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Extra License Class – April 27-29

The Nashua Area Radio Society will hold our final license class of the Spring 2018 season, the Amateur Extra License class, on Friday – Sunday, April 27-29.

The Extra Class License is an upgrade from General Class.  Extra class will give you access to more frequencies on the HF bands, especially where those rare DX like to operate from.

Spring 2018 Extra Class Flyer

Day 1 of the class will be held at AB1OC/AB1QB’s QTH.  We will have lots of demos to help reinforce the material including test equipment, antennas and operating.  Days 2 and 3 will be held at Dartmouth-Hitchcock.

Gordon West Extra Class Book
Gordon West Extra Class License Book

Class preparation

To prepare for the class, you need to read the Gordon West Extra Class book, which can be found on Amazon.com.  When you register, we will send you a pre-work assignment based on the materials in the book.

We also recommend that you take practice exams like those from AA9PW or HamTestOnline.

To register for the class, visit https://www.n1fd.org/amateur-radio-license-class-registration/

Any questions?  Contact Anita, AB1QB at [email protected].

Education and Training, Featured, General

Spring 2018 General License Class Results

Our Spring 2018 General License Class, held on March 24th and 25th was a huge success.    All students passed their General Exam and one student also passed his Extra Exam!

2018 Spring General Class
2018 Spring General Class

Congratulations to the following club member who are now General Class operators:

  • Dan Pooler, KC1JDY
  • Keith Sangillo – KC1IMK
  • Mark Sangillo – KC1IML
  • Girish Sripathi – KC1IGD
  • Charlie Reynolds – KC1IFY
  • Craig Bailey – N1SFT
  • Andrea Perdicaro – KC1JDX
  • Bill MacFeeley – KC1JDZ
  • Avanti Borucki – KC3DZG
  • Bobby Hazelton – KC1JEE
  • Thomas Luteran – N1SUW
Dan, KC1JDY and Fred, AB1OC
Dan, KC1JDY and Fred, AB1OC

Congratulations to Dan Pooler, KC1JDY/AE for also passing his Extra Exam!

Abby, AB1BY
Abby, AB1BY teaching about the OO program by reading her “Good Operator” OO card!

Thanks to our Instructor Team and our VE Team for all of the hard work to teach the class and run the exam session!!

Education and Training, Featured, General

ARRL Requests Expanded HF Privileges for Technician Licensees

ARRL has asked the FCC to expand HF privileges for Technician licensees to include limited phone privileges on 75, 40, and 15 meters, plus RTTY and digital mode privileges on 80, 40, 15, and 10 meters. The FCC has not yet invited public comment on the proposals, which stem from recommendations put forth by the ARRL Board of Directors’ Entry-Level License Committee, which explored various initiatives and gauged member opinions in 2016 and 2017.

Source: ARRL Requests Expanded HF Privileges for Technician Licensees

It looks like the ARRL got this one right on the mark. Expanding Technician Class License privileges to include digital and SSB phone options on more of the HF bands is just what we need to make the first level Amateur Radio License more fun, a better learning experience, and a more effective bridge to upgrading to General Class privileges. Well done ARRL!

Fred, AB1OC

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