Licensing Class

HOST: South Cook County Emergency Management

Location: Oak Forest Hospital Campus (EMA building)
Address:   15900 S Cicero Ave, Oak Forest, IL 60452   (see below for driving info)

Start Date: October 1, 2022   (details follow)

 The following Amateur Radio Technician Classes will be a 7 Day course given in the month of October. The Technician License is the beginners class or the first stepping stone to the two other higher license classes (General and Extra). This Technician course is open to anyone interested in obtaining a license. The course will cover the materials from the Fifth edition of the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual available @  https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2003373064 .  (The manual is also available from Amazon, Ham Radio Outlet (www.hamradio.com), or your local bookstore)   Students will be required to obtain this manual prior to attending the classes. Chapter 10 of this book indicates the Technician Class Syllabus which has an effective date of July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2026. The material covers Rules and Regulations, Ohms Law, Electrical Circuits, Operating Procedures, and essential Safety rules

All Classes are 2.5 Hours in length with a 10- 15 minute break.

There will be multiple instructors for different chapters of this course.

Anyone that feels lost can request additional help from one of the instructors.

Classroom size may be limited to a max of 30, so please register asap.

All EMA/Government  Students, please register through    (Phil, you may alter this email for your emailing.)

All other students, please register through Brian Davis, W9HLQ   >>  w9hlq@ hamfesters.org

Class Dates and Time

• Day 1     October  1, 2022       – Welcome to Amateur Radio                                            Chapter  1
                  Sat  / 11:00 AM         – Radio and Signals Fundamentals                                 Chapter  2
   
• Day 2     October  5, 2022       – Electricity, Components and Circuits                      Chapter  3
                  Wed  / 7:00 PM
• Day 3      October  8, 2022       – Propagation, Antennas and Feed Lines                Chapter  4
                   Sat  / 11:00 AM
• Day 4      October 12, 2022      – Electricity, Components and Circuits                    Chapter  5
                  Wed  / 7:00 PM         – Communicating with Other Hams                            Chapter  6

   

• Day 5    October 15, 2022       – Licensing Regulations                                                     Chapter  7
                Sat  / 11:00 AM         – Operating Regulations                                                       Chapter  8

   

• Day 6    October 19, 2022      – RF, Electrical and Lightning Safety                          Chapter  9
                 Wed  / 7:00 PM
                 
              {Notice, we skip a week due to other commitments}
  
• Day 7    October 29, 2022      – Course Review, Questions & Answers    /  TECHNICIAN EXAM Given
                 Sat  / 11:00 AM