Amateur Radio Technican License Review and Test Session
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/23/2024 - 3:02pm
Event Date:
April 27, 2024 - 9:30am The Federal Communication Commission requires one to obtain an Amateur radio license to use a two-way radio on amateur radio frequencies.
The Technician license is the entry-level license, but allows you to talk from across town to around the world and more!
To help get you started on a “quicker basis” at passing the exam, the
Our Ham Cram day is like a “study cram” before taking your final exam.
The idea is to obtain a (Q)uestion and (A)nswer book for the technician
level of license and read through it numerous times trying to recall the correct answers.
It’s not necessary to actually learn the regulations, theory, and science involved, but just try to “imprint” the correct answers from the question pool.
With that pre-exposure, the ham cram will spend the 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. period reviewing what you’ve studied by displaying and reading “out loud” the QUESTIONS and CORRECT ANSWERS ONLY from the question pool.
We’ve had great success with giving the test right after the read-through
(especially if you’ve pre-read the Q&A’s a few times before the cram).
The test is 35 multiple choice questions and you can miss 9 and still pass!! So, as an example, it’s possible to miss a few questions involving the math of electronics but maybe do well on remembering some rules and regulations.
After reading through these questions, we will immediately arrange to give you your exam “on the spot” to obtain your Federal Communication Commission “Technician” license.
“HAM” Radio is ideal for health and welfare type emergency communications, learning the actual “mechanics” of 2-way radio operations and making contacts with areas you would not experience otherwise (like contacting the international space station!).
The HAM CRAM is open to the public and FREE, but the actual exam requires a $15 fee that we forward to the Federal Communication Commission representative for licensing.
Additionally, there is now a $35 fee required through the FCC website to obtain your license.
Complete information is available on the Tahoe Amateur Radio Association’s web site at http://TahoeAmateurRadio.com
I hope this gives you an idea of just what we’re trying to accomplish at the ham cram and please don’t hesitate to contact Paul with any questions or concerns.
Also if you’re planning on attending, please contact Paul (wa6ewv@juno.com ) with an email as the cram can reach room capacity a few weeks before the start date.
Thanks for your interest!
Paul, wa6ewv
President
Tahoe Amateur Radio Association