Classes

Dave Wickert AE7TD and guest instructors teach FCC amateur radio classes (Technician and General Class).  A Technician class license allows amateurs to use radio frequencies for emergency communications, family communications, personal technology growth, and to make many new friends worldwide. A General license expands upon the Technician license by adding HF frequencies as additional privileges.

Upcoming April 2020 Technician Amateur Radio Class

Interested in ham radio? Are you looking to use radio as a means of off-grid communications and in the event of an emergency? Ham radio is a good fit for many situations – including that you are just interested in communications and electronics. The Lake Washington Ham Club instructors will be conducting a Spring 2020 Amateur Radio Technician class for the purposes of preparing you to earn your entry-level FCC Technician class ham radio license.

There is no charge for the class itself but there is a cost for the Technician-class study web service located at http://www.hamtestonline.com (~$30). The Lake Washington Ham Club is a reseller of the Ham Test Online Technician web service. More information is available here. There is also a $15 exam fee to take the exam.

Where:
All sessions will be held at Redmond City Hall (side entrance), Conference Center Room A/B, 15670 NE 85th Street, Redmond WA

When:

  1. Classes run on six Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7pm to 9pm.
  2. Session dates are: April 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, and 22
  3. The exam session will be Monday, Apr 27 @7pm.
  4. An optional “How to choose a radio” session will be held Wednesday, Apr 29 @7pm to help newly licensed hams select a radio for their particular situation. The session will also include tips and tricks for programming your radio.

Each of the training sessions include hands-on work with radios, demos and “nets” with students operating the radios.

Class size is limited to 30 persons so if interested, please register early. Students are urged to sign up as soon as possible for the study service http://www.hamtestonline.com to become familiar with the exam format.

To enroll, please contact Ron Poole KF7YHQ, email: snwbird1111@gmail.com or via phone at: 425-625-2112

There is no age limit to getting a ham radio license. Kids are welcome to take the course along with their family members. Ham radio is a great family activity.

Depending on availability, existing ham radio operators are welcome to audit the class as a refresher. If so, please include your call sign as part of your enrollment information.

Additional Technician Amateur Radio Class in March 2020

Interest is high so we will be running a second Technician class just before the April class. Same info above holds except:

Where:
All sessions will be held at the Cottage Lake Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 18860 NE Woodinville Duvall Rd, Woodinville, WA 98077

When:

  1. Classes run from 7-9pm.
  2. Session dates are: Feb 27, 28, March 5, 6, 13, 20
  3. The exam session will be Thursday, March 26 @7pm.
  4. An optional “How to choose a radio” session will be held TBD to help newly licensed hams select a radio for their particular situation. The session will also include tips and tricks for programming your radio.

Each of the training sessions include hands-on work with radios, demos and “nets” with students operating the radios.

Class size is limited to 30 persons so if interested, please register early. Students are urged to sign up as soon as possible for the study service http://www.hamtestonline.com to become familiar with the exam format.

To enroll, please contact Ron Poole KF7YHQ, email: snwbird1111@gmail.com or via phone at: 425-625-2112

Exam resources available:

Regardless of the study approach taken, we recommend the ARRL “Ham Radio License Manual”  (https://www.amazon.com/ARRL-Radio-License-Manual-Spiral/dp/1625950829/ ) as reference material. Feel free to purchase and study beforehand if you like.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure that you get the 4th Edition of the book. Earlier editions are obsolete. Likewise, when purchasing the resources below, make sure that it covers the latest question pool, i.e. 2018 to 2022. Some resources are not updated in a timely fashion. 

(Note: without any commercial endorsements, everyone learns differently)

If you want to bypass the training and go to the actual exam questions, which are publically available:

Amateur License Practice Testing Sites

ARRL now features a web site with free practice tests for the amateur radio license exams. Check out this article. New

These sites feature free practice tests for the amateur radio license exams.

Good information about ham radio, in general, is available at:

Please check back for updates!

Additional training slides here:

Technician

General

Extra

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