Get Your Amateur (Ham) Radio License in a Single Weekend (Part 1 of 2 parts)
Nicole Adams,
BusySignal,
Dan Romanchik,
Ed Wilson
This workshop will teach attendees what they need to know to pass the Technician Class amateur radio license exam and get started in amateur radio. It includes six hours of instruction, with the exam administered immediately after the workshop. It is sometimes said that radio amateurs were the original hackers, cobbling together transmitters and receivers from odds, ends, and discarded electronics. Radio amateurs continue this tradition today, and in addition to building their own gear, they’re hacking on digital communications systems, including both hardware and software. Amateur radio is a great hobby for electronics enthusiasts and, increasingly, for hardware and software hackers. Participants will increase their chances of passing the test if they download the study guide from www.kb6nu.com/study-guides/ and familiarize themselves with the material before coming to the workshop. The text for this workshop is Dan’s No Nonsense Technician Class License Study Guide. The PDF version of the study guide is available for free at the above page. EPUB and print versions are also available for a small charge. This is part 1 of 2 parts -- the 2nd part is Saturday 10am - 2pm, same room. To pass your exam, please participate in both parts.
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Nicole Adams (AD2IM) is an amateur extra class radio operator based on Long Island, New York, who is deeply involved in the local amateur radio and maker communities. She serves as the secretary and editor for the Suffolk County Radio Club, where she helps manage communications and support club initiatives. Her amateur radio interests lean heavily toward the hands-on “make and tinker” side of the hobby, including CW (Morse code), weather and pico balloons, and building her own equipment. Passionate about community and outreach, Nicole regularly volunteers her time with licensing, mentoring new operators, and working with groups like Ham Radio Village to bridge the gap between the maker, hacker, and amateur radio communities.
BusySignal (KE2EFX) is a cyber security infrastructure engineer at the world’ s largest transit software and hardware company. Previously an R&D engineer at a major soda company, he is also a two-time winner of the worldwide wardrive event at DEFCON. He currently serves as president of the Suffolk County Radio Club, which has more than 150 members and, at 79 years of operation, is the county’s oldest.
Dan Romanchik (KB6NU) has been a ham radio operator for about as long as he can remember. He is the author of the “No Nonsense” amateur radio license study guides and blogs about amateur radio at KB6NU.com. He teaches amateur radio classes at hacker conferences all over the U.S. As far as operating, Dan likes to operate CW from home and actively participates in Parks on the Air.
Ed Wilson was licensed as an amateur radio operator back in 1993 and was issued the call sign N2XDD. After a nearly 20-year hiatus to focus on his career and start a family, Ed rejoined the ham radio community, eager to catch up and communicate. His interests in radio include emergency communications, home brewing, and digital modes. Ed has been granted the exciting opportunity to establish a radio club at the Tesla Science Center (N2TSC), focusing on diversity and inclusion for the next generation of ham radio operators. Ed is vice president of the Suffolk County Radio Club and has acted as vice director of the ARRL Hudson Division.
