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 for the Technician class and on 9/24/2024 for the General and the Extra class.
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 book for the The Extra class you can get from Gordon-West-Extra-Class-License-Prep-Book-2024-2028
Cost $32.95 plus Virginia sales tax and shipping.
| Class | Why | When | Duration | Location | Textbook | instructor(s) | Min | Max | In Class | Register and Pay by | Exam date |
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| Technician | 1st license | Tuesday nights, 6:45pm to 8:45 pm | 10 weeks, 9/3 to 11/5 | Classroom at Bon Air United Methodist Church | Ham Radio School Technician License Course, at https://hamradioschool.square.site/, $19.95 , also available from Amazon | George Starke, WB4VWR | 4 | 15 | 0 | 8/27/24 | 11/09/24 |
| General | 2nd license | Thursday nights, 6:45pm to 8:45 pm | 5 weeks, 10/10 to 11/7 | Classroom at Bon Air United Methodist Church | Ebook textbook plus video course backup is $24.95. It's a special discount so once registered, the instructor will send you a link for the deal. | Dave Stevens, WB4DES & Maylon Pearman, N4EG | 4 | 15 | 0 | 9/24/24 | 11/09/24 |
| Extra | Top license | Tuesday nights, 6:45pm to 8:45 pm | 6 weeks, 10/1 to 11/5 | Classroom at Bon Air United Methodist Church | W5YI “2020-2024 Extra Class Paperback,” Amazon cost $32.95 | Ken Liedner, WV0L & Bruce MacAlister, W4BRU | 4 | 10 | 0 | 9/24/24 | 11/09/24 |
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/
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.