SCHEART will be offering Ham (Amateur) Radio classes in September. This is for Technician, General and Extra.\u00a0 All classes will be running from September 14th through 18th from 6pm to 9pm. Some classes will not take the whole week, but will finish when all the material is covered.<\/p>\n
UPDATE: Due to the Corona virus, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re presenting the classes by video conference using Zoom videoconferencing (<\/strong>http:\/\/zoom.us<\/strong><\/a> ) If you didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have the time to attend in person before, now is your chance. Email me at <\/strong>midlandsve@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a>. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll forward your email to your instructor and they will send you an invitation to the video conference.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a tutorial on how to use zoom:\u00a0https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/y8hbdlvr<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never used videoconferencing before, Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a couple of tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n New hams will have to start out with the\u00a0Technician<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0course.<\/p>\n All classes are free. If you wish to attend, please RSVP to\u00a0MidlandsVE@gmail.com<\/a>. Be sure to tell me which class you want to take and include you cell number.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Testing will be offered on September 19th at 08:30 am at ETV headquarters, 1041 George Rogers Blvd in Columbia. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll\u00a0 take care of the administrative work and start the testing at 09:00 am.\u00a0 Please bring a photo ID, an original and copy of any Ham Radio license, your FRN<\/strong>\u00a0and $10.00 cash. If a child is testing and has no photo I.D., bring a copy of a birth certificate.<\/p>\n If you are testing for the first time, you\u00a0must<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0bring your FCC Registration Number (FRN), which you can get here:\u00a0https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yayymn28<\/a><\/p>\n\n