LICENSING CLASS

05/03/2025

Start/End Dates: 05/03/2025 - 06/14/2025
Times: Saturdays 9AM to 11AM
# of Sessions: 5
Class level: Technician
Morse code offered: No
Pre register required: Yes
Fee: 0
Pre Study required: No
Class Type: Weekend/One Day
Exam offered: Yes
Sponsoring Club/Organization: South Mountain Radio Amateurs - N3TWT
Instructor: NC3O
Contact: Don Evans K3ZR
Phone: (717) 418-1700
Email: K3ZR@ARRL.net
Location: The Public Safety Training Room, Department of Public Safety
1 Public Safety Drive
Carlisle, PA 17013
Additional Information: Free Amateur Radio Technician License Classes offered by the South Mountain Radio Amateur_(SMRA) Club in Carlisle, PA. Each complete course consists of five two-hour class sessions on Saturdays from 9:00 to 11:00 AM, one VE Test Session and an additional two-hour session for those that pass the test to receive training on their new radio. It takes seven weeks to complete. The next SMRA Technician Class will be held at the: Public Safety Training Room, 1 Public Safety Drive, Carlisle, PA 17013. [Note: A textbook ($32.00) and a VE/FCC test ($14.00) will be provided free by SMRA] • Saturday May 3, 2025 – Welcome to Amateur Radio, Radio Signals Fundamentals, and Electricity Components and Circuits Instructor: Ed W3ETO • Read Chapter 1 (no questions on exam), Chapter 2 (35 questions), and Chapter 3 (91 questions, but many of these questions are different versions of the same calculation) • Saturday May 10, 2025 – Propagation, Antennas, and Feedlines Instructor: Keith KC3JVG • Read Chapter 4 (66 questions) • Saturday May 17, 2025 – Amateur Radio Equipment Instructor: Rick K3RTK • Read Chapter 5 (56 questions) • Saturday May 24, 2025 – Communicating with Other Hams and Licensing Regulations Instructor: Rick KC3DRU • Read Chapter 6 (63 questions) and Chapter 7 (30 questions) • Saturday May 31, 2025 – Operating Regulations and Safety Instructor: Sean KC3YWX • Read Chapter 8 (32 questions) and Chapter 9 (43 questions) • Saturday June 7, 2025 - VE Test for Technician License VE Team Leader: Don K3ZR • Saturday June 14, 2025 - Students that pass and pay the FCC $35.00 fee will get their License and will receive a UV-5R Radio and be taught how to program and use it. Instructor: Rick K3RTK To register for this class contact: Don Evans, K3ZR; K3ZR@ARRL.net cell - 717-418-1700