Free Amateur Radio (HAM) Training Courses

Two Free Amateur Radio Courses – Nov 2 and Nov 9, 2024
Technician Class License 9:30AM – 1:15PM Saturdays (bring your lunch)
General Class License 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM Saturdays
The FCC tests will be 10:00 AM to noon on Nov 16, 2024

The class location is: Fred Hesse Community Park, 29301 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275.
Confirm your attendance to Walt, K1DFO at waltfordway@juno.com
Walt charges no fee for either/both course(s). Taking the FCC test is $15.

After passing the Technician test, the FCC will send you an e-mail for paying its $35 license fee and then they will assign you your amateur
radio call sign… and you’re good to go!

Optional Materials (sold at cost)
Gordon West books with all the FCC test questions, $30 for the Technician and $33 for the General.
Paper copy of Walt’s class Power Point charts: $29 for the Technician and $26 for the General.

Everyone who obtains their first ham radio license through a PVARC VE test session, regardless of age, will receive a free membership in the Palos Verdes Amateur Radio Club for the remainder of the current calendar year.

For courses sponsored by the Palos Verdes Amateur Radio Club, students through grade 12 who pass their examination at a PVARC test session will, upon application to the Club, be eligible for reimbursement for up to a maximum of $85 to cover their cost of materials and the examination fee.

More information available here.