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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 2021 ===== |
- | 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 |
- | If you have any questions about the course, or any other topic related | + | LARC will once again be offering a course to enable interested people to get their ham radio license. Like last year, it will be presented online, using Zoom, 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. |
- | Doug Elliott | + | ==== Goal of the Course ==== |
- | email: canoe.eh@gmail.com or instructor@larc.ca | + | 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. |
- | cell or text: (519) 630-8925 | + | 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. |
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+ | An important goal is the health and safety of all participants, | ||
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+ | ==== Prerequisites ==== | ||
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+ | Age: There is no age limitation for Canadian Ham Licenses. We have had students from 10 to 81 take the course and become active operators. | ||
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+ | Citizenship: | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | 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 | ||
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+ | 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. Please let us know if you would like any assistance. | ||
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+ | ==== The Course Schedule ==== | ||
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+ | The course will be presented on Saturday mornings from September 11 to December 11, excluding the Thanksgiving Weekend (no class October 9). Each session runs from 9 AM to approximately noon, with a couple of breaks. You will be able to connect to the meeting 20 minutes before it starts, and you are encouraged to arrive early, especially if you aren't familiar with Zoom. We will also have a Zoom practice meeting a few days before September 11, so you can try out Zoom if you haven' | ||
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+ | The first session on September 11 is an introduction and overview of Ham radio and will be informal, like all of our sessions. Nothing in this first session will be on the exam, and we'll try to answer all your questions and explain what ham radio' | ||
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+ | The full schedule of topics covered in each session is at the end of this document. | ||
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+ | All of the sessions will be recorded, and we can make the recording available to any registered student who was unable to attend on Saturday morning, or who simply wants to review the presentations. Please make your request to review a session via email to the Education Coordinator, | ||
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+ | ==== The Examination Process ==== | ||
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+ | The last session on December 11 will NOT be a Zoom session, but is currently planned to be held in person at the 427 Wing where the club's radio station is located. All COVID-19 recommended procedures will be followed, and we will not do anything to risk anyone' | ||
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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. | ||
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+ | ==== Course Registration Process ==== | ||
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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: | ||
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+ | - 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:// | ||
+ | - Submit your course fees. The cost for the course is $125, which is reduced to $75 if you already have a copy of the official study guide. The best way to pay is to do an online E-transfer to: **treasurer@LARC.ca** | ||
+ | - You will need to get a copy of the official Coax Publications study guide, if you don't already have one. We have these guides in inventory and can provide them for $50, which includes delivery in the London area. If you pay $125 for the course registration, | ||
+ | - You'll receive more emails from me, as the time of the course gets closer. | ||
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+ | ==== 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: | ||
- | (usually at Saturday morning "Hams & Eggs" breakfast) | + | Doug Elliott VA3DAE \\ email: canoe.eh@gmail.com \\ phone or text: (519) 630-8925 |