule is listed below:
May 19 - FCC Technician Class Mentoring (9-10 am)
General Class Study Hall with KF6UXT(10 am - 11:30)
Materials required: Pen and paper, plus a Laptop computer (if you have one).
May 26 - FCC Technician Class Mentoring (9-10 am)
General Class Study Hall with KF6UXT(10 am - 11:30)
Materials required: Pen and paper, plus a Laptop computer (if you have one).
June 2 - FCC Technician Class Mentoring (9-10 am)
General Class Study Hall with KF6UXT(10 am - 11:30)
Materials required: Pen and paper, plus a Laptop computer (if you have one).
June 9 - FCC Technician Class Mentoring (9-10 am)
General Class Study Hall with KF6UXT(10 am - 11:30)
Materials required: Pen and paper, plus a Laptop computer (if you have one).
June 16 - FCC Technician Class Mentoring (9-10 am)
General Class Study Hall with KF6UXT(10 am - 11:30)
Materials required: Pen and paper, plus a Laptop computer (if you have one).
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Sign up for
Ham Radio Mentoring classes
at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=676893843598
There is also a class in Hesse Park in Rancho Palos Verdes starting in June:
Two Amateur Radio Courses
FCC "Technician" license course
FCC "General" license course
Course sessions are on June 9 & 16
Technician course from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM
General course from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM
The FCC test given on June 30, 10:00 AM to Noon
The location is Hesse Park
29301 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes 90275
- No pre-registration required -
- No fee for either course -
- Taking the FCC Test is $14 -
Optional Material
- Study book with FCC test questions, $15 -
- Copy of my Power Point charts, $10 - |
Students (thru grade 12) who take this course and get their license
will be reimbursed up to $40 by The Palos Verdes Amateur Radio Club.
For more information, contact Walt, K1DFO, at waltordway@juno.com
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