FREE Upcoming Classes for Amateur Radio Instruction beginning April 2, 2026












Learn all about Amateur Radio, a 130 year old+ technology that remains essential to emergency communications. When all other communications fail, HAM radio still works!

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FREE ON-LINE AMATEUR RADIO OPERATING CLASS

A free, weekly, 3-hour Amateur Radio Operating Class on Zoom will begin on Thursday April 2 and run through June 18.  Sessions will be 2 to 3 hours long beginning at 6:30 PM.  EASTERN time.  Typically, two topics are covered per evening.  The presenters will be folks very experienced in the various subjects.

A detailed syllabus will be published before the classes begin.  Attend them all, or any that you like, but you must register for the classes.  To receive registration information, contact Rol Anders, K3RA, at roland.anders@comcast.net<mailto:roland.anders@comcast.net>.

Subjects will include:

  • All About Operating--A general Introduction
  • Amateur Radio Organizations—Local to International
  • Ham Radio Operating Awards
  • DXing-History and Tips from the Experts
  • QSLing-How to get that needed confirmation for DXCC or WAS
  • VHF/UHF Weak Signal Work and “Roving”
  • Image Operating—Slow Scan and Fast Scan TV
  • Remote Station control over internet
  • Learning CW in the no-code era
  • Digital Modes—From RTTY to FT8 and beyond
  • Contesting—How to get started, tips for the beginner and intermediate contester
  • Logging Software—What’s available, how to use
  • Propagation—A general intro to HF Propagation with emphasis on the declining phase of the current solar cycle
  • Amateur Satellites—How to get started
  • Portable (backpacking) operation and POTA—Tips from an expert
  • Setting Up a Modern (or not so modern) HF Station
  • Lightning Protection and Grounding
  • Traffic Handling
  • Public Service, Emergency Communications

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This is NOT a licensing preparation class. It is an Amateur Radio Introduction Class.

To find out where a licensing class is available, visit Find an Amateur Radio License Class in Your Area

There are 3 Licensing Levels: 

  • Technician
  • General 
  • Extra 

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Amateur Radio served an essential purpose for African Americans from the early 1900s through the Civil Rights era. 

The OMIK Amateur Radio Association, Inc. was founded on August 17, 1952, as the OMIK Electronic Communications Association by Black amateur radio operators from the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky to deal with discrimination in the dominant culture and to assist Black travelers with information on places where they could safely eat and lodge. Many ham organizations denied membership to Blacks. Therefore, black amateur radio operators needed a Black Amateur Radio organization with its own nets and other activities.

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