Ham Radio License Class and Exam - San Jose

For anyone interested in getting their basic, no-Morse Code amateur radio license - great for emergencies and technical hobby fun...


A 2-Saturday Codeless Technician Amateur Radio Course is being offered at the San Jose Police Communications Building on
24 and 31 March 2007 From 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The exam will be proctored by ARRL on 31 March at 5:00 pm. The class is open to anyone at $35.00 per person (which includes all course materials and text), and the exam fee is $14.00 per person.

San Jose Police Communications Bldg
855 North San Pedro Street
San Jose, CA

Amateur Radio Technician Class Course Content
The Amateur Radio class will review the question pool to be used in selecting questions for the proctored exam that will be administered at the end of the second day of class. The exam will consist of 35 questions as follows:

T1 FCC Rules 5
T2 Methods of Communication 2
T3 Radio Phenomena 2
T4 Station Licensee Duties 3
T5 Control Operator Duties 3
T6 Good Operating Practices 3
T7 Basic Communications Electronics 3
T8 Good Engineering Practice 6
T9 Special Operations 2
T0 Electrical, Antenna Structure,
And RF Safety Practices 6

The class will review each question and receive instruction as needed on related topics to clarify the answer to the question. Sample practice exams will be taken. Class handouts, included in the cost, will be the textbook, Ham Radio Licence Manual, (ARRL, 1st Edition, list price: $24.95), at least 6 sample exams and answer sheets, a course syllabus which reviews each pool question, answer sheets for self-practice of total question pool, and extra material if needed.

The exam will be proctored by Volunteer Examiners (VEs) from the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) at the end of the second class day.

The exam fee is $14.00 per examinee. Passing is no more than 9 wrong answers. Anyone failing to pass the exam with an error score of 10-11 may pay the fee again to retake the exam if desired.

Instructor: Chris Swartout, N6WCP
(408) 272-6835 Option 2
cas30@pacbell.net

Biographical Sketch
Chris Swartout has been teaching amateur radio classes for over 10 years, and has helped over 220 people obtain their licenses. His down to earth approach to teaching the question pool, from which proctored exams are composed, has enabled administrators, students, domestic engineers (some call them housewives), financiers, teachers, and others to understand the material well enough to pass those exams. His success rate is better than 98%. Shortly after moving to San Jose, he obtained his Technician Amateur Radio License, and started volunteering in his church’s emergency communications system. During the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, he spent the first five hours as a radio operator and as net control of an emergency net. Seeing the need for radio communications in emergencies, He joined San Jose RACES in 1989, and upgraded to a General Class license in 2001. He has been teaching amateur radio classes whenever he encounters a group that wants to learn.