Amateur (HAM) Radio Information and License Testing
(A Morse code test is no longer required)
Want to get your Amateur Radio License? Members of the Delaware Valley Radio Association will provide basic information on Amateur (Ham) Radio and license testing on Saturday between 11:20 am and 12:40 pm in room SSB 105 of the Social Science Building.
License testing will take place at 1 pm.
Amateur Radio Licenses no longer have a Morse code requirement. For those taking exams, there will be a license testing fee of $14 that must be paid with a check or cash [no credit cards!] and they should bring 2 forms of ID with at least one being a photo ID.
Web site of Delaware Valley Radio Association is at: http://www.w2zq.com.
Information on Amateur Radio and preparing for the exam can be found at: http://www.arrl.org/hamradio.html.
A basic orientation on getting a license at: http://www.hello-radio.org/.
License preparation instruction books at: http://www.arrl.org/catalog/lm/.
Online tutorial information and links to practice exams at: http://www.hamradioinstructor.com/.
What is Amateur (Ham) Radio?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amateur radio, often called Ham radio, is a hobby and public service enjoyed by about six million people throughout the world. An amateur radio operator, also known as a ham or radio amateur, uses advanced radio equipment to communicate with other radio amateurs for public service, recreation and self-training.
Amateur radio operators have personal wireless communications with friends, family members, and even complete strangers, and often support their communities with emergency and disaster communications while increasing their personal knowledge of electronics and radio theory.