Training & VEC
Information Page
Training
& Class Information
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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