October/November Technician Class
BARK will be holding a 5 day course where you can learn everything you need to earn your Technician (entry level) FCC Amateur Radio License. The Technician license is your gateway to the world-wide excitement of Amateur Radio.... and now you do not need to learn Morse code!
This license will enable you to use the Bethel 2 meter repeater which has a coverage range of 30 miles. (Soon to expand to a 45 miles radius) The Bethel repeater features telephone-patch for local phone calls, reverse-patch (family and friends can call you on your radio through a local phone line), on demand current weather and 5 day forecasts and is connected to echolink, a voice-over the Internet system that connects you to other Amateur operators world-wide. The repeater is a great tool for emergency communications or for staying in touch while out hunting, berry picking, boating, mushing or snow machine riding.
BARK also operates a meter simplex IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project) node. IRLP enables amaeur radio operators around the world to link repeaters together.
To earn your license you must take a 35 question test. A passing score is 26 correct answers. The class and test are free but the the study manual is $25. A limited number of manuals are available in advance by contacting Joe Seibert at joe@kyuk.org or by calling Joe at 543-0237. Get your manual before they're all taken! Call Joe today!
Classes will be held on October 29th from 7-10pm, November 1rst, 2nd, 8th and 9th from 1PM until 5PM. The test session will be at 4PM on Sunday November 9th. A second test session will be held at a date and time to be determined. All class sessions will be held in the Main Conference room at the hospital. The conference room is down the main hallway and across the hall from the caferteria.
You are not required to attend every class, however, due to the volume of material covered in a short period of time attendance and home-study are strongly encouraged. Previous students have also recommended taking on-line practice exams to evaluate your level of knowledge before taking the exam. See the links below to the QRZ.com and Eham.net online practice exams.
For more information contact Joe Seibert at joe@kyuk.org or call 543-0237.
See the class schedule and syllabus to the right.
| October/November Class Syllabus
Wednesday 10/29-
Intro to Ham Radio-7-8PM- Instructors Joe Seibert/Lori Pruitt
About Ham Radio-8-9PM- Joe Seibert/Lori Pruitt
Your Ham Radio License- Ken Eggleston
Saturday 11/1-
Your Ham Radio Call Sign- 1-2PM- Joli Morgan
You Are In Control- 2-3PM-Ron Horvath
Mind Our Rules- 3-4PM-Ken Eggleston
Technician Class Frequencies- 4-5PM-Joe Seibert
Sunday 11/2-
Your First Radio- 1-2PM- TBD
Going On the Air- 2-3PM-Ron Horvath
Fun On Repeaters- 3-4PM-Joe Seibert
Emergency-4-5PM- Bruce Claypool
Saturday 11/3-
Weak Signals- 1-2PM- Norman Ayagalria
Digital and Space- 2-3PM- Mark Springer
Bandwidth & Interference- 3-4PM- TBD
Volts and Amps- 4-5PM- Lori Pruitt
Sunday 11/9
Antennas- 1-2PM-Mark Springer
Your Safety- 2-3PM- Bruce Claypool
Question & Answer Session/Review- 3-4PM-Joe Seibert
Test session- 4-5PM
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Online Practice Tests
The two links below, EHam.net and QRZ.com, both offer excellent tests for all license classes.Clicking on these icons will take you directly to the online test pages. BARK strongly recommends that students take the online tests frequently to determine their comprehension of the material before the actual exam session.
QRZ Practice Test
EHam.net Practice Tests
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Has The FCC Issued My License Yet?
The license database is updated every day at 0400 Alaska Standard Time. You can begin operating on air as soon as your license appears in the FCC's ULS database.
To access FCC's Amateur Radio Universal Licensing System Database Update:
CLICK HERE
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The following documents are reference for the current Technician class session. BARC uses the Gordon West textbooks for classes. These textbooks can be purchased from W5YI Group at http://www.w5yi.org. The Power Point presentations used during class are also available on this site.
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Handy references for the new Ham Radio Operator:
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