[ETS/PARC List] ARRL GENERAL LICENSE COURSE ON CD-ROM NOW AVAILABLE

[Drew Moore]

==> ARRL GENERAL LICENSE COURSE ON CD-ROM NOW AVAILABLE 

Now there is even more help for upgrading to a General class Amateur
Radio license -- the new "ARRL General Class License Course"
<http://www.arrl.org/catalog/?item=1387>. The course includes the
popular "ARRL General Class License Manual" with an all new
instructional CD-ROM. This package has everything you need to upgrade.

The CD-ROM includes topics divided into "bite-sized" sessions, allowing
you to learn at your own pace. The visual animations, along with
colorful illustrations and audio, make your learning experience exciting
and fun. The CD-ROM also includes quizzes and practice exams based on
official exam questions to help reinforce your learning. The complete
"General Class License Manual" is on the CD, giving you the freedom to
have the entire book at your fingertips.

There are many reasons to upgrade your license, including:
* More frequencies -- The General class licensee has access to more
bands. 
* More communications options -- As you access the General frequencies,
you now have many more ways to make contacts on new modes and with new
groups of hams. Your new skills are also valuable to your emergency team
or club.
* New technical opportunities -- With your new General class privileges,
you now have many more ways of assembling and operating a station. The
effects of the ionosphere and solar conditions will become second
nature. Your improved technical understanding of how radio works will
make you a more knowledgeable and skilled operator.
* More fun -- The traditional activities of ragchewing, DXing and
contesting continue to attract hams as they have for decades. You'll
find that even familiar activities take on new and interesting aspects
on the HF bands.

Not only does upgrading your license grant you more privileges, but your
experiences will be much broader. You'll enjoy Amateur Radio in ways
that hams have pioneered and fostered for generations. These new
privileges are well worth the effort.

By earning your General class license, you will gain access to nearly
all amateur frequencies. Remember: There are no bands on which a General
class licensee can't transmit! As a more experienced ham, your wider
knowledge will allow you to experiment with, modify and build equipment
and antennas to improve your communications abilities.