Free Amateur Radio Technician License Training Classes
Offered by the South Mountain Radio Amateur Club (SMRA) in Carlisle, PA.
South Mountain Radio Amateurs (SMRA) will conduct a Technician license training course beginning Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 0900 local time at the Cumberland County Public Safety Building located at 1 Public Safety Drive in Carlisle, PA 17013.
Details of the course and contact information is furnished below.
The complete course consists of:
– Five two-hour class sessions on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.,
– One Volunteer Examiner Test Session, and
– An additional two-hour session (for those who pass the license exam test and who are awarded an FCC Amateur Radio License) to receive training on using their new radio.
The next SMRA Technician Class will be held at the: Public Safety Training Room, 1 Public Safety Drive, Carlisle, PA 17013.
[Note: A textbook ($32.00 value) and a VE test fee ($14.00 value) will be provided FREE to registered students by SMRA]
Course syllabus:
Note: It takes seven weeks to complete all elements of the training course.
- Saturday October 4, 2025 – Welcome to Amateur Radio, Radio Signals Fundamentals, and Electricity Components and Circuits
Instructor: Ed W3ETO
Read Chapter 1 (no questions on exam), Chapter 2 (35 questions), and Chapter 3 (91questions, but many of these questions are different versions of the same calculation).
- Saturday October 11, 2025 – Propagation, Antennas, and Feedlines
Instructor: Sean KC3YWX
Read Chapter 4 (66 questions).
- Saturday October 18, 2025 – Amateur Radio Equipment
Instructor: Chaz KC3ZPB
Read Chapter 5 (56 questions).
- Saturday October 25, 2025 – Communicating with Other Hams and Licensing Regulations.
Instructor: Rick KC3DRU
Read Chapter 6 (63 questions) and Chapter 7 (30 questions).
- Saturday November 1, 2025 – Operating Regulations and Safety
Instructor: Sean KC3YWX
Read Chapter 8 (32 questions) and Chapter 9 (43 questions).
- Saturday November 8, 2025 – VE Test for Technician License
VE Team Leader: Don K3ZR
- Saturday November 15, 2025 – Students that passed their license exam test and paid the FCC $35.00 license fee will get their Amateur Radio License and will receive a free Baofeng UV-5R Radio. Students will be taught how to program and use the radio.
Instructor: Norm AB3ZZ
To register for this class contact: Don Evans, K3ZR 717-418-1700
K3zr55@outlook.com
These classes are made possible by a grant from the Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) foundation http://www.ampr.org
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