[MarinTeams] New introductory class for Ham Radio - Please spread the word!

[Bill Smith]

Please pass the word, and post on Next Door or other neighborhood connection
resources.  Thank you!

Have you been thinking of a project for which you never seem to have time to
prepare?  With extra time at home, perhaps now is an ideal time to take up a
new challenge, perhaps to fulfill that dream, to obtain your Amateur Radio
license.  In addition to filling out a simple form, passing a test of basic
radio technology is all that is needed.

Sound interesting? The Hamilton Wireless Association in conjunction with the
San Rafael City Library is offering free introductory study sessions through
the month of October, starting Tuesday October 6 in four sessions.
Preparation for the exam will still take a little effort outside of the
class structure, but we hope to provide support and encourage those who are
interested in learning a new technology for the first time.  All the
questions on the examination are in the study guide listed below.

Here is a chance to take a fresh look at a new world!  There is no age
limit, all are welcome!

The class sessions are sponsored by the Hamilton Wireless Association and
the San Rafael City Library. Due to the present conditions you can
participate from your home using the Internet on-line conference resource
Zoom.  If it sounds complicated, it is very simple, and we invite you to
join the sessions using your phone, cell phone, or computer.  The Technician
License study manual we use is posted on-line and is available for download
at www.ad7fo.com.  In addition to October 6, study sessions will be held on
following Tuesdays, October, 13, October 20, and October 27.  All sessions
will be held from 10:00am-11:30am.

The Amateur license is issued by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
by qualifying through a 35-word multiple choice examination. Preparing for
the exam introduces you to various topics in Amateur Radio and reveals the
magic of communications: the use of invisible waves to reach around the
world!  Knowledge of Morse code is no longer required, and modern radios are
small, affordable and convenient.
 
The next license exam is tentatively scheduled at the Novato Community
Hospital in Novato on Saturday, November 7.  Also, exams are scheduled
quarterly throughout next year.
 
If you are interested, please contact Bill Smith, info at k6bw.org or contact
the San Rafael City Library for more information.  Don't forget to let your
friends and neighbors know, pass the word! 
We hope to meet all of you in our next class.

Thank you.
Sincerely,
Bill, AB6MT
info at k6bw.org
415-485-3815