07-13, 10:30–18:30 (US/Eastern), Tobin 221 (Workshop 2)
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 https://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.
Nicole Adams is affectionately known as Mona Lisa Vito for her drag race hobby. She is a new ham, driven to bring the younger generation into the amateur radio hobby. Nicole’s draw to ham radio was propagation and space weather.
Ed Wilson is an avid ham, with a deep belief in the future of the hobby evolving from the hacker and maker communities. He is a staunch believer in the addition of amateur radio to the STEM curriculum. Ed is not just another OM complaining about medical conditions on the air.
