[PPRAANet] Fw: American Legion Post 209 Amateur Radio Club (TALARC209) Amateur Radio License Testing

[Jim Bishop]

All,

  Posting this for Jim Harris, W0EM.

73
Jim
KD0KQL

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From: Jim Harris <jim.w0em at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 12:52 PM
To: Dave Novotny <wa6ifi at comcast.net>; DAVID L. GIVAN <dlgivan at msn.com>; Jim Bishop <notapope at hotmail.com>; Jim Bishop <kd0kql at hotmail.com>; ppfma at ppfma.org <ppfma at ppfma.org>; Bob Witte (K0NR) <bob at k0nr.com>; kc0fnv at arrl.org <kc0fnv at arrl.org>
Subject: American Legion Post 209 Amateur Radio Club (TALARC209) Amateur Radio License Testing

Greetings everyone,

The American Legion Post 209 Amateur Radio Club  is hosting a VE session on August 22, at 1400 (2:00PM).  Details are below.  The club has been in existence just over a year and this is one of the first public activities we are undertaking.  Please give this widest dissemination to your group.....website, Facebook, email, word of mouth, etc.  Thank you very much for your assistance.


"The American Legion Amateur Radio Club (TALARC) at post 209 will conduct a VE session (Volunteer Examiner amateur radio license testing) on Aug 22, 2020 at 2:00 PM.  The session will be at the AL Post, located at 3613 Jeannine Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80917.  (West side of Academy Blvd between N. Carefree and Austin Bluffs.)  Those testing do not need to be a member of the American Legion.

All required social distancing, including wearing a mask, will be observed.

Testing will be for the Technician and General license.

Those testing must present the following:

1.  Photo ID
2.  Copy of your Amateur license, if licensed
3.  Test fee of $15.00
4.  Calculators are allowed, but memories will be verified to be cleared.
5.  Additionally, if testing for Technician, bring an FCC Registration Number (FRN) to the session or be prepared to provide your Social Security Number.  An FRN may be obtained at: https://www.fcc.gov/new-users-guide-getting-started-universal-licensing-system-uls  The FCC requires an FRN to obtain a license.

Please RSVP to Jon Davis, K0YOV, at jon2 at davistennis.com if you plan to test.  Please use “Ham Radio Testing” as the subject.  Walk-ins will be accepted.

The TALARC VE team is associated with the ARRL."


Thank you and 73,


Jim Harris, W0EM
TALARC209 Director
K0TAL Trustee