Wazzzat? You're under 18 years of age and you want
your own Amateur Radio (HAM) License? Well
your timing couldn't be better! Check the below
news out from ARRL....
Beginning April 19, 2022, ARRL will cover the one-time $35 application fee for new license candidates younger than 18-years old for tests administered under the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (ARRL VEC) program. The $35 FCC application fee will be reimbursed after the ARRL VEC receives the completed reimbursement form and the new license has been issued by the FCC. The reimbursement check will be mailed to the fee payer. Also, candidates younger than 18-years old would pay a reduced exam session fee of $5 to the ARRL VEC VE team at the time of the exam. The $5 fee is for all candidates under the age of 18 regardless of the exam level taken. Proof of under 18 status is required at the session. Source and further info: http://www.arrl.org/youth-licensing-grant-program |
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But if you're 18 or older, then
EARLY 2023 WILL BE A GREAT TIME
TO
GET YOUR HAM LICENSE
The DuPage Amateur Radio Club will sponsor three
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The ARRL General Class License Manual, 9th Edition YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THE CLASS
Just send your name, the class you want (General), email your address and phone number to this link: After the last class, DARC
The Extra Class License gives you all the Amateur Radio YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS After the last class DARC will conduct an in-person testing session. The cost of the test is $15, payable on the day of the test.
Below: Test Day! No Sweat!
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W9EHQ BAOFENG UV-5R
PROGRAMMING SEQUENCE
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Using the radio’s keypad, the example here will be to program the DARC 2mtr rptr into memory chan. 50. Buttons pressed will be in RED. I am sure there more ways to skin a cat, but this works for me.
Turn on radio
With VFO/MR select “freq. mode”
With A/B, move cursor to upper display
With BAND select VHF or UHF (in this case…VHF)
With NUMERIC KEYPAD enter desired RECEIVE freq. (in this case 145.430 )
Press MENU + 2 + MENU
With UP/DOWN ARROWS select HIGH or LOW POWER
Press MENU + EXIT (radio voice confirms selection)
Press MENU + 5 + MENU
With UP/DOWN ARROWS select WIDE
Press MENU + EXIT (radio voice confirms selection)
Press MENU + 1 + 3 + MENU
With UP/DOWN ARROWS select PL FREQ. (in this case, 107.2)
Press MENU + EXIT (radio voice confirms selection)
Press MENU + 2 + 5 + MENU
With UP/DOWN ARROWS select OFFSET DIRECTION (in this case - )
Press MENU + EXIT (radio voice confirms selection)
Press MENU + 2 + 6 + MENU
With NUMERIC KEYPAD enter OFFSET FREQ (in this case 00.600)
Press MENU + EXIT (radio voice confirms selection)
Press MENU + 2 + 7 + MENU
With NUMERIC KEYPAD select memory channel location (in this case 50 )
Press MENU + EXIT (radio voice confirms RECEIVING memory channel)
With NUMERIC KEYPAD enter desired TRANSMIT freq. (in this case 144.830)
Press MENU + 2 + 7 + MENU + MENU + EXIT (radio voice confirms XMIT freq)
Programming complete for this channel. Now to display what you have done…..
With VFO/MR select Channel mode in upper display
(1) Press A/B to move cursor to upper display
Press UP/DOWN ARROWS to select Channel # desired
(2) Press A/B to move cursor to lower display
Press UP/DOWN ARROWS to select same channel # as displayed in upper display
(this Chan. # will be the small # to the right of the Freq. display)
So when the Channel # (top display) and the channel # next to freq. (bottom display)
agree, you now know what freq is in that particular memory channel.
Note: items 1 & 2 above can be reversed if you forget what is in each memory channel but know the freq. you want.
Also note: Assuming your channel# (upper display) and corresponding freq. for that channel (lower display) match, with the cursor is next to the channel #, the freq. displayed on the bottom display will be the RECEIVE freq. ,even when you transmit. However, if the cursor is next to the bottom freq. display, and an offset freq. has been programmed, when you transmit, the TRANSMIT freq. will be displayed.
Good Luck!
Thanks to Murray, W9EHQ
for easy to read .pdf file of these instructions!
Learn How to Solder PL-259 Connectors
with DARC's own Murray, W9EHQ!