Become an Amateur Radio Operator

The Morris Radio Club will be holding its next "No-Code Technician Class" beginning in late September 2009. We expect to hold the course at the Normandy Park School on Normandy Parkway, just South of Columbia Rd., in Morris Township. The class will meet once a week from 7PM - 9:30PM and will end on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.

(Normandy Parkway intersects Columbia Rd. approximately one mile West of Morristown Airport. The Morris Museum is on the corner. Turn South. The entrance is the second left turn. Enter thru the right end of the building. The class will be in the Computer Laboratory)

There is no cost for taking the course. You will berequired to get a copy of "Technician Class 2006-2010 License Preparation by Gordon West, WB6NOA". The book is available from KJI Electronics in Caldwell, Barnes & Noble, or Amazon for under $20. You won't need the book to begin the class so come anyway. The only other cost is the $15 fee to the ARRL who will administer the test during the last class session.

Anyone is welcome - scouts, seniors - any age! A knowledge of the basic arithmetic functions (addition, subtraction, etc.) and the decimal system will help. Students learn the purpose of amateur radio, rules and regulations, general electronic theory, and proper operating etiquette.

Upon passing the test, the successful student will be issued a Technician Class amateur radio license by the Federal Communications Commission.

We hope to see you there! If you have any questions about the class, please contact Noel Scheffen, NO2EL.