2021 EXTRA CLASS LICENSE COURSE #1
SPONSOR: NFARC / ALACHUA COUNTY ARES(R)
-- OPEN TO ALL AMATEURS --
Registration Form
Event Timing: FRIDAY August 13 6PM-8PM; SAT Aug 14 8AM-6PM; SUN Aug 15 1PM-6PM
Event Address: Alachua County EOC 1100 SE 27th Street, Gainesville.
SECURE
BUILDING. We will escort you into the building at start of
each class; call 352 246 6183 if you need entry. There is also a phone
number posted on the front of the building.
**DO NOT PROP DOORS OPEN** (That will get us /you into trouble.)
COSTS:
1)
nominal shared cost l for lunch on Saturday (we usually order pizza and
it runs about $5); soft drink / snack machines in the building.
2)
We make this course as "hands-on" technology as possible, and we
traditionally construct some antenna-related item. This
year we may build a 4:1 or 49:1 balun. And possibly a
simple amplifier. Expect a lab fee to cover the costs of up to
$25.
OPEN TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN UPGRADING THEIR AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE.
Contact us at [email protected]
Our Website: qsl.net/nf4rc
STRONGLY
RECOMMEND STUDYNG ARRL EXTRA CLASS MANUAL, OR GORDON WEST MANUAL, OR
SIMILAR. (In general, merely attending the review course by
itself rarely is sufficient to pass the exam.)
ALTERNATE
LOCATION if EOC is activated but weather permits ongoing course:
Gibby home, 15216 NW 41st Ave, Newberry FL 32669 (Go west
on 39th Ave, turn north on CR-241, left (west) into Steeplechase
subdivision; after gate entry, follow road STRAIGHT to last house, park
on grass, avoiding the marked sprinklers.
LOCAL LICENSE TESTING: see TESTING LINK ON GARS CLUB WEBSITE
ARRL License Testing Site List
NFL Section License Testing List -- see last page of any Section Newsletter: ARRL NFL Section Web Site