Fall 2024
Exam preparation classes
The courses are described at https://rarclub.net/license/
At this time, we can tell you that the registration for the Fall FCC license classes will start on 7/23/2024 and end on 8/27/24.
We will have FCC license classes for all three levels of Ham license, Technician (first license class), General (second license class), and Extra (last license class).
The book for the Technician and General classes you can get from hamradioschool.com
Cost $29.95 plus Virginia sales tax and shipping.
The Technician class will be on Tuesday, the classes start on 9/3/24 and run for 10 weeks ending on 11/5/24.
The General class will be on Thursday, the classes start on 10/10/24 run for 5 weeks and end on 11/07/24.
At this time, we are not sure of the start date for Extra classes, but they will be no longer than 10 weeks and will end on 11/5/24 same as the Technician and General class does.
A FREE exam test, to get your license, will be on Saturday 11/09/24 at 10 AM at the
Chesterfield Library Bon Air Branch
9103 Rattlesnake Rd
North Chesterfield, VA 23235
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Tuition is $22
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Registration and payment is online at https://rarclub.net/fcc-license-class-registration/
Skills Seminars
| Class | Why | When | Duration | Location | Prerequisites | instructor(s) | Min | Max | In Class | Register and Pay by | Exam date |
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| Antenna Modeling | Use of EZNEC | Thursday night, 6:45pm to 8:45 pm | 1 meeting March 21 | Classroom at Bon Air United Methodist Church | By email after registration | Robert Orndorff, W4BNO | 4 | 15 | 3 | March 8, 2024 | none |
| Dstar | Setup & operation | Saturday, 9 to 11am | 1 meeting April 27 | Classroom at Bon Air United Methodist Church | None | Win Grant, W4WIN | 4 | 15 | 4 | April 19, 2024 | none |
| Radiosport & Contesting 101 | Using contesting tools | Saturday, 9;30am to 1pm | 1 meeting April 6 | Classroom at Bon Air United Methodist Church | None | Ronnie Bolton, WU4G, & Lauren Ware, W4LEW | 4 | 15 | 4 | March 22, 2024 | none |
| Remote Station | Setup & operation | Wednesday nights, 7 to 9pm | 2 meetings March 6 & 13 | Zoom | Must be RARC member to use station | Bruce MacAlister, W4BRU | 2 | 8 | 2 | February 23, 2024 | none |
| Station setup 101 | Setup your station | Saturday, 9am to noon | 1 meeting May 25 | Classroom at Bon Air United Methodist Church | None | Group ofRARC members led by Bruce MacAlister, W4BRU | 10 | 20 | 0 | April 19, 2024 |
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Tuition is $10 for each Seminar
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Registration and payment is online at https://rarclub.net/seminar-registration-form/
Notes:
- Minimums allow students to drop out when life gets in the way and still have enough students for a class.
- Maximums are the limits of the classroom size.
- Tuition covers supplies for the instructors and donations to the church that does not charge for club use.