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
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
Congratulations to Dan Pooler, KC1JDY/AE for also passing his Extra Exam!
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!!
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.
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!
We held our first license class of 2018 this past weekend. It was a Technician License Class and it was a huge success. We had a total of 16 students in the class, including 3 high school students from Bishop Guertin High School and Merrimack High School – the two schools who participated in our High Altitude Balloon projects. There was also a teacher in the class from Hudson Memorial School, who will be participating in HAB-3.
We had a great set of students – they all were well prepared and did great on their exams. All 16 students earned their Tech Licenses and one of the students also earned his General!
AB1BY teaching the Tech Class
Thanks to all of our instructors and VEs who made this possible. The Tech Class instructors were Abby, AB1BY, Jamey, AC1DC, Fred, AB1OC, Brian AB1ZO, Wayne, AG1A, and Burns, WB1FJ.
In addition to classroom study, we provided many demos and gave the students an opportunity to get on the air and make Satellite contacts using the station above. Students also had the opportunity to make HF Contacts using a FlexMaestro, which connected over the internet to the station at the AB1OC/AB1QB QTH.
HF Station with Flex Maestro
Our next license class will be the General Class, which will be held on March 24th and 25th. We will hold the Extra Class on April 27 – 29. To register, visit our Class Information Page.
Many of our students also joined the Nashua Area Radio Society after they passed their exams. Please say hello to the new members and congratulate them at our next meeting.
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