Be sure to read how it works in the last paragraph.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
8:45AM SHARP! - 3:00PM
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco 3200 California Street at Presidio Avenue There will be a General cram for Techs same place & time.
See hamcrams.com for parking info. Lunch available in lobby.
Bring 2 IDs (one with picture), a couple of blue ink pens and
$20 cash for Technician study materials, tips, and test OR
$40 cash for General study materials, lecture, and test OR
$14 cash for testing only (Extra exams available too)
8:45AM SHARP Check-in for study. RSVP pls. Drop-ins OK.
If you want test only (no preparation onsite) come at 2PM.
8:50 Beginners' tips 9:00 Self-study starts, General cram lecture
2:00 Exams begin 3:00 Last tests start
No advance preparation needed for beginners, we do it all in 6
hours. General exam class begins 9:00AM (if you are already
licensed or have already thoroughly mastered the Technician exam material).
Questions? hamcrams.com Next test date July 10, 2011
Passing this test will get you a ham radio license from the FCC good for 10 years. You will be able to use:
O local repeaters for Bay Area communication
O Echolink for Internet-based radio
O satellite and moon-bounce
O international shortwave frequencies for global communication!
Come and join the great world-wide community of ham radio.
Current sponsors/supporters: W5YI VEC
Auxiliary Emergency Radio Organization (AERO)
Salvation Army
How our cramming system works: John Portune, W6NBC, discovered and
Ross Peterson developed and perfected a technique based on the fact that short term memory was a fantastic aid for retaining answers to test questions for an hour or two. From this Ross devised the famous "ham cram" (rapid scanning of questions and answers for just a few hours, then sitting down and taking the test). His method has consistently achieved pass rates of 75-95% and higher.
This method does NOT teach you how to be a radio operator, or even the material which underlies the test questions. This method focuses on your PASSING the test. This is Step 1 in becoming a ham radio operator.
