[FLham] Hillsborough Tech Class

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AMATEUR RADIO TECHNICIAN CLASS LICENSE COURSE

Hillsborough County ARES/RACES will be offering an amateur radio 
technician class license course in a traditional classroom setting to 
members of the Hillsborough County Community Emergency Response Teams 
(CERT). This class is also open to members of the general public who 
are interested in becoming an amateur radio operator.

Classes will be held on two consecutive Saturdays from 8:00 AM until 
5:00 PM at the Hillsborough County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) 
located at 2711 East Hanna Avenue Tampa, FL 33610.  The dates for 
this course are Saturday January 21, 2006 and again on Saturday 
January 28, 2006

There is no charge for taking the course itself, however the textbook 
being used for the course costs $19.95 and is entitled  "Now You're 
Talking!" 5th edition (ISBN: 0-87259-881-0) published by the American 
Radio Relay League.

You can contact the ARRL toll-free at (888) 277-5289 to order your 
copy of the textbook. You may have them charge your credit card or 
you can send them a check or money order for the textbook.

Amateur radio practice tests for this license course are available 
on-line at http://www.qrz.com/p/testing.pl Choose the Technician 
Class exam pool.

There will be an amateur radio testing session at the EOC at the 
conclusion of the course to administer the FCC technician class 
amateur radio exam. The cost of taking the FCC exam is $14.00. The 
course instructors and the test examiners are separate groups of 
people in order to ensure the integrity of the exam process.

The total cost to become a licensed amateur radio operator by 
attending this classroom course is $34.00.

Please e-mail races at hillsboroughcounty.org or call the Hillsborough 
County ARES/RACES office located at the EOC at (813) 224-8544 to 
reserve your seat in the class.

Check this e-mail distribution list, attend your local amateur radio 
club, or check into local amateur radio nets for future Hillsborough 
County ARES/RACES training activities, exercises, and public service events.

Gary Sessums
RACES Officer / ARES Emergency Coordinator
Hillsborough County Florida