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-===== London Amateur Radio Club's Basic HAM License Course for 2019 =====
+===== London Amateur Radio Club's Basic HAM License Course for 2020 =====
-Information about the 2019 HM license course can be found in [[http://nerdpit.ca/course-2019/course-2019b.pdf|this PDF file]]. (Depending on your browser settings, clicking on the link may display the file, or may download a copy to your downloads directory).
+                                           Doug Elliott  VA3DAE\\
+                                           LARC Education Coordinator\\
+                                           cell/text: 519-630-8925\\
+                                           email: canoe.eh@gmail.com
+LARC will once again be offering a course to enable interested people to get their ham radio license. It will be a little different this year due the the pandemic, but we will still cover all the material, provide lots of opportunities to get your questions answered, and administer a final exam that qualifies you for the license issued by the Canadian government.
+==== Goal of the Course ====
+The goal of this course is to enable you to become a licensed amateur radio operator (also known as a “ham”), so you can take part in the wonderful world of ham radio. The license that you will receive after writing the exam is issued by the federal Canadian government, and is yours for life, with no additional fees. Along with the license comes your personal call sign, such as VA3DAE, used to identify you on the air.
+To achieve this goal, you will need to read the assigned chapters in the study guide before each class, attend the classes where the instructor will review, reinforce and demonstrate the material, and test yourself periodically to ensure you have a good understanding of the topics you have studied.
+An important goal is the health and safety of all participants, and we will be providin this year's course online, using the Zoom conferencing software. We'll schedule a practice session for those who might not be familiar with Zoom, and will provide assistance to make sure everyone is able to fully take part in the course. The final examination is currently planned to be in a large room at the 427 Wing, where our club radio station is, with students spaced out to achieve social distancing. We're continuing to monitor COVID-19 related recommendations and will make sure none of our procedures risk anyone's health in any way.
+==== Prerequisites ====
+Age: There is no age limitation for Canadian Ham Licenses. We have had students from 11 to 81 take the course and become active operators.
+Citizenship: The is no requirement to be a Canadian citizen or a landed immigrant. Everyone is welcome.
+Prerequisite training: There is no need for you to have any particular training before taking our course. You don’t have to be a math wizard, or have a technical background. Our course is longer than some other courses because we cover all the material from the ground up, making no assumptions.
+Course Delivery: To ensure the health and safety of everyone involved, we're delivering this course over the Internet, using the popular Zoom software. This requires that students have an internet access device ( PC, Mac, Smartphone, Tablet ), and devices with a larger display are preferable to make it easier to see the presentations. A reliable Internet access is also required. An attached camera is desirable, but not mandatory, but a microphone is needed to allow you to ask questions. If you have any questions, or would like to test your setup, get in touch with the Education Coordinator using the contact details at the top of this page.
+We try to accommodate students with disabilities and have had successful students with visual impairments and learning disabilities. We can do the final exam orally if needed.
+Course Registration Process
+The following table has links to various information that will be useful to students taking the LARC Ham course.
+^Link^Description|
+|[[http://nerdpit.ca/course-2019/sched-handout.pdf|Day 1 Handout]]|The handout from the September 7 session, which includes the schedule, the chapters covered in each session, and the link for this course information web page.|
+|[[http://nerdpit.ca/course-2019/presos.html|Presos and Handouts]]|Downloadable files containing the presentations and handouts for the 2019 Basic Course|
+|[[http://nerdpit.ca/ham/coax-pubs-testing.html|Chapter Tests]]|Instructions on how run a 20 question test on a particular chapter in the Coax Publications Study Guide|
+|[[https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/025.nsf/eng/h_00040.html|Full Practice Exam]]|How to do a practice exam from the official exam question bank that covers all of the course material|
+|[[http://nerdpit.ca/course-2019/exam/apeg_questions_ID505351.pdf|Sample exam]]|An example PDF file of an exam generated by the above government web site. Here's a [[http://nerdpit.ca/course-2019/exam/apeg_answer_sheet_ID505351.pdf|blank answer sheet]], and an [[http://nerdpit.ca/course-2019/exam/apeg_answer_key_ID505351.pdf|answer sheet with correct answers]]|
+|[[https://apc-cap.ic.gc.ca/pls/apc_anon/query_avail_cs$.startup|Available Call Signs]]|How to find out if a call sign you are considering is already taken. Some things to think about when you're picking a call sign: What does it sound like spoken phonetically : Victor Alpha Three Delta Alpha Echo, what does it sound like in Morse code, and maybe, is it easy for people to remember?|
+|[[https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/025.nsf/eng/h_00043.html|Exam Question Bank]]|Download the entire Exam Bank, with the correct answers. You need to scroll down to get to the link, and although it says print, it actually downloads a 317 KB PDF file.|
+|[[http://nerdpit.ca/course-2019/course-2019b.pdf|Preliminary course info]]|General information for people who are considering taking the 2019 LARC Ham course. This course has already started, but there will be a similar one in the fall of 2020|
+|[[http://nerdpit.ca/course-2019/maps.html|Various Maps]]|Maps showing the street locations of places in London of interest to Hams.|
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 If you have any questions about the course, or any other topic related to Ham radio education, please contact our Education Coordinator:
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 Doug Elliott VA3DAE\\
 email: canoe.eh@gmail.com or instructor@larc.ca\\
-cell or text: (519) 630-8925
+phone or text: (519) 630-8925
-(usually at Saturday morning "Hams & Eggs" breakfast)
+\\

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