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It shall be our purpose to further amateur radio by serving the public; to promote technical knowledge, fraternalism, and individual operating proficiency; and to advance the general interest and welfare of amateur radio in the community.

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    The recruitment and training of new hams is vital to the continuation of the Amateur Radio Service. The Massillon Amateur Radio Club has always believed in the importance of providing an ongoing training program to assist those individuals who would like to become licensed amateur radio operators.

    Each year usually in February or March, the MARC sponsors training classes for the Technician class entry level license. This includes instruction in both Morse Code and theory. If there is sufficient interest we will also assist already licensed hams to upgrade to either General or Extra Class licenses. We usually use the ARRL study guide materials which are readily available at most Radio Shack stores. This is the "Now Your Talking" materials and it is a great way to begin your study. 

      With the advent of the Volunteer Examination Coordinator Program sponsored by the American Radio Relay League, the MARC in conjunction with the Canton Amateur Radio Club sponsors VEC testing four times a year. The full schedule for 2003 is posted in the table below. Tests are given at the EOC office which is located in the basement of the Stark County Sheriff's office which is off State Route 62 East in Canton. The exact address is 4500 Atlantic Blvd. NE, Canton, Ohio 44705. Doors open at 8:00 AM for registration with testing beginning at 9:00 AM. 

New for 2003, the Stark County VEC Team will be administering The new ARRL Emergency Communication Certification Examinations. All 3 levels will be offered at each test session. Bring the same identification that you would bring for a license examination. 

What Should You Bring ?

    The VEC program has set the following rules in order to take an amateur test.

1.)   A check or money order payable to "ARRL/VEC" for the current ARRL test fee. The fee for 2003 has been set at $ 12.00.

2.)   Two forms of ID, one a picture ID and one other form of ID.

3.)   Any CSEC's from a previous test session. Bring the original and one photocopy.

4.)   Your Amateur Radio license, if licensed. Bring both the original and one photocopy.

The 2003 Exam Schedule

 

EXAM DATE LOCATION
February 22 Stark County EOC
May 31 Stark County EOC
August 30 Massillon Senior Center
November 29 Stark County EOC

    All of our tests are walk in only !


The Volunteer Examiner Program

Are you ready to upgrade ? Do you know someone who is ready to take his or her Amateur Radio exam ? No problem. The ARRL has more than 30,000 volunteer examiners worldwide, ready to help. Let's take a look at how the ARRL VEC staff helps hams and prospective hams upgrade or earn a first FCC Amateur Radio License. Click here for the full story.


Additional Training Information

       Public Service has and will continue to be a very important part of the Amateur Radio Service. Our continued existence as a hobby may be dependent on our ability to demonstrate a continued need of our very valuable part of the radio spectrum.

    We continually demonstrate this need by participation in numerous training exercises such as Field Day, SET etc., and by providing communications during public service events - parades, bike-a-thons, races to name but a few.

    Over  the last several years mainly due to reduced licensing requirements we have added many new amateurs to our hobby. While there is strength in numbers, ours is still a technical hobby and we depend on this level of expertise when participating in public service events.

    As amateur radio emergency communications has continued to evolve, it became apparent that some form of formal certification would soon be necessary in order to assure that we continue to provide trained and professional communicators for public service events.

    With this in mind, the ARRL has developed through their Certification and Continuing Education Program an Emergency Communications Course. Because the topic of emergency communications is so diversified and so much information is available, the material is broken down into three levels: Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced Emergency Communications (Level I, II, III).  Click Here to learn more about these important training programs.

Current ARRL Course Info. 

ARRL Certification and Continuing Education course registration. Current registration information is posted on out home page on a weekly basis.  To learn more, visit the ARRL Certification and Continuing Education Web page and the C-CE Links found there. For more information, contact Certification and Continuing Education Program Coordinator Howard Robins, W1HSR, [email protected].


To learn more about the training and VEC testing program in the Massillon Amateur Radio Club, contact our VEC Coordinator listed below.

Gary Kline - WC8W
6500 Highton Avenue SW
Navarre, Ohio 44662
Phone (330) 837 - 2927
Email  [email protected]

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Additional Info

 
The ARRL has set the testing fee for 2003 at $12.00. Additional details on the increase license fees are available on the ARRL Web. Click Here for information.

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Click Here to check out some study guide materials that you may need. 

Click Here to learn more about the ARRL Licensing Restructuring Program.

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Practice Exams, learning tools & tutorials are available on this new multipurpose website. Providing educational tools for those entering the hobby is Transworldradio.8m.com. Check out this site for lots of ham exam information ! 

 

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