FCC EXAM TESTING INFORMATION |
The JCRAC VE team is affiliated with ARRL-VEC and conducts exam sessions on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm central. These sessions are held at the Central Research Branch of the Johnson County Public Library.
!!!!! UPDATE !!!!!
Our October session will take place on Thursday, October 3rd. This change was necessary due to space constraints at the library.
The address is:
We also conduct an exam session each year during Field Day weekend.
ARRL requires $15 at the time of the exam session.
Candidates under the age of 18 pay $5 and are eligible for reimbursement of the $35 FCC application fee by ARRL.
You can find and register for a specific session at:
https://hamstudy.org/sessions/JCRAC/all
HAM 101 with Herb (NZ0F) |
This is an excellent video series for the new HAM. The topics range from programming your first radio, to getting on the air, and a discussion of Q-codes and logs.
You can find these vidoes at:
www.youtube.com/@Ham101/videos
Bill (WA0CBW) and Kevin's (AD0IM) YouTube Video Recommendations |
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TinySA vs NanoVNA by Smoking Ape |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8a7-v6Pctw |
Installing Anderson Powerpole Connectors by W2AEW |
youtu.be/QzLvdR6X81k |
DIY Dipole Antenna Build |
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUTnAgbDdzs |
Installing Soldered PL-259's |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f4fCpKQv1A |
NanoVNA's for Beginners |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVkhvci5f5Q&pp=ygUFYWQwaW0%3D |