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- | ===== London Amateur Radio Club's Basic HAM License Course for 2020 ===== | + | ===== London Amateur Radio Club's Basic HAM License Course for 2021 ===== |
**- Doug Elliott VA3DAE / LARC Education Coordinator / cell/text: 519-630-8925 / email: canoe.eh@gmail.com** | **- 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. | + | LARC will once again be offering a course to enable interested people to get their ham radio license. |
==== Goal of the Course ==== | ==== Goal of the Course ==== | ||
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==== The Course Schedule ==== | ==== The Course Schedule ==== | ||
- | The course will be presented on Saturday mornings from September | + | The course will be presented on Saturday mornings from September |
- | The first session on September | + | The first session on September |
The full schedule of topics covered in each session is at the end of this document. | The full schedule of topics covered in each session is at the end of this document. | ||
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==== The Examination Process ==== | ==== The Examination Process ==== | ||
- | The last session on December | + | The last session on December |
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+ | If you don't live close enough to London to drive in for the final exam, you'll need to find an accredited volunteer examiner in your area. You can find the nearest one by doing a search on this government website: | ||
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The exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions, each with 4 possible answers, and there is no practical time limit. The pass mark is 70% but you really want to get 80%, which gets you the privileges to do international radio communications. There are websites that let you do practice exams for each chapter in the study guide, and full practices exams as well. We will assist you with the paperwork required to submit the exam results and get your ham license and personal call sign from the government. This is usually complete within a week of writing the exam. | The exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions, each with 4 possible answers, and there is no practical time limit. The pass mark is 70% but you really want to get 80%, which gets you the privileges to do international radio communications. There are websites that let you do practice exams for each chapter in the study guide, and full practices exams as well. We will assist you with the paperwork required to submit the exam results and get your ham license and personal call sign from the government. This is usually complete within a week of writing the exam. | ||
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Once you have decided to join us in the course and work towards your ham radio license, these are the steps you need to take: | Once you have decided to join us in the course and work towards your ham radio license, these are the steps you need to take: | ||
- | - Send an email to canoe.eh@gmail.ca confirming that you will be attending the course. This ensures you're on our email list, and acts as a double check in case anything goes wrong with the online registration process. \\ . | + | - Send an email to canoe.eh@gmail.com confirming that you will be attending the course. This ensures you're on our email list, and acts as a double check in case anything goes wrong with the online registration process. \\ . |
- Fill out the registration form at the following website: \\ [[https:// | - Fill out the registration form at the following website: \\ [[https:// | ||
- | - Submit your course fees. The cost for the course is $125, but if you already have the official Coax Publications study guide, the cost is reduced to $75. The best way to pay is to do an online E-transfer to: dmccarter@sympatico.ca .This is the quickest and most efficient method, and avoids having our Treasurer stand in a long line at the bank. The next best way is to snail mail a cheque made out to "The London Amateur Radio Club" to: \\ \\ London Amateur Radio Club Inc. \\ 2155B Crumlin Road North \\ London, Ontario, \\ Canada, N5V 3Z9| \\ \\ If you're registering by cheque after September 7, or wish to pay by cash, please contact the Education Coordinator (contact details at top of this file) and I will arrange to meet you to pick up your payment. \\ \\ Once we receive your payment, you are officially registered, and will receive invitations to the Zoom meetings via email. \\ . | + | - Submit your course fees. The cost for the course is $75, and the best way to pay is to do an online E-transfer to: **treasurer@LARC.ca** |
- | - After you've registered, you'll be contacted | + | - You will need to get a copy of the official Coax Publications |
+ | - You'll receive more emails from me, as the time of the course gts closer. | ||
==== Detailed Schedule ==== | ==== Detailed Schedule ==== | ||
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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: | If you have any questions about the course, or any other topic related to Ham radio education, please contact our Education Coordinator: |