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Technician and General class license prep
By: n8tfd/Steve
on: Tue 02 Apr, 2013 [23:02 UTC]
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Starting Date May 2, 2013
Ending Date May 30, 2013
Time(s) 7-9 p.m. Thursdays
Class Level Technician and General
Number of sessions 4
Pre-registration required? Yes
Exam fee of $15 at time of exam
Pre-study required? No
Exam Offered? Yes
Instructor(s):
Tech class: varied
General Class: Brian (K4BRI)
Sponsored by OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Society
Additional Information
-Book Required (to be purchased by student):
Technician Class: Ham Radio License Manual, 2nd edition -Technician (**make sure to get the 2nd edition!**)
- General Class: General Class License Manual, 7th edition
Both available at ARRL, R&L Electronics, Amazon or other online sources
- 5 week session with 4 classes (note: no class on May 16th) Thursdays, 7-9 p.m.
-Homework and study required between classes!
-Exam on June 1st 9 a.m.
Address:
St. Bernard City Building
110 Washington Avenue
St. Bernard (Cincinnati Area)
OH 45217
Contact email: classes -at- ohkyin.org
For further questions feel free to contact me!
Robert (AK3Q)
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qcen.org updates
By: n8tfd/Steve
on: Sat 19 Jan, 2013 [00:28 UTC]
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Yes, I'm writing this from the front of the room during the meeting. I have discovered that the American Red Cross RSS feed is broken, that is why there are no "news stories" listed. I'll ask around and see if they intend to fix?
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Use the repeater!!!
Driving to or from work? Get on the air! Get to know your fellow club members!!!
Net Controls - Tuesday Net
If you have already volunteered, you can find the preamble
here. Here's the net control roster:
| February 19 | KD8PAT
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| February 26 | W8TDA
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| March 5 | you?
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| March 12 | you?
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Please click here to volunteer for net control duty!
Membership "checklist"
To all new and not-so-new QCEN members: please review the following list.
- qcen.org e-mail address: If you'd like an address of the form: callsign-at-qcen.org, please request one. In any case, please make sure we have your e-mail address!
- Red Cross ID: New photo IDs will be issued to QCEN members in good-standing who have completed the background check. You must have the new standard ID to participate in any Red Cross activities that require credentials.
- Communicator's Manual: see the reference section to get this important guide to QCEN operations — it will be growing soon!!
- Emergency Alerting: If you are carrying an e-mailable pager or cell phone, please provide us with the number and the provider.