For those interested in obtaining an FCC amateur radio license, the Greene County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (GCARES) is offering an Amateur Radio license class starting Sunday, February 18, 2024. The class will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. each Sunday through April 21st. A test for all classes of licenses will be shortly after these classes conclude.
There is no charge for the class and Morse Code is no longer required to obtain any amateur radio license. The entry-level Technician class is held at the Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club (BARC) Clubhouse, Room 1, Sugarcreek Elementary School, 51 South East Street in Bellbrook. No experience is required and there is no minimum age required to earn a Technician class license. To register for the class, you may email Jim Gifford at KD8APT@gmail.com.
A textbook may be purchased from the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) at https://www.arrl.org/shop/Licensing-and-Education/ or from Amazon.com.
For those wishing to upgrade to a General Class License, classes will be offered Sunday evenings from 7 PM to 9 PM starting on February 18 and running through April 21, skipping March 31 (Easter). The first four classes will be held at the Lofino Plaza Meeting Room which is inside the Beavercreek Senior Center, 3868 Dayton-Xenia Rd, Beavercreek OH 45432. (After that, we will meet at another location, To Be Announced). If you wish to attend the classes, please forward your contact information to Bob Baker n8ado@woh.rr.com. He will advise of the class location.
There is no charge for the class, but we do ask that you obtain a copy of the textbook “The ARRL GENERAL CLASS LICENSE MANUAL”, tenth edition. We will have a limited number of the books available for purchase ($27) or you can order from the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) at https://www.arrl.org/shop/Licensing-and-Education/ or from Amazon.com.
The test session (for all levels) following the classes will be held at The Lofino Plaza Meeting Room which is inside the Beavercreek Senior Center, 3868 Dayton-Xenia Rd, Beavercreek OH 45432. beginning at 6:00 PM on April 28.
