Tahoe Amateur Radio Association holding FCC license session

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - “HAM” Radio is ideal for health and welfare type emergency communications, learning the actual “mechanics” of 2-way radio operations, and making contacts with areas you would not experience otherwise (like contacting the international space station!)

The Federal Communication Commission requires one to obtain an Amateur radio license to use a two-way radio on amateur radio frequencies.

The Technician license is the entry-level license, but allows you to talk from across town to around the world and more!

To help get you started on a “quicker basis” at passing the exam, the Tahoe Amateur Radio Association provides a “One Day” review and Exam Session known as a “Ham Cram”.

Their Ham Cram day is like a “study cram” before taking your final exam.

The idea is to obtain a question-and-answer book for the technician level of license and read through it numerous times trying to recall the correct answers.

It’s not necessary to actually learn the regulations, theory, and science involved, but just try to “imprint” the correct answers from the question pool.

With that pre-exposure, the ham cram will spend the 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. time period reviewing what you’ve studied by displaying and reading “out loud” the question and CORRECT ANSWERS ONLY from the question pool.

Yes, the question pool is large at 412, but many are somewhat repetitive and divided into groups.

And, they’ve had great success with the test right after the read-through.
(especially if you’ve pre-read the Q&A’s a few times before the cram)

The test is 35 multiple-choice questions and you can miss nine and still pass.

So, as an example, it’s possible to flunk the few questions involving the math of electronics but maybe do well on remembering some rules and regulations.

After reading through these questions, we will immediately arrange to give you your exam “on the spot” to obtain your Federal Communication Commission “Technician” license.

While it is an entry-level license, it opens communication doors around the world with a simple “walkie-talkie” type radio.

The HAM CRAM is open to the public and free, but the actual exam requires a $15 fee that we forward to the Federal Communication Commission representative for licensing.

Additionally, there is now a $35 fee required through the FCC site to obtain your license.

Complete information is available on the Tahoe Amateur Radio Association’s website at http://TahoeAmateurRadio.com.

I hope this gives you an idea of just what we’re trying to accomplish at the ham cram and again, please don’t hesitate to contact Denise with any questions or concerns.

Please contact Denise at dedownie@proton.me with an email as the cram can reach room capacity a few weeks before the start date of April 22, 2023.

Paul, wa6ewv
President
Tahoe Amateur Radio Association