Free Amateur Radio Technician License Class
COURSE IS COMPLETED...We are planning to have a class in 2025...this page will be updated then.
Free Amateur Radio Technician License Class offered by the Cowtown Amateur Radio Club (CARC) in Fort Worth, TX. At the Club location...see the "Visit the Club" page.
The complete course consists of six two-hour class sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, and Saturdaysfrom 9:00 to 11:00 AM over a two-week period.
The target VE Test Session willbe held at the same location on the following Thursday at 7 PM.
An additional two-hour session will be offered for those that pass the test to receive training on the Cowtown Amateur Radio Club station equipment.
• Monday Oct. 7, 2024 6:30–8:30 PM – Welcome to Amateur Radio, Radio Signals Fundamentals, and Electricity Components and Circuits. Read Chapter 1 (no questions on exam), Chapter 2 (35 questions), and Chapter 3 (91 questions, but many of these questions are different versions of the same calculation).
• Wednesday Oct. 9, 2024 6:30-8:30 PM – Safety and Amateur Radio Equipment. Read Chapter 9 (43 questions), and Chapter 5 (56 questions).
• Saturday Oct. 12, 2024 9-11 AM – Communicating with Other Hams. Read Chapter 6 (63 questions).
• Monday Oct. 14, 2024 6:30-8:30 PM – Licensing Regulations, and Operating Regulations. Read Chapter 7 (30 questions) and Read Chapter 8 (32questions).
• Wednesday Oct. 16, 2024 6:30-8:30 PM – Propagation, Antennas and Feedlines, and Technician Class Exam Pool. Read Chapter 4 (66 questions).
• Saturday Oct. 19, 2024 9-11 AM – Technician Class TestingApps, What to Expect During Your Test Session at CARC, and Practice Tests.Review Chapter 10.